Common genetic variation in MTNR1B is associated with serum testosterone, glucose tolerance, and insulin secretion in polycystic ovary syndrome patients.

abstract：:Ovulation induction with various hormonal agents has become a standard component of in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles to obtain multiple oocytes. Failure to anticipate the retrieval of more than two oocytes often results in cancellation of the cycle. In this study, we report our results in 80 unstimulated IVF cycles...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Foulot H,Ranoux C,Dubuisson JB,Rambaud D,Aubriot FX,Poirot C

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"To understand the actual world as it is, not as we should wish it to be, is the beginning of wisdom." - Bertrand Russell. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Feinberg EC

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To further understand the association between semen quality and cancer risk by means of well defined semen parameters. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Not applicable. PATIENT(S):A total of 20,433 men who underwent semen analysis (SA) and a sample of 20,433 fertile control subjects matched by age...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hanson HA,Anderson RE,Aston KI,Carrell DT,Smith KR,Hotaling JM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in laparoscopic surgery have enabled the gynecologic surgeon to treat an increased number of diseases of the reproductive organs by using the laser through the laparoscope. This article reviews the results of 243 patients with infertility associated with endometriosis ranging in severity from mild to e...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Nezhat C,Crowgey S,Nezhat F

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define a therapeutic strategy adapted to acute urine retention resulting from uterine incarceration in early pregnancy. DESIGN:Case report and review of the literature. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):Two cases of acute urine retention induced by severe fibroid incarceration in first trimester. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Chauleur C,Vulliez L,Seffert P

更新日期：2008-10-01 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

authors： Gori I,Rodriguez Y,Pellegrini C,Achtari C,Hornung D,Chardonnens E,Wunder D,Fiche M,Canny GO

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether endometrial thickness on the day of hCG administration is a predictor of intrauterine insemination (IUI) success. DESIGN:A retrospective study. PATIENT(S):Two hundred forty-nine women undergoing IUI cycles. SETTING:University hospital-based infertility center. INTERVENTION(S):Endom...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Esmailzadeh S,Faramarzi M

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the pregnancy and birth outcomes of patients undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). DESIGN:Selective review of the literature. SETTING:Couples undergoing either conventional IVF or ICSI and their resulting offspring. PATIENT(S):None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):None. INTERVENTION(S):No...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Retzloff MG,Hornstein MD

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work is to review the need for new diagnostic tools for sperm, the relevance of sperm mRNA in reproductive success, and the potential of a state-of-the-art microarray-based diagnostic tool for improving reproductive results. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Garrido N,García-Herrero S,Meseguer M

更新日期：2013-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish an intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment program for couples with male infertility and to determine those factors important for success. DESIGN:A retrospective analysis of 171 consecutive cycles of intracytoplasmic sperm injection concerning 145 infertile couples. SETTING:Infertility clini...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Svalander P,Forsberg AS,Jakobsson AH,Wikland M

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although salpingitis frequently produces tubal damage and infertility, many women with tubal factor as a cause of their infertility do not have a clinical history of salpingitis. In order to investigate whether or not some such cases might be due to subclinical chlamydial infections, we measured antichlamydial antibod...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Jones RB,Ardery BR,Hui SL,Cleary RE

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fertilization, embryo development, and successful pregnancy can be achieved after transfer of embryos derived from brown oocytes at the same rate as embryos from morphologically normal oocytes. Therefore, brown oocytes are probably normal and this morphological criterion does not seem to be indicative of any adverse o...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Esfandiari N,Burjaq H,Gotlieb L,Casper RF

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the possible effect of freezing on sperm escape force as measured by laser trap. DESIGN:Controlled clinical study. SETTING:Normal volunteers, academic setting. PATIENTS:Normal, healthy volunteers. INTERVENTION:Sperm selection, freezing and thawing. Measurement of relative (sperm) escape force...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Dantas ZN,Araujo E Jr,Tadir Y,Berns MW,Schell MJ,Stone SC

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the role of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α, an early embryonic product, on endometrial epithelial cell migration and endometrial milk fat globule-epidermal growth factor 8 protein (MFG-E8) production. DESIGN:In vitro study. SETTING:Academic center. INTERVENTION(S):Ishikawa cells, used as surrogat...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Yu L,Anderson S,Oehninger S,Bocca S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the association between subfertility and low birth weight infants. DESIGN:Women in this analysis participated in a cross-sectional investigation of maternal risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes. SETTING:Medical and obstetric history and life style information were obtained from women who...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Williams MA,Goldman MB,Mittendorf R,Monson RR

