Contained morcellation of uterine tissue is readily accomplished via a laparoscopic approach within an insufflated endoscopic pouch, or via ultraminilaparotomy using a flexible, self-retaining retractor.

This video describes the surgical anatomy of the supraumbilical region and the distances of the port sites at 1-cm increments from the umbilicus in relation to the great vessels.

Berberine inhibits proliferation of leiomyoma cells and may serve as a potential therapeutic agent for the medical treatment of uterine leiomyomas.

The present study showed that increased Pak4 expression can lead to the development of adenomyosis by enhancing the invasiveness of endometrial cells through regulating MMP-2 and -9 activities.

An FSH receptor polymorphism (rs6166) affects the outcome of ovulation induction in normogonadotropic anovulatory subfertility. The minor allele (680Ser) is associated with Clomiphene-resistant anovulation during treatment with clomiphene citrate.

An automated antimullerian hormone assay showed good correlations with age and antral follicle count and is a reproducible measure of the growing follicle pool.

In this registry-based cohort study, we found positive associations between prospectively measured time to pregnancy and several adverse birth outcomes, including preterm birth, low birth weight, placental disorders, gestational diabetes, and cesarean section.

The present study reveals that blood and tissue levels of Mucin 1 and Glycodelin A are much lower in women with recurrent implantation failure than in fertile women.

In this birth cohort, 21.8% of men and 26.0% of women had ever tried to conceive for 12 months or more or sought medical help to conceive by age 38.

Women with chronic endometritis show altered uterine motility in both the periovulatory and midluteal phases.

Women with a time interval from LEEP to pregnancy of

Twenty-four–chromosome preimplantation genetic diagnosis in translocation carriers yields a live birth rate of 52% per embryo transfer and 38% per biopsy cycle. Thirty percent of cycles had no euploid embryos.

In a prospective trial, use of semiconductor-based NGS for PGD was found to provide a significant advantage in improving pregnancy rate.

Additional congenital abnormalities and regions of genomic imbalance are common in women with mullerian disorders, including Mayer-Rokitanksy-Kuster-Hauser syndrome. These women should be thoroughly investigated, and array comparative genomic hybridization should be considered.

Elevated TCS exposure may be associated with diminished fecundity. BPA and phthalates showed no negative impact; on the contrary, some phthalates might be associated with a shorter time to pregnancy. A major limitation of the study was that only one measurement of exposure was available for each woman after conception. Further research is necessary to test these findings.

This registry-based study suggests that the associations between IVF/ICSI and penoscrotal hypospadia and imprinting disorders reported in the literature are better explained by the underlying subfertility than by IVF/ICSI treatment.

P-selectin deficiency significantly retarded the development of endometriosis in a mouse model, and soluble P-selectin treatment markedly reduced lesion size in mice through decreased platelet aggregation and angiogenesis, resulting in reduced fibrotic tissue content.

MicroRNA expression profiles were significantly altered between miscarriage and normal pregnancy deciduas. MicroRNA-199b-5p and SGK1 were detected to determine their interaction in pregnancy maintenance in vivo and in vitro.

Singletons born to primiparous women using assisted reproductive technology had increased risk for preterm birth compared with those conceived spontaneously. The increased risk was observed along the gestational age continuum.

The baseline characteristics are provided for women with unexplained infertility who participated in the AMIGOS trial examining ovarian stimulation with gonadotropins, CC, and letrozole.