RESUMEN
The goal of the treatment of infertility is to apply therapeutic techniques to patients in a safe manner and at the same time increase the chances for conceiving and delivering healthy babies: basic and clinical research is more and more finalized directed to these goals. The conference "Advances in Infertility Treatment" held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 24-26, 2002 covered many clinical and research aspects of this important therapeutic area. Important discussed issues included the impact of age, lifestyle, and the genetic set-up of patients in the pathogenesis and development of infertility-causing disorders such as male reproductive dysfunction, polycystic ovary syndrome, and ovarian failure. New ovulation induction regimens that may optimize, reduce complications, and lower costs of ovarian stimulation procedures and of assisted reproduction in general were presented. This was the 5th Ferring Pharmaceuticals Conference in the area of reproductive medicine held in Florida.
Asunto(s)
Infertilidad/terapia , Aborto Espontáneo/prevención & control , Costos y Análisis de Costo , Femenino , Florida , Humanos , Infertilidad Femenina/etiología , Infertilidad Femenina/terapia , Infertilidad Masculina/terapia , Hormona Luteinizante/administración & dosificación , Masculino , Menotropinas , Oocitos/fisiología , Inducción de la Ovulación/economía , Inducción de la Ovulación/métodos , Síndrome del Ovario Poliquístico/complicaciones , Embarazo , Diagnóstico Preimplantación , Técnicas Reproductivas Asistidas , Inyecciones de Esperma IntracitoplasmáticasRESUMEN
In a context of premature rupture of the membranes, the authors compare the sensitivity and ability to predict the onset of chorio-amnionitis of the conventional clinical signs (hyperthermia, fetal tachycardia, discolored amniotic fluid) and paraclinical signs (hyperleukocytosis and bacteriology of the amniotic fluid) with those of the assay of C reacting protein in the maternal plasma. The latter test is apparently more sensitive and of greater positive predictive value in this disorder.