The findings suggest that 27 per cent of the variance in pregnancy outcome was accounted for by hair cortisol concentrations after controlling for other known factors that are linked to IVF success such as age, Body Mass Index (BMI),
number of eggs retrieved and the number of eggs fertilised.
The study also showed that
the number of eggs retrieved after ovarian stimulation in one cycle does not influence the live birth success rate in subsequent cycles.
While BPA did not affect
the number of eggs retrieved, «it's worrisome that any compound could decrease productivity of the ovarian cells,» said Dr. Fred Licciardi, a specialist in reproductive medicine and surgery at the New York University Fertility Center who was not involved in the study.
Not exact matches
Very large
numbers of eggs (28 - 33) were
retrieved and they underwent many more rounds
of treatment (up to 10) with fertility drugs than is common practice.
Most reproductive endocrinologists agree that the ideal
number of eggs to be
retrieved is 15, although the
number varies.
Players control the Nanosaur and must travel back in time to
retrieve a
number of stolen dinosaur
eggs and safely return them to the future.