Vascular endothelial growth factor plays more than an angiogenic role in the female reproductive system.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop the Cognitive Appraisal Scale for Infertility (CASI) and assess it for reliability and validity. DESIGN:Cross-sectional and longitudinal study. SETTING:A private fertility institute in Japan. PATIENT(S):223 infertile women being treated at the institute. INTERVENTION(S):Administration of questi...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Saito Y,Matsuo H

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate and compare spontaneous apoptosis and Bcl-2 and Bax expression in eutopic endometrium from women with and without endometriosis. DESIGN:Apoptosis and Bcl-2 and Bax expression were examined in eutopic endometrium from women with and without endometriosis. SETTING:Instituto de Biología y Medicina ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Meresman GF,Vighi S,Buquet RA,Contreras-Ortiz O,Tesone M,Rumi LS

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To conduct a pilot study to investigate the possible presence of bacteria throughout the female reproductive tract and to make a preliminary assessment of whether there are differences in the composition of the microbial communities between these body sites and/or between patients. DESIGN:Prospective pilot s...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Miles SM,Hardy BL,Merrell DS

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes between fresh embryo transfer (ET) and frozen-thawed ET (the "freeze-all" policy), with fresh ET performed only in cases without progesterone (P) elevation. DESIGN:Prospective, observational, cohort study. SETTING:Private IVF center. PATIENT(S):A total of 53...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Roque M,Valle M,Guimarães F,Sampaio M,Geber S

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review MEDLINE literature for correlations between insulin resistance and erectile dysfunction (ED). DESIGN:MEDLINE literature review (1966 to present). SETTING:Academic medical center. PATIENT(S):None. INTERVENTION(S):None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):None. RESULT(S):Erectile dysfunction affects more th...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Trussell JC,Legro RS

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and two women with insulin-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome were randomized to treatment with a vitamin B preparation, metformin, or both, in conjunction with standard infertility treatment. Plasma homocysteine levels were significantly reduced by both B vitamins and metformin, but to a greater degree b...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Schachter M,Raziel A,Strassburger D,Rotem C,Ron-El R,Friedler S

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Follow-up of 54 patients undergoing modified single-layer bilateral vasovasostomies are presented with attention to semen quality, pregnancy rates, and postoperative findings potentially inhibiting fertility. The technical success rate was 98%, but 3-month semen analyses varied from "poor" (less than 20(6)/ml; greater...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Weinerth JL

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the difference between two laparoscopic methods for the management of endometriomas with regard to recurrence of signs and symptoms and pregnancy rate. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized clinical trial. SETTING:Infertility and gynecologic endoscopy units of two medical university hospitals. PATIEN...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Alborzi S,Momtahan M,Parsanezhad ME,Dehbashi S,Zolghadri J,Alborzi S

更新日期：2004-12-01 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 assess the relative efficacy, in terms of clinical pregnancy rates (PRs), of transuterotubal insemination versus the more traditional intrauterine insemination (IUI) procedure. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, cross-over. SETTING:University-affiliated tertiary care center. PATIENTS:One hundred sixty infe...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Oei ML,Surrey ES,McCaleb B,Kerin JF

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of live births from IVM oocytes has been increasing over the past two decades. Data concerning the health of IVM infants are reported by the authors of this Views and Reviews. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Frydman R

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe three cases of azoospermia in patients with oligospermia after clomiphene citrate (CC) intake. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING(S):Academic medical center. PATIENT(S):Three patients with oligospermia. INTERVENTION(S):Three oligospermic men used CC, resulting in azoospermia. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S)...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Pasqualotto FF,Fonseca GP,Pasqualotto EB

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the feasibility of performing in vivo magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) for uterine leiomyoma. DESIGN:Pilot study. SETTING:Academic medical center. PATIENT(S):Six subjects planning surgical excision of uterine leiomyomas. INTERVENTION(S):MRE before planned surgery. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Stewart EA,Taran FA,Chen J,Gostout BS,Woodrum DA,Felmlee JP,Ehman RL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between follicular blood flow and the follicular fluid vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and nitric oxide (NO) concentrations and to determine which factor might be a better predictor of the outcome of IVF-ET. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Academic research labora...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Kim KH,Oh DS,Jeong JH,Shin BS,Joo BS,Lee KS

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the correlation between genital phenotype and cystic fibrosis genotype in men lacking at least one vas deferens. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Institut Rhônalpin pour la Reproduction Humaine, Lyon-Bron, France. PATIENT(S):Forty-seven infertile men lacking at least one vas deferens. INTERVENTI...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Robert F,Bey-Omar F,Rollet J,Lapray JF,Morel Y

