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How many embryos should be replaced in an in-vitro fertilization programme?

B Rizk, M Davies, C Kingsland and BA Mason

6th World Congress for In-vitro Fertilization and Alternate Conception Techniques. 

Jerusalem, Israel. April 1989, Abstract book, p. 97.



Transvaginal color flow Doppler of the uterine arteries.

C Steer, S Campbell, B Rizk, BA Mason

6th World Congress for In-vitro Fertilization and Alternate Assisted Conception Techniques. Jerusalem, Israel. April 1989, Abstract book, p. 33.



Does cyst aspiration prior to ovarian stimulation improve the outcome in in-vitro Fertilization cycles?

B Rizk, C Steer, C Kingsland, BA Mason

2nd World Congress in Vaginosonography in Gynecology. 

San Francisco, California. June 1989, Abstract p. 40.



The place of in vitro fertilization in the treatment of unexplained infertility.

B Rizk, C Kingsland, J Pampiglione, BA Mason

European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology 5th Annual Meeting, 

Malmo, Sweden. June 1989. Abstract, p. 129.



How many embryos should be replaced in an in-vitro fertilization program?

B Rizk, C Kingsland, C Steer, BA Mason

Silver Jubilee British Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 

London, England.  July 1989, Abstract No. 187.



Does cyst aspiration prior to ovarian stimulation improve the outcome of in-vitro fertilization?  A prospective randomized study.

B Rizk, C Kingsland, C Steer, BA Mason

American Fertility Society 45th Annual Meeting, 

San Francisco, California. November 1989, Fertil Steril, p. 142.



Pituitary ovarian axis down regulation with LHRH agonist therapy increases frozen embryo pregnancy rates.

C Steer, BA Mason, M Sathanandan, M Davies, SL Tan,  B Rizk

P Brinsden, M Anderson, S Campbell

Symposium on Neuro-Endocrine Regulation of Reproduction, The Silverado Resort, Napa, California. November 1989, Abstract No. 41, p. 63.



Delayed administration of HCG after pituitary down regulation with LHRH analogue in in vitro fertilization: a reappraisal.

C Steer, SL Tan, C Kingsland, B Rizk, BA Mason, S Campbell

Symposium on Neuro-Endocrine Regulation of Reproduction, The Silverado Resort, Napa, California. November 1989. Abstract no 42, p 63.



Cumulative pregnancy rates in IVF.

B Rizk, SL Tan, R Mason, P Royston, BA Mason, S Campbell, RG Edwards

British Fertility Society Annual Meeting, The London Hospital, 

London, England. December 1989.

 

 

Heterotopic pregnancy and IVF.

B Rizk, SL Tan, A Riddle, S Morcos, C Steer, PR Brinsden, RG Edwards

British Fertility Society Annual Meeting, The London Hospital, 

London, England.  December 1989.



The transvaginal approach to oocyte recovery in IVF is superior to the 

transabdominal route.

SL Tan, B Rizk, C Steer, BA Mason, S Campbell

5th Congress of Asian Endocrine Societies, Singapore 1989.



How many attempts before success in in-vitro fertilization?

SL Tan, BA Mason, P Royston, C Steer, B Rizk, C Kingsland, J Pampiglione, M Sathanandan, J McDougall, S Campbell

5th Congress of Asian Endocrine Societies, Singapore 1989.



Delay in the administration of HCG in in-vitro fertilization after pituitary down-regulation with LHRH analogue.

SL Tan, C Kingsland, C Steer, B Rizk, J McDougall, N White, C Mills, A Avery, S Smith, BA Mason, S Campbell

5th Congress of Asian Endocrine Societies, Singapore 1989.



Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone analogue therapy for in vitro fertilization – a comparison of the long and short protocols.

SL Tan, C Kingsland, B Rizk, C Steer, J Bradfield, J McDougall, N White C, Mills, 

S Avery, S Smith, BA Mason, S Campbell

5th Congress of Asian Endocrine Societies, Singapore 1989.



Cumulative conception rates in in-vitro fertilization.

