Slow excretion of exogenous human chorionic gonadotropin simulating repeated pregnancies and pregnancy losses.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure concentrations of placental protein 14 (PP14) in uterine flushings and plasma samples obtained from patients with unexplained infertility and to compare the results of those of normal fertile women. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Infertility and gynaecology outpatient clinics at the Jessop Ho...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Mackenna A,Li TC,Dalton C,Bolton A,Cooke I

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a 5-year experience of fluoroscopically guided hysteroscopic synechiolysis for Asherman's syndrome. DESIGN:Retrospective, uncontrolled cohort study. SETTING:Department of Endo-Gynaecology, University of New South Wales, Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. PAT...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Thomson AJ,Abbott JA,Kingston A,Lenart M,Vancaillie TG

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a case of Klinefelter's syndrome with unilateral absence of vas deferens. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:Tertiary-care infertility clinic. PATIENT(S):A 28-year-old man with the complaint of infertility. INTERVENTION(S):None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):Physical examination, genetic and hormonal evalua...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Baydilli N,Gökçe A,Karabulut SY,Ekmekcioglu O

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Studies have shown that age at natural menopause is heritable. Mutations in the FSH-receptor have been identified in women with premature ovarian failure (POF) and the FSH-receptor gene may, therefore, be considered a candidate gene for (early) menopausal age. This study investigates whether there is linkage ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Kok HS,van Asselt KM,Peeters PH,van der Schouw YT,Grobbee DE,Pearson PL,Wijmenga C

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a case of uterine pseudoaneurysm after laparoscopic myomectomy in a 36-year-old woman. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):A 36-year-old woman, 3 months after laparoscopic myomectomy, presenting with an intrauterine hypoechoic lesion measuring 5 cm in diameter. INTERVEN...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Asai S,Asada H,Furuya M,Ishimoto H,Tanaka M,Yoshimura Y

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess bacterial colonization following balloon uterine stent placement in the uterus for 30 days. DESIGN:Prospective randomized controlled study. SETTING:Tertiary medical center. PATIENT(S):Sixty-eight women scheduled for hysteroscopy. INTERVENTION(S):Women who were undergoing hysteroscopic surgery we...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Lin YH,Jang TN,Hwang JL,Huang LW,Seow KM,Hsieh BC,Huang CH

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemochromatosis is a rare disorder of iron storage. This report illustrates a case of hypogonadotropic-hypogonadism in a female with biopsy-proven hemochromatosis. Dynamic pituitary and gonadal testing revealed subnormal gonadotropin responses to gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) but normal ovarian reserve, as sho...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Meyer WR,Hutchinson-Williams KA,Jones EE,DeCherney AH

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of the second micro-testicular sperm extraction (TESE)in men with nonobstructive azoospermia in whom the first micro-TESE failed. DESIGN:Retrospective. SETTING:Private clinic. PATIENT(S):One hundred twenty-five men with nonobstructive azoospermia with failed previous micro-TESE. Th...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Özman O,Tosun S,Bayazıt N,Cengiz S,Bakırcıoğlu ME

更新日期：2020-12-23 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：:Standardized bilateral ovarian-adrenal vein catheterization was utilized to assess directly glandular steroid release in 60 androgenized women without evidence of a functional neoplasm. Testosterone (T), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), androstenedione (delta 4 A), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), DHEA sulfate (DHEA-S), 17-hy...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Moltz L,Schwartz U,Sörensen R,Pickartz H,Hammerstein J

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study, which is concerned with establishing clinically relevant corridors defining normal progesterone (P) levels in saliva, has addressed some of the shortcomings associated with previous equivalent studies (e.g., limited data, inadequately monitored ovulations, inadequately defined subjects). A sensitive, direc...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Finn MM,Gosling JP,Tallon DF,Madden AT,Meehan FP,Fottrell PF

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the levels of postacrosomal WW binding protein (PAWP) in the spermatozoa of men that were used clinically for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and to correlate them with infertility treatment outcomes. DESIGN:Prospective clinical and laboratory study. SETTING:University-based laboratory ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Aarabi M,Balakier H,Bashar S,Moskovtsev SI,Sutovsky P,Librach CL,Oko R

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate a new technique designed to improve access to the endometrial cavity through tortuous and/or stenotic endocervical canals in women with histories of difficult IUIs, ETs, or endometrial biopsies. DESIGN:Prospective case series. SETTING:Tertiary care center. PATIENT(S):Women with histories of dif...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Yanushpolsky EH,Ginsburg ES,Fox JH,Stewart EA

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study fails to uphold the concept of invisible, microscopic endometriosis. Peritoneum devoid of disease exists, can be described, and can be consistently found. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Redwine DB

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate sequential changes in fetal heart rate (FHR) during the first trimester of well-timed pregnancies resulting from infertility treatment and to correlate the data with fetal growth curve and beta-hCG levels. DESIGN:Serial measurements of FHR, crown-rump length (CRL) and beta-hCG at weekly interval...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Rotsztejn D,Rana N,Dmowski WP

