Current management principles for adolescent varicocele.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of tamoxifen treatment on sperm density, motility, vitality, and morphology. DESIGN:Placebo-controlled, randomized study. SETTING:Outpatient department. INTERVENTIONS:Patients were assigned to two comparable groups: group A (n = 122) was treated with 10 mg tamoxifen twice daily for ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Kotoulas IG,Cardamakis E,Michopoulos J,Mitropoulos D,Dounis A

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moderate ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome occurred after LA was administered to control menorrhagia in an anephric woman who required hemodialysis. We postulate that women who require dialysis may be at special risk for the development of this syndrome. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hampton HL,Whitworth NS,Cowan BD

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a rare complication of GnRH agonist therapy for intestinal endometriosis. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):A 45-year-old nulliparous Japanese woman with catamenial digestive symptoms. INTERVENTION(S):GnRH agonist therapy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):Acute abdomenal crisis...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Saito S,Murakami T,Suzuki K,Terada Y,Fukushima K,Moriya T

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess in utero exposures and the odds of an endometriosis diagnosis. DESIGN:Matched cohort design. SETTING:Fourteen participating clinical centers in geographically defined areas in Utah and California. PATIENT(S):Operative cohort comprised 473 women undergoing laparoscopy/laparotomy, and an age- and r...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Wolff EF,Sun L,Hediger ML,Sundaram R,Peterson CM,Chen Z,Buck Louis GM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop an effective method for in vitro maturation of preantral follicles isolated from mice ovarian tissue. DESIGN:Isolated preantral follicles were randomly allocated to designed experimental groups for study. SETTING:University-based research lab. PATIENT(S):Healthy, normal mice. INTERVENTION(S):Su...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Liu HC,He Z,Rosenwaks Z

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether testicular cytology by fine needle aspiration (FNA) may be considered a diagnostic parameter in the evaluation of the azoospermic subject. DESIGN:Cytologic smears were obtained using a 23-G needle, stained with May-Grünwald-Giemsa stain and examined under a light Orthoplan microscope (...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Foresta C,Varotto A,Scandellari C

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hysteroscopic examination of the uterine cavity revealed that patients previously treated for intramural myoma(s) by uterine artery embolization had a significantly higher incidence of abnormal findings compared with patients treated by laparoscopic occlusion of uterine arteries (59.5% vs. 2.7%). In particular, there ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Kuzel D,Mara M,Horak P,Kubinova K,Maskova J,Dundr P,Cindr J

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To summarize the procedures and outcomes of assisted reproductive technology (ART) initiated in the United States in 1997. DESIGN:Data were collected electronically by using Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Clinical Outcome Reporting System software and were submitted to the American Society for ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors：

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present a rare case of endometrial stromal sarcoma arising in endometriosis of the rectovaginal septum. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:Academic tertiary referral center for endometriosis treatment. PATIENT(S):A 50-year-old woman with a history of endometriosis presented with catamenial rectal pain and deep...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Raffaelli R,Piazzola E,Zanconato G,Fedele L

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of male age on the outcome of microdissection testicular sperm extraction (micro-TESE) and assisted reproductive technology. DESIGN:Clinical retrospective study. SETTING:Center for reproductive medicine at a tertiary university hospital. PATIENT(S):One thousand sixty-seven men with n...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ramasamy R,Trivedi NN,Reifsnyder JE,Palermo GD,Rosenwaks Z,Schlegel PN

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the safety and efficacy of ovarian stimulation and oocyte cryopreservation as a method of fertility preservation in women with Turner syndrome (TS). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Reproductive medicine clinic. PATIENT(S):Seven women with TS who attended the clinic between 2011 and 2017...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Talaulikar VS,Conway GS,Pimblett A,Davies MC

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the feasibility of performing in vivo magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) for uterine leiomyoma. DESIGN:Pilot study. SETTING:Academic medical center. PATIENT(S):Six subjects planning surgical excision of uterine leiomyomas. INTERVENTION(S):MRE before planned surgery. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Stewart EA,Taran FA,Chen J,Gostout BS,Woodrum DA,Felmlee JP,Ehman RL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate if the presence of endometriomas impacts on the ovarian reserve as evaluated with antimüllerian hormone (AMH). DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis. SETTING:Not applicable. PATIENT(S):Patients with unoperated endometriomas versus controls without endometriomas. INTERVENTION(S):Electronic...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Muzii L,Di Tucci C,Di Feliciantonio M,Galati G,Di Donato V,Musella A,Palaia I,Panici PB

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Possible mechanisms of action of a combination of ethinylestradiol (EE) and dl-norgestrel as a postcoital contraceptive agent were studied in 12 healthy female volunteers. An oral dose of 0.1 mg of EE and 1.0 mg of dl-norgestrel was given at the predicted time of ovulation and again 12 hours later. Serum luteinizing h...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ling WY,Robichaud A,Zayid I,Wrixon W,MacLeod SC

