Asherman syndrome-HSG
A 25 year old lady being investigated for infertility with history of previous D&C.
The HSG shows grossly reduced capacity of the uterus with incapability to
inject more than 10 cc contrast with no evidence of reflux. In addition it
shows multiple mixed opacities with longitudinal radio lucencies interspersed
with opacities, along with beaded and tortuous tubular component on the
right possibly representing the right
tube. The left tube has not been visualized. There is no peritoneal spill. The
features suggest adhesions and fibrotic endometrium, representing Asherman
syndrome. Case submitted by Dr MGK
Murt...
Source: Sumer's Radiology Site - August 13, 2013 Category: Radiologists Authors: Sumer Sethi Source Type: blogs
Corrected Knowledge Alert - MEMORY (law special issue)
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Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - July 18, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Doctor why did I miscarry ?
Miscarriage is always an emotionally painful event. When you are looking forward to having a baby, they losing the pregnancy can break your heart. It's much worse for infertile patients ! After all that waiting, when you finally get a positive pregnancy test, you are over the moon and start looking forward to holding your baby. However, if you then end up miscarrying, this is extremely cruel, because when someone gives you something and then snatches it away, it's much harder to cope with the pain and heartache.
Sometimes patients are confused as to what actually constitutes a miscarriage. A lot of them think that once a ...
Source: The Patient's Doctor - June 17, 2013 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Source Type: blogs
Thalidomide - The Real Story & The First Seal Baby By James Linder
Jones, M.D., M.H.A., FACEP
http://www.healthworldnet.com/articles/the-best-of-the-best/the-first-seal-baby-the-real-story-of-thalidomide.htmlThalidomide, despite its sordid past is undergoing a sort of renaissance and is being manufactured and used worldwide for a variety of illnesses including leprosyThe Thalidomide story had a complex course, full of unintended discoveries, with unforeseen consequences including the elements of an adventure story; heroes and heroines, bad guys, villains, intrigue, deception, antagonists and protagonists, even Nazis.It was December 25, 1956. In Stollberg, Germany. A young, nervous, to-be Dad was waiting for news fr...
Source: PharmaGossip - May 20, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Truth in Medicine: Vast Majority of Assisted Reproductive Technologies Fail
This article was originally published at RH Reality Check, and is reprinted with permission. (Source: Our Bodies Our Blog)
Source: Our Bodies Our Blog - May 16, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Guest Blogger Tags: Pregnancy & Childbirth Reproductive Technology & Genetic Engineering Research & Studies Source Type: blogs
Government... IS... PEOPLE!
Andrew J. Coulson
The Christian Science Monitor suggests this lesson be drawn from the Obama administration’s recent scandalpalooza:
Congress should use this IRS scandal to beef up civics education for federal workers as well as for public school students. Lesson No. 1: Government cannot restrict or discriminate against political causes that it disagrees with.
I think the scandals teach a different lesson: Government will misbehave because it, like Soylent Green, is made from people. Fallible, foible-ridden people. Therefore, government’s unique powers must be strictly limited to avoid miscarriages o...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 15, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Andrew J. Coulson Source Type: blogs
Q-fever in Spain
The following background data on Q-fever in Spain are abstracted from Gideon www.GideonOnline.com and the Gideon e-book series. [1,2]
Time and Place:
The first cases of Q-fever in Spain were reported in 1950. Q-fever rates are highest in the Basque region (accounting for 60% of community-acquired pneumonias) and Navarre. Pneumonia is the predominant clinical presentation in the north, and hepatitis in the south. Ten outbreaks were registered during 1981 to 1985. 130 cases of Q-fever were reported in the Basque Country during 1981 to 1984; and 1,261 cases in Gipuzkoa (Basque Country) during 1984 to 2004.
Rates of Q-fever ...
Source: GIDEON blog - May 4, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Dr. Stephen Berger Tags: Ebooks Epidemiology Graphs ProMED Q-fever Spain Source Type: blogs
IVF success story for couple from Bangalore
Each of our patient's success stories provides us with the motivation and burning desire to keep on improving the services we offer . Sharing their joy is an immense source of personal satisfaction - and makes all the hard work we put in so worthwhile !
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I always envied but enjoyed reading success stories on infertility struggles. Longed I would be writing one and help someone believe in their dream during this struggle.
We were already nearing our 30s when we got married. And I had always thought like many of us that as soon as we want we will have babies. But we were not so lucky after all. So after a few months I...
Source: The Patient's Doctor - May 2, 2013 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Tags: IVF success story Source Type: blogs
Why do some embryos stop growing in the IVF lab ?
If you have gone through IVF, you may have heard your IVF doctor or embryologist say - “Some of your embryos stopped developing (got arrested), and we had to discard them .” There are some unlucky women who end up with no embryos to transfer, because all their embryos stopped developing at some time point during their preimplantation growth ! Why does this “developmental arrest “of embryos happen ? Are there any ways to prevent it ?
