Use of insulin-sensitizing agents in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) followed by intratubal insemination in the treatment of infertility. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of 179 intratubal insemination trials in 78 women over a 48-month period. SETTING:Reproductive endocrinology practice. PATIENTS:Seventy-ei...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Toaff ME,Gross ST,Lev-Toaff AS

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of compound genetic abnormalities in patients who are carriers of cystic fibrosis mutations. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:Tertiary referral center for male infertility. PATIENT(S):Between 2000 and 2005, 65 patients were identified to be carriers of cystic fibrosis transmembrane r...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Karpman E,Williams DH 4th,Wilberforce S,Lipshultz LI

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the use of sonohysterography for uterine screening before IVF. DESIGN:Prospective screening with sonohysterography and comparison with available hysterosalpingographic and hysteroscopic evaluations. SETTING:Private practice. PATIENT(S):Seventy-two women undergoing IVF-ET using their own or dono...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Kim AH,McKay H,Keltz MD,Nelson HP,Adamson GD

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The pharmacokinetics of norelgestromin, the primary active metabolite of norgestimate, plus ethinyl estradiol (EE), delivered by the once-weekly contraceptive patch (Ortho Evra/Evra), have been studied in eight trials. This overview summarizes the relevant pharmacokinetic data for the contraceptive patch. DE...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Abrams LS,Skee D,Natarajan J,Wong FA

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate for differences in reproductive hormone levels in male relatives of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Academic medical center. PATIENT(S):Sixty-three fathers and 66 brothers of women with PCOS as well as two groups of control men of comparable...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Torchen LC,Kumar A,Kalra B,Savjani G,Sisk R,Legro RS,Dunaif A

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the expression protein profile of seminal plasma from infertile men with oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (OAT) due to oxidative stress with that of healthy, fertile men to determine the proteins indicative of infertility. DESIGN:Experimental study. SETTING:University hospital and research institute....

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Herwig R,Knoll C,Planyavsky M,Pourbiabany A,Greilberger J,Bennett KL

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the extent to which test accuracy studies published in two leading reproductive medicine journals in the years 1999 and 2004 adhered to the Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy (STARD) initiative parameters, and to explore whether the introduction of the STARD statement has led to an imp...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Coppus SF,van der Veen F,Bossuyt PM,Mol BW

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain conclusions may be drawn from the present review: 1. Synthetic FSH/LH-RH may induce ovulation; therefore, a therapeutic effect has been established in some cases of anovulatory infertility, but it is still difficult to assess the correct dose of FSH/LH-RH because of individual variations in response. 2. Gonado...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Zárate A,Canales ES,Soria J,Forsbach G,Kastin AJ,Schally AV

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized that diminished endothelin 1 (ET-1) expression at the spermatic vein wall level might be responsible for the development of varicocele. However, immunohistochemical evaluation of spermatic and control vein samples from 55 patients with varicocele showed overexpression of ET-1 and its receptors ETA and ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Gyftopoulos K,Chondrogianni C,Papadaki H

更新日期：2011-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effects of coping and of infertility-specific and nonspecific stress on pregnancy outcomes after IVF treatment. DESIGN:Cross-sectional design controlling for potential confounding variables. Psychosocial measures were assessed on the day of embryo transfer. SETTING:Fertility clinic in Greece....

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Panagopoulou E,Vedhara K,Gaintarzti C,Tarlatzis B

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate hypoestrogenic "inactive phases" (IP) in the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, with respect to age, reproductive stage, and follicular depletion. DESIGN:Analysis of prospectively collected menstrual bleed and estrone-3-glucuronide data. SETTING:Center for Population and Health, Georget...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ferrell RJ,Rodríguez G,Holman D,O'Connor K,Wood JW,Weinstein M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The level of the "Beaumont" protein present in serum was measured by a population of 223 black and 76 Caucasian women with different exposures to oral contraceptives (OCs). No differences were found in the values in nonusers, past users, current users, or new users of OCs. The values were higher in black nonusers and ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Collins DC,Bain RP,Coan P,Macpherson RF,Blumenstein B,Hall WD

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test, using the immunobead binding technique, for the presence of antisperm antibodies on epididymal sperm, in epididymal fluid, and in serum of men with congenital absence of the vas deferens. To evaluate the in vitro fertilization (IVF) capacity of human epididymal sperm in the presence of antisperm ant...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Patrizio P,Silber SJ,Ord T,Moretti-Rojas I,Asch RH

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The administration of five subcutaneous 250-microgram doses of lutienizing hormone (LH)-releasing hormone (LHRH) at 4-hour intervals, the first injection being given at 8 A.M. on 1 or 2 consecutive days between days 1 and 9 following the LH surge in normal women, shortened the luteal phase from 1 to 4 days in 16 of 17...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Lemay A,Labrie F,Ferland L,Raynaud JP

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cryopreserved sperm sample with a low level of DNA fragmentation was used for intracytoplasmic sperm injection and resulted in a twin birth from a couple with a 10-year history of idiopathic infertility. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Alvarez JG,Ollero M,Larson-Cook KL,Evenson DP

