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P-252 CORIFOLLITROPIN ALFA VS. RECOMBINANT FOLLICLE
STIMULATING HORMONE IN OVARIAN STIMULATION OF
WOMEN UNDERGOING IN VITRO FERTILIZATION: PRELIMINARY
RESULTS.
V. Sioulas, C. Siristatidis, C. Chrelias, E. Alexiou, T. Vrantza, D.
Kassanos. Assisted Reproduction Unit, 3rd Department of Obstetrics
and Gynecology, University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Haidari,
Attica, Greece.
P-253 IVF AND INCREASED RISK FOR PREECLAMPSIA
REVISITED: A META-ANALYSIS.
D. L. Shanis 1,2 , P. Jessmon 1,3 , N. Sinaii 5 , D. R. Armant 1,3,4 , P. Stratton 1 .
1 Program in Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology, Eunice
Kennedy Shriver NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD; 2 Obstetrics and
Gynecology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD; 3 Anatomy
& Cell Biology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; 4 Obstetrics and
Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; 5 Biostatistics and
Clinical Epidemiology Service, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD.
P-254 IS THERE AN IDEAL ESTRADIOL (E2) ABOVE WHICH
IMPLANTATION IS LESS LIKELY TO OCCUR?
L. B. Werlin, E. C. Marello, T. E. Nass. Coastal Fertility Medical Center,
Irvine, CA.
P-255 DOES THE SEASONAL VARIATION IN THE DURATION OF
DAYLIGHT HOURS AFFECT IN VITRO FERTILIZATION LIVE BIRTH
RATES?
T. D. Deutch, R. Sherbahn. Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago,
Gurnee, IL..
P-256 COMPARISON OF NEONATAL AND MATERNAL
OUTCOMES IN NULLIPAROUS WOMEN 40 YEARS OR OLDER
WITH SPONTANEOUS VERSUS IVF AUTOLOGOUS EGG OR IVF
DONOR EGG SINGLETON PREGNANCIES.
S. N. Lin 1 , T. Singer 2 , E. Milbank 3 , M. Biewald 3 , A. Grunebaum 3 .
1 Obstetrics and Gynecology, NewYork Presbyterian Hospital
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY; 2 The Center for
Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, Weill Cornell Medical College,
New York, NY; 3 Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
P-257 SEX-RELATED GROWTH DIFFERENCES ARE ENHANCED
IN IVF PREGNANCIES.
K. E. O’Neill, M. Tuuli, A. O. Odibo, R. R. Odem, A. R. Cooper.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University in
St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
P-258 FOLLICULAR FLUID PGF2α AND IL-1ß LEVELS
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENCE OF OOCYTE RETRIEVED IN IVF-
ET PATIENTS.
K. J. Lim 1 , Y. E. Jeon 2 , Y. M. Choi 1 , S.-H. Cho 2 , Y. S. Choi 1 , B. Lee 2 .
1 Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shinchon Severance Hospital, Seoul,
Seodaemun-gu, Korea; 2 Obsteterics and Gynecology, Kangnam
Severance Hospital, Seoul, Gangman-gu, Korea.
P-259 INCREASED INCIDENCE OF MONOZYGOTIC TWINS
FOLLOWING BLASTOCYST STAGE TRANSFER.
A. R. Thornhill 1,2 , S. Wheat 1 , A. H. Handyside 1 , S. Al Shenar 1 , M. C.
Summers 1 . 1 The London Bridge Fertility, Gynaecology and Genetics
Centre, London, United Kingdom; 2 Biosciences, University of Kent,
Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom.
P-260 COMPARISON OF INTRAFOLLICULAR
ESTRADIOL,TESTOSTERONE, PROSTAGLANDIN E2 AND F2α
CONCENTRATIONS BETWEEN GnRH AGONIST AND GnRH
ANTAGONIST PROTOCOLS FOR CONTROLLED OVARIAN
STIMULATION IN IVF-ET PATIENTS.
Y. M. Choi1 , K. J. Lim1 , Y. E. Jeon2 , S.-H. Cho2 , Y. S. Choi1 , B. Lee2 .
1Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul,
Seodaemun-gu, Korea; 2Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gangnam
Severance Hospital, Seoul, Gangnam-gu, Korea.
P-261 DETERMINATION OF SINGLETON VERSUS TWIN
GESTATIONS BY INITIAL BETA hCG VALUES IN ART CYCLES.
