MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'implantation'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:17 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3679820&cid=t_137685_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fdoes-cat-help-to-improve-ivf-pregnancy.html IVF patients are always on the lookout for innovations which will improve their chances of success . For example, many IVF patients ask us whether we do IMSI or CAT. These are techniques which have been aggressively promoted in the press, but do not really help the patient at all. I have written about IMSI in an earlier post. Let me discuss CAT ( cumulus-aided transfer) in this post.IVF doctors have always been frustrated by the fact that though we are quite good at growing embryos in the lab, most of these embryos do not become babies. Embryo implantation is an inefficient process, and trying to ensure that every embryo we transfer becomes a baby is the "holy grail" for all IVF specialists , which is why we use techniques such as blastocyst transfer and laser assisted hatching, to try to ... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3679820 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:07:00 +0100 3679820 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3635743&cid=t_137685_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fprovide-healthcare-get-investigated%2F2010.06.07 When I started medical school, if someone had told me that providing healthcare to my patients would be grounds for a Department of Justice inquiry into the care I delivered, I would have laughed in their face. But the government’s desperate financial times require desperate measures. From the Report on Medicare Compliance: Both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) are focusing investigations on Medicare billing for implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) surgery. The reimbursement rate for ICD surgery is one of the higher dollar Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groupings (MS-DRG). The DOJ’s investigation is focusing on both medical necessity and MS-DRG coding validation issues, while the RACs are currently only conducting MS-DRG validation re... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3635743 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3635743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3533933&cid=t_137685_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fembryo-transfer-versus-embryo.html Many patients do not understand the difference between embryo transfer and implantation and will often confuse these terms. Embryo transfer is a simple mechanical process in which the doctor inserts the embryos into the uterus, using a catheter ( a plastic hollow tube).This is usually an easy procedure which takes about 10 minutes to do. It is done by the doctor, and is usually performed using clinical touch ( where the doctor guides the catheter through the cervix into the uterine cavity with his sense of touch: or with ultrasound guidance).In some patients ( for example, those with cervical stenosis ( a narrow cervix) or with an angulated cervix, the procedure may be technically challenging, and the catheter may not pass through the cervix easily. There are many ways of solving this prob... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3533933 Wed, 05 May 2010 09:18:00 +0100 3533933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3412622&cid=t_137685_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2FePg-3tnGHHI%2Ftubes-unblocked-after-essure-reversal.html Jennifer M. blogs about her Essure tubal reversal by Dr. Berger and how a hysterosalpingram (HSG) showed both tubes to be unblocked. (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3412622 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:15:01 +0100 3412622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2200382&cid=t_137685_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Fanother-ivf-tragedy-illustrates-how.html In Japan, a woman underwent IVF and was implanted, seemingly a happy pregnancy. Then, things proved to be terribly wrong. From the story:A Japanese woman was likely impregnated with the fertilized egg of another woman by accident during an in vitro procedure last year, hospital officials said Thursday. The woman, who is in her 20s, aborted the pregnancy when she was told of the potential mix-up at the government-run hospital in Kagawa prefecture, about 330 miles (530 kilometers) southwest of Tokyo. She is now suing the local government for 20 million yen ($222,000), according to news reports.Hospital officials apologized for the mistake at a news conference Thursday. "She was very happy after undergoing such a difficult procedure and becoming pregnant, but unfortunately a mistake had been ... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2200382 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:28:00 +0100 2200382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2094714&cid=t_137685_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F01%2Feugenically-child-born-in-brave-new.html Several SHSers have sent me the story of the birth of the baby girl, who was selected "in" as an embryo, as her "defective" siblings were destroyed, and permitted to be implanted and born because she did not carry a gene that gives rise to breast cancer. Yuval Levin has already discussed this matter over at NRO's blog The Corner, and he points out both the ethical implications of this event and an example of post modernism in journalism in which the BBC redefined "conception" to mean implantation in the womb instead of fertilization. From Levin's post: Better to eradicate the carriers, it seems, than to risk a potentially curable if very serious adult-onset illness. So should cancer patients wish they had never been born? Should the rest of us wish they hadn't been? The BBC itself then [st... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2094714 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:58:00 +0100 2094714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2036182&cid=t_137685_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2F484161001%2Ftubal-blockage-tubal-surgery.html The techniques of tubal reversal surgery that Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith perform every day are the same techniques used to repair blocked tubes due to tubal disease. Although our practice name (Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center) and website (www.tubal-reversal.net) clearly indicate our primary interest, many women with blocked tubes caused by tubal disease, rather than surgical sterilization, find their way here for help in correcting their tubal blockage and becoming able to have children. (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2036182 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:42:28 +0100 2036182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513552&cid=t_137685_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2F0u7CIscDfy4%2Fethics-of-tubal-ligation-part-2.html This case report is about a 26 year old woman with no children who had a tubal ligation at age 22. She changed her mind about wanting to have children and came to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center to have her tubes untied. But her tubal ligation was with such a destructive method that tubal reversal was not possible. The question is raised, since there are tubal ligation methods that can be reversed, is it ethical for a doctor to destroy the tubes in a young woman with no children? (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513552 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:30:35 +0100 2513552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1909172&cid=t_137685_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2F333104754%2Fethics-of-tubal-ligation-part-2.html This case report is about a 26 year old woman with no children who had a tubal ligation at age 22. She changed her mind about wanting to have children and came to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center to have her tubes untied. But her tubal ligation was with such a destructive method that tubal reversal was not possible. The question is raised, since there are tubal ligation methods that can be reversed, is it ethical for a doctor to destroy the tubes in a young woman with no children? (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1909172 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:30:35 +0100 1909172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1909228&cid=t_137685_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2F286469526%2Ftubal-ligation-ethics.html Doctors who perform tubal ligations should consider the possibility that the patient might in the future change her mind. It is best to perform a type of tubal ligation that can be reversed at a later time, should the need arise. The best choice of a tubal ligation requested by a young woman with no children is the clip method (either Hulka clip or Filshie clip). (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1909228 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:03:40 +0100 1909228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1909230&cid=t_137685_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2F286469529%2Fsalpingitis-isthmica-nodosa.html Salpingitis Isthmica Nodosa Salpingitis isthmica nodosa is a nodular swelling of the isthmic segment of the fallopian tube. This fallopian tube abnormality is sometimes encountered at the time of tubal reversal surgery. It often involves the interstitial portion of tube that is within the uterine muscle. The nodule is due to thickening of the muscular wall [...] (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1909230 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:47:43 +0100 1909230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1909242&cid=t_137685_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2F286469545%2Ftubal-reversal-by-tubal-implantation.html Tubal Reversal Procedures There are 3 types of tubal reversal procedures: anastomosis implantation - (this blog topic) salpingostomy Implantation of Fallopian Tubes Implantation of the fallopian tube is inserting the tube through a new opening into the uterus. Tubouterine implantation is correct medical terminology, but it is also called tubal implantation, uterotubal implantation, or uterine implantation. Most tubal ligation operations leave two [...] (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1909242 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:25:43 +0100 1909242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1909246&cid=t_137685_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2F286469549%2Fessure-tubal-reversal.html What is Essure? Essure is a permanent birth control device that has recently become available as an alternative to traditional tubal ligation methods. The spring-like device is inserted through the uterine cavity into the tubal openings using a hysteroscope. This can be done as an in-office procedure. The device expands to fill the tubal opening [...] (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1909246 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:37:10 +0100 1909246