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A variety of COS protocols have been adopted, with mixed success, but no single approach is appropriate for all patients within a given population. We suggest that treatment protocols should be adapted for individual patients through iCOS: this approach promises to be one of the first steps towards implementing personalised medicine in reproductive science.
Catholic nuns are committed to leading a celibate, spiritual life in a monastery or convent. In 1713, Italian physician Bernadino Ramazzini 1 noted that nuns had an extremely high incidence of that “accursed pest”, breast cancer.
How should women be advised on weight management in pregnancy?
Obesity in pregnant women has considerable resource implications, with increased odds of caesarean or instrumental delivery, haemorrhage, infection, longer duration of hospital stay, and need for neonatal intensive care
Effects of interventions in pregnancy on maternal weight and obstetric outcomes: meta-analysis of randomised evidence
Dietary and lifestyle interventions in pregnancy can reduce maternal gestational weight gain and improve outcomes for both mother and baby. Among the interventions, those based on diet are the most effective and are associated with reductions in maternal gestational weight gain and improved obstetric outcomes.
Individualised COS (iCOS) determined by the use of biomarkers to test ovarian reserve has the potential to optimise outcomes and reduce safety issues by adapting treatment protocols according to each patient's specific characteristics.As new objective endocrine, paracrine, functional and/or genetic biomarkers of response are developed, iCOS can be refined further still, and this will be a significant step towards a personalised approach for IVF
Predicting Live Birth, Preterm Delivery, and Low Birth Weight in Infants Born from In Vitro Fertilisation: A Prospective Study of 144,018 Treatment Cy
Prediction of live birth was feasible with moderate discrimination and excellent calibration: calibration was markedly improved in the novel compared to the established model. Preterm birth and low birth weight were increased if oocyte donation was required and ICSI was not used. Risk of macrosomia increased with advancing maternal age and a history of previous live births
Current status of IVM (in vitro maturation, in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer)
In vitro maturation, in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVM) is a relatively new in assisted reproductive technology (ART). Cha et al. initiated the use of immature oocytes from unstimulated ovaries of patients in donation program in 1992, 14 years after success of Louise
Brown.
An intervention of diet, exercise, and behavioral change for such women in an assisted reproductive technology program boosted the clinical pregnancy rate substantially (48.1% versus 14.3% among controls at 12 months, P=0.014), Kyra Sim, APD, PhD, of the University of Sydney, and colleagues reported.
COGNITIVE AND MOOD EFFECTS OF SOY PRODUCTS DURING THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE
Soy isoflavones are chemicals found in products such as soy, miso and soy milk. These products are consumed widely in Southeast Asia, but minimally in western diets. Soy isoflavones are chemically similar to oestrogen and it has been observed that women in Asian countries have less severe symptoms of mood swings and aggression during their menstrual cycles.
Dieting in pregnancy is safe for women and does not carry risks for the baby, a review of research has suggested. The British Medical Journal analysis looked at the findings from 44 previous studies involving more than 7,000 women.
Why Women Chose Bad Boys: Ovulating Women Perceive Sexy Cads as Good Dads
Nice guys do finish last at least when it comes to procreation according to a study from The University of Texas at San Antonio that answers the question of why women choose bad boys.
It's tough being pregnant: in addition to nausea, exhaustion and swollen ankles, pregnant women are often overwhelmed with conflicting information on practically everything from eating salad to exercising.We all know exercising is essential for a healthy lifestyle, but many pregnant women feel nervous about physical activity for fear it may harm their unborn child. So can exercising while you're pregnant be dangerous?
Honorary Prof Roger Short - What a tragedy that a nun, as a result of her devotion and her celibacy, should succumb to one or other of three reproductive cancers.
A solution to the ethical dilemma of using human embryonic stem cells to treat human diseases could be staring us in the face. Five years ago, Dr Foteini Hassiotou was part of a research team, the Hartmann Human Lactation Research Group at the University of Western Australia, which discovered that human breast milk contains what appear to be stem cells.
Men Can Rest Easy: Sex Chromosomes Are Here to Stay
Fears that sex-linked chromosomes, such as the male Y chromosome, are doomed to extinction have been refuted in a new genetic study which examines the sex chromosomes of chickens.
FertAid Is Keen To Promote QAPonline To A Wider IVF Community. [This link may be from a sponsor]
To achieve this, the following 2 special offers are available.SPECIAL No 2
- 90% discount on Access to the 2012 EQA/Proficiency Schemes in Andrology, embryology and Ultrasound. Yes - A whole of clinic subscription for $AUD 250 (~E200)
New CPD Module - Embryo Assessment by ALPHA/ESHRE guidelines [This link may be from a sponsor]
In 2011, there was a joint meeting between ALPHA and an ESHRE Special Interest Group on embryology to attempt to standardise the manner in which embryos are described. This CPD module summaries the finding from this meeting and is referenced to this
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology (RB&E) aims to act as a forum for the dissemination of results from excellent research in the reproductive sciences.
DR. SJÖBLOM ABOUT CONTROL OF VARIABLES IN IVF LABORATORIES
During her presentation at Vitrolife’s scientific symposium at ESHRE 2011, Dr. Cecilia Sjöblom discussed her daily work in a clinical setting as a lab director at Westmead Fertility Centre in Sydney, Australia.
Dr. Ivani, the IVF Laboratory Director of the Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area, explains what goes on behind the scenes of the embryology lab at RSC Bay.
The cover of Human Reproduction shows normal human spermatocytes at metaphase stages I (top row) and II (bottom) HR2012/May Issue
Spermatocytes were analysed sequentially by DAPI counterstain (panels A and E) and by multiplex fluorescence in situ hybridisation (M-FISH: panels B and F). For more details see Uroz and Templado, pp. 1518–1524
In-line filter for cylinder and house gasses
O2, N2, CO2, and tri-gas. Aire~LifeLine provides in-line air filtration with top of the line protection, delivering a better and more consistent yield of cylinder and house gasses for a wide range of med
Vit Kit - Warm NX is an adaptable, cost-effective system for use in the thawing of oocytes, pronuclear zygotes, cleavage stage embryos, and blastocyst stage embryos. Unlike many vitrification kits that feature a mono-buffered system and M199 base med
Vit Kit - Freeze NX is an adaptable, cost-effective system for use in the vitrification of oocytes, pronuclear zygotes, cleavage stage embryos, and blastocyst stage embryos. Vit Kit - Freeze NX is the latest advancement in vitrification media aimed t
S-Cryolock is the slimmer version of the original. It is a versatile, simple and efficient vitrification device that is intended for the holding, cryopreservation and storage of oocytes or embryos in liquid nitrogen.
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