Aneuploidy screening for embryo selection.

abstract：:As the percentage of women serving in the active-duty military continues to grow, and as their roles continue to expand, the importance of monitoring reproductive health in the military community increases. The Department of Defense Birth and Infant Health Research (BIHR) program conducts ongoing epidemiologic studies...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Khodr ZG,Bukowinski AT,Hall C,Gumbs GR,Wells NY,Conlin AMS

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subclinical hypothyroidism has been found to be associated with adverse reproductive outcomes, such as infertility, miscarriage, preterm birth, and complications of pregnancy. Multiple studies have investigated the relationships between thyroid function, thyroid antibodies, fertility, and pregnancy. Thyroid autoimmuni...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Seungdamrong A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the menstrual cycle, human endometrium undergoes extensive cyclic morphologic and biochemical modifications in preparation for embryo implantation. These processes are highly regulated by ovarian steroids and various locally expressed gene products and involve inflammatory reaction, apoptosis, cell proliferatio...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Pan Q,Chegini N

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical treatment of endometriosis is a critical aspect of the therapeutic approach to this disease. Past methods have been based upon systemic hormonal alterations, resulting in suppression of this estrogen-responsive disorder. Treatments such as danazol, progestogens, oral contraceptives, GnRH-agonists, and gest...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Olive DL

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Female genital tract microbiota play a crucial role in maintaining health. Disequilibrium of the microbiota has been associated with increased risk of pelvic infections. In recent years, culture-independent molecular techniques have expanded understanding of the composition of genital microbiota and the dynamic nature...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Sharma H,Tal R,Clark NA,Segars JH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reproductive performance may be an important variable in treatment selection for unruptured ectopic pregnancy. The impact of treatment choice on reproductive performance is not known. We searched the literature and then tabulated published case reports on laparoscopic salpingostomy, multiple-dose methotrexate, single-...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Buster JE,Krotz S

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maternal-fetal environment plays an important role in developmental programming of adult disease. Metabolic and hormonal dysfunction during human fetal development accompanies gestational diabetes as a common occurrence in mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), while human fetal androgen excess from congen...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Dumesic DA,Goodarzi MO,Chazenbalk GD,Abbott DH

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soon after implantation, cell lineages bifurcate into future somatic and germ cells. Canonical expression of germ cell-specific genes continues during and after their migration to the gonadal ridge, where, after further cell cycles, they enter meiosis, form syncytial clusters, and arrest at diplotene for folliculogene...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Gosden RG

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Susceptibility to disease begins during fetal life, and adverse events in utero are a critical factor in determining quality of life and overall health. In fact, up to 50% of metabolic syndrome diseases can be attributed to an adverse in utero environment. However, the mechanisms linking impaired fetal development to ...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Sohi G,Revesz A,Hardy DB

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriosis is a common cause of infertility and disabling pelvic pain in reproductive age women. The most widely accepted theory of its pathogenesis is the retrograde flow of menstrual products, although extra-abdominal and extrapelvic diagnoses have been made. After the pelvic peritoneum and gynecologic structures...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Ajao MO,Einarsson JI

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discrepancy between estrogen's beneficial cardiovascular effects found in animal studies and observational studies in women compared with the recently published randomized clinical trials have stimulated a great deal of controversy. Possibilities for the discrepancy include the age of the women, number of years po...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Wagner JD,Clarkson TB

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the critical role the placenta plays in governing the outcome of pregnancy, a great deal remains to be learned about this transient organ. Several factors have contributed to our relative lack of knowledge. For example, most of the placenta's development, which precedes that of the embryo or fetus, occurs duri...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Fisher SJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HOX genes, encoding homeodomain transcription factors, are dynamically expressed in endometrium, where they are necessary for endometrial growth, differentiation, and implantation. In human endometrium, the expression of HOXA10 and HOXA11 is driven by sex steroids, with peak expression occurring at time of implantatio...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Cakmak H,Taylor HS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assisted reproductive techniques have revolutionized the treatment of male reproductive failure, allowing biological fatherhood to be achieved by many men that nature would have never permitted. As we are able to help more and more couples with our therapies, the genetic basis of the man's spermatogenic, anatomical, o...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Harnisch B,Oates R

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptin is a circulating protein produced by adipocytes that has been implicated in control of body weight through appetite regulation and control of reproduction, most likely through an effect on the central nervous system. From studies in mice, it is clear that the genetic background of the animal on which the mutati...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Lado-Abeal J,Norman RL

