Assisted
Reproduction Therapy (IVF)
Erectile dysfunction
Infertility Study
Low Sperm Quality
Male Sterility
Menopause
Sperm Density
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Infertility
Studies - continued
One hundred
and fifty infertile women, aged between 25 - 46 years, undergoing
IVF and ET with vaginal ultrasound guided oocyte aspiration, were
recruited. Seventy-five women received EA and a PCB, applied at
the start of the oocyte aspiration procedure. Seventy-five women
received alfentanil i.v. and had the PCB. The outcome variable was
the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). There were no significant differences
between the EA group and the alfentanil group before oocyte aspiration
and 2 hours after oocyte aspiration concerning abdominal pain and
nausea. There were no significant differences between the EA group
and the alfentanil group with respect to pain directly related to
oocyte aspiration. Two hours after oocyte aspiration reported both
the EA group and the alfentanil group that they had received adequate
pain relief. Positive side-effects were that women who received
EA as anesthesia were considerably more alert, less tired, and
able to leave the clinic earlier than women who received alfentanil.
The present
study shows that EA and PCB is as good an anesthetic method as
alfentanil and PCB during oocyte aspiration without any observed
negative side-effects and can be a valuable alternative to conventional
anesthesia.
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FERTILITY AND
STERILITY® VOL. 77, NO. 4, APRIL 2002
Copyright ©2002 American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Published by Elsevier Science Inc., Printed on acid-free paper in
U.S.A.
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