SL Tan, BA Mason, P Royston, C Steer, B Rizk, C Kingsland, J Pampiglione, 

S Campbell

XIIth Asian and Oceanic Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 

Taipei, Taiwan 1989.



Timing of HCG administration after pituitary down-regulation with LHRH analogue in

in vitro fertilization.

SL Tan, C Kingsland, B Rizk, C Steer, S Smith, BA Mason, S Campbell

XIIth Asian and Oceanic Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 

Taipei, Taiwan 1989.



A comparison between long and short protocols of LHRH analogue administration in In vitro fertilization.

SL Tan, C Kingsland, B Rizk, C Steer, J Bradfield, BA Mason, S Campbell

XIIth Asian and Oceanic Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei, Taiwan 1989.



Cryopreserved thawed embryos.  Pituitary desensitization with LHRH agonist therapy increased pregnancy rates.

SL Tan, C Steer, BA Mason, M Sathanandan, M Davies, B Rizk, C Kingsland, 

C Mills, S Avery, J McDougall, J Bradfield, V Hall, P Brinsden, M Anderson, 

S Campbell

7th World Congress on Human Reproduction, Helsinki, Finland, 1989.



There is no significant advantage in the discrimination use of LHRH agonist therapy for all cases undergoing in-vitro fertilization.

SL Tan, C Kingsland, B Rizk, C Steer, N White,  Nick Bickerton, J McDougall, J Bradfield, J Pampiglione, M Davies, E Owens, J Bekir, J Betts, S Smith, V Hall, BA Mason, S Campbell

7th World Congress on Human Reproduction, Helsinki, Finland 1989.



The relation between age and etiology and success in in-vitro fertilization.

SL Tan, BA Mason, P Royston, C Steer, B Rizk, R Mason, C Kingsland, J Pampiglione, 

J Bradfield, J McDougall, M Sathanandan, V Hall, J Betts, S Smith, S Campbell

7th World Congress on Human Reproduction, Helsinki, Finland, 1989.



Relationship between immunohistochemically-assessed expression of endometrial Protein and pregnancy outcome in frozen embryo replacement cycles.

B Rizk, CV Manners, RG Edwards, SC Bell

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Fertility, July 

J Reprod. Fertil., Abstract series No. 5, p. 26.



Intrauterine replacement of oocytes with bound sperms: A pilot study.

B Rizk, JS Bekir, S Avery, S Smith, RG Edwards

2nd Joint Meeting of ESHRE and European Sterility

Congress Organization. Milan, Italy, August 1990

Human Reproduction, Abstract No. 18, p 5.



Congenital malformation in in-vitro fertilization babies.

B Rizk, P Doyle, PA Rainsbury, J Betts, PR Brinsden, RG Edwards

2nd Joint Meeting of ESHRE and European Sterility Congress Organization, Milan, Italy, August 1990

Human Reproduction, Abstract No. 87, p. 28.



Pregnancy outcome in relation to number of gestational sacs following IVF-ET.

B Rizk, RG Edwards

2nd Joint Meeting of ESHRE and European Sterility Congress Organization, 

Milan, Italy, August 1990. Human Reproduction, Abstract No. 90, p. 29.



Perinatal outcome of 2278 babies born after IVF.

B Rizk, PA Rainsbury, P Doyle, BR Brinsden, RG Edwards

2nd Joint Meeting of ESHRE and European Sterility Congress Organization, 

Milan, Italy, August 1990. Human Reproduction, Abstract No. 121, p. 37.



Endometrial receptivity in relation to the immunohistochemical expression of endometrial proteins.

B Rizk, CV Manner, MC Davies, CV Steer, SC Bell, RG Edwards

2nd Joint Meeting of ESHRE and European Sterility Congress Organization, 

Milan, Italy, August 1990. Human Reproduction, Abstract No. 166, p. 52.



A multicentre study on combined intrauterine and extrauterine pregnancy after IVF

B ES Dimitry, S Morcos, RG Edwards, PR Brinsden, RML Winston

2nd Joint Meeting of ESHRE and European Sterility Congress Organization, 

Milan, Italy, August 1990. Human Reproduction, Abstract No. 377, p. 113-114.



