Endometrial polyps affect uterine receptivity.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the value that women with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) assign to the health impact of future infertility. DESIGN:Cross-sectional observations on patient preferences. SETTING:Participants in an existing multicenter clinical trial of PID treatment options. PATIENT(S):Five hundred thirty-two ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Songer TJ,Lave JR,Kamlet MS,Frederick S,Ness RB,Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Evaluation and Clinical Health (PEACH) Study.

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To demonstrate the effectiveness of ultrarapid cryopreservation in human embryos. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:An IVF unit of a medical center. PATIENT(S):All cases received ultrarapid freezing (URF) of embryos and frozen embryo transfer. INTERVENTION(S):Embryos were placed in phosphate-buffered s...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hsieh YY,Tsai HD,Chang CC,Chang CC,Lo HY,Lai AC

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether nicotine-induced testicular toxicity involves the induction of apoptosis in Leydig cells. DESIGN:Cell study using cells of the TM3 cell line derived from mouse Leydig cells. SETTING:Academic research laboratory. INTERVENTION(S):Morphological and biochemical analyses for the detection...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Kim KH,Joo KJ,Park HJ,Kwon CH,Jang MH,Kim CJ

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the immunoactivity of human follicular fluids (FFs) of ovaries stimulated with exogenous gonadotropins. PARTICIPANTS:Follicular fluids and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were obtained at the time of ovum pick-up from 15 women (25 to 34 years of age) undergoing gonadotropin stimulation...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Macciò A,Mantovani G,Turnu E,Artini P,Contu G,Volpe A

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the usefulness of dual-parameter flow cytometry of testicular fine-needle aspirates for the quantification of spermatogenesis. Immunofluorescence staining for vimentin was introduced to discriminate vimentin-negative germ cells from vimentin-positive stromal cells. The results of flow cytometry...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hittmair A,Rogatsch H,Mikuz G,Feichtinger H

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare sperm characteristics among: patients undergoing infertility evaluation, patients with male factor infertility (MFI), healthy sperm donors, and men with proven fertility; to examine the overlap of sperm characteristics in all four of these groups; and to identify good discriminators of fertility ve...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Nallella KP,Sharma RK,Aziz N,Agarwal A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Follow-up of 54 patients undergoing modified single-layer bilateral vasovasostomies are presented with attention to semen quality, pregnancy rates, and postoperative findings potentially inhibiting fertility. The technical success rate was 98%, but 3-month semen analyses varied from "poor" (less than 20(6)/ml; greater...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Weinerth JL

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Menopausal hormone therapy (HT) has complex biologic effects but continues to have an important clinical role in the management of vasomotor and other menopausal symptoms. The rational use of menopausal HT requires balancing the potential benefits and risks of treatment. Findings from the Women's Health Initiative (WH...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Manson JE

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the case of an infertile female patient with cystic fibrosis who was diagnosed with endocervical metaplasia of the endometrium at diagnostic hysteroscopy and successfully treated with an oral estroprogestinic formulation. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):A 27-year-old i...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Piccoli R,Di Spiezio Sardo A,Insabato L,Acunzo G,Guida M,Nappi C

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Live and dead spermatozoa of human semen were distinguished and evaluated separately with respect to their morphology after supravital staining with buffered eosin. This evaluation was shown to be almost as reliable as that of the commonly stained smear. Different samples from the same individual were found to be simi...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Fredricsson B,Waxegård G,Brege S,Lundberg I

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe and evaluate the surgical treatment of large ovarian endometriomas by an extraovarian endosurgical technique. DESIGN:Prospective case series study. SETTING:University center and tertiary referral center for endoscopic surgery. PATIENTS:Patients with large ovarian endometriomas. INTERVENTION:A ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Brosens IA,Van Ballaer P,Puttemans P,Deprest J

更新日期：1996-10-01 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

authors： Sher G,Katz M

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The embryo transfer is a critical part of in vitro fertilization. When performed under abdominal ultrasound guidance, the embryo transfer procedure requires a full bladder. Patients often state that the discomfort of the distended bladder causes more pain than the actual transfer procedure. Phenazopyridine HC...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Frishman GN,Allsworth JE,Gannon JB,Wright KP

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate endometrial adhesion and invasion of peritoneal mesothelium. DESIGN:Descriptive study using confocal laser-scanning microscopy. SETTING:University-based laboratory. PATIENT(S):Women undergoing surgery for benign conditions. INTERVENTION(S):Fluorescence-labeled peritoneal mesothelial cells (PMC...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Witz CA,Cho S,Centonze VE,Montoya-Rodriguez IA,Schenken RS

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serial measurement of serum hCG concentrations is an important clinical tool used to differentiate normal from abnormal pregnancies. At hCG values below which ultrasonography can be diagnostic, the comparison of a patient's hCG dynamics to those of established expected curves of rise or fall can aid the clinician ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Seeber BE

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of infectious complications and the protective effect of prophylactic antibiotic treatment after diagnostic office hysteroscopy in asymptomatic, infertile patients with normal results from transvaginal sonography. DESIGN:Recording of infectious complications after routine hysteroscop...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Kasius JC,Broekmans FJ,Fauser BC,Devroey P,Fatemi HM