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging has dramatic effects on the reproductive system in women. Undoubtedly, the most notable changes in the neuroendocrine axis arise from the loss of ovarian function, and thus, the loss of negative feedback on the hypothalamus and pituitary. Progressive decreases in inhibin B and inhibin A result in an early increa...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Hall JE

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro maturation of oocytes is a safe and effective treatment offered in some fertility centers for assisted reproduction, where immature oocytes are retrieved from unstimulated ovaries. Therefore, the procedure avoids ovarian stimulation with expensive gonadotropins, side effects of the medications, and risks such...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Rao GD,Tan SL

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade there has been a resurgence of interest in the culture media used in clinical in vitro fertilization. Unfortunately, during this time more confusion than consensus appears to have developed regarding the composition of these media. In order to facilitate a clearer understanding of this field, it i...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Gardner DK,Pool TB,Lane M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasomotor symptoms, including hot flushes and night sweats, pose a significant symptomatic burden to women undergoing menopause, and negatively impact on both their physical and psychological well-being. Management of these symptoms can be challenging, with the use of conventional hormone replacement therapy limited b...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Modi M,Dhillo WS

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibin is a dimeric glycoprotein that suppresses follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secretion from the pituitary. Two bioactive forms of inhibin exist, inhibin A and B. The availability of specific immunoassays for each of the isoforms has enabled the study of the individual inhibins and their physiological roles. In...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： O'Connor AE,De Kretser DM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a widely used fertility treatment for couples with male and/or non-male factor infertility and is a relatively simple and inexpensive procedure. When used for unexplained infertility, IUI combined with ovarian stimulation increases the pregnancy rates, but evidence does not support t...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Kim YJ,Park CW,Ku SY

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, progesterone functions to regulate gene expression via two nuclear progesterone receptors (PR-B and PR-A). Yet, actions of progesterone independent of gene regulation have been observed for decades. These are based on progesterone induced cellular events that occur too rapidly to involve gene transcripti...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Price TM,Dai Q

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Luteinizing hormone (LH) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) share a common receptor in gonadal cells; however, the presence of these receptors has also been detected in several nongonadal but reproduction-associated tissues of pig, human, and other species. There are no data about the ontogeny of the human LH/hCG ...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Ziecik AJ,Derecka K,Gawronska B,Stepien A,Bodek G

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocrine-disrupting chemicals generally function as steroid receptor signaling antagonists or agonists that influence development to promote adult-onset disease. Exposure to the endocrine disruptors during the initiation of male reproductive tract development interferes with the normal hormonal signaling and formatio...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Guerrero-Bosagna CM,Skinner MK

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reviews systematically the effectiveness of management strategies for carriers of a reciprocal translocation involving two chromosomes, ascertained on the basis of recurrent pregnancy loss. Subsequent pregnancy outcomes were tabulated based on whether management was medical or involved in vitro fertilizatio...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Hirshfeld-Cytron J,Sugiura-Ogasawara M,Stephenson MD

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) estimates that there are 225 million women and girls with unmet contraceptive need yearly. Unmet need for contraception is defined as women who desire a delay in childbearing and are not using a modern method of contraception. It is projected that providin...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Schivone GB,Blumenthal PD

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Labor initiation is a complex process that remains to be fully elucidated. An area of active research involves the study of the different mechanisms that may lead to successful signaling for parturition. This review focuses on the fetal-derived signals that lead to the initiation of labor. These signals may also play ...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Beshay VE,Carr BR,Rainey WE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anejaculation within the context of a male infertility evaluation can be a distressing condition for patients. A variety of causes for anejaculation have been identified, and although the condition cannot be reversed, in many cases a minimally invasive treatment is feasible, allowing the patient to pursue his desire f...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Ohl DA,Quallich SA,Sønksen J,Brackett NL,Lynne CM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whereas the importance of close monitoring and tight glycemic control in diabetic pregnancies cannot be ignored, the growing body of knowledge surrounding the different effects of diabetes mellitus on the earliest stages of reproduction underscores the need for aggressive screening among reproductive-aged women at ris...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Jungheim ES,Moley KH

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have been used to assess interventions affecting health since biblical times. They provide the most valid means of measuring the true effects of intervention compared with no treatment or placebo. Although they can also be used to assess the value of diagnostic tests, this article foc...

journal_title：Seminars in reproductive medicine

authors： Hughes EG

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00