RESUMO
A 27 year old male, who underwent excision and radiotherapy for a pineal gland germinoma four years previously, subsequently developed panhypopituitarism and, thus, complete azoospermia. Gonadotrophin replacement therapy resulted in the production of a small number of motile spermatozoa which were used for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) into oocytes obtained from his wife. After successful fertilization and embryo transfer, a singleton intrauterine pregnancy was achieved which resulted in the normal delivery of a morphologically normal male live infant at term.(AU)
Assuntos
Adulto , Relatos de Casos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Gravidez , Injeções de Esperma Intracitoplásmicas , Oligospermia/etiologia , Resultado da Gravidez , Germinoma/radioterapia , Germinoma , Hipopituitarismo/complicações , Pinealoma , Lesões por Radiação/complicações , Trinidad e TobagoRESUMO
A brief resume of Actinotherapy using Ultraviolet radiations as employed in Physiotherapy in Jamaica is presented. Reference has been made to the production and to some characteristics of these radiations; also to the application of the Electronic Quartz Mercury Vapour lamp, the Kromayer, in treatment of the open wound. (Summary)
Assuntos
Humanos , Terapia Ultravioleta , Radiação/classificação , Efeitos da Radiação , Lesões por RadiaçãoRESUMO
Radio-iodine urinary excretion tests were carried out in 12 infants suffering from protein malnutrition. A technique of iodide precipitation was used, involving a dosage of 0.01 æc. I131/kg. Changes in basal metabolic rate were observed in the same infants. In the initial phase of hospital admission radio-iodine excretion was essentially normal. During recovery some cases showed a decrease in excretion. This decrease, however, was unrelated to dramatic increases in oxygen uptake and body weight and tended to lag behind them. It is concluded that thyroid action may facilitate, but in no way initiates, the accelerated respiratory activity during recovery (AU)
