Evaluation of the semi-automated Autosperm semen analysis system. II. Comparison with conventional method, time-exposure photomicrography, and automated CellSoft system.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether blood leukocyte populations could be modulated in endometriosis. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:Eight clinical institutions of the Montreal area. PATIENT(S):Women with regular menstrual cycles who underwent laparoscopy or laparotomy between 1997 and 2001 and who were not under horm...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Gagné D,Rivard M,Pagé M,Shazand K,Hugo P,Gosselin D

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbohydrate and lipid metabolism was evaluated in 31 women before and after 1 year's use of a progesterone-releasing intrauterine device. The studies involved measuring blood glucose and plasma insulin levels during a 3-hour oral glucose tolerance test and also measuring fasting cholesterol and triglyceride levels. T...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Spellacy WN,Buhi WC,Birk SA

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the first term pregnancy in a patient with the characteristic features of trisomy 8 mosaicism. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:University department. PATIENT(S):The 23-year-old proband had a history of cleft palate, mixed bilateral hearing loss, short stature, and developmental delay. She had dysmo...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Rauen KA,Golabi M,Cotter PD

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the variability in the recognition of normal sperm and various sperm defects using the strict criteria recommended by the World Health Organization (5th edition, 2010). DESIGN:Sperm morphologic assessment by three experienced evaluators. SETTING:Image processing laboratory and reproduction rese...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Wang Y,Yang J,Jia Y,Xiong C,Meng T,Guan H,Xia W,Ding M,Yuchi M

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a live birth obtained in Italy after autologous orthotopic transplantation of cryopreserved ovarian cortical tissue. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:University department of gynecology and obstetrics, reproductive medicine and IVF unit. PATIENT(S):A 29-year-old patient affected by β-thalassemia (in...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Revelli A,Marchino G,Dolfin E,Molinari E,Delle Piane L,Salvagno F,Benedetto C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred ten treatment cycles of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) or human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) were completed in 49 patients with clomiphene citrate-resistant polycystic ovarian syndrome. The results from 68 cycles of daily intramuscular (IM) FSH and 41 cycles of IM hMG were compared. The ovulation rate...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： McFaul PB,Traub AI,Thompson W

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Female mice were superovulated with pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and mated with male mice. One-cell (n = 429) and 2-cell (n = 450) embryos were collected 20 and 42 hours after hCG and cultured in Ham's F-10 medium (Gibco, Grand Island, NY) (282 mOsm/l, pH 7.4) and in m...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Davidson A,Vermesh M,Lobo RA,Paulson RJ

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty healthy women, aged 18-39 years with no known risk of ovarian hyperstimulation were treated with 100 or 150 μg corifollitropin alfa (dependent on body weight) in a long GnRH agonist protocol. At these doses, corifollitropin alfa initiated and supported growth of a large cohort of follicles during the first week ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Fatemi HM,Oberyé J,Popovic-Todorovic B,Witjes H,Mannaerts B,Devroey P

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether foot reflexology, a complementary therapy, has an effect greater than sham reflexology on induction of ovulation. DESIGN:Sham-controlled randomized trial with patients and statistician blinded. SETTING:Infertility clinic in Plymouth, United Kingdom. PATIENT(S):Forty-eight women attendi...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Holt J,Lord J,Acharya U,White A,O'Neill N,Shaw S,Barton A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Determine whether peritoneal macrophages from women with endometriosis-associated infertility express more inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS2) and produce more NO than fertile controls. DESIGN:Unblinded clinical study. PATIENT(S):Nine infertile women with endometriosis and nine normal fertile women under...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Osborn BH,Haney AF,Misukonis MA,Weinberg JB

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semen samples from 120 consecutive unselected men attending our fertility clinic were studied to determine the bacterial isolation rate of semen and its influence on semen quality. Each sample was cultured aerobically, anaerobically, and for Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis. The following were analyzed fo...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Naessens A,Foulon W,Debrucker P,Devroey P,Lauwers S

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report on a one-year experience participating in a capitated healthcare plan for infertility. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:University population. PATIENT(S):Reproductive-age women 15 to 50 years. INTERVENTION(S):The first-generation Lewin infertility algorithm and CATHI software were used to negot...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Blackwell RE,Hammond KR,Steinkampf MP

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two models of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine devices were studied. Model A was designed to deliver 20 micrograms/day, and model B was designed to deliver 30 micrograms/day. Plasma concentrations of levonorgestrel were determined in blood samples taken from women who used the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterin...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Nilsson CG,Lahteenmaki PL,Luukkainen T,Robertson DN

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The response to subcutaneous (SC) gonadotropin replacement therapy, using human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) or hCG alone, was evaluated in male hypothalamic hypogonadism. DESIGN:Sixteen patients with hypothalamic hypogonadism were treated with gonadotropins for induct...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Saal W,Happ J,Cordes U,Baum RP,Schmidt M

