INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF SARS-COV-2 INFECTION ON BASIC SEMEN PARAMETERS AND IN VITRO FERTILIZATION/INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION OUTCOMES: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

Investigating the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on basic semen parameters and in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcomes: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background This study aimed to evaluate the influences of SARS-CoV-2 infection on semen parameters and investigate the impact of the infection on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes.Methods This retrospective study enrolled couples undergoing IVF cycles between May 2020 and February 2021 at Tongji Hospital, Wuhan.Baseline characteristics

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Hemodialysis as a life-sustaining treatment at the end of life

The Act on Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment for Patients in Hospice and Palliative Care or at the End of Life came into effect on February 4th, 2018, in South grandpas best Korea.Based on the Act, all Koreans over the age of 19 years can decide whether to refuse life-sustaining treatments at the end of life via advance directive or physician

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Positron emission tomography and its role in the assessment of vulnerable plaques in comparison to other imaging modalities

The diagnosis and management of vulnerable plaques are topics of high interest in the cardiovascular field.Although imaging techniques like computed tomography angiography (MCTA) and ultrasonography (USG) can structurally evaluate atherosclerotic plaques, they are limited in examining internal cellular processes.Positron emission tomography (PET) m

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