Beta human chorionic gonadotropin levels in cul-de-sac blood of patients with ectopic pregnancies.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assign cutoff values for human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) in pretreatment and after one methotrexate (MTX) cycle and determine its correspondence to the number of MTX cycles in successfully treated ectopic pregnancy. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Polish university hospital. PATIENT(S):68 wo...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Nowak-Markwitz E,Michalak M,Olejnik M,Spaczynski M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Oocyte donation (OD) from a family member may be more available to patients. Our objective was to compare reproductive outcomes of familial OD with those of unrelated OD. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study in a single university-affiliated center. SETTING:Not applicable. PATIENT(S):Four hundred thirty OD cy...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hasson J,Tulandi T,Son WY,Al Ma'mari N,Badeghiesh A,Tannus S,Takefman J,Shavit T

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The addition of 4% dl-methionine to a diet of 18% or 12% casein reduced pregnancy maintenance in the rat from 100% to 48% and 5%, respectively. Fetal weight was subnormal. The major influence of methionine was not due to reduced food intake as determined by pair-fed controls but was related to reduced ovarian function...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Chandrashekar V,Leathem JH

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the long-term effects of raloxifene on fasting plasma homocysteine levels in postmenopausal women compared with conjugated equine estrogen (CEE). DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. SETTING:Outpatient department of a university hospital. PATIENT(S):Fifty-two hysterecto...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Mijatovic V,Netelenbos C,van der Mooren MJ,de Valk-de Roo GW,Jakobs C,Kenemans P

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the antiestrogenic action of paramethasone acetate (PA), a group of five postmenopausal women were treated in two ways. For phase I, PA + mestranol, 6 mg + 80 micrograms per day for 10 days, was administered. Ten days were allowed for withdrawal of medication. For phase II, mestranol, 80 micrograms per day for...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Cortés-Gallegos V,Carranco A,Sojo I,Alonso R,Valenzuela-Duriet P

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess whether procedures of semen preparation can reduce the proportion of antibody-coated spermatozoa, semen samples with positive direct mixed antiglobulin reaction (MAR) were washed in media supplemented with 10% or 50% fetal cord serum (FCS). Washing reduced the MAR to a negative level, but the MAR was identic...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hinting A,Vermeulen L,Goethals I,Dhont M,Comhaire F

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if ultrastructural tissue trauma occurs in the junctional zone in uteri in adenomyosis. DESIGN:A case-control experimental study. SETTING:Endometriosis research center. PATIENT(S):Twelve uteri with adenomyosis, and 9 uteri without adenomyosis, were gained during laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hy...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ibrahim MG,Chiantera V,Frangini S,Younes S,Köhler C,Taube ET,Plendl J,Mechsner S

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine and discuss the pathology, diagnosis, incidence, and patient profile of salpingitis isthmica nodosa and to question its natural history, propose management strategies, and identify areas of promising research. DESIGN:Over 50 studies were reviewed, evaluated, and compared to offer the clinician a ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Jenkins CS,Williams SR,Schmidt GE

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors studied the role of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in luteal steroidogenesis by replacing gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) infusion with pure FSH 48 hours after ovulation in two hypogonadotropic patients. Plasma progesterone (P) and estradiol (E2) decreased after FSH administration. Human luteal c...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Devoto L,Vega M,Navarro V,Sir T,Alba F,Castro O

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repetitively short luteal phases were found in eight infertile women. The short luteal phase was defined as 10 days or less from the presumed time of ovulation (as assessed by basal body temperature recording) to the onset of menses. Clomiphene citrate (Clomid) therapy resulted in pregnancy in two patients and lengthe...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Quagliarello J,Weiss G

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormone patterns during 113 nonconceptual gonadotropin-induced cycles of 65 infertile anovulatory women were analyzed. All but one women ovulated, i.e., the ovulation rate was 98%. Signs of defective corpus luteum function were observed during 8 cycles, and anovulation occurred in 11 treatment cycles. The duration of ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Bergquist C,Nillius SJ,Wide L

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate binding characteristics of a specific zona pellucida (ZP) protein 3 (ZP3) antiserum to human oocytes in order to determine its usefulness as a clinical marker for human ZP integrity and function and its correlation with IVF outcome. DESIGN:Prospectively designed, blinded, internally controlled st...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Oehninger S,Hinsch E,Pfisterer S,Veeck LL,Kolm P,Schill WB,Hodgen GD,Hinsch KD

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of estrogen (E) alone or with cyclic, continuous, or interrupted P regimens on bone density in an aged rat model. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. ANIMALS:Twenty 12-month-old female Sprague-Dawley rats were sham operated (intact control) and 100 were ovariectomized (OVX). INTE...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Vanin CM,MacLusky NJ,Grynpas MD,Casper RF

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the safety and feasibility of performing two consecutive ovarian stimulation cycles with the use of letrozole protocol for fertility preservation in breast cancer patients. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Academic fertility preservation center. PATIENT(S):Seventy-eight women ≤ 45 ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Turan V,Bedoschi G,Moy F,Oktay K

