Do maternal age and initial β-hCG levels predict pregnancy outcome after single vitrified-warmed blastocyst transfer?
β-hCG levels on day 7 after SVBT, in conjunction with maternal age, may be used to predict pregnancy outcomes.
These results show that (1) symptoms were due to reflux in 39% of patients only; (2) with the exception of regurgitation, symptoms were an unreliable index of the presence of reflux; and (3) 68% of patients who were taking acid-reducing medications postoperatively had a normal reflux status. Esophageal function tests should be performed early in the evaluation of patients after fundoplication to avoid improper and costly medical therapy.