Assessing the quality of oocytes derived from in vitro maturation: are we looking under the lamppost?

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if the addition of fibrin sealant to incision closure in a rabbit uterine horn myomectomy model affects adhesion formation or strength of incision closure. DESIGN:Prospective randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Academic research center. ANIMAL(S):New Zealand white female rabbits. INTERVENTIO...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Peacock KE,Hurst BS,Marshburn PB,Matthews ML

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the mental and general health of infertile women who had not sought medical advice for their recognized infertility and were therefore not represented in clinical populations. DESIGN:Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:Population based. PATIENT(S):Participants in the Australian Longitudinal S...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Herbert DL,Lucke JC,Dobson AJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The International Committee Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ICMART) is an independent international nonprofit organization that has taken a leading role in the development, collection, and dissemination of worldwide data on assisted reproductive technology (ART). Information on availability, efficacy, a...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Zegers-Hochschild F,Nygren KG,Adamson GD,de Mouzon J,Lancaster P,Mansour R,Sullivan E,International Committee Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies.

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred fifty-eight women underwent artificial insemination with homologous semen (AIH) in an attempt to achieve conception. Only 15 (9.5%) were successful. Women with anatomical abnormalities were not excluded from the study and they were less successful than the normal women, but results were disappointing in bo...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Dixon RE,Buttram VC Jr,Schum CW

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that an acute reduction in circulating insulin affects LH secretion in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN:Prospective study in normal and PCOS women. SETTING:General Clinical Research Centers at the University of Virginia, the Medical College of Virginia, and the Mass...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Evans WS,Taylor AE,Boyd DG,Johnson ML,Matt DW,Jimenez Y,Nestler JE

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA flow cytometry was applied to fine-needle aspiration biopsy specimens from the testes of 20 oligospermic or azoospermic men under investigation for infertility. All aspirations gave sufficient material for DNA flow cytometry, and no complications occurred after aspiration. In both groups many DNA patterns deviated...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Clausen OP,Abyholm T

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between adiposity, physical activity (PA), and fecundability. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Not applicable. PATIENT(S):A total of 2,062 female pregnancy planners from the United States and Canada who were enrolled during the preconception period. INTERVENTION(S):None...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： McKinnon CJ,Hatch EE,Rothman KJ,Mikkelsen EM,Wesselink AK,Hahn KA,Wise LA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare sperm characteristics among: patients undergoing infertility evaluation, patients with male factor infertility (MFI), healthy sperm donors, and men with proven fertility; to examine the overlap of sperm characteristics in all four of these groups; and to identify good discriminators of fertility ve...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Nallella KP,Sharma RK,Aziz N,Agarwal A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of a sequential step-up/step-down protocol with the conventional low dose step-up and the step-down regimens in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) undergoing IVF. DESIGN:Prospective randomized study. SETTING:Private fertility clinic. PATIENT(S):Two hundred twenty-five, 3...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Koundouros SN

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:In the United States, approximately 650,000 women of reproductive age undergo tubal sterilization each year and some of these women later have hysterectomies. Little is known about risk factors for having hysterectomy after tubal sterilization. For examination of this issue, we analyzed data from the Collaborative Rev...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Kendrick JS,Rubin GL,Lee NC,Schulz KF,Peterson HB,Nolan TF

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma in a 33-year-old nulliparous woman treated by laparoscopy. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Raga F,Sanz-Cortés M,Casañ EM,Burgues O,Bonilla-Musoles F

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare conventional two- (2-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) scanning of the uterine cavity with and without saline contrast medium. DESIGN:Observational pilot study. SETTING:University-based fertility service. PATIENT(S):Ten IVF patients requiring uterine cavity assessment. INTERVENTION(S):Two-dimensio...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ayida G,Kennedy S,Barlow D,Chamberlain P

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new sperm isolation technique was studied in conjunction with the short-term freeze preservation of human spermatozoa. The isolation procedure yielded subpopulations of spermatozoa with very high percentage motility and progressive motility score, and which were virtually free of seminal debris. For 24 semen samples...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Glaub JC,Mills RN,Katz DF

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of the immunosuppressant tacrolimus on rejection of a transplanted uterus and on uterine expression of markers of inflammation and implantation. DESIGN:Experimental study. SETTING:University laboratory. ANIMAL(S):Female rats. INTERVENTION(S):Uteri from brown Norway rats were transp...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Akhi SN,Diaz-Garcia C,El-Akouri RR,Wranning CA,Mölne J,Brännström M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether ghrelin signaling is involved in the pathogenesis of male factor infertility induced by leptin deficiency. DESIGN:Experimental study. SETTING:University academic medical center. ANIMAL(S):Ten-week-old C57BL/6J mice and ob/ob mice. INTERVENTION(S):Western blotting, (quantitative) rev...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Zhu CC,Zhang H,Zhang JS,Li Z,Zhao J,Li W,Zhang YQ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether nerve fibers can be detected in the endometrium and myometrium in women with painful uterine fibroids and adenomyosis. DESIGN:A retrospective immunohistochemical study. SETTING:An academic training hospital. PATIENT(S):Thirty-seven women with uterine fibroids and 29 women with adenomyo...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Zhang X,Lu B,Huang X,Xu H,Zhou C,Lin J

