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Fertil Steril ; 93(2): 574-8, 2010 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19815192

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there is a difference in pregnancy outcomes between women undergoing a shared versus exclusive donor oocyte cycle. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. SETTING: University IVF center. PATIENT(S): Women undergoing either a shared (n=656 cycles), exclusive (n=225 cycles), or shared converted to exclusive (n=22 cycles) donor oocyte cycle from January 2000-December 2005. INTERVENTION(S): None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Number of eggs retrieved, eggs fertilized, embryos transferred, embryos cryopreserved, clinical pregnancy rates (PR), live birth rates, spontaneous abortion rates. RESULT(S): Pregnancy outcomes in 656 shared cycles were compared with 225 exclusive cycles and 22 shared converted to exclusive donor oocyte cycles. Overall, there was no difference in the clinical PR among the three groups; however, the exclusive group did have a significantly greater number of embryos cryopreserved and this event occurred more frequently in such a cycle. CONCLUSION(S): Women undergoing a donor oocyte IVF cycle can choose to share the donor's oocytes with another recipient without compromising their PR; however, the probability of cryopreservation in such a shared donor oocyte cycle is significantly reduced. Therefore, the recipient must weigh the financial burden of an exclusive cycle with the desires for cryopreservation in an IVF cycle.


Subject(s)
Fertilization in Vitro/methods , Oocyte Donation/classification , Pregnancy Outcome/epidemiology , Adult , Cryopreservation/methods , Embryo Transfer/methods , Endometrium/anatomy & histology , Estradiol/blood , Female , Follicular Phase/physiology , Freezing , Humans , Menstrual Cycle/physiology , Middle Aged , Oocyte Donation/statistics & numerical data , Oocyte Retrieval , Oocytes/cytology , Oocytes/physiology , Ovulation Induction/methods , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Rate , Retrospective Studies , Single Embryo Transfer
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Fertil Steril ; 92(5): 1791-3, 2009 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19524897

ABSTRACT

In an 8-year review of ectopic pregnancy (EP) rates in donor egg recipients and standard patients undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) at a large university-based program, we report an EP rate of 0.6% in donor egg recipients and 0.9% in standard IVF patients, a difference that is not statistically significant. Donor egg recipients were found to have a significantly lower incidence of tubal disease compared with standard IVF patients; however, tubal disease was not found to be an independent risk factor for EP in our practice, perhaps owing to aggressive management of tubal disease.


Subject(s)
Fertilization in Vitro/statistics & numerical data , Pregnancy, Ectopic/epidemiology , Tissue Donors , Adult , Embryo Transfer/methods , Female , Humans , Incidence , Oocyte Donation/statistics & numerical data , Population , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Rate , Pregnancy, Ectopic/etiology , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Time Factors , Tissue Donors/statistics & numerical data
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Brain Res ; 1237: 62-74, 2008 Oct 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18703024

ABSTRACT

Epidemiological evidence indicates that prenatal nutritional deprivation may increase the risk of schizophrenia. The goal of these studies was to use an animal model to examine the effects of prenatal protein deprivation on behaviors and receptor binding with relevance to schizophrenia. We report that prenatally protein deprived (PD) female rats showed an increased stereotypic response to apomorphine and an increased locomotor response to amphetamine in adulthood. These differences were not observed during puberty. No changes in haloperidol-induced catalepsy or MK-801-induced locomotion were seen following PD. In addition, PD female rats showed increased (3)H-MK-801 binding in the striatum and hippocampus, but not in the cortex. PD female rats also showed increased (3)H-haloperidol binding and decreased dopamine transporter binding in striatum. No statistically significant changes in behavior or receptor binding were found in PD males with the exception of increased (3)H-MK-801 binding in cortex. This animal model may be useful to explore the mechanisms by which prenatal nutritional deficiency enhances risk for schizophrenia in humans and may also have implications for developmental processes leading to differential sensitivity to drugs of abuse.


Subject(s)
Behavior, Animal/physiology , Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena/physiology , Protein Deficiency/pathology , Protein Deficiency/physiopathology , Receptors, Dopamine/metabolism , Receptors, Glutamate/metabolism , Age Factors , Amphetamine/pharmacology , Analysis of Variance , Animals , Animals, Newborn , Behavior, Animal/drug effects , Catalepsy/chemically induced , Disease Models, Animal , Dizocilpine Maleate/pharmacology , Dopamine Agents/pharmacology , Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists/pharmacology , Female , Haloperidol , Locomotion/drug effects , Locomotion/physiology , Male , Pregnancy , Protein Binding/drug effects , Protein Binding/physiology , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Sex Factors
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Fertil Steril ; 90(6): 2068-72, 2008 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18249366

