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M Vernon

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PubMed1991

Pregnancy from cryopreserved embryos: an important new aspect of assisted reproduction.

Assisted Reproduction techniques have become well-established methods of treating infertility in the decade since their inception. The gradually improving efficacy of these procedures has made the risks of multiple pregnancy a serious concern. Cryopreservation of "extra" embryos has been developed to counter this problem, but has led to new difficulties. Assisted Reproduction in Kentucky has kept pace with progress worldwide; the first Kentucky live birth from transfer of cryopreserved embryos is reported.

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PubMed1989

Efficacy of oral antibiotics following parenteral antibiotics for serious infections in obstetrics and gynecology.

Patients with serious soft-tissue infections in obstetrics and gynecology are frequently treated with parenteral antibiotics until afebrile and clinically well for 48-72 hours, and then discharged on a broad-spectrum oral antibiotic. To evaluate the efficacy of this type of management, we designed a prospective, randomized single-blinded study comparing a group of patients who received oral antibiotics after hospital discharge (N = 80) with a group who did not (N = 83). No significant differences in age, race, parity, diagnosis, or pathogen isolated were observed between the patients in the two groups. No significant difference was noted in delayed morbidity between those who did and those who did not take oral antibiotics (P greater than .06). In light of the cost of oral antibiotics and the chance of drug-induced side effects, the data suggest that oral antibiotics after parenteral antibiotics are not indicated.

Administration, Oral↗
PubMed1988

Successful pregnancies from men with retrograde ejaculation with the use of washed sperm and gamete intrafallopian tube transfer (GIFT).

Viable sperm were collected from men suffering from retrograde ejaculation by the technique of rapid washing of semen/urine in a buffered collection solution. The utilization of washed semen/urine from two men with retrograde ejaculation in the GIFT procedure lead to successful conceptions and the birth of two healthy female babies. Thus, the technique of rapid washing of sperm from retrograde ejaculating men coupled with GIFT represents a viable alternative for the attainment of pregnancy.

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PubMed1979

Counseling the parents of birth-defective children.

Parents of a child who is diagnosed as defective face a crisis for which they are usually unprepared. They need an opportunity to work through their intense feelings. In addition, they need specific information about how to be of use to their child. Self-help groups composed of parents of children with a similar handicap can be a resource of great value during this crisis as well as in the years that follow. When such groups are not available, parents can be placed in contact with a family that is effectively raising a child with the same handicap or an adult who has successfully coped with it. Physicians should be aware of their own feelings regarding handicaps and of the effect these may have on efforts to help parents.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
PubMed1978

Lymphomatoid granulomatosis. Report of a case and review of the literature.

A 24 year old man had a nonproductive cough and chest pain. Chest roentgenogram showed a diffuse infiltrate, and pulmonary function studies showed restrictive lung disease. Extremity weakness, deteriorating mental status and neuropathy progressed as pulmonary findings diminished on corticosteroid therapy. Lung biopsy showed lymphomatoid granulomatosis. The neurologic status deteriorated despite treatment with Cytoxan, intrathecal methotrexate and brain irradiation. Autopsy showed mass lesions of lymphomatoid granulomatosis in the brain and healed lesions in the lungs. A review of the neurologic and pulmonary findings in reported cases show that diminution of pulmonary disease with progression of neurologic disease manifest by mass lesion is unusual. Since the etiology, prognosis and prevalence of this disease remains undefined, all patients with this disease should be reported on.

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