L P Cheung

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..This is the first published report of a prospective, randomized, controlled trial comparing a fixed, multi-dose GnRH antagonist protocol with a long GnRH agonist protocol in poor responders undergoing IVF...

..Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) frequently exhibit central obesity, glucose intolerance, atherogenic dyslipidaemia and hypertension which are characteristic features of the metabolic syndrome (MetS)...

..The use of a lower dose therefore appears to be equally effective and could contribute to a reduction in the cost of treatment...

..To examine changes in oviductin mRNA expression in oviductal mucosal tissue from fertile women throughout an ovulatory cycle...

..To identify the characteristics of Hong Kong Chinese women with polycystic ovarian syndrome and to compare different diagnostic criteria...

..Psychiatric morbidity affects 48% to 51% of women who have miscarried. This study evaluated the utility of two sample and brief self-report questionnaires in screening psychiatric morbidity after miscarriage...

..TVS can accurately identify those women who do not have a significant amount of residual uterine tissue following spontaneous abortion...

..To compare changes in the concentrations of Lp(a) lipoprotein and other atherogenic lipids and lipoproteins in natural and hyperstimulated ovarian cycles...

..There is, however, little data among non-Western populations. The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity following miscarriage among Chinese women in Hong Kong...

..To compare the efficacy of surgical evacuation of the uterus with medical evacuation using misoprostol in cases of spontaneous abortion...

..CONCLUSION: Higher blood mercury concentration is associated with male and female infertility. Higher seafood consumption is associated with elevated blood mercury concentrations in our infertile population...

..In this study, we examined the relationship between mesenteric fat thickness and other sonographic indices of adiposity and the presence of fatty liver among subjects with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)...

..To compare the effects of laparoscopic ovarian drilling in treating infertile polycystic ovarian syndrome in patients with and without metabolic syndrome...

..We conclude from this study that the basal serum E2 concentration rather than the LH concentration is a more sensitive indicator of the intensity of downregulation by GnRHa and it may be a better predictor of IVF outcome...

..To examine the accuracy of clinical diagnostic methods in assessing vaginal bleeding in pregnant women before 28 weeks' gestation...

..Therefore this review aims to discuss the current evidence on the use of metformin, a commonly used insulin-sensitizing agent, in treating both the short-term and the long-term problems of women with PCOS...

..To evaluate the effects of follicular fluid and platelet-activating factor on sperm motion characteristics of cryopreserved oligospermic and normospermic samples...

..The purpose of this study was to compare the psychologic impact and client satisfaction of routine surgical evacuation of the uterus with medical evacuation in cases of spontaneous abortion...

..This open label study compared the effectiveness of patient-controlled sedation (PCS), with physician-administered sedation (PAS) during transvaginal ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval (TUGOR)...

..The follicular microenvironment is an important determinant of oocyte development. The aim of this study was to examine whether the myo-inositol (MI) content in human follicular fluid (FF) was associated with better oocyte quality...

..Hydrosalpinx fluid may be toxic to sperm and early embryo growth. Information concerning the effect of hydrosalpinx fluid on embryo development during organogenesis is lacking...

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