C. K. Sites, P. St. Marie, A. B. Knee, J. S. Bosler, M. Arny. Obstetrics
and Gynecology, Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of
Medicine, Springfield, MA.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
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P-262 ANALYSIS OF 11,553 ART PREGNANCIES TO IDENTIFY
FEMALE AND MALE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO ADVERSE ART
OUTCOME.
M. Ponnam Palam, S. Barak. Reproductive Biology Unit, The Womens
Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
P-263 COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF 5% AND 6% co 2
CULTURE SYSTEMS FOR HUMAN IVF EMBRYOS FROM WOMAN
OLDER THAN 40 YEARS OF AGE: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED
STUDY.
E.-K. Kim, E.-A. Kim, J.-E. Shin, H. Kwon, H.-S. Song, D.-H. Choi. Fertility
Center, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnamsi,
Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
P-264 COMPARISON OF NEONATAL AND MATERNAL
OUTCOMES IN MULTIPAROUS WOMEN 40 YEARS AND OLDER
WITH SPONTANEOUS VERSUS IVF SINGLETON PREGNANCIES.
S. N. Lin 1 , A. Melnick 1 , E. Milbank 2 , M. Biewald 2 , A. Grunebaum 1 .
1 Obstetrics and Gynecology, NewYork Presbyterian Hospital Weill
Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY; 2 Weill Cornell Medical
College, New York, NY.
P-265 CUMULATIVE LIVE BIRTH RATES PER OVUM PICK-
UP: CLINICAL IMPACT OF BLASTOCYST CULTURE AND
VITRIFICATION OF BLASTOCYSTS IN AN IVF PROGRAMME.
T. Hardarson, T. C. Hillensjö, G. Westlander, M. Wood, M. Wikland.
Fertility Centre Scandinavia, Göteborg, Sweden.
P-266 LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS IN WOMEN UNDERGOING IVF.
A. D. Domar1 , L. Conboy1 , J. L. Denardo-Roney1 , K. L. Rooney2 .
1Domar Center for Mind/Body Health, Boston IVF, Waltham, MA;
2Osher Research Center, Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Boston,
MA.
P-267 USE OF DONOR SPERM AS A TOOL TO DETERMINE FOR
THE PRESENCE OF “EGG FACTOR” IN CASES OF REPEATED LOW
FERTILIZATION AND RECURRENT POOR QUALITY EMBRYOS.
J. Hasson, B. Almog, G. Barkan, T. Cohen, A. Amit, F. Azem, J. B.
Lessing. Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center,
Tel Aviv, Israel.
P-268 A PILOT STUDY RAISING CONCERN ABOUT
UTILIZATION OF LOW INTENSITY IVF (LI-IVF) IN PLACE OF
STANDARD IVF (S-IVF).
N. Gleicher 1,2,3 . 1 Center for Human Reproduction, New York, NY;
2 Foundation for Reproductive Medicine, New York, NY; 3 Department
of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale
University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
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ART - LABORATORY/BASIC
P-269 OPTIMAL ENGINEERING OF AIR PURIFICATION
SYSTEMS FOR AN IVF LABORATORY WILL MINIMIZE VOLATILE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND AIRBORNE RESPIRABLE
PARTICULATES TO ALMOST UNDETECTABLE LEVELS.
J. Barritt1,2 , F. Arredondo3 , T. Anderson3 , J. Gutmann4 , L. Grunfeld1,2 ,
A B. Copperman. 1Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York,
New York, NY; 2Department of OBGYN and Reproductive Science,
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; 3Reproductive Medicine Associates of Texas, San Antonio, TX; 4Reproductive Medicine Associates of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
P-270 DAILY IVF RETRIEVAL VARIATION DOES NOT AFFECT
PATIENT SUCCESS RATES WITH HIGH QUALITY EQUIPMENT AND
APPROPRIATE LABORATORY STAFFING.
G. Vela 1,2 , S. Akber 3 , L. Grunfeld 1,2 , L. Towart Bandak 3 , P. Yurttas Beim 3 ,
J. Barritt 1,2 , A. B. Copperman. 1 Reproductive Medicine Associates of
New York, New York, NY; 2 Department of OBGYN and Reproductive
Science, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; 3Celmatix,
Inc., New York, NY.
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