Incidence of an Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery on Second-Trimester Sonography in an Unselected Population.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of an aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) among an unselected population during second-trimester sonography and to review the importance of this conotruncal variant as a marker of Down syndrome.

Methods: The presence or absence of an ARSA was assessed in an unselected population of 1913 second-trimester fetuses.

Results: Among the 1913 patients, an ARSA was detected in 20 fetuses (1.

Does the estradiol level on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin administration predict the clinical outcome of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation?

Objective: To investigate the effect of serum estradiol (E2) levels on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) administration on the outcome of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) in both long gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist and GnRH antagonist protocols.

Materials And Methods: This study included 212 in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) cycles performed with either long GnRH agonist or GnRH antagonist protocols were classified into three groups according to serum E2 levels measured on the day of hCG injection: < 2,000 pg/ml, 2,000-4,000 pg/ml, and > 4,000 pg/ml. The three groups were compared according to age, number of retrieved oocytes, number of transferred embryos, and pregnancy rates for each of the stimulation protocols.