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the capacity of human frozen-thawed ovarian follicles matured in xenografts to form metaphase II (MII) oocytes after xenotransplantation and exogenous stimulation. DESIGN:Prospective controlled animal study. SETTING:University hospital gynecology research unit. PATIENT(S):Ovarian fragments were o...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Lotz L,Schneider H,Hackl J,Wachter D,Hoffmann I,Jurgons R,Beckmann MW,Dittrich R

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the risk that nulliparity poses to the outcome of twin pregnancies, an issue that gained importance due to the rise of twin gestations following assisted reproduction interventions. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study. SETTING AND PATIENT(S):Between January 1, 2004, and January 7, 2008, we prospec...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Berkovitz A,Hershko-Klement A,Fejgin M

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A highly sensitive 2-hour tube test for the detection of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in urine was compared with the more resource-demanding radioimmunoassay for hCG in serum as an aid in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. In a first series of 107 patients with the possibility of ectopic pregnancy, the urine te...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Nordenskjöld F,Ahlgren M,Erreth L,Hultberg B

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a patient with uterine rupture in the subsequent pregnancy after hysteroscopic resection of a uterine septum. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):A 30-year-old nulliparous woman, with a history of a first trimester spontaneous abortion, hysteroscopic uterine septum resec...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Satiroğlu MH,Gözüküçük M,Cetinkaya SE,Aydinuraz B,Kahraman K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaphylactic reaction associated with hysteroscopy using 32% dextran-70 as a distending medium is a rare phenomenon. We report anaphylactic reaction associated with hysteroscopy using dextran that was delivered manually in three otherwise healthy women occurring within a 6-month period. The rapidity and pressure of de...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ahmed N,Falcone T,Tulandi T,Houle G

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is suggested that heparin given in the peri-implantation period may improve clinical outcomes in women undergoing assisted reproduction techniques (ART). This systematic review evaluates the use of heparin in subfertile women undergoing ART. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Akhtar MA,Sur S,Raine-Fenning N,Jayaprakasan K,Thornton J,Quenby S,Marjoribanks J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of thawing temperature on sperm function after cryopreservation. The technical aspects of sperm cryopreservation have significantly improved over the last few decades. However, a standard protocol designed to optimize sperm motility recovery after thawing has not yet been establishe...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Calamera JC,Buffone MG,Doncel GF,Brugo-Olmedo S,de Vincentiis S,Calamera MM,Storey BT,Alvarez JG

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe and evaluate the surgical treatment of large ovarian endometriomas by an extraovarian endosurgical technique. DESIGN:Prospective case series study. SETTING:University center and tertiary referral center for endoscopic surgery. PATIENTS:Patients with large ovarian endometriomas. INTERVENTION:A ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Brosens IA,Van Ballaer P,Puttemans P,Deprest J

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histologic appearance of the testes of men exposed to chronic gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-A) therapy has not been previously documented. Herein, we report on the histologic features of the testes of four patients with disseminated prostatic carcinoma who received at least 1 year of daily treatment...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Rajfer J,Swerdloff RS,Heber DM

更新日期：1984-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess live-birth defects after a luteal-phase ovarian-stimulation regimen (LPS) for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and vitrified embryo transfer (ET) cycles. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Tertiary-care academic medical center. PATIENT(S):Infants who were born between January 1, 2013 and May ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Chen H,Wang Y,Lyu Q,Ai A,Fu Y,Tian H,Cai R,Hong Q,Chen Q,Shoham Z,Kuang Y

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of freshly collected and frozen human spermatozoa to migrate in round capillary tubes containing specially formulated polyacrylamide gel was investigated, using 33 ejaculates from 27 donors. Each semen sample was divided; one portion was left undiluted, and the other portion was diluted to 50 x 10(6) sperm...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Goldstein MC,Wix LS,Foote RH,Feldschuh R,Feldschuh J

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare saline infusion sonography (SIS) with gel instillation sonography (GIS) in terms of feasibility and diagnostic accuracy. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Leuven University bleeding clinic. PATIENT(S):A total of 804 patients: two consecutive cohorts of 402 women undergoing SIS or GIS. IN...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Werbrouck E,Veldman J,Luts J,Van Huffel S,Van Schoubroeck D,Timmerman D,Van den Bosch T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00