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This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the author's clinical recommendations.

A 37-year-old woman who has never been pregnant and her 40-year-old husband have been attempting to conceive a child for the past 3 years. An infertility evaluation has shown no cause for the difficulty. She is ovulating regularly, and a hysterosalpingogram shows that her reproductive tract is anatomically normal. He has a normal sperm count; he has not fathered any children. They . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The Clinical Problem

Strategies and Evidence

Screening before IVF

Benefits of IVF

Risks of IVF

            Multiple Gestations

            Adverse Perinatal Outcomes

            Birth Defects

            Maternal Health Risks

Areas of Uncertainty

Alternatives to IVF

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

Guidelines

Conclusions and Recommendations

Source Information

From the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Van Voorhis at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Dr., Iowa City, IA 52242, or at brad-van-voorhis@uiowa.edu.

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