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the expression and cellular distribution of angiotensin II (Ang II), angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1R), angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), aminopeptidase A (APA), adipocyte-derived leucine aminopeptidase (A-LAP), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in human ovarian tissue during the men...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Harata T,Ando H,Iwase A,Nagasaka T,Mizutani S,Kikkawa F

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the proportional changes of CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells in peripheral blood and decidua in unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (URSA) and normal pregnant (NP) women. DESIGN:Prospective, case-control study. SETTING:Large public hospital in a major city in China. PATIENT(S):Twenty-...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Yang H,Qiu L,Chen G,Ye Z,Lü C,Lin Q

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study evaluated the efficacy of transvaginal ultrasonography combined with water-contrast in the rectum (RWC-TVS) in the diagnosis of rectal infiltration in 35 women with rectovaginal endometriosis; ultrasonographic findings were compared with surgery and histology. The sensitivity of RWC-TVS in ident...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Menada MV,Remorgida V,Abbamonte LH,Fulcheri E,Ragni N,Ferrero S

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The steroidogenic activity of cumulus oophorus granulosa cells obtained from unstimulated rabbits in estrus has been investigated at closely timed intervals in short-term cultures. The presence of viable, structurally well preserved oocytes and the addition of large follicle follicular fluid had no apparent inhibitory...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Nicosia SV,Mikhail G

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report two cases of early onset cholestasis of pregnancy associated with IVF and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:University-based IVF program. PATIENT(S):Two patients with first-trimester cholestasis of pregnancy after IVF that was associated with ovarian hyperstimulation ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Zamah AM,El-Sayed YY,Milki AA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous investigations have demonstrated the propensity of strong IgA-class sperm autoantibodies to impede fertilization. However, because there has not been a general consensus on this issue, the aim of this retrospective analysis was to focus on the effects of different levels of IgA-class antibodies on each stage ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Clarke GN

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the implantation potential of embryos from assisted reproductive technology cycles with low embryo production and to assess the effects of clinical variables and embryo scores (ES) on pregnancy outcome. DESIGN:Prospective clinical study. SETTING:Assisted reproductive technology unit in a tertiary...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Kung FT,Chang SY,Yang CY,Lin YC,Lan KC,Huang LY,Huang FJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmenopausal women treated with an isopropanolic extract of Cimicifuga racemosa underwent a decrease in the urinary concentration of N-telopeptides, a marker of bone resorption, and an increase in alkaline phosphatase, a marker of bone formation, at the third month of therapy. Serum from treated women did not modify...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： García-Pérez MA,Pineda B,Hermenegildo C,Tarín JJ,Cano A

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To screen for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in male and female partners of subfertile couples and to analyze a potential relationship with clinically relevant parameters of male and female factor fertility. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Outpatient infertility clinic of a university-based hospital. PA...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Eggert-Kruse W,Reuland M,Johannsen W,Strowitzki T,Schlehofer JR

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology data available for 2010, ASRM's guidelines for the number of embryos to be transferred in in vitro fertilization cycles have been further refined in continuing efforts to reduce the number of higher-order multip...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Practice Committee of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology.

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe patients who at least once did not reply to correspondence of the center about embryo disposition. DESIGN:Anonymous questionnaire. SETTING:Department of Reproductive Medicine, Ghent University Hospital (Belgium). PATIENT(S):Patients whose embryos were stored for at least 2 years. INTERVENTION(...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Provoost V,Pennings G,De Sutter P,Dhont M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Criteria for staging the menopausal transition are not established. This article evaluates five bleeding criteria for defining early transition and provides empirically based guidance regarding optimal criteria. DESIGN/SETTING:Prospective menstrual calendar data from four population-based cohorts: TREMIN, Me...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Harlow SD,Mitchell ES,Crawford S,Nan B,Little R,Taffe J,ReSTAGE Collaboration.

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the use of cumulative live-birth rates (CLBRs) per ovarian stimulation cycle to measure the success of IVF is proving to be the most accurate method for advising couples who failed to conceive, although the accuracy yielded is relatively low, and cycle outcome is highly dependent on the number of em...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Garrido N,Bellver J,Remohí J,Simón C,Pellicer A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence implicates the ovarian nerves in the regulation of hormonal and ovulatory functions. A technique for selectively denervating the in situ rabbit ovary is therefore of considerable investigative value. The ovarian artery was stripped of its adventitia and nerve bundles. Three weeks later, fluorescent histochemi...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Weiner S,Wright KH,Wallach EE

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of letrozole in patients undergoing superovulation with gonadotropins and IUI. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. SETTING:Academic teaching hospital. PATIENT(S):Women younger than 40 years of age with patent fallopian tubes and infertility of more than 1 year in duration who were und...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Healey S,Tan SL,Tulandi T,Biljan MM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00