September 12th 2025
Review some of the top stories from the Contemporary OB/GYN website over the past week and catch up on anything you may have missed.
The routine transfer of cleavage stage embryos to the patient’s uterus on day 2 or 3 has two inherent drawbacks; firstly the embryo does not reside in the uterus at such time, and secondly, up to the 8-cell stage one is observing a cleaving oocyte, in that the majority of embryonic genes have not been activated.
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The Management of Infertility Associated With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
November 14th 2006Polycystic ovary syndrome [PCOS] is the commonest cause of anovulatory infertility. Treatment modes available are numerous mainly relying on ovarian stimulation with FSH, a reduction in insulin concentrations and a decrease in LH levels as the basis of the therapeutic principles.
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Eight is Enough Balancing the risks of advanced fertility treatment
October 26th 2006Millions of couples who otherwise would not have been able to conceive children have benefited from advances in fertility treatment. But technological advances, improved access to fertility care as well as a growing demand from infertile couples have resulted in a global growth in the number of multiple births.
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