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single human chorionic gonadotropin determination was performed in 786 infertile women during the late luteal phase to determine the frequencies of preclinical abortions and whether the frequency was increased in women with endometriosis. Thirty-seven pregnancies (4.7% of cycles) were identified, of which six were c...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Pittaway DE,Ellington CP,Klimek M

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare basal gonadotropin and estradiol levels between women using acetaminophen versus those using no or other types of analgesics. DESIGN:Observational study. SETTING:Three IVF clinics in greater Boston. PATIENT(S):Three hundred eighty-six women accepted for their first IVF treatment who completed qu...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Cramer DW,Liberman RF,Hornstein MD,McShane P,Powers D,Li EY,Barbieri R

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-cell mouse embryos were cultured in Ham's F-10 medium (Gibco, Grand Island, NY) supplemented with various concentrations of transferrin, insulin, epidermal growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor, or fibroblast growth factor. Rates of development and the cell numbers per blastocyst were compared between embr...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Colver RM,Howe AM,McDonough PG,Boldt J

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of local endometrial injury (LEI) on clinical outcomes in ovum donation recipients. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort analysis of ovum donation cycles conducted from 2005 to 2012. SETTING:Two private IVF centers. PATIENT(S):Total 737 ovum donation cycles. INTERVENTION(S):LEI by endometria...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Dain L,Ojha K,Bider D,Levron J,Zinchenko V,Walster S,Dirnfeld M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Encounters for infertility care are opportunities to assess and update immunization status. Women of reproductive age are often unaware of their need for immunization, their own immunization status, and the potentially serious consequences of preventable disease on pregnancy outcome. The purpose of this ASRM Practice ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Practice Committee of American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine expression of integrins α₁, α₄, and αVβ₃ in the glandular and luminal epithelium, stroma, and cells in the blood vessel walls of the endometrium from women with recurrent implantation failure (RIF) and to determine if they are of prognostic value in determining pregnancy outcome. DESIGN:Prospect...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Coughlan C,Sinagra M,Ledger W,Li TC,Laird S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the predictive value of seminal inhibin B and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) on the outcome of testicular sperm extraction (TESE) in patients with nonobstructive azoospermia. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Reproductive biology department. PATIENT(S):Forty-seven normospermic, 28 oligozoospermic...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Duvilla E,Lejeune H,Trombert-Paviot B,Gentil-Perret A,Tostain J,Levy R

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze relationship and parenthood in IVF twin couples, IVF singleton couples, and spontaneously pregnant primiparous couples. SETTING:Southeast region of Sweden. DESIGN:Prospective case-control study. PATIENT(S):In total, 24 women and men who became pregnant with twins, consecutively, and expected the...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Sydsjö G,Wadsby M,Sydsjö A,Selling KE

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if gonadotropin suppression improves ovarian follicle function or ovulation rates in patients with karyotypically normal spontaneous premature ovarian failure. DESIGN:Prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial. SETTING:Tertiary care research institution. INTERVENTIONS:Two i...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Nelson LM,Kimzey LM,White BJ,Merriam GR

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD) ovulation was induced with a combination of human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) or with urinary follicle-stimulating hormone (uFSH; Metrodin, Serono Laboratories, Inc., Randolph, MA) alone. hMG/hCG and uFSH resulted in comparable...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Seibel MM,McArdle C,Smith D,Taymor ML

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of body mass index (BMI) on IVF outcomes in fresh autologous cycles. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Not applicable. PATIENT(S):A total of 239,127 fresh IVF cycles from the 2008-2010 Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology registry were stratified into cohorts based on...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Provost MP,Acharya KS,Acharya CR,Yeh JS,Steward RG,Eaton JL,Goldfarb JM,Muasher SJ

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of 3,3',5-triiodothyronine (T(3)) on ovarian follicle development in vitro. DESIGN:Experimental study. SETTING:University reproductive biology unit. ANIMAL(S):CD1 mice (female). INTERVENTION(S):In vitro culture. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):Assessment of follicle and oocyte development fo...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Cecconi S,Rossi G,Coticchio G,Macchiarelli G,Borini A,Canipari R

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study examines the safety, effectiveness, and local tissue response for a new transcervical fallopian tube permanent contraceptive device, the STOP device (Conceptus, Inc., San Carlos, CA). DESIGN:Nonrandomized prospective evaluation of tubal occlusion and histologic response. SETTING:Inpatient,...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Valle RF,Carignan CS,Wright TC,STOP Prehysterectomy Investigation Group.

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) and gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) are used to treat intractable infertility in women with no distortion of the pelvic viscera, despite the lack of controlled trials demonstrating efficacy. The mechanism of any purportedly enhanced cycle fecundity in ovulatory...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Dodson WC,Whitesides DB,Hughes CL Jr,Easley HA 3rd,Haney AF

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:hCG levels in cul-de-sac and peripheral blood in patients with ectopic pregnancies were studied. hCG levels were significantly higher in the cul-de-sac blood than in peripheral blood (P less than 0.01). The high hCG level in the cul-de-sac blood was not due to interference by proteolytic enzymes in cul-de-sac blood si...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Thorneycroft IH,Watson D,Katz E,Wun WS

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00