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve patients with amenorrhea-galactorrhea and hyperprolactinemia are presented. The mean serum prolactin level was 175 ng/ml (range, 37 to 575 ng/ml). Basal gonadotropin levels were normal in all patients. Serum estradiol levels were normal in three women and reduced in nine. The response to luteinizing hormone-rel...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Floersheim-Shachar Y,Keller PJ

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the complications observed after transvaginal oocyte retrieval guided by ultrasound in 7,098 IVF cycles. The frequency of severe complications in our patients was 0.08%, of which four cases were intraperitoneal bleeding (0.06%) and two were cases of ovarian abscess (0.003%). ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Aragona C,Mohamed MA,Espinola MS,Linari A,Pecorini F,Micara G,Sbracia M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether inhibition of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor tyrosine kinase with lapatinib affects oocyte maturation, expression of the cumulus expansion-associated genes such as tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced protein 6 (TNFAIP6) and prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2), and synthe...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Nagyova E,Nemcova L,Mlynarcikova A,Scsukova S,Kalous J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of patients who have involuntary infertility show sperm antibodies in the blood serum, as detected by two quite different methods of spermagglutination. These techniques are the Kibrick method (gelatin agglutination test) and the F-D method (tube-slide agglutination test). By the former technique, the sera of...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Shulman S,Harlin B,Davis P,Reyniak JV

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assessment of anti-phospholipid antibodies (APA) is not indicated among couples undergoing IVF, and therapy is not justified on the basis of existing data. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Practice Committee of American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether retinoic acid (RA) can regulate the expression of interleukin (IL)-6 in human endometrial cells in a manner that might be beneficial to women with endometriosis. DESIGN:In vitro study. SETTING:Academic medical center. PATIENT(S):Patients with endometriosis and controls. INTERVENTION(S...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Sawatsri S,Desai N,Rock JA,Sidell N

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze prognostic factors that are associated with a discordant outcome in egg recipients sharing oocytes from the same donor. DESIGN:Matched case-control single-center study. SETTING:Private infertility clinic. PATIENT(S):Four hundred forty-four recipients (222 pairs) sharing oocytes from the same don...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Bodri D,Colodron M,Vidal R,Galindo A,Durban M,Coll O

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether trophectoderm biopsy has any impact on the level of serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) in early pregnancies. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:University-affiliated reproductive medical center. PATIENT(S):Three hundred and eighty-three women undergoing 396 frozen embryo...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Lu MM,Wen YX,Liu YL,Ding CH,Zhou CQ,Xu YW

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review rodent animal models of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), with a focus on those associated with the metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease risk factors. DESIGN:Review. ANIMAL(S):Rodent models of PCOS. INTERVENTION(S):Description and comparison of animal models. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):Com...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Shi D,Vine DF

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transvaginal follicular aspiration (TVA) with ultrasonically guided needles allows the transfer of in vitro generated embryos to the fallopian tubes (TET), performing only one surgical procedure in the process. Up to now, this approach has been used to treat 16 couples with infertility due to severe male factor. Folli...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Balmaceda JP,Gastaldi C,Remohi J,Borrero C,Ord T,Asch RH

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The glycolytic enzymes, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and hexokinase in cervical mucus of 96 ovulatory women were serially measured daily during the menstrual cycle. Among all of the enzymes, the cyclic changes in LDH activity were the most significant, being high during the prolifera...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Takehisa T

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the direct actions of active 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 (VD3) upon primate follicular development at specific stages of folliculogenesis. DESIGN:Secondary preantral follicles were isolated from rhesus monkeys ovaries, encapsulated in alginate, and cultured for 40 days. Follicles were randomly a...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Xu J,Hennebold JD,Seifer DB

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study attitudes about posthumous assisted reproduction (PAR) in individuals presenting for assisted reproduction, to examine the degree of concordance of attitudes within couples, and to determine whether individuals can accurately predict the attitudes of their intimate partners. DESIGN:Cross sectional s...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Nakhuda GS,Wang JG,Sauer MV

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluate the effectiveness of a new ovarian stimulation (OS) protocol before IVF. DESIGN:Prospective clinical randomized trial. SETTING:Private centers. PATIENT(S):Three hundred and twenty-three intended-to-treat women candidates for IVF. INTERVENTION(S):Patients were divided into three groups and adminis...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Serafini P,Yadid I,Motta EL,Alegretti JR,Fioravanti J,Coslovsky M

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether intrauterine injection of hCG before embryo transfer can improve IVF-ET outcomes. DESIGN:Meta-analysis. SETTING:Not applicable. PATIENT(S):Infertile women who underwent IVF-ET and received an intrauterine injection of hCG before ET. INTERVENTION(S):Infertile women treated with or witho...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Gao M,Jiang X,Li B,Li L,Duan M,Zhang X,Tian J,Qi K

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00