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Common Fertility Procedure Probed

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For couples undergoing fertility treatment with intrauterine insemination (IUI), pregnancy rates are similar whether single or double insemination is performed in the same cycle, Indian clinicians report in Fertility and Sterility issued online August 2nd. “Two inseminations...

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Palliative Radiotherapy for NSCLC Effective

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For selected patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer, a split course of radiation given over a short period works well to ease troublesome symptoms, Polish oncologists report. Writing in a July 31st online issue of Lung Cancer, Dr. Marian Reinfuss...

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Estradiol added to progesterone for luteal support improves IVF outcomes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In women undergoing in vitro fertilization, hormonal support with progesterone plus estradiol supplementation during the luteal phase after embryo transfer improves pregnancy and implantation rates compared to luteal support with progesterone alone. That finding, reported online...