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative pilot study was undertaken in three centers to determine the time of return of ovulation after the injection of the steroidal contraceptive norethisterone oenanthate (NET-OEN). The effect of the compound on the endometrium and some properties of cervical mucus were also assessed. Increases in plasma prog...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Benagiano G,Hingorani V,Fotherby K,Takker D,Coutinho E,Koetsawang S,de Souza JC,Srisupandit S

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of two antiandrogens, spironolactone and flutamide, in the treatment of hirsutism. PATIENTS, PARTICIPANTS:Twenty women with idiopathic hirsutism were randomized to receive either flutamide or spironolactone. DESIGN:Twenty hirsute women were recruited from patients presenting to the h...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Erenus M,Gürbüz O,Durmuşoğlu F,Demirçay Z,Pekin S

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate relations between dose of GnRH antagonist and follicular phase characteristics. DESIGN:Randomized controlled multicenter trial. SETTING:Tertiary referral fertility centers. PATIENT(S):Three hundred and twenty-nine IVF patients. INTERVENTION(S):Ovarian stimulation for IVF with recombinant FS...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： de Jong D,Macklon NS,Eijkemans MJ,Mannaerts BM,Coelingh Bennink HJ,Fauser BC,Ganirelix Dose-Finding Study Group.

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the results of ongoing pregnancies and deliveries after assisted reproductive technology (ART) in women aged >/=41 years, stratified by year of age. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:University hospital, IVF unit. PATIENT(S):A total of 431 IVF and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ron-El R,Raziel A,Strassburger D,Schachter M,Kasterstein E,Friedler S

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of saline infusion sonohysterography (SIS) in the investigation of uterine abnormalities and malformations in patients referred for infertility work-up compared with women with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB). DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Academically oriented private practi...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Tur-Kaspa I,Gal M,Hartman M,Hartman J,Hartman A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the outcome of IVF can be predicted by acridine orange (AO) nuclear fluorescence of sperm. DESIGN:Based on the fact that AO nuclear fluorescence color after acid treatment reflects maturity (green fluorescence) or immaturity (yellow to red fluorescence) of spermatozoa, the relationships ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hoshi K,Katayose H,Yanagida K,Kimura Y,Sato A

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the semen quality and hormonal status between patients with testicular cancer and normal versus increased serum levels of beta-hCG. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Academic research environment. PATIENT(S):All 203 patients with testicular cancer who required chemotherapy in the period 1995-2...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： de Bruin D,de Jong IJ,Arts EG,Nuver J,Dullaart RP,Sluiter WJ,Hoekstra HJ,Sleijfer DT,Gietema JA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothalamic and pituitary gonadotropin function and responsiveness in four patients with well-documented Stein-Leventhal syndrome were studied. All patients were of reproductive age and had had menstrual disorders since menarche. Estrogen production was assessed by measuring the circulating levels of immunoreactive e...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Scaglia H,Medina M,Gual C,Cabeza M,Pérez-Palacios G

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of estro-progestin supplementation on ghrelin-mediated GH release, we studied the consequence of ghrelin or saline injection before and after 60 days of hormone therapy or placebo administration in postmenopausal subjects. DESIGN:A prospective double blind, placebo-controlled, and paral...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Villa P,Costantini B,Perri C,Suriano R,Ricciardi L,Lanzone A

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Turner syndrome (TS), which affects approximately 1 in 2,500 live-born females, is characterized by loss or structural anomalies of an X chromosome. Clinical features vary among patients; multiple organ systems can be affected. Endocrinologists are involved in the management of short stature, delayed puberty, and infe...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Gonzalez L,Witchel SF

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine Müllerian inhibiting substance (MIS) levels in follicular fluid (FF) and sera of IVF patients. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Fertility center. PATIENT(S):Sixty-six patients: 20 with tubal factor infertility, 17 with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and 29 with endometriosis. INTERVENTION...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Fallat ME,Siow Y,Marra M,Cook C,Carrillo A

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate three approaches to uterine artery occlusion at time of myomectomy as a blood-sparing intraoperative technique. DESIGN:A step-by-step explanation of the procedure with surgical video footage. SETTING:Academic medical center. PATIENT(S):Patients undergoing laparoscopic myomectomy, for whom a ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Zakhari A,Sanders AP,Murji A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To recover natural fertility of ewes that were subjected to ovarian failure induced by radiotherapy with an autologous orthotopic graft of cryopreserved germinative tissue. DESIGN:Experimental surgery study. SETTING:University hospital unit. ANIMAL(S):Adult ewes. INTERVENTION(S):Four ewes were submitted t...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Almodin CG,Minguetti-Câmara VC,Meister H,Ceschin AP,Kriger E,Ferreira JO

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the correlation between indices of air pollution and sperm parameters. DESIGN:Ecological study. SETTING:Contained geographic area. PATIENT(S):Resident men presenting for semen analysis or artificial insemination. INTERVENTION(S):Analysis of levels of particulate air pollution (particulate matter ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hammoud A,Carrell DT,Gibson M,Sanderson M,Parker-Jones K,Peterson CM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00