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether early measurement of the serum cytokines interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R), IL-6, and IL-8 along with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and progesterone (P(4)) can differentiate an ectopic from an intrauterine gestation. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. SETTING: University-based fertility center. PATIENT(S): 75 women who underwent treatment with in vitro fertilization (IVF) and subsequently had an ectopic gestation (n = 15), spontaneous abortion (SAB) (n = 30), or term delivery (TD) (n = 30). INTERVENTION(S): Serum samples were obtained 14 (day 28) and 21 (day 35) days after oocyte retrieval. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Serum concentrations of IL-2R, IL-6, IL-8, P(4), and hCG. RESULT(S): Median hCG readings on day 28 and day 35 were statistically significantly lower in the ectopic gestation group than in those with spontaneous abortion or term delivery. On day 28, median IL-8 levels were lower in the ectopic gestation group when compared with all intrauterine gestations combined. No statistically significant differences in IL-2R or IL-6 levels were noted between groups. Despite P(4) supplementation, median day-35 P(4) levels were lower in ectopic gestation than in the spontaneous abortion and term delivery cycles. CONCLUSION(S): In the setting of a rise or plateau in hCG levels, low day-28 IL-8 and day-35 P(4) levels suggested an extrauterine implantation. This assay combination may facilitate earlier diagnosis of an ectopic gestation when pregnancy location is unclear.


Subject(s)
Embryo Implantation , Fertilization in Vitro , Interleukin-8/blood , Pregnancy, Ectopic/blood , Abortion, Spontaneous/blood , Adult , Biomarkers/blood , Chorionic Gonadotropin/blood , Female , Gestational Age , Humans , Interleukin-6/blood , Live Birth , Predictive Value of Tests , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Outcome , Pregnancy, Ectopic/diagnosis , Progesterone/blood , Receptors, Interleukin-2/blood , Retrospective Studies , Time Factors , Up-Regulation
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Fertil Steril ; 88(5): 1437.e13-5, 2007 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17448471

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To report a case of a heterotopic primary abdominal pregnancy after two-blastocyst IVF-ET. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University-based IVF program. PATIENT(S): A woman with a heterotopic abdominal pregnancy after IVF-ET. INTERVENTION(S): Pituitary down-regulation with luteal antagon, ovulation induction with menotropins, IVF-ET, progesterone in oil for luteal support, dilation and curettage for missed abortion, laparoscopy, and resection of abdominal gestation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Human chorionic gonadotropin levels, pelvic ultrasound examinations, and laparoscopic and pathologic findings. RESULT(S): A heterotopic abdominal pregnancy occurred after a two-blastocyst IVF-ET. The concurrent intrauterine gestation resulted in a miscarriage. CONCLUSION(S): The number of embryos transferred has been identified as a powerful risk factor for heterotopic pregnancy; however, heterotopic pregnancy can occur following a two-embryo, blastocyst stage transfer.


Subject(s)
Choristoma/diagnostic imaging , Embryo Transfer/adverse effects , Pregnancy, Abdominal/diagnostic imaging , Adult , Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Ultrasonography
6.
Fertil Steril ; 88(3): 734-6, 2007 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17316634

ABSTRACT

In a 6-year review of ectopic pregnancies (EPs) after fresh and frozen embryo transfers in IVF cycles conducted at a large university-based program, we report an overall 0.9% rate of EP that seems to have increased with the programmatic shift to routine blastocyst transfer, but remains lower than nationally reported rates. Aggressive management of tubal disease may contribute to low rates of EP, whereas blastocyst transfer may increase the rate.


Subject(s)
Fertilization in Vitro/adverse effects , Pregnancy, Ectopic/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Retrospective Studies
7.
Fertil Steril ; 87(4): 776-81, 2007 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17258714

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To assess the rates of select obstetric outcomes in oocyte donation (OD) recipients aged <35 years and > or =40 years and compare them to similarly aged IVF patients. DESIGN: Retrospective anonymous questionnaire study. SETTING: University-based IVF center. PATIENT(S): Live-birth outcome was experienced by 199 OD recipients and 488 IVF patients <35 or > or =40 years. INTERVENTION(S): The OD or IVF cycles. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Response rate, pregnancy outcome, and complications. RESULT(S): Response rate was 60%. The OD recipients had significantly higher rates of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) than their IVF counterparts. The OD <35 years had the highest rate (42%), followed by OD > or =40 years (26%), IVF > or =40 years (14%), and IVF patients <35 years (12%). In twin pregnancies, the rates of PIH remained higher in the OD groups: OD <35 years (56%), OD > or =40 years (36%), IVF > or =40 years (25%), and IVF <35 years (22%). Twin pregnancy rate was lowest in IVF patients > or =40 years (19%) and a lower preterm delivery rate (16%) reflected this difference. The cesarean section rates were 50% for singleton and 78% for twin deliveries in the OD patients <35 year; in OD patients > or =40 years, the rates were 75% and 84%, respectively. CONCLUSION(S): The OD recipients are at higher risk for untoward obstetric outcomes than their IVF counterparts. Young OD recipients reported the highest rate of PIH, warranting further investigation into an association between early loss of ovarian function and PIH.


Subject(s)
Fertilization in Vitro , Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced/etiology , Oocyte Donation , Adult , Cesarean Section/statistics & numerical data , Female , Humans , Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced/epidemiology , Maternal Age , Obstetric Labor, Premature/epidemiology , Pregnancy , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Twins
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