About 15% of IVF embryos arrest during mitosis (during cell division) at the 2-4 cell cleavage stage. Some arrest immediately following fertilization and will not divide past the...
Source: The Patient's Doctor - April 27, 2013 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Tags: embryo arrest IVF embryos arrested embryos fragmented embryos failed IVF Source Type: blogs
God, infertility and IVF
This article is like a baby’s first step , and I hope it doesn’t hurt anyone’s ideology. I hope I will not get a mail saying I am a blasphemer! The following definition I developed in my mind about God helped to me to be at peace with myself - and I hope it helps some of you too. God is a form of energy. There is a powerful energy which is operating in this world. We can understand it when we think about this world’s architecture. In fact, why consider such complex things – just think about our body and how reproduction happens. Two minute cells unite to give birth to the most complex living organism. Being a bio...
Source: The Patient's Doctor - April 8, 2013 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Tags: Prayer In vitro fertilisation Religion and Spirituality Manju Infertility God Christianity Lord's Prayer Source Type: blogs
IVF-FAQs - How long should I wait in between IVF cycles ?
How long should I wait between IVF cycles ?
It depends on your physical, financial and emotional comfort. Some women find it difficult to do back-to-back IVF cycles while some women do not want to wait in between IVF cycles. Sometimes, due to ovarian hyperstimulation you might end up with cysts in your ovaries. In such cases your doctor will want you to wait until the cysts regress before starting another IVF cycle. If you have frozen embryos, you can do the cycle back to back, if you so desire. Whether you do your IVF cycles back-to-back or whether you wait , is a very personal decision. It will not affect the outcome of ...
Source: The Patient's Doctor - April 6, 2013 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Tags: Health In vitro fertilisation Reproductive Health Miscarriage Pregnancy Menstrual cycle Infertility Ovarian hyperstimulation Source Type: blogs
Is Miscarriage Higher After Tubal Reversal?
Pregnancy miscarriage is common after IVF and tubal ligation reversal. (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog)
Source: Tubal Reversal Blog - April 1, 2013 Category: Infertility Authors: Dr. Monteith Tags: burned tubes cut and tied tubes dr berger Dr. Monteith Essure ivf ligation and resection pregnancy after tubal reversal reversing tied tubes tubal clips tubal coagulation tubal ligation tubal ligation reversal tubal reversal surg Source Type: blogs
IVF-FAQs - When should I test for pregnancy after the transfer?
The two week wait ( 2ww) is one of the most exciting as well as one of the most emotionally draining phases of an IVF cycle. You are eagerly waiting to know what has happened to your embryos – did they implant or not ? The doctor’s done his best – now it’s all upto you ! How well will your body perform ?
Most IVF clinics want you to wait 14 days after the egg collection before doing a pregnancy test (a test which detects the HCG hormone produced by the cells of the developing embryo !) But you can do a pregnancy test much earlier too. A blood test might tell you whether your embryo implante...
Source: The Patient's Doctor - March 30, 2013 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Tags: HCG In vitro fertilisation Miscarriage Pregnancy Embryo Pregnancy test Blood test Human chorionic gonadotropin Source Type: blogs
IVF FAQs - If my embryos do not implant , what happens to them ?
The embryo(s) which are transferred to your uterus are just microscopic ball of cells. You cannot see your embryo with your naked eye; you need a microscope , which would enlarge it several hundred times , before you can view it. When your embryos fail to implant and give rise to a pregnancy, they die and disintegrate. Cells die in the human body all the time, and these dead cells are removed by your body’s scavenging machinery. When you get periods after a failed cycle, only the endometrium which is formed during that particular IVF cycle is sloughed off. Since you took lots of hormones , your endometrial lining m...
Source: The Patient's Doctor - March 27, 2013 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Tags: Endometrium Health In vitro fertilisation Uterus Pregnancy Embryo Embryo donation Menstrual cycle Source Type: blogs
IVF- FAQs - How does age affect IVF success rates ?
This is part 1 of our IVF-FAQ series.
The woman’s age is the most important prognostic factor which determines IVF success. In sharp contrast, the age of the man doesn’t have a significant impact on the outcome of an IVF cycle. Pregnancy and live birth rate after IVF decline with increasing maternal age because the success of an IVF cycle depends on the number of eggs that can be harvested from the ovaries and their genetic quality. As a woman ages, her ovaries age too and old ovaries have poor ovarian reserve. Ovarian reserve is defined by the number of usable eggs left in the ovaries. Aging cause t...
Source: The Patient's Doctor - March 22, 2013 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Tags: Ovary In vitro fertilisation Poor ovarian reserve Pregnancy rate Egg donation Infertility Source Type: blogs