Vaginal color doppler assessment on the day of embryo transfer accurately predicts patients in an in vitro fertilization program with suboptimal uterine perfusion who fail to become pregnant.

SL Tan, CV Steer, C Mills, B Rizk, BA Mason, S Campbell

46th Annual Meeting of the AFS, Washington, DC.

Fertil. Steril. Program Supplement, 1990, p. S30.



Vaginal versus abdominal ultrasound for obtaining uterine artery doppler flow velocity waveforms.

C Steer, B Rizk, SL Tan, BA Mason, S Campbell

British Medical Ultrasound Society, 21st Annual Meeting, Torquay, England, 1989. 

British Journal of Radiology, 1990, 63, 398-399.



Vaginal versus abdominal ultrasound guided oocyte retrieval in IVF.

B Rizk, C Steer, SL Tan, BA Mason

British Medical Ultrasound Society, 21st Annual Meeting, Torquay, England, 

British Journal of Radiology, 1990, 63, 388.



Vaginal color doppler assessment of uterine impedance in a sub fertile population.

C Steer, B Rizk, SL Tan, BA Mason, S Campbell

British Medical Ultrasound Society, 21st Annual Meeting, Torquay, England, 

British Journal of Radiology, 1990, 63, 388.



Improvement of spontaneous pregnancy rate after stopping gonadotrophin therapy for anovulatory infertility.

MA Aboulghar, RT Mansour, GI Serour, B Rizk, R Riad

7th Annual Meeting of the ESHRE, Paris, June, 1991

Hum. Reprod. Abstract book, p. 329.



Treatment of some selected cases of endometriosis by transvaginal ultrasonic guided aspiration. 

MA AbOulghar, RT Mansour, GI Serour, B Rizk

7th Annual Meeting of the ESHRE, Paris, June, 1991 

            Human Reproduction, Abstract book, p. 56.



The impact of follicular aspiration and luteal phase support on the incidence of ovarian hyperstimulation.

MA Aboulghar, RT Mansour, GI Serour, Y Amin, B Rizk

7th Annual Meeting of the ESHRE, Paris, June, 1991

Human Reproduction, Abstract book, p. 174-175.



The use of gonadotrophin releasing hormone agonist in programmed oocyte retrieval for GIFT

B Rizk, W Lenton, M Vere, R Martin, E Latarche

7th World Congress on In vitro Fertilization and Assisted Procreation, Paris, June 

1991.



Human Reproduction, Abstract book p. 368.

Severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: analytical study of twenty-one cases

B Rizk, MA Aboulghar, RT Mansour, GI Serour, Y Amin

7th World Congress on In vitro Fertilization and Assisted Procreation, Paris, June

Human Reproduction, Abstract Book, 1991, p. 368-369.



Superovulation and intrauterine insemination in couples with azoospermia after Failed intracervical insemination.

B Rizk, W Lenton, M Vere, R Martin, E Latarche

7th World Congress on In vitro Fertilization and Assisted Procreation, Paris, June 1991

Human Reproduction, Abstract book p 171-172.



Obstetric outcome of in vitro fertilization babies (IVF) pregnancies: The Bourn Hallam Experience.

SL Tan, P Doyle, S Campbell, V Beral, B Rizk, PR Brinsden, RG Edwards

47th Annual Meeting of the AFS, Orlando, Florida, October 1991.

Fertil. Steril. Program Supplement, 1991, p. S44.



Congenital malformations and perinatal outcome in IVF pregnancies.

B Rizk

ESHRE Symposium, Cairo, Egypt, November, 1991.



Uterine transfer of oocytes with zona bound sperms.

B Rizk

ESHRE Symposium, Cairo, Egypt, November 1991.



Short and long GnRH-HMG protocols of ovarian stimulation for fixed oocyte retrieval for assisted conception.

B Rizk, MF Vere, R Martin, W Lenton

ESHRE Symposium, Cairo, Egypt, November 1991.



