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OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether cigarette smoking affects the blood lead levels (BLL) and whether exposure to lead introduces sperm chromatin DNA damage in factory workers. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:A battery plant in Taiwan. PATIENT(S):Eighty male workers employed within a battery plant. INTERVENTION(S):Standard semen analysis was performed according to the World Health Organization guidelines. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):Assessment of BLL, sperm chromatin DNA structure, reactive oxygen species generation and other conventional parameters of semen quality. RESULT(S):As compared with nonsmoking workers, the BLL were found to be considerably higher among smokers. Statistically significant differences were found in the sperm DNA denaturation (alphaT) induction and the percentage of sperm with increased DNA denaturation (COMP alphaT) in workers with moderate BLL (>or=25 microg/dL). After adjustment for smoking propensity, a positive correlation was discernible between BLL and alphaT, COMP alphaT, and morphologic abnormality. Furthermore, alphaT and COMP alphaT were also found to have positive correlations with sperm superoxide anion production. CONCLUSION(S):Workers with higher BLL were found to be at a higher risk of sperm morphologic abnormality and chromatin DNA integrity. These data are significant because they can facilitate the estimation of lead exposure in reproductive toxicology.
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Fertil Steriljournal_title
Fertility and sterilityauthors
Hsu PC,Chang HY,Guo YL,Liu YC,Shih TSdoi
10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.005subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-04-01 00:00:00pages
1096-103issue
4eissn
0015-0282issn
1556-5653pii
S0015-0282(08)00023-Xjournal_volume
91pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:This study was undertaken to determine whether women with endometriosis have altered protein, progesterone (P), and protease inhibitor concentrations in their uterine fluid and peritoneal fluid (PF) compared with controls at different phases of the menstrual cycle. Uterine flushings (UFs), PF, and blood were obtained ...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)49994-2
更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate basal (constitutive) and stimulated synthesis of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha), interleukin (IL)-8, IL-10 by peritoneal macrophages (PM) in women with endometriosis. DESIGN:Peritoneal macrophages were cultured in the presence or absence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) for 24 hours. Peritone...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether mutations in the gene for FSH beta are present, and possibly etiologic, in some patients with 46,XX premature ovarian failure (POF). DESIGN:DNA samples obtained from 18 study patients with POF and two menopausal fertile controls were studied by Southern blot analysis. DNA sequencing was ...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)56286-4
更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:One hundred seventy-seven women aged 41 +/- 8 (mean +/- SD) years, referred for evaluation of excessive uterine bleeding, were enrolled in an open-label randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of local anesthesia before hysteroscopy in an outpatient population. The patients underwent hysteroscopy and endometrial bio...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of low-dose aspirin on ovarian response, uterine and ovarian blood flow velocity, and implantation and pregnancy rates in patients undergoing IVF. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled assay. SETTING:Department of Reproductive Medicine, CER Medical Institut...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00088-6
更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the peripheral blood concentration of CD56(+)/CD16(-)/CD3(-) cells, the main natural killer (NK) subpopulation that colonizes the endometrium in the middle and late secretory phase, can be related to fertility or infertility status. DESIGN:A case control study. SETTING:Immunopathology d...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(03)00778-7
更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the emotional, sexual, physical, and quality-of-life (QOL) impact on infertile women awaiting oocyte donation. DESIGN:Cross-sectional cohort study. SETTING:Cancer center and reproductive medicine center. PATIENT(S):Fifty infertile women awaiting oocyte donation, enrolled from October 2006 to Feb...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.10.004
更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate and treat a group of patients referred for "idiopathic" infertility in whom no apparent cause for infertility, apart from inadequate cervical mucus, was found. Hormone investigations revealed that these patients could be divided into two groups: those with low sex steroid p...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)42020-0
更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the association between prenatal exposure to maternal stress and reproductive disorders in Danish men, where prenatal stress exposure was defined as the mother's loss of a close relative during pregnancy or in the 12 months before conception. DESIGN:Population-based cohort study. SETTING:Not app...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.10.016
更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a baseline for projected studies of a rat endometriosis model. DESIGN:We investigated the effects of two macrophage-related growth factors, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), on proliferation, in vitro differentiation, and protein secretion of ute...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the data available on the biologic significance of white blood cells (WBC) in semen of infertility patients. DATA RESOURCES:The relevant literature was reviewed. RESULTS:It is not possible to identify reliably WBC by conventional sperm staining techniques. The peroxidase method is sufficient for ...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)57588-8
更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The relationship between the presence or absence of an ovulation stigma and (1) the fertility status, (2) the incidence of endometriosis, (3) the concentration of progesterone and estradiol in the peritoneal fluid, and (4) the blood levels of luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, progesterone, and estradi...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)47900-8
更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Pulsatile administration of human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) via the subcutaneous route was evaluated in 15 patients with various ovulatory disorders. Administration of hMG was started at a dose of 4.6875 IU (75 IU/day) or 9.375 IU (150 IU/day) per pulse every 90 minutes. Ovulation was observed in 26 (92.9%) of 28 ...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)49456-2
