Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To test by genomic analysis whether empty follicle syndrome (EFS) in a family with two affected sisters has a genetic basis. DESIGN:Whole-exome sequencing in the context of clinical genetics. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):Two women (36 and 32 years old at the time of the study) with EFS. INTERVENTION(S):Genetic counseling based on autosomal recessive inheritance. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):Discovery of a mutation in the LH/choriogonadotropin receptor (LHCGR) as the cause of EFS. RESULT(S):A novel missense mutation in LHCGR, p.N400S, was homozygous in sisters with EFS and/or infertility, but not in their unaffected siblings or parents. The mutation was not present in 500 ancestry-matched control subjects. Asparagine at residue 400 is highly conserved and its substitution by serine predicted to alter critical interactions that stabilize LHCGR. CONCLUSION(S):We describe a genetic basis for EFS and provide strong evidence for the existence of genuine EFS in some patients. A mutation impairing the function of LHCGR explains the lack of response of these patients to repeated administration of β-hCG.
journal_name
Fertil Steriljournal_title
Fertility and sterilityauthors
Yariz KO,Walsh T,Uzak A,Spiliopoulos M,Duman D,Onalan G,King MC,Tekin Mdoi
10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.05.057subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-08-01 00:00:00pages
e125-30issue
2eissn
0015-0282issn
1556-5653pii
S0015-0282(11)00842-9journal_volume
96pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Intravaginal culture (IVC) is a new technique elaborated by the authors for the fertilization and culture of human oocytes. Its principle consists of fertilization and early development of the eggs in a closed, air-free milieu without the addition of CO2. One to five ovocytes are deposited in a tube completely filled ...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)59835-5
更新日期:1988-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To treat severe endometriosis in premenopausal women with an aromatase inhibitor and to document the efficacy and side effects of this new treatment. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:Clinical practice setting. PATIENT(S):Patients were premenopausal endometriosis cases confirmed by prior laparoscopy. INTERVENTI...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.11.027
更新日期:2004-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine whether there is an association between abnormal semen parameters and occupational exposures to organic solvents, metals, and pesticides. DESIGN:Case-control study using three case groups based on different cutoff values for semen parameters and one standard reference group. SETTING:University ...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00542-1
更新日期:1999-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate sperm morphology assessment using the IVOS (Hamilton-Thorne Research Version 3 Dimension Program, Beverly, MA) system in prediction of fertilization rate in vitro after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). DESIGN:A prospective clinical study. SETTING:Diagnostic andrology laboratory and assis...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00555-4
更新日期:1998-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To study the expression and function of adiponectin and its receptors in mouse and human follicle cells and in early embryo development. DESIGN:Whole ovaries, granulosa cells, and cumulus-oocyte complexes isolated from immature mice before and during hormone-induced ovulation were used to analyze the express...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.04.050
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The possible association between employment in horticulture with potential exposure to pesticides and female infertility was examined by identification of women with hospital contact due to infertility and working in horticulture through the Danish Occupational Hospitalization Register. This follow-up study gave a sta...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.04.036
更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have evaluated the clinical utility of the serum chlamydial antibody value by ELISA in predicting the severity of tubal factor infertility quantified by the use of a previously reported pelvic scoring system. Significant differences in salpingitis scores, tubal occlusion scores, adhesion scores, and pelvic stages w...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55579-4
更新日期:1992-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To identify the relative abundance of proteins in pooled reactive oxygen species (ROS)-positive (ROS+) and ROS-negative (ROS-) semen samples with the use of two-dimensional differential in-gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE). DESIGN:Spermatozoa suspensions from ROS+ and ROS- groups by 2D-DIGE analysis. SETTING:Te...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.11.046
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Changes in the composition of media used for human in vitro fertilization and embryo culture are reviewed, and their impact on improved pregnancy rates is discussed. It is concluded that changes to the formulation of culture media for assisted reproductive technologies over the past decade have played a significant ro...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.10.003
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine whether self-selected women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are abnormal compared with a control population. DESIGN:Case-control. SETTING:Support group meeting organized and initiated by patients. PATIENT(S):Forty-five self-selected women with PCOS and 80 control women. INTERVENTION(S):...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03153-9
更新日期:2002-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of sperm disomy rate as a predictor of preimplantation genetic screening (PGT-A) outcomes. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Andrology laboratory and in vitro fertilization center. PATIENT(S):All patients (n = 123) who underwent sperm fluorescence in situ hybridization and P...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.02.004
更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the proportion of euthyroid women attending a fertility practice who develop hypothyroidism in very early pregnancy (gestational hypothyroidism [GHT]), and to examine the association of GHT with exogenous gonadotropin treatment. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:A private reproductive ...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.03.006
更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether proteins secreted in urine differ between women with and without endometriosis. DESIGN:Laboratory study using human urine. SETTING:University-based laboratory. PATIENT(S):Women with and without endometriosis undergoing laparoscopy, hysteroscopy and curettage. INTERVENTION(S):Urine c...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.05.016
