Fig. 2.1 Preoperative nomogram for prediction of organ-confined stage of the UTUC (adapted from Margulis V, et al.: Preoperative multivariable prognostic model for prediction of nonorgan confined urothelial carcinoma of…
Study Setting Inclusion criteria N= Regimen Primary outcomes pCR Survival at 5 years Prospective Siefker Radtke et al. ASCO GU 2012 [35] Neoadjuvant 16 Dose dense MVAC + Bevacizumab…
Study N pat. Median F/U [mo.] N (EV) N (IV) N (TUI) 5-year bladder RFS [%] (EV) 5-year bladder RFS [%] (IV) 5-year bladder RFS [%] (TUI) Li et al….
Risk References Patient factors Age* Increasing age associated with worse disease survival [7, 8] Race Disease-specific annual mortality greater in black than in white individuals [9] Gender Females are…
Target of investigation Available tests Antisperm antibodies Mixed agglutination reaction (MAR) test Direct immunobeads binding test (direct IBT) Fertilization defects Hemizona assay Sperm–zona binding ratio test Hyperactivation (HA) motility Acrosome…
Fig. 28.1 Human ovarian steroidogenesis. The starting point for steroid biosynthesis is the conversion of cholesterol in pregnenolone by P450scc. One route of pregnenolone metabolism is the delta-5 pathway (…
Parameter Unexplained male infertility Idiopathic male infertility Semen analysis [1, 2, 6] Normal Abnormal History, physical exam, and endocrine assessment [2, 3, 14] Normal Normal Female factor infertility [2, 6]…
Fig. 18.1 Normal fallopian tube. Salpingoscopy reveals normal-looking mucosa in the ampullary (a) and infundibular (b) regions. A thin section of the ampulla (c) shows normal ciliated endosalpinx. Electron microscopy…
Reference Protocol Success of pregnancy Shulman et al. [50] Male patients receive 96 mg/day methylprednisolone from days 21 to 28 of the female menstrual cycle 44 % pregnancy rate in first 12…
Fig. 25.1 Relationship to age. a Pregnancy rate ( horizontal bars) and multiple implantation rates ( lines) per cycle. b Number of follicles > 12 mm ( horizontal bars) implants per…