Superovulation and intrauterine insemination is superior to intracervical

insemination in couples with azoospermia.

B Rizk, MR Vere, R Martin, W Lenton

ESHRE Symposium, Cairo, Egypt, November 1991.



Effect of maternal age on the perinatal outcome and congenital malformations in IVF pregnancies.

B Rizk, SL Tan, P Rainbury, P Brinsden

8th Annual Meeting of the ESHRE, The Hague, 1992.

Human Reproduction, Abstracts book, A147, p. 85.



Hypospadias, undescended testes and renal abnormalities after IVF.

B Rizk, SL Tan, P Rainsbury, P Brinsden

8th Annual Meeting of the ESHRE, The Hague, 1992.

Human Reproduction, Abstracts book, A263, p. 143.



The value of transvaginal sonography and HCG in the diagnosis of heterotopic pregnancy.

B Rizk, S Marcus, S Fountain, P Brinsden, SK Smith

9th Annual Meeting of the ESHRE, Thessaloniki, June 1993.

Human Reproduction, Abstract No. 585.



Low incidence of ovarian cyst formation in patients on the LHRH pump compared to those on GnRHa down-regulation for superovulation for assisted reproduction.

B Rizk, S Fountain, A Prentice, JJ Morrison, SK Smith

9th Annual Meeting of the ESHRE, Thessaloniki, June 1993.

Human Reproduction, Abstract No. 102.



A role for plasminogen activator inhibitors in implantation?

B Rizk, J Preston, TN Fay, E Miller, SK Smith

9th Annual Meeting of the ESHRE, Thessaloniki, June 1993.

Human Reproduction, Abstract No. 338



A prospective randomized controlled trial of pentoxifylline in severe male factor infertility and previous failure of in vitro fertilization.

S Fountain, B Rizk, C Palmer, I Wada, M Macnamee, M Blayney, P Brinsden, SK Smith

The 49th Annual Meeting of the AFS, Montreal, Canada, October 1993.

Fertility and Sterility, Program Supplement, 1993, S17-18.



The use of pentoxifylline in couples with previously poor fertilization.

S Fountain, B Rizk, I Wada, M Macnamee, M Blayney, P Brinsden, SK Smith

49th Annual Meeting of the AFS, Montreal, Canada, October 1993.

Fertility and Sterility, Program Supplement, 1993, S103-104.



Prevention of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.

B Rizk

ESHRE Symposium, Tel Aviv, Israel, November 1993.



Prevention of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

B Rizk

10th Annual Meeting of the ESHRE.  Precongress Symposium on controversies in ovulation induction, Brussels, Belgium, June 1994.



Ovarian stimulation protocols for polycystic ovaries.

B Rizk

2nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Middle East Fertility Society, 

Alexandria, Egypt, October 1995.



Blockade of Nitric Oxide synthase inhibits hamster sperm hyperactivation.

RR Yeoman, B Rizk

2nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Middle East Fertility Society, 

Alexandria, Egypt, October 1995.



A prospective randomized study of pentoxifylline in couples with male factor infertility and previous failure of fertilisation in-vitro.

B Rizk, S Fountain, A Hossain, M Blayney, P Brinsden

2nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Middle East Fertility Society, 

Alexandria, Egypt, October 1995.



The impact of in-vitro processing on sperm motility, vitality and morphology.

A Hossain, C Huff, R Yeoman, B Rizk

2nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Middle East Fertility Society, 

Alexandria, Egypt, October 1995.



The predictive value of conventional semen parameters in predicting the couples who would benefit from the elective use of Pentoxifylline in IVF.

B Rizk, S Fountain, A Hossain, M Blayney, P Brinsden

2nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Middle East Fertility Society, 

Alexandria, Egypt, October 1995.



Lithopedion:  Diagnosis by CT Scan.

B Rizk, B Georgy, JD West, D Safran, BG Brogdon

2nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Middle East Fertility Society, 

 Alexandria, Egypt, October 1995.



Operative laparoscopy should be used in the management of tubo-ovarian abscess.