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the cumulative incidence of live delivery in women who underwent reversal of tubal sterilization. DESIGN:Population-based retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Hospitals in Western Australia. PATIENT(S):All women aged 20-44 years, with a history of hospital admission for tubal sterilization, who...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Malacova E,Kemp-Casey A,Bremner A,Hart R,Stewart LM,Preen DB

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and assisted hatching (AH) on assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcomes in initial cycles with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) as the primary diagnosis. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study of cycles from the Society for Assisted Reprod...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Butts SF,Owen C,Mainigi M,Senapati S,Seifer DB,Dokras A

更新日期：2014-10-01 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 compare the agonist flare-up and antagonist protocols in the management of poor responders to the standard long down-regulation protocol. DESIGN:Retrospective comparative study. SETTING:Assisted conception center. PATIENT(S):One hundred thirty-four patients undergoing IVF/ intracytoplasmic sperm injecti...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Mohamed KA,Davies WA,Allsopp J,Lashen H

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the independent effects of the degree of blastocoele expansion and re-expansion and the inner cell mass (ICM) and trophectoderm (TE) grades on predicting live birth after fresh and vitrified/warmed single blastocyst transfer. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Reproductive medical center. PATI...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Du QY,Wang EY,Huang Y,Guo XY,Xiong YJ,Yu YP,Yao GD,Shi SL,Sun YP

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A uteroglobin-like molecule was detected with a sensitive radioimmunoassay for rabbit uteroglobin in the uterine washings of women. This antigen was detectable only in small amounts in the uterine washings obtained from women in the late luteal phase or proliferative phase, but was detected in large amounts in uterine...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Cowan BD,North DH,Whitworth NS,Fujita R,Shumacher EK,Mukherjee AB

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the risk of introducing microorganisms into the peritoneal cavity during intracervical or intrauterine insemination, we cultured the cervix and semen from 19 couples before insemination and the peritoneal fluid from the female partner after insemination. The peritoneal cultures taken before hydrotubation gre...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Stone SC,de la Maza LM,Peterson EM

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of microdeletions of the long arm of chromosome Y within the AZFa, AZFb, and AZFc subregions in patients with idiopathic azoospermia, and then correlate the microdeletions with clinical phenotypes to determine the most important subregion for screening. DESIGN:Controlled clinical ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Fujisawa M,Shirakawa T,Kanzaki M,Okada H,Arakawa S,Kamidono S

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the frequency of anomalies of the vas deferens and the frequency of mutations of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) gene in male candidates for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) who had severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia. DESIGN:The clinical data for male candidates for ICSI...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Tuerlings JH,Mol B,Kremer JA,Looman M,Meuleman EJ,te Meerman GJ,Buys CH,Merkus HM,Scheffer H

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene products estrogen receptor alpha, progesterone receptor-A, retinoid X receptor alpha, insulin-like growth factor-II, insulin-like growth factor I receptor beta, platelet-derived growth factor, epithelial growth factor receptor, and BCL-2 were examined by immunohistochemistry with the aid of a tissue microarray fr...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Levy M,Mittal K,Chiriboga L,Zhang X,Yee H,Wei JJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven patients underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation yielding 72 embryos for evaluation. Mean nitric oxide metabolite levels in the insemination media were 2.6 times higher in embryos that progressed to blastocysts by culture day 5 than in those that did not. A comparison of the receiver operating characteris...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Lipari CW,Garcia JE,Zhao Y,Thrift K,Vaidya D,Rodriguez A

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of freezing and thawing (F/T) on functional activity of immature rat oocyte-cumulus complexes (OCC) were studied. The OCC were divided into three groups according to the number of cumulus-cell layers surrounding them. The OCC were then frozen and thawed (F/T), with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) as cryoprotecta...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Pellicer A,Lightman A,Parmer TG,Behrman HR,De Cherney AH

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-one subjects with hyperprolactinemia underwent testing on separate occasions with nomifensine, an indirectly acting dopamine agonist, and domperidone, a dopamine receptor-blocking agent. Nomifensine (200 mg orally) did not significantly modify plasma levels of prolactin (PRL) in 17 subjects in whom the existence...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Massara F,Genazzani AR,Camanni F,De Leo V,Molinatti GM,Müller EE

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To consider the arguments for and against funding for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and to explore potential avenues for policy change. DESIGN:Narrative literature review, policy analysis. SETTING:University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. PATIENT(S):Sub-fertile women and men. INTERVENTION(S):Fert...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hughes EG,Giacomini M

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior studies have demonstrated that gonadotropin stimulation quality and pregnancy rates are better in in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients with low basal cycle day 3 follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels. The records of 81 patients who had undergone three or more IVF attempts during a 2-year period were studied...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Scott RT Jr,Hofmann GE,Oehninger S,Muasher SJ

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00