Congenital obstructive azoospermia in a man with Marfan syndrome.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study women with a poor response to ovarian hormone stimulation, known as low responders. Genetic defects in the FSH receptor gene (FSHR) were analyzed as well as antimüllerian hormone (AMH) for ovarian reserve. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):Two hundred fifty...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Binder H,Strick R,Zaherdoust O,Dittrich R,Hamori M,Beckmann MW,Oppelt PG

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) can suffer from impaired fertility rates as a result of increased androgen secretion or impaired sex steroid production. In virilizing CAH forms, such as 21-hydroxylase and 11β-hydroxylase deficiency, the low reported pregnancy rate is mainly secondary to a dimin...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Gomes LG,Bachega TASS,Mendonca BB

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine Müllerian inhibiting substance (MIS) levels in follicular fluid (FF) and sera of IVF patients. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Fertility center. PATIENT(S):Sixty-six patients: 20 with tubal factor infertility, 17 with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and 29 with endometriosis. INTERVENTION...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Fallat ME,Siow Y,Marra M,Cook C,Carrillo A

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen (E)/progestin therapy for functional ovarian cysts is widely used in clinical practice, but the efficacy of this treatment has not been determined in controlled trials. In this study, we examined the effect of E/progestin administration in a group of infertility patients enrolled in a program of ovulation ind...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Steinkampf MP,Hammond KR,Blackwell RE

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate adrenal steroid regulation in polycystic ovary syndrome. DESIGN:Five-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and frequently sampled-intravenous gluclose tolerance test. SETTING:University research center. PATIENT(S):Thirty patients. INTERVENTION(S):None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):Anthropomet...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Gurusinghe D,Gill S,Almario RU,Lee J,Horn WF,Keim NL,Kim K,Karakas SE

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide a step-by-step description of our published technique of single-site robot-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy with the goal of promoting its safe adoption. DESIGN:Surgical video tutorial. SETTING:University medical center. PATIENT(S):Ten women undergoing single-site robot-assisted laparoscopic myo...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Gargiulo AR,Lewis EI,Kaser DJ,Srouji SS

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyovular follicles were found in 61 (24%) of 251 laparoscopies performed for in vitro fertilization. Of 898 follicles that contained at least one oocyte, 76 (8%) were polyovular. When the oocytes from polyovular follicles were assessed by morphologic criteria, it was found that 46 of the follicles contained oocytes ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Dandekar PV,Martin MC,Glass RH

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some see an "alarming inconsistency" in candidate-screening practices of assisted reproductive technology (ART) programs and call for common guidelines. However, reasonable people can disagree about who should be prevented from having children and why. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Steinbock B

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that, in couples with unexplained infertility, tubal flushing with an oil-soluble media (lipiodol) would increase the pregnancy rate within 6 months compared with expectant management. DESIGN:A prospective, randomized, controlled study in which couples were allocated to either a single...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Nugent D,Watson AJ,Killick SR,Balen AH,Rutherford AJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PTPN22 is currently one of the few known shared-autoimmunity genes and is therefore a candidate marker for endometriosis. Our data show that female carriers of the PTPN22( *)T variant are significantly more susceptible to endometriosis than controls. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ammendola M,Bottini N,Pietropolli A,Saccucci P,Gloria-Bottini F

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of a phosphodiesterase type 3 inhibitor in oocyte maturation medium on subsequent embryo development. DESIGN:Animal study. SETTING:University laboratory. ANIMAL(S):CD-1 mice. INTERVENTION(S):Immature oocytes were arrested meiotically in medium containing a specific phosphodiester...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Jee BC,Chen HY,Chian RC

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a rare case of true hermaphroditism presenting in adolescence as bilateral gynecomastia in a phenotypic male. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:Academic medical center. PATIENT(S):A 19-year-old phenotypic male who presented with pronounced bilateral gynecomastia and was ultimately diagnosed with true h...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ouhilal S,Turco J,Nangia A,Stotland M,Manganiello PD

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate a safe and effective approach to the treatment of obstructing midline prostate utricle cyst with the use of a holmium laser. DESIGN:Video presentation. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):A 33-year-old man presented with chronic pelvic pain, pain with ejaculation, and infertility. Semen ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Sávio LF,Carrasquillo RJ,Dubin JM,Shah H,Ramasamy R

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify and treat the gamete responsible for complete fertilization failure with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using a newly proposed assisted gamete treatment (AGT). DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Center for reproductive medicine. PATIENT(S):One-hundred and fourteen couples with an...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Cheung S,Xie P,Parrella A,Keating D,Rosenwaks Z,Palermo GD

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure activin A concentrations in uterine washing fluid collected from women with couple infertility undergoing intrauterine insemination (IUI). DESIGN:Retrospective case-control study. SETTING:Tertiary university center for women's care. PATIENT(S):Fifty women, of whom 25 became pregnant after up to ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Florio P,Bruni L,Galleri L,Reis FM,Borges LE,Bocchi C,Litta P,De Leo V,Petraglia F