B Rizk

World Congress on Gynecologic Endoscopy, 24th AAGL Annual Meeting, 

Orlando, FL, November 1995.

J of the AAGL, Abstract book, Vol. 2, No. 4, p. S46.



The limitations of operative laparoscopy in the management of ruptured ectopic pregnancies.

B Rizk

World Congress on Gynecologic Endoscopy, 24th AAGL Annual Meeting,

Orlando, FL, November 1995

J of the AAGL, Abstract book, Vol. 2, No.4, p. S46.



The value of hysteroscopy, transvaginal sonography and Doppler uterine blood flow in predicting the outcome of IVF-ET in patients with pelvic tuberculosis.

B Rizk, S Marcus

World Congress on Gynecologic Endoscopy, 24th AAGL Annual Meeting,

Orlando, FL, November 1995

J of the AAGL, Abstract book, Vol. 2, No. 4, p. S47.



Should singleton in vitro fertilization pregnancies be managed as high-risk pregnancies?

B Rizk, P Brinsden, LJ Atterbury, LJ Groome

1996 Annual Meeting, Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, February 1996.

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 174, Abstract 98.



Modified guanidinium thiocyanate method is ideal for human sperm DNA preparation to be used for evaluation of the X and Y composition of the sperm population.

AM Hossain, B Rizk, R Yeoman, IH Thorneycroft

21st Annual Meeting, American Society of Andrology, 

Minneapolis, April 1996 

Journal of Andrology, Abstract 106, p. 49.



In vitro laboratory treatments have impact on hypoosmotic swelling pattern when applied to human sperm.

AM Hossain, R Selukar, C Huff, B Rizk, SC Lynn

21st Annual Meeting, American Society of Andrology, 

Minneapolis, April 1996.

Journal of Andrology, Abstract 107, p. 49.



One of the fractions of Percoll eliminated sperm can be added to Percoll recovered sperm to increase sperm yield in Percoll wash procedure.

AM Hossain, B Rizk, C Huff, I Thorneycroft

21st Annual Meeting, American Society of Andrology, 

Minneapolis, April 1996.

Journal of Andrology, Abstract 108, p. 49.



Cumulus-oocyte complex: human sperm bioassay.

AM Hossain, B Rizk, C Huff, A Helvacioglu, IH Thorneycroft

Assisted Reproduction Technology/Andrology Conference, 

Zermatt, Switzerland, August 1996,

Abstract 44, p. 132-134.



Assessment of the quality of the frozen stored serum used in andrology and IVF laboratories.

AM Hossain, S Barik, B Rizk, IH Thorneycroft

52nd Annual Meeting of the ASRM, Boston, November 1996.

Fertility and Sterility, Program Supplement, 1996, S10.



Does recombinant human follicle stimulating hormone abolish the risk of severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome?

B Rizk, I Thorneycroft

52nd Annual Meeting of the ASRM, Boston, November 1996. 

Fertil. Steril, Program Supplement, 1996, S151-152.



Microscopic sperm preparation might be a novel approach for intracytoplasmic

sperm injection (ICSI).

A Hossain, S Barik, B Rizk, S Lynn Jr, I Thorneycroft

22nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Andrology, 

Baltimore, Maryland, Feb. 1997.

Journal of Andrology, 1997, P-44.



Assessment of the relationship of sperm morphology with seminal and other clinical conditions of the patients.

A Hossain, B Rizk, R Selukar, D Bhaumik, C Huff, J Dyer- Williams, R Yeoman, 

I Thorneycroft

22nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Andrology, Baltimore, Feb. 1997. Journal of Andrology, 1997, P-54.



Female age determines the outcome of ICSI: A multicenter study of 2696 cycles.

B Rizk, A Hossain, I El-Danasouri, RT Mansour, M Abuzeid, G Serour, 

M Aboulghar

53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 

Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 1997.



Exposure to gonadotrophin releasing hormone agonist in early pregnancy is associated with high pregnancy wastage that could be related to the length of exposure.

M Sasy, M Abuzeid, B Rizk

53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 

Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 1997.







     

     

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