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess the minimal effective dose of a GnRH antagonist (Cetrorelix; Asta Medical; Frankfurt, Germany) to prevent premature LH surge in patients undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) for assisted reproductive technologies. DESIGN:In 69 patients COH was carried out with the association of hMG...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(97)81407-0
更新日期:1997-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To clarify the role of P in ovulation, fertilization, and early embryonic development using RU486, a potent P receptor blocker. DESIGN:Ovulatory efficiency, IVF, and early embryonic development were evaluated after RU486 administration in vivo and in vitro. SETTING:Research laboratory of a university hospit...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)57803-0
更新日期:1995-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To compare saline infusion sonography (SIS) with gel instillation sonography (GIS) in terms of feasibility and diagnostic accuracy. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Leuven University bleeding clinic. PATIENT(S):A total of 804 patients: two consecutive cohorts of 402 women undergoing SIS or GIS. IN...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.04.074
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The effect on sperm motility of nonoxynol-9 chlorhexidine diacetate was compared in semen and cervical mucus. Both compounds had similar spermicidal potency in semen, abolishing sperm motility within 3 minutes at 0.5 mg/ml. When these compounds were allowed to diffuse into mucus, the subsequent survival of sperm in th...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)49165-x
更新日期:1986-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether abnormalities in serum concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)(2)D], 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium, and phosphorus were associated with risk of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and obesity. The possible correlations of the calciotropic hor...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.11.031
更新日期:2010-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess associations between lifetime sexual assault and childlessness in female veterans. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, computer-assisted telephone interview study. SETTING:Two Midwestern Veterans Administration (VA) medical centers. PATIENT(S):A total of 1,004 women aged ≤52 years, VA-enrolled between 2000 a...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.04.042
更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To compare polyacrylamide gel as synthetic medium with human cervical mucus (CM) for the in vitro sperm-penetration test during infertility investigation. PATIENTS:One hundred sixty-nine randomly chosen couples with a median duration of infertility of 4 (range, 1 to 16) years presenting at the infertility un...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)56174-3
更新日期:1993-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)53842-4
更新日期:1990-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of pure genistein therapy on asymmetric dimethylarginine in healthy postmenopausal women. Healthy postmenopausal women received pure genistein (n=21) or placebo (n=17) for 6 months, and no statistically significant effects on plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine level...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.09.057
更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine whether progestins activate vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene transcription in endometrial adenocarcinoma cells. DESIGN:In vitro study. SETTING:University reproductive biology laboratories. PATIENT(S):None. INTERVENTION(S):Ishikawa cells were transfected with VEGF promoter-lucife...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)04577-6
更新日期:2003-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To study the direct effects of progesterone (P) and its antagonist RU486 (mifepristone) on sperm hyperactivation (HA) and acrosome reaction. DESIGN:Prospective evaluation of semen samples incubated in capacitation media with P and/or RU486. SETTING:University-affiliated tertiary care center. PATIENTS:Norma...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1992-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of a pill with drospirenone (3 mg) plus ethinyl E(2) (20 μg) (DRP/20EE) alone or associated with metformin or cyproterone acetate (CPA) on some metabolic cardiovascular risk factors in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN:Randomized, open-label clinical trial. SETTING:...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.10.016
更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess the discriminative capacity of Chlamydia antibody titers in the diagnosis of tubed pathology in subfertile patients. DESIGN:Meta-analysis of studies comparing Chlamydia antibody titers and laparoscopy for tubal patency and peritubal adhesions. PATIENTS:A total of 2,729 patients with subfertility i...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(97)81435-5
更新日期:1997-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationships between sperm acrosin activity, sperm morphology evaluated according to strict criteria, visually observed acrosomal morphology, and IVF rates. DESIGN:Prospective analytic study. Acrosin activity was determined on all semen samples together with a standard semen analysis. Empha...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58167-9
更新日期:1996-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To report the birth of a healthy female infant from a father with nonmosaic Klinefelter syndrome (KS) and document the experience of men with KS undergoing assisted conception. DESIGN:Retrospective. SETTING:Private IVF center. PATIENT(S):Twelve couples with male factor infertility due to Klinefelter syndro...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(03)01157-9
更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Bisphenol A is widely used as a component in polycarbonate plastics for food and beverage packaging, epoxy linings for canned foods, and dental sealants, among other applications. Experimental literature demonstrates BPA's affinity for estrogen receptors and downstream effects on estrogen-responsive genes. Additional ...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.08.021
更新日期:2016-09-15 00:00:00
abstract::Transferrin and somatomedin C receptors (TFr and SMCr) were studied in human ovaries by immunostaining using monoclonal antisera. The oocyte of evoluting follicles was intensely positive for both types of receptors, but this positivity decreases in large follicles. An evident positivity for both TFr and SMCr was shown...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)59533-8
更新日期:1987-11-01 00:00:00