This survey study aims to examine the quality of planned oocyte cryopreservation (POC) decision-making in the domains of decision change, decision difficulty, decision regret and informed choice.

Of the 224 women who completed at least one POC cycle between 2012 and 2018 at a Canadian academic IVF centre, 198 were reachable by email for…[Read more]

ial disease that is affected by a set of factors which are correlated and, for a better understanding of CVL, should not be evaluated in an isolated way.Proteases are an important class of enzymes, whose activity is central to many physiologic and pathologic processes. Detailed knowledge of protease specificity is key to understanding their…[Read more]

Several thyroid societies have endorsed ultrasound (US) malignancy risk stratification systems for thyroid nodules and the recently released European Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (EU-TIRADS) needs large prospective studies for validation.

The purpose of our study was to evaluate the performance of EU-TIRADS in identifying…[Read more]

To evaluate whether CMR-derived RV assessment can facilitate risk stratification among patients undergoing transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR).

In patients undergoing TMVR, only limited data exist regarding the role of RV function. Previous studies assessed the impact of pre-procedural RV dysfunction stating that RV failure may be…[Read more]

The Clinical Protocol and Therapeutic Guidelines for Comprehensive Care for People with Sexually Transmitted Infections, published by the Ministry of Health of Brazil in 2020, includes the update on acquired syphilis. The document comprises rapid tests use, safety and efficacy of the administration of benzathine benzylpenicillin, follow-up of…[Read more]