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of compound genetic abnormalities in patients who are carriers of cystic fibrosis mutations. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:Tertiary referral center for male infertility. PATIENT(S):Between 2000 and 2005, 65 patients were identified to be carriers of cystic fibrosis transmembrane r...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Karpman E,Williams DH 4th,Wilberforce S,Lipshultz LI

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of sublingual misoprostol for cervical ripening before diagnostic hysteroscopy in premenopausal women. DESIGN:Placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized trial. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):Fifty-two women with an indication for diagnostic hysteroscopy. INTERVENTI...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Mulayim B,Celik NY,Onalan G,Bagis T,Zeyneloglu HB

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the effects of prolactin (PRL) on progesterone (P) and estradiol (E2) synthesis by cells obtained from human corpora lutea of early and midluteal phases. The cells were cultured in the presence or absence of low (200 mIU/l) or high levels (1000 mIU/l) of PRL. Basal P, but not E2 was significantly (P l...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Alila HW,Rogo KO,Gombe S

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the regulatory role of hCG on P secretion in normal and abnormal (abortive and ectopic) first trimester pregnancies. STUDY DESIGN:The number of doublings of hCG per day (1/DT; reciprocal of hCG doubling time) was correlated with serum P using linear and nonlinear models in normal intrauterine pr...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Cowan BD,Whitworth NS,Sopelak VM,Isaacs JD,Long CA

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze relationships between serum free fatty acid (FFA) concentrations and pregnancy. DESIGN:Prospective cohort. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):Ninety-one women undergoing IVF. INTERVENTION(S):Serum was analyzed for total and specific serum FFAs, including myristic, palmitic, stearic, oleic,...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Jungheim ES,Macones GA,Odem RR,Patterson BW,Moley KH

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia downregulated the concentration of endostatin in the culture media of human endometrial stromal cells but did not affect the messenger (m)RNA expression of collagen XVIII. Both mRNA and protein expression of vascular endothelial growth factor were upregulated in a hypoxic condition. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Nasu K,Nishida M,Fukuda J,Kawano Y,Nishida Y,Miyakawa I

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether the use of theophylline improves sperm motility and treatment outcome in frozen-thawed testicular sperm extraction (TESE). DESIGN:Artificial sperm activation was offered to azoospermic patients between January and October 2010 in two different centers (identical lab conditions). SETTING:...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ebner T,Tews G,Mayer RB,Ziehr S,Arzt W,Costamoling W,Shebl O

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the expression of chemokines that regulate natural killer (NK) and T-regulatory (T-reg) cell activity in eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissue samples from endometriosis patients. DESIGN:Case-control study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING:Tertiary referral hospital. PATIENT(S...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Bellelis P,Barbeiro DF,Rizzo LV,Baracat EC,Abrão MS,Podgaec S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study and evaluate a sequential, extended embryo culture system. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:University-affiliated IVF clinic. PATIENT(S):All couples who were treated between October 1997 and July 1998. INTERVENTION(S):A standard human tubal fluid plus 10% serum substitute supplement (SSS) cultur...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Patton PE,Sadler-Fredd K,Burry KA,Gorrill MJ,Johnson A,Larson JM,Wolf DP

更新日期：1999-09-01 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 present the first clinical pregnancy after uterus transplantation. DESIGN:Case study. SETTING:Tertiary center. PATIENT(S):A 23-year-old Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome patient with previous vaginal reconstruction and uterus transplantation. INTERVENTION(S):Eighteen months after the transplant, ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Erman Akar M,Ozkan O,Aydinuraz B,Dirican K,Cincik M,Mendilcioglu I,Simsek M,Gunseren F,Kocak H,Ciftcioglu A,Gecici O,Ozkan O

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the IVF outcome for patients with endometriosis. DESIGN:Meta-analysis. SETTING:Academic research center. PATIENT(S):A MEDLINE search and review of the literature were performed. Patients were classified by level of endometriosis, and controls were classified according to the indication for I...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Barnhart K,Dunsmoor-Su R,Coutifaris C

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential role of Ureaplasma urealyticum in human infertility make it desirable to screen barren couples for this infection. Semen specimens from 96 consecutive patients were evaluated in our clinic. Microbiologic results were correlated with the percentage of coiled and fuzzy tails in seminal cytology. These feat...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Toth A,Swenson CE,O'Leary WM

更新日期：1978-11-01 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

authors： Tielemans E,Burdorf A,te Velde ER,Weber RF,van Kooij RJ,Veulemans H,Heederik DJ

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of a varicocele has been associated with reduced testicular volumes both in the adult and pediatric patient populations. An increase in testicular volume after varicocelectomy, however, has been documented only in the latter group and then only in the ipsilateral testicle. We present our experience with 8...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Gentile DP,Cockett AT

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described in which, after a tubal sterilization procedure and subsequent unilateral tubal anastomosis, an ectopic gestation occurred in the contralateral, unrepaired, distal tubal segment. On the basis of this case and related evidence, the authors suggest that in cases in which only a unilateral tubal anast...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Silva PD,Paulson RJ,Anderson RE,Lobo RA

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00