Predictors of not pursuing infertility treatment after an infertility diagnosis: examination of a prospective U.S. cohort.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) with hysterectomy in patients with adenomyosis and to study the effects of both treatments on quality of life (QOL). DESIGN:Prospective randomized clinical trial. SETTING:Women's health teaching and research hospital. PATIENT(S):Eighty-six patient...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ozdegirmenci O,Kayikcioglu F,Akgul MA,Kaplan M,Karcaaltincaba M,Haberal A,Akyol M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasminogen activator activity in PF was assayed by the fibrinolysis method described by Strickland and Beers. In 45 patients studied, there were no discernible differences according to whether patients had endometriosis and/or pelvic adhesive disease. No differences were detected according to when in the menstrual cy...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Batzofin JH,Holmes SD,Gibbons WE,Buttram VC Jr

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study evaluated the efficacy of transvaginal ultrasonography combined with water-contrast in the rectum (RWC-TVS) in the diagnosis of rectal infiltration in 35 women with rectovaginal endometriosis; ultrasonographic findings were compared with surgery and histology. The sensitivity of RWC-TVS in ident...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Menada MV,Remorgida V,Abbamonte LH,Fulcheri E,Ragni N,Ferrero S

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate interrelationships between levels of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP-I), and ovarian steroids in late preovulatory follicular fluid (FF) after pituitary desensitization with GnRH agonist and controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. DESIGN:Follic...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Chang SY,Hsieh KC,Wang HS,Soong YK

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate chorionic villous vasculogenesis (maturation) and development of the vasculosyncytial membrane (margination) using CD34 immunohistochemistry. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:Microscopic analysis of first trimester chorionic villi. PATIENT(S):Twelve patients with anembryonic pregnancies, 1...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Lisman BA,Boer K,Bleker OP,van Wely M,van Groningen K,Exalto N

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate the laparoscopic neuroanatomy of the autonomic nerves of the pelvis using the laparoscopic neuronavigation technique, as well as the technique for a nerve-sparing radical endometriosis surgery. DESIGN:Step-by-step explanation of the technique using videos and pictures (educational video) to de...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Lemos N,Souza C,Marques RM,Kamergorodsky G,Schor E,Girão MJ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the low-dose recombinant FSH and hMG protocols in treatment of patients with history of severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). DESIGN:A prospective study on 22 patients with history of severe OHSS. Group A (n = 14) was treated with low-dose recombinant FSH 40 cycles and group B (n = 8) w...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Aboulghar MA,Mansour RT,Serour GI,Amin YM,Sattar MA,elAttar E

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between leiomyomas and estrogen receptor gene polymorphism. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Department of gynecology and genetics. PATIENT(S):Women with (n = 159) or without leiomyomas (n = 131). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):Polymerase chain reaction was used to detect dinucleotid...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hsieh YY,Chang CC,Tsai FJ,Tsai HD,Yeh LS,Lin CC,Tsai CH

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the degree of enrichment of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) from human testicular cell cultures by ITGA6+, HLA-/ITGA6+, GPR125+, and HLA-/GPR125+ magnetic-assisted cell sorting (MACS). DESIGN:Experimental basic science study. SETTING:Reproductive biology laboratory. PATIENT(S):Multiple samples...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Nickkholgh B,Mizrak SC,Korver CM,van Daalen SK,Meissner A,Repping S,van Pelt AM

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the expression kinetics of interleukin-1 receptors (IL-1R), receptor antagonist (IL-1RN), and monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) throughout early gestation in mice. DESIGN:Assessment of IL-1R, IL-1RN, and MCP-1 throughout early pregnancy. SETTING:Reproduction laboratory. ANIMAL(S):B6C3F1...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Bourdiec A,Martel V,Akoum A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To update results on outcomes with frozen/thawed oocytes using a differential sucrose concentration during dehydration (0.2 M) and rehydration (0.3 M), combined with a one-step propanediol exposure. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Private IVF centers. PATIENT(S):Infertile couples undergoing IVF ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Bianchi V,Lappi M,Bonu MA,Borini A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore possible relationships between genital tract infections, sperm antibodies, and infertility, seminal fluid from 100 men was analyzed. Sperm antibodies, measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, were detected in 14 of 29 men (48%) with culture-positive asymptomatic infections, 8 of 17 men (47%) with a...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Witkin SS,Toth A

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a rare case of true hermaphroditism presenting in adolescence as bilateral gynecomastia in a phenotypic male. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:Academic medical center. PATIENT(S):A 19-year-old phenotypic male who presented with pronounced bilateral gynecomastia and was ultimately diagnosed with true h...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ouhilal S,Turco J,Nangia A,Stotland M,Manganiello PD

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surveillance is a triennial worldwide compendium of national rules and regulations for assisted reproductive technology. It was last published in 2010. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ory SJ,Devroey P,Banker M,Brinsden P,Buster J,Fiadjoe M,Horton M,Nygren K,Pai H,Le Roux P,Sullivan E