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe patients who at least once did not reply to correspondence of the center about embryo disposition. DESIGN:Anonymous questionnaire. SETTING:Department of Reproductive Medicine, Ghent University Hospital (Belgium). PATIENT(S):Patients whose embryos were stored for at least 2 years. INTERVENTION(...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Provoost V,Pennings G,De Sutter P,Dhont M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) has been proposed to be an autocrine/paracrine factor involved in granulosa cell proliferation and differentiation. The present study focuses on a possible mitogenic effect of IGF-I in human granulosa cells. Insulin-like growth factor I (1 to 10 ng/mL) significantly stimulated 3H-t...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Olsson JH,Carlsson B,Hillensjö T

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic sterilization was performed on 50 racially distributed patients, aged 18-42 years, who were selected at random from the Outpatient Laparoscope Sterilization Clinic and offered sterilization under local anesthesia. The patients were injected with a systemic analgesic as well as a local anesthetic. One in...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Wheeless CR Jr

更新日期：1971-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the literature concerning the regulation of follicle growth, to describe a model for unifollicular ovulation based upon the information gleaned, and to discuss some clinical implications in reproductive endocrinology underscored by this expanding knowledge. DESIGN:Studies relating to follicular gro...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Taymor ML

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare ovarian response to hyperstimulation during IVF between patients who did and did not undergo salpingectomy. DESIGN:Meta-analysis. SETTING:University-affiliated teaching hospital. PATIENT(S):Patients undergoing IVF who did and did not undergo salpingectomy. INTERVENTION(S):None. MAIN OUTCOME ME...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Fan M,Ma L

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a baseline for projected studies of a rat endometriosis model. DESIGN:We investigated the effects of two macrophage-related growth factors, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), on proliferation, in vitro differentiation, and protein secretion of ute...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Whitworth CM,Mulholland J,Dunn RC,Glasser SR

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To show the responsiveness of tissue-engineered human endometrial stroma to combinations of hormones that mimic the secretory and menstrual phases of the cycle. DESIGN:In vitro experimental study. SETTING:University uterine biology research laboratory. PATIENT(S):None. INTERVENTION(S):Telomerase immortali...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Schutte SC,Taylor RN

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between the presence or absence of an ovulation stigma and (1) the fertility status, (2) the incidence of endometriosis, (3) the concentration of progesterone and estradiol in the peritoneal fluid, and (4) the blood levels of luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, progesterone, and estradi...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Dhont M,Serreyn R,Duvivier P,Vanluchene E,De Boever J,Vandekerckhove D

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test a sucrose-glycerol cryoprotectant for IUI-ready sperm preparation. DESIGN:Semen aliquots from normozoospermic donors either were subjected to conventional semen freezing (TES and Tris yolk buffer in 7.4% final glycerol) with post-thaw processing or were preprocessed and frozen in HEPES-buffered human...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Larson JM,McKinney KA,Mixon BA,Burry KA,Wolf DP

更新日期：1997-07-01 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 evaluate whether ethnicity is associated with involuntary childlessness and perceived reasons for difficulties in becoming pregnant. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a longitudinal cohort. SETTING:Multiethnic, community-based observational study of US women. PATIENT(S):Women in midl...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Karmon A,Hailpern SM,Neal-Perry G,Green RR,Santoro N,Polotsky AJ

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relation between blood found on the transfer catheter after ET and the rates of embryo implantation and clinical pregnancy with the use of IVF-ET. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:A tertiary care center for assisted reproductive technology. PATIENT(S):Three hundred seven couples wh...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Goudas VT,Hammitt DG,Damario MA,Session DR,Singh AP,Dumesic DA

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess live-birth defects after a luteal-phase ovarian-stimulation regimen (LPS) for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and vitrified embryo transfer (ET) cycles. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Tertiary-care academic medical center. PATIENT(S):Infants who were born between January 1, 2013 and May ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Chen H,Wang Y,Lyu Q,Ai A,Fu Y,Tian H,Cai R,Hong Q,Chen Q,Shoham Z,Kuang Y

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:123 healthy Jewish women (18-22 years) were divided into OC (oral contraceptives) users (n=75), and controls (n=48). All women were on a similar diet. The OC users were divided into 3 groups (1, 2 and 3) based on the OC preparations they were taking. Venous blood samples were collected; serum copper levels were mea...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Rubinfeld Y,Maor Y,Simon D,Modai D

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic GnRH antagonist therapy produces enhanced gonadotrope responsiveness to supraphysiologic stimuli despite the lack of any measurable suppression of gonadotropin levels. This indicates that GnRH antagonists fundamentally alter gonadotrope response mechanisms without inhibiting gonadotropin release. Beyond the ph...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Scott RT Jr,Illions EH,Carey KD,Navot D

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two groups of normal ovulatory women who displayed either a marked (high responders; HR) or a more subtle (low responders; LR) ovarian response to a fixed dose of human menopausal gonadotropins (hMG) were evaluated for differences in blood levels of hormones. Serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels doubled dur...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ben-Rafael Z,Strauss JF 3rd,Mastroianni L Jr,Flickinger GL

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00