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare and quantify leukocyte populations at the tubal implantation site, in the tubal mucosa away from the implantation site and in the intrauterine decidua in women who have had an ectopic tubal pregnancy with leukocyte populations in the decidualized endometrium in women who have had a normal intrauter...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Vassiliadou N,Bulmer JN

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the presence of Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) and evaluate its function in ejaculated spermatozoa. DESIGN:Experimental study. SETTING:Reproductive Research Center. PATIENT(S):Semen specimens from 18 healthy donors and 12 infertile males. INTERVENTION(S):Ejaculated spermatozoa were su...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Jha R,Agarwal A,Mahfouz R,Paasch U,Grunewald S,Sabanegh E,Yadav SP,Sharma R

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the utility of random anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) in assessing ovarian response among women with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) diagnosed by elevated early follicular-phase FSH levels. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Academic and academically affiliated assisted reproductive technology...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Buyuk E,Seifer DB,Younger J,Grazi RV,Lieman H

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is the responsibility of the clinician to assess for the presence of erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory dysfunction, or diminished libido related to hypoandrogenism among men presenting with a primary complaint of infertility. Referral to a reproductive urologist or other appropriate specialist with requisite expert...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Collaboration With the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org.,Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Collab

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been increasing interest in combining the oral agents clomiphene citrate (CC) and letrozole with gonadotropins in IVF: for poor responders to reduce the amount of gonadotropins used, and in normal responders to reduce the incidence of ovarian hyperstimulation (OHSS). In normal responders, mild stimulation wi...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Haas J,Casper RF

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the rate of ectopic pregnancy (EP) with fresh versus frozen blastocyst transfer in our program during the same time period. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. SETTING:University IVF program. PATIENT(S):Women who achieved a clinical pregnancy after IVF between 1998 and 2005. INTERVENTION(S):In our p...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Jun SH,Milki AA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To search for differentially expressed genes in cumulus cells from two groups of oocytes with different developmental outcome in vitro. DESIGN:Analyses of gene expression in human cumulus cells from oocytes that failed to fertilize in vitro (group A) and those that developed into normal-appearing embryos on ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Zhang X,Jafari N,Barnes RB,Confino E,Milad M,Kazer RR

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate endometrial scratch injury (ESI) as an intervention to improve IVF outcome in women undergoing a first ET. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis. SETTING:Not applicable. PATIENT(S):Infertile women undergoing a first fresh/frozen embryo transfer. INTERVENTION(S):We included published an...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Vitagliano A,Andrisani A,Alviggi C,Vitale SG,Valenti G,Sapia F,Favilli A,Martins WP,Raine-Ferring N,Polanski L,Ambrosini G

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of growth differentiation factor-9 (GDF-9) and bone morphogenetic protein-15 (BMP-15) on the development of follicles among patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:University Hospital. PATIENT(S):Twenty-two oocytes were obtained from 15 pati...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Zhao SY,Qiao J,Chen YJ,Liu P,Li J,Yan J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the usefulness of narrow-band imaging (NBI) technology for improving the diagnostic reliability of hysteroscopy. DESIGN:Prospective controlled clinical study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):Three hundred ninety-five outpatient women undergoing ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Cicinelli E,Tinelli R,Colafiglio G,Pastore A,Mastrolia S,Lepera A,Clevin L

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the size of the baboon corpus luteum (CL) and levels of plasma P, 17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP), and E2 in the ovarian vein draining it, the contralateral ovarian vein, and peripheral blood throughout the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Academic dep...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Dawood MY,Khan-Dawood FS

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone health and strength are dependent on the coupling of cone resorption and bone formation. This process is governed by the interaction of osteoclasts and osteoblasts plus the modulating influence of the bone mechanicosensory cells-the osteocytes. Both sex steroids-estrogen (E) and testosterone (T)- have receptors o...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Notelovitz M

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of human oviductal cells on various sperm functions in vitro. DESIGN:Controlled experimental laboratory study. SETTING:University gynecology unit. PATIENT(S):Women undergoing tubal ligation or hysterectomy and men who were visiting our subfertility clinics. INTERVENTION(S):Cocult...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Yao YQ,Ho PC,Yeung WS

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the molecular, cytogenetic, immunohistochemical, and endocrinologic characteristics of a young 46,XY female with persistent müllerian structures and germ cell tumors in dysgenetic gonads. DESIGN:Descriptive case study. SETTING:Mackay Memorial Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, T...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Chen CP,Chen SR,Wang TY,Wang W,Hwu YM

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the association of Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome and thrombocytopenia-absent radius (TAR) syndrome. DESIGN:Descriptive case report. SETTING:Tertiary university-affiliated care and referral facility. PATIENT(S):A 22-year-old woman with TAR syndrome referred to our department wit...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Griesinger G,Dafopoulos K,Schultze-Mosgau A,Schroder A,Felberbaum R,Diedrich K

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00