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether women who conceive after assisted reproductive technology (ART) are at higher risk for emergency peripartum hysterectomy. DESIGN:A case-control study using a prospectively maintained institutional database. SETTING:A tertiary referral university teaching maternity hospital. PATIENT(S...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Cromi A,Candeloro I,Marconi N,Casarin J,Serati M,Agosti M,Ghezzi F

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports further observations on our previous study of 203 Copper 7 intrauterine insertions performed in 199 women. There have now been accumulated 3799 woman-months of use. At least a 2-year period of observation has been attained from first insertion until these data were analyzed. The Copper 7 intrauterin...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Nebel WA,Currie JL,Lassiter RE

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the variability of antimüllerian hormone (AMH) concentrations in women with "adequate ovarian reserve" during unstimulated menstrual cycles and to determine the impact on clinical classifications. DESIGN:Pilot cohort study. SETTING:Private fertility clinic. PATIENT(S):Twelve consecutive women (ag...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hadlow N,Longhurst K,McClements A,Natalwala J,Brown SJ,Matson PL

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the prevalence of migraine in women with chronic pelvic pain with and without endometriosis. DESIGN:Prospective study of headache, pelvic pain, and quality of life before laparoscopic surgery for pelvic pain. Endometriosis was diagnosed pathologically. Headaches were classified as migraine or non-...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Karp BI,Sinaii N,Nieman LK,Silberstein SD,Stratton P

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine accumulated conception and live birth rates in ovum donation. DESIGN:Retrospective study from a computer database. Pregnancies with one gestational sac observed by ultrasound have been included as conceptional cycles and pregnancies that resulted in one live child were recorded for the analysis ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Remohí J,Gartner B,Gallardo E,Yalil S,Simón C,Pellicer A

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The third annual meeting of the Androgen Excess Society, held in San Diego, California, June 3, 2005, reported on new developments in the field, including intrafollicular steroidogenesis, intrathecal biochemistry, mechanisms of insulin signal and resistance of polycystic ovary syndrome, and novel aspects of androgen s...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Orio F,Azziz R,Androgen Excess Society Annual Meeting Committee.,Androgen Excess Society.

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with amenorrhea due to a prolactin-secreting pituitary microadenoma was treated with the antiserotoninergic drug metergoline for 8 months. The first menstruation occurred after 1 month of therapy, and it was followed by regular menses by the 3rd month. Presumptive evidence of ovulation was obtained in at lea...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ferrari C,Caldara R,Telloli P,Rampini P,Bertazzoni A

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen (E)/progestin therapy for functional ovarian cysts is widely used in clinical practice, but the efficacy of this treatment has not been determined in controlled trials. In this study, we examined the effect of E/progestin administration in a group of infertility patients enrolled in a program of ovulation ind...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Steinkampf MP,Hammond KR,Blackwell RE

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess public attitudes toward placing age limits on men and women seeking fertility treatment. DESIGN:Cross-sectional web-based survey. SETTING:Not applicable. PATIENT(S):A nationally representative sample of 1,427 adults in the United States. INTERVENTION(S):Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):S...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Lee MS,Farland LV,Thomas AM,Ginsburg ES

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is one of the most serious, and potentially lethal, complications of controlled ovarian stimulation (COS). Induction of final oocyte maturation with a bolus of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist (GnRHa), instead of the criterion standard hCG, in patients undergoing o...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Fatemi HM,Garcia-Velasco J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of danazol on steroidogenesis in cultured human granulosa cells was studied. Granulosa cells obtained from antral follicles in the mid to late follicular phase were cultured for 2 to 6 days. Danazol (0.1 to 5 micrograms/ml) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG, 10 IU/ml), alone or in combination, were adde...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Olsson JH,Hillensjö T,Nilsson L

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify factors influencing the development of endometrial autografts in a monkey model of endometriosis. DESIGN:Prospective, comparative study. SETTING:Animal research unit. SUBJECTS:Thirty regularly cycling cynomolgus monkeys in three groups of 10 each. INTERVENTIONS:Endometrium was minced and spill...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Sillem M,Hahn U,Coddington CC 3rd,Gordon K,Runnebaum B,Hodgen GD

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injection into the testes on spermatogenesis and apoptosis in a varicocele-induced adolescent rat model. SETTING:University hospital urology research laboratory. ANIMAL(S):Six-week-old male Wistar rats (n = 32). INTERVENTION:The rats we...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Tek M,Cayan S,Yilmaz N,Oğuz I,Erdem E,Akbay E

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood glucose and plasma insulin levels were measured during an oral glucose tolerance test in 18 women before and after 3 months' use of a low-estrogen oral contraceptive containing 0.035 mg of ethinylestradiol and 0.5 mg of norethindrone. There was no significant change in either of these two metabolic parameters. I...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Spellacy WN,Buhi WC,Birk SA,Buggie J

更新日期：1981-07-01 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：: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