2004
Characterizing ectopic pregnancies that rupture despite treatment with methotrexate
Dudley P, Heard M, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Carson S, Buster J. Characterizing ectopic pregnancies that rupture despite treatment with methotrexate. Fertility And Sterility 2004, 82: 1374-1378. PMID: 15533363, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.03.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTubal ruptureEctopic pregnancyRisk factorsHCG valuesHuman chorionic gonadotropin valuesRetrospective case-control analysisIndependent risk factorUrban medical centerCase-control analysisConcentrations of hCGEctopic gestationMTX administrationIndependent predictorsSurgical interventionGonadotropin valuesHCG concentrationsMAIN OUTCOMEMedical CenterMethotrexateImplantation sitesPregnancyTubal isthmusPatientsPredictive variablesTreatment
2000
Dehydroepiandrosterone supplementation augments ovarian stimulation in poor responders: a case series
Casson P, Lindsay M, Pisarska M, Carson S, Buster J. Dehydroepiandrosterone supplementation augments ovarian stimulation in poor responders: a case series. Human Reproduction 2000, 15: 2129-2132. PMID: 11006185, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.10.2129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman chorionic gonadotrophinOvarian stimulationDHEA treatmentPoor respondersPoor responseInsulin-like growth factor-1 effectsGrowth hormonePg/Healthy non-smoking womenDay 3 FSHOvarian stimulation responseOvarian stimulation cyclesNon-smoking womenPeak oestradiol concentrationsGonadotrophin doseDehydroepiandrosterone administrationGonadotrophin administrationOvarian responseCase seriesTwin pregnanciesMIU/Intrauterine inseminationOestradiol concentrationsFollicular maturityChorionic gonadotrophin