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the influence of somatostatin analogue (octreotide) in the function of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). SETTING:Women referred to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. PATIENT(S):Twelve PCOS wom...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Lanzone A,Fulghesu AM,Guido M,Cucinelli F,Caruso A,Mancuso S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a case of bilateral ovarian fibromas and ovarian leiomyomas in a young patient with Gorlin syndrome and to highlight issues of fertility preservation, ovarian conservation, and preimplantation genetic diagnosis in this population. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):A 15-y...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Morse CB,McLaren JF,Roy D,Siegelman ES,Livolsi VA,Gracia CR

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluate racial differences in reproducibility of hormone levels over time (estradiol, DHEAS, FSH, and testosterone) while adjusting for covariates previously identified as relevant in the study population. DESIGN:Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:Healthy, late-reproductive-age women in a community-based s...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Manson JM,Sammel MD,Freeman EW,Grisso JA

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The pharmacokinetics of norelgestromin, the primary active metabolite of norgestimate, plus ethinyl estradiol (EE), delivered by the once-weekly contraceptive patch (Ortho Evra/Evra), have been studied in eight trials. This overview summarizes the relevant pharmacokinetic data for the contraceptive patch. DE...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Abrams LS,Skee D,Natarajan J,Wong FA

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the rate of ectopic pregnancy (EP) with fresh versus frozen blastocyst transfer in our program during the same time period. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. SETTING:University IVF program. PATIENT(S):Women who achieved a clinical pregnancy after IVF between 1998 and 2005. INTERVENTION(S):In our p...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Jun SH,Milki AA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the cumulus cell gene expression associated with oocyte developmental competence, specifically live birth, after single ET (SET) assisted reproductive technology. DESIGN:Retrospective gene expression analysis in human cumulus cells from oocytes that established a pregnancy resulting in live birth...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Gebhardt KM,Feil DK,Dunning KR,Lane M,Russell DL

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immune system plays a critical role in pregnancy establishment and maintenance, but application of immunological principles to the treatment of infertility and pregnancy loss has had a checkered past. Improving knowledge in this area holds great promise for improving the treatment of subfertile patients. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Young SL

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injection into the testes on spermatogenesis and apoptosis in a varicocele-induced adolescent rat model. SETTING:University hospital urology research laboratory. ANIMAL(S):Six-week-old male Wistar rats (n = 32). INTERVENTION:The rats we...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Tek M,Cayan S,Yilmaz N,Oğuz I,Erdem E,Akbay E

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a case of a woman who presented with parasitic myomas 27 months after laparoscopic myomectomy. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:University medical center. PATIENT(S):A 31-year-old G0 woman who had a previous history significant for laparoscopic myomectomy with morcellation 27 months before. INTERVENT...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Epstein JH,Nejat EJ,Tsai T

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To confirm the advantages of goserelin prior to endometrial ablation for the treatment of dysfunctional uterine bleeding. DESIGN:Multicenter, prospective, randomized, double-blind study. PATIENT(S):Cycling premenopausal women with dysfunctional uterine bleeding. TREATMENT:Patients were randomized to gosere...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Donnez J,Vilos G,Gannon MJ,Stampe-Sorensen S,Klinte I,Miller RM

更新日期：1997-07-01 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 levels of interleukin-1beta (IL1beta) and its inhibitory soluble interleukin-1 receptor type II (IL1R2) in the peritoneal fluid (PF) of normal women and patients with endometriosis suffering from pelvic pain and infertility. DESIGN:Retrospective study using ELISA to measure peritoneal fluid I...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Akoum A,Al-Akoum M,Lemay A,Maheux R,Leboeuf M

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve adult does in estrus were artificially inseminated with 1 ml of semen from bucks that had received injections of 3H-thymidine 22 to 32 days previously. The ejaculates contained radioactive seminal plasma and unlabeled sperm. The reproductive tracts of the does were removed at selected intervals after inseminati...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Asch RH,Balmaceda J,Pauerstein CJ

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an incidental finding of unrecognized lithopedion resulting from an old abdominal pregnancy with 35 years' evolution. Structures of the calcified fetus are seen clearly on abdominopelvic computed tomographic images. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Sun G,Li M,Lu Y

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the outcomes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) with fresh and cryopreserved testicular spermatozoa in patients with obstructive and nonobstructive azoospermia. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of consecutive ICSI cycles. SETTING:Large urban reproductive medi...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Habermann H,Seo R,Cieslak J,Niederberger C,Prins GS,Ross L

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women who exercise heavily may develop secondary amenorrhea. Since the mechanism of so-called "runner's amenorrhea" has not been conclusively established, the authors examined the occurrence of amenorrhea in one of the most intensively exercising groups of female runners in the United States (average, 70 miles/week): ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Glass AR,Deuster PA,Kyle SB,Yahiro JA,Vigersky RA,Schoomaker EB

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00