更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of age on the hormonal, metabolic, and ultrasonographic features of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN:Observational study. SETTING:University department of obstetrics and gynecology. PATIENT(S):Patients with PCOS (n = 1,212) and healthy women (n = 254). INTERVENTION(S):None. ...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.11.041
更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the use of radiotherapy for relieving the symptoms of recurrent endometriosis caused by functioning ovarian remnants. DESIGN:Retrospective study (case report). PATIENT(S):A woman with recurrent endometriosis of 14 years' duration. INTERVENTION(S):After hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy, hor...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00342-7
更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:In rodents, evidence suggests that the leptin system is mandatory for embryonic implantation. We aimed to investigate the functional relevance of the endometrial leptin receptor (OB-R) in the adhesion phase of human implantation. DESIGN:We used an in vitro model for embryonic adhesion, composed of a human en...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.028
更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether microfluidic sperm sorters (MFSSs) allow effective recovery of sorted motile sperm without DNA damage compared with the centrifugation and swim-up procedure. DESIGN:Experimental laboratory study. All participants completed questionnaires regarding previous and/or current diseases, surgery...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.10.023
更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Polycystic ovary disease generally is associated with elevated androgen levels and elevated luteinizing hormone (LH) levels, whereas follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels are (sub)normal. To assess the role of androgens on gonadotropin secretion, we investigated the effect of 6 weeks of testosterone (T) undecanoat...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54194-6
更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study nucleation status in two- and four-cell embryos and its effect on reproductive outcomes. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:University-affiliated private center. PATIENT(S):A total of 1,679 embryos from 940 oocyte donation cycles from May 2012 to May 2014. INTERVENTION(S):None. MAIN OUTC...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.03.036
更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Neutrophil migration did not change during normal menstrual cycles but was significantly reduced during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH). Correlations between neutrophil migration and serum hormone concentrations could not be established. ...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.05.091
更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the use and effectiveness of IVF in a cohort of women undergoing surgery for endometriosis. DESIGN:Cohort study. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):Four hundred thirty-eight patients who attempted to become pregnant after conservative surgery for endometriosis. INTERVENTION(S):Interview. M...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.02.004
更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Authors. The entire group of investigators contributing to this study requests to withdraw this article. We ...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章,撤回出版物
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.09.001
更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the use of Essure microinsert placement in patients with hydrosalpinges before IVF. DESIGN:Retrospective case-series. SETTING:An advanced endoscopic practice within a university-affiliated teaching hospital. PATIENT(S):Five women with unilateral or bilateral hydrosalpinges on transvaginal ultra...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.01.050
更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate changes in plasma lipoprotein profile, hemostatic factors, platelet aggregation, endothelin-1, and cardiac function during postmenopausal sequential 6-month hormone replacement therapy (HRT). DESIGN:Open longitudinal prospective study. SETTING:Gynecologic department of a medical center. PATI...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00487-1
更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the clinical and endocrinologic effects of cyproterone acetate (CPA), an antiandrogen with progestational activity; flutamide, a nonsteroidal antiandrogen, and finasteride, an inhibitor of 5alpha-reductase. DESIGN:Randomized, open, controlled clinical study. SETTING:Department of Obstetrics and G...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00486-5
更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Blood samples collected longitudinally in 17 women over a period of 3 years, starting 11/2 years before the menopause, were assessed for sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), 17 beta-estradiol (E2), progesterone, and total testosterone. A slight (7.2%) decrease in mean SHBG from 4.25 +/- 1.67 (standard deviation) mg/l ...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60609-x
更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that oligo-ovulatory ovulation is associated with hyperandrogenemia in the absence of other clinical signs of androgen excess. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort controlled. SETTING:Tertiary care university-based outpatient clinic. PATIENT(S):Thirty-two consecutive nonhirsute oligo-ovulator...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(97)80089-1
更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To systematically compare the endometrial microbiota in infertile women with and without chronic endometritis (CE), as diagnosed by a quantitative and reference range-based method. DESIGN:Case-control observational study. SETTING:University-affiliated hospital. PATIENT(S):One hundred and thirty infertile w...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.05.015
更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Oocyte donation (OD) from a family member may be more available to patients. Our objective was to compare reproductive outcomes of familial OD with those of unrelated OD. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study in a single university-affiliated center. SETTING:Not applicable. PATIENT(S):Four hundred thirty OD cy...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.08.042
更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the expression of the prostaglandin (PG) E(2) transporter multidrug resistance-associated protein 4 (MRP4) in eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissue from endometriosis patients with that of control subjects and to examine whether MRP4 is regulated by the antiinflammatory lipid lipoxin A(4) (LXA(4))...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.01.146
更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00
