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Showing 1 to 20 of 115 for “"IVF"”.
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Studies on the factors that improve the outcome of IVF-ET
… identify factors which influence the outcome of IVF treatment and which might be amenable to modification in order to improve pregnancy rates following this form of treatment. To this end I performed a historical review of the advances that have been made in reproductive treatment since before …
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Hyperactivated motility in human sperm: regulation, function and significance in IVF
… to define the prognostic potential of a pre-IVF hyperactivation screen. Whilst sperm from men undergoing ICSI treatment exhibited lower levels of hyperactivation than sperm from men in whom no semen abnormalities could be identified, there was no correlation between hyperactivation and …
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IVF Journeys of No Return: A Sociological Analysis of Reproductive Ambivalence in Contemporary China
… women’s in vitro fertilisation experiences (IVF) in the post-one-child era, providing a sociological analysis of reproductive politics in contemporary China. With the end of the one-child policy, the population policy in China has heralded a gradual retreat of anti-natalist policies and …
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The chick embryo amnion as an in vitro culture system for IVF and NT embryos
Calving rates are significantly reduced following in vitro production of embryos. Thus, if a technique could be developed that would increase calving rates by as little as one viable offspring, significant research advances could be made. Therefore, in a series of experiments, the efficiency and …
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Begetting, Not Making, in the Brave New World: IVF Abstinence and Considerations for a Christian Ethic
… themselves toward in vitro fertilization (IVF) and similar artificial reproductive technologies (ARTs)? I argue that evangelical theological commitments and the retrieval and embrace of theological ethics, Christian virtue ethics, and natural law present a strong case for principled …
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Psychological functioning in couples undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or donor insemination (DI) treatment for infertility
… two London clinics for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or donor insemination (DI) treatment were assessed prior to treatment and approximately 9 months later. At initial assessment, fifty-nine women were interviewed and completed self-report questionnaires assessing state and trait anxiety, …
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Heidegger's Hermeneutic Phenomenology and the Application to Ghanaian Women's Experiences of Unsuccessful Invitro Fertilisation (IVF) Treatment
… the challenges women encounter when undergoing IVF treatment and following unsuccessful procedure. The study sought to gain a deeper knowledge and to understand the meanings women struggling with infertility and its treatment experience and how invitro fertilisation treatment failure affects …
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Einfluss immunologischer Mechanismen bei der Implantation von Embryonen und deren therapeutischer Nutzen im Rahmen des IVF-Programms
Trotz des hohen Standards in der IVF-Behandlung gibt es bestimmte Patientinnen bzw. Paare, bei denen es nach der Durchführung von drei oder mehr optimalen Behandlungszyklen mit einem Transfer von mehr als sechs Embryonen insgesamt, nicht zum Eintritt einer Schwangerschaft kommt, vermutlich liegen …
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Ενδομήτρια έγχυση αυτόλογου πλάσματος πλούσιου σε αιμοπετάλια και η δυνητική της επίδραση στην εξωσωματική γονιμοποίηση (IVF) – αφηγηματική ανασκόπηση
Παρά την πρόοδο των τεχνικών υποβοηθούμενης αναπαραγωγής (ART), το πρόβλημα της αποτυχίας εμφύτευσης παραμένει, κυρίως σε γυναίκες με φτωχή ανάπτυξη ενδομητρίου. Ο στόχος αυτής της ανασκόπησης είναι να αξιολογήσει την αποτελεσματικότητα της ενδομητρικής έγχυσης αυτόλογου PRP στη βελτίωση της …
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A Mild Approach to In Vitro Fertilisation: The Complexity of Reproductive Decision-Making in Japan
… in its approach to in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Of all countries where IVF is widespread, the mild-stimulation protocol (mild IVF) is far more prevalent in Japan than anywhere else in the world. Although the efficacy of mild IVF has been extensively debated in medical research, an analysis …
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An evidence-based policy for the provision of subsidised fertility treatment in California: Integration of array comparative genomic hybridisation with IVF and mandatory single embryo transfer to lower multiple gestation and preterm birth rates
… settings, standard in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in California strongly skews the multiple gestation/preterm birth rate upward to approximately 50% of all deliveries, while unassisted conceptions yield this outcome in only 3% of births. Preterm/multiple gestation babies from IVF are …
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Andrological Methods of Predicting the Pregnancy Outcome of an <i>in vitro</i> Fertilization Program
… procedures, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF)/embryo transfer. IVF is now used to treat several types of infertility, including male factor and idiopathic infertility. However, IVF is time consuming, costly, unpredictable, and often yields a low pregnancy rate. Thus, it would be valuable …
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Σύγκριση μαιευτικών αποτελεσμάτων σε κύκλους εξωσωματικής γονιμοποίησης (IVF/ICSI) μεταξύ μίας φρέσκιας βλαστοκύστης 5ης ημέρας και μίας κρυοσυντηρημένης βλαστοκύστης 5ης ημέρας
Αυτή η αναδρομική μελέτη επιδίωξε να αξιολογήσει και να συγκρίνει τα μαιευτικά αποτελέσματα μετά τη μεταφορά φρέσκων έναντι κατεψυγμένων μονήρων βλαστοκύστεων σε γυναίκες που υποβάλλονται σε κύκλους Τεχνητής Αναπαραγωγής στο Κέντρο Υποβοηθούμενης αναπαραγωγής Institute of life IASO,Αθήνα,Ελλάδα …
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Exogenous γ-Glutamyl Cycle Compound Supplementation to In Vitro Maturation Medium and the Effects on Subsequent In Vitro Fertilization and Culture Parameters of Porcine Oocytes and Their Impact on Embryo Viability
… (IVM) medium on in vitro fertilization (IVF) and in vitro culture (IVC), and evaluate subsequent embryo viability. In Exp. 1, 2, 3, and 4, porcine oocytes were matured in either 3.3 mM cysteine, 150 μM cysteamine, 3.3 mM cysteine and 150 μM cystemaine; 1.0 mM glycine, 2.5 mM glycine, 5.0 …
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The relationship between Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) levels and pregnancy outcomes in patients undergoing in- vitro fertilization (IVF) or intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2019.
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Transnational biopolitics and family-making in secrecy : an ethnography of reproductive travel from Turkey to Northern Cyprus
… carried out in a private In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) clinic in Northern Cyprus, between November 2014 and January 2016, it investigates how and why Turkish couples travel to the Turkish-speaking part of the island of Cyprus to access biomedical reproductive services - namely, donor gametes and …
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Novel method of selecting human spermatozoa for <em>In </em><em>Vitro </em>fertilization
… only, but have very limited clinical value in IVF and especially in ICSI when all natural barriers for sperm selection are eliminated. From a practical point of view sperm selection for IVF is one of the most important challenges, especially in ICSI, when the embryologist must manually and …
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Negotiating meaning following infertility and disruption to life plans
… enough attention given to couples who go through IVF together. The aim of this research was to investigate how heterosexual couples co-construct their experience of infertility and fertility treatment. It was of interest how they construct their experience, how they construct themselves and each …
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