Is "microscopic" peritoneal endometriosis invisible?

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine which protocols work better between cetrorelix and long protocols in older patients in a randomized controlled study. DESIGN:A controlled randomized study in a single private IVF center. SETTING:Infertile women referred to a private IVF center. PATIENT(S):Five hundred sixty-four women 40 years...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Sbracia M,Colabianchi J,Giallonardo A,Giannini P,Piscitelli C,Morgia F,Montigiani M,Schimberni M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the results of a 3-year trial using blastocyst cryopreservation to limit multiple pregnancy and optimize overall pregnancy per cycle. DESIGN:Retrospective clinical evaluation of pregnancy rates after freezing and thawing human blastocysts. SETTING:Tertiary-care academic center. PATIENT(S):Seven ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Veeck LL,Bodine R,Clarke RN,Berrios R,Libraro J,Moschini RM,Zaninovic N,Rosenwaks Z

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the expression and cellular distribution of angiotensin II (Ang II), angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1R), angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), aminopeptidase A (APA), adipocyte-derived leucine aminopeptidase (A-LAP), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in human ovarian tissue during the men...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Harata T,Ando H,Iwase A,Nagasaka T,Mizutani S,Kikkawa F

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of a second laparoscopic ovarian diathermy (LOD) in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Tertiary infertility clinic. PATIENT(S):Twenty anovulatory infertile women with PCOS who underwent LOD 1-6 years previously. Twelve subjects had p...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Amer SA,Li TC,Cooke ID

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare ovarian response and IVF-ET cycle outcome in patients with hydrosalpinges managed by either laparoscopic salpingectomy or proximal tubal occlusion. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. SETTING:Tertiary-care assisted reproductive technology program. PATIENT(S):One hundred four consecutive fresh IVF-ET ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Surrey ES,Schoolcraft WB

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the frequency of anomalies of the vas deferens and the frequency of mutations of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) gene in male candidates for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) who had severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia. DESIGN:The clinical data for male candidates for ICSI...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Tuerlings JH,Mol B,Kremer JA,Looman M,Meuleman EJ,te Meerman GJ,Buys CH,Merkus HM,Scheffer H

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient requests for transfer of embryos with genetic anomalies linked to serious health-affecting disorders detected in preimplantation testing are rare but do exist. This Opinion sets out the possible rationales for a provider's decision to assist or decline to assist in such transfers. The Committee concludes in mo...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Electronic address: ASRM@asrm.org.,Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone health and strength are dependent on the coupling of cone resorption and bone formation. This process is governed by the interaction of osteoclasts and osteoblasts plus the modulating influence of the bone mechanicosensory cells-the osteocytes. Both sex steroids-estrogen (E) and testosterone (T)- have receptors o...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Notelovitz M

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 68 men with varicoceles to determine preoperative parameters that are associated with improvements in semen analysis after varicocelectomy. Ultrasound-measured venous diameter and reversal of flow were found to correlate with successful outcome. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Schiff JD,Li PS,Goldstein M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of different cellular types (epithelial and stromal endometrial cells and peritoneal cells) in the ectopic implantation of endometrium and to evaluate the importance of endocrine environment on the adhesion of endometrial cells to the peritoneum. DESIGN:Experimental prospective study....

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Beliard A,Noël A,Goffin F,Frankenne F,Foidart JM

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of human plasma from different sources, namely, umbilical cord blood and adult blood platelet-rich plasma (PRP), on the regeneration of endometrial damage. DESIGN:Composition analysis, in vitro approaches, and a preclinical murine model using plasma to promote endometrial regeneration. S...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： de Miguel-Gómez L,López-Martínez S,Campo H,Francés-Herrero E,Faus A,Díaz A,Pellicer A,Domínguez F,Cervelló I

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficiency of hysterosalpingo-contrast-sonography performed with air and saline (Hydro-HyCoSy) with HyCoSy performed with contrast media (SonoVue) and contrast-tuned imaging technology (CnTI-SonoVue-HyCoSy) considering hysterosalpingography (HSG) and laparoscopy (LPS) as reference tests and to ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Lanzani C,Savasi V,Leone FPG,Ratti M,Ferrazzi E

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this article is to summarize the recommended updates to the 2001 Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop (STRAW) criteria. The 2011 STRAW + 10 reviewed advances in understanding of the critical changes in hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian function that occur before and after the final menstrual period. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Harlow SD,Gass M,Hall JE,Lobo R,Maki P,Rebar RW,Sherman S,Sluss PM,de Villiers TJ,STRAW + 10 Collaborative Group.

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The embryo transfer is a critical part of in vitro fertilization. When performed under abdominal ultrasound guidance, the embryo transfer procedure requires a full bladder. Patients often state that the discomfort of the distended bladder causes more pain than the actual transfer procedure. Phenazopyridine HC...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Frishman GN,Allsworth JE,Gannon JB,Wright KP

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the optimum menstrual cycle time to initiate a long-protocol gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) down-regulation regimen before hMG stimulation before IVF. DESIGN:Randomized, prospective, single, first cycle study. SETTING:University teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Eighty-six infertile...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Kondaveeti-Gordon U,Harrison RF,Barry-Kinsella C,Gordon AC,Drudy L,Cottell E

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare final embryo disposition between patients and donor oocyte recipients. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Private infertility practice. PATIENT(S):Patients undergoing IVF with embryo cryopreservation. INTERVENTION(S):None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):Final cryopreserved embryo disposition. RESUL...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hill GA,Freeman MR

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For those patients who have multiple pregnancies there are several considerations that must be made. When the pregnancies are the result of induced ovulation there is a significant iatrogenic element. Counselling must be provided for couples throughout the entire process. From the beginning of the inductio n pr...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Zaner RM,Boehm FH,Hill GA

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between adiposity, physical activity (PA), and fecundability. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Not applicable. PATIENT(S):A total of 2,062 female pregnancy planners from the United States and Canada who were enrolled during the preconception period. INTERVENTION(S):None...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： McKinnon CJ,Hatch EE,Rothman KJ,Mikkelsen EM,Wesselink AK,Hahn KA,Wise LA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of letrozole in patients undergoing superovulation with gonadotropins and IUI. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. SETTING:Academic teaching hospital. PATIENT(S):Women younger than 40 years of age with patent fallopian tubes and infertility of more than 1 year in duration who were und...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Healey S,Tan SL,Tulandi T,Biljan MM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of the anti-P Org 31710 on human blastocyst attachment to cultured endometrial epithelial cells. DESIGN:Experimental in vitro study. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):Eleven fertile endometrial donors. INTERVENTION(S):Timed endometrial biopsy for cell cultures. MAIN OUTCOM...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Petersen A,Bentin-Ley U,Ravn V,Qvortrup K,Sørensen S,Islin H,Sjögren A,Mosselmann S,Hamberger L

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the historical experience of our laboratory in the handling and processing of epididymal sperm from men with congenital absence of the vas deferens. Three different methods of sperm preparation were used: swim-up or resuspension in the first group of patients treated, mini-Percoll in the second g...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ord T,Marello E,Patrizio P,Balmaceda JP,Silber SJ,Asch RH

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of freezing and thawing (F/T) on functional activity of immature rat oocyte-cumulus complexes (OCC) were studied. The OCC were divided into three groups according to the number of cumulus-cell layers surrounding them. The OCC were then frozen and thawed (F/T), with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) as cryoprotecta...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Pellicer A,Lightman A,Parmer TG,Behrman HR,De Cherney AH

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study examines the safety, effectiveness, and local tissue response for a new transcervical fallopian tube permanent contraceptive device, the STOP device (Conceptus, Inc., San Carlos, CA). DESIGN:Nonrandomized prospective evaluation of tubal occlusion and histologic response. SETTING:Inpatient,...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Valle RF,Carignan CS,Wright TC,STOP Prehysterectomy Investigation Group.

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether immunological mechanisms may be involved in human luteal function. DESIGN:The effects of the cytokines, interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha), interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) on steroidogenesis by human luteal cells were examined in vitro. The dispersed ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Wang HZ,Lu SH,Han XJ,Zhou W,Sheng WX,Sun ZD,Gong YT

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present there is no agreement regarding the usefulness of monitoring the endometrial thickness in stimulated cycles. We tested prospectively the hypothesis of a linear relationship of the given individual uterine size and the endometrial thickness in stimulated cycles using a 240 degrees transvaginal sector scanner...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Strohmer H,Obruca A,Radner KM,Feichtinger W

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the mRNA expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) 121 and 165 isoforms and thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) after raloxifene, 17beta-E(2), and P administration in cultured Ishikawa cells. DESIGN:Prospective basic research study. SETTING:Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Eastern Vi...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Navarro FJ,Mirkin S,Archer DF

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the expression of MMP-2, TIMP-2, and TGFbeta2 mRNA in experimental and human endometriotic lesions and to assess the possibility of its cytokine regulation. DESIGN:Experimental laboratory study. SETTING:Medical center. ANIMALS AND PATIENT(S): Thirty female Wistar rats, 17 women with endometriosis...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Sotnikova NY,Antsiferova YS,Posiseeva LV,Shishkov DN,Posiseev DV,Filippova ES

更新日期：2010-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate vaginal bleeding profiles with lower doses of conjugated equine estrogens (CEE) and medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) as continuous combined therapy. DESIGN:The Women's Health, Osteoporosis, Progestin, Estrogen (Women's HOPE) study, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING:S...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Archer DF,Dorin M,Lewis V,Schneider DL,Pickar JH

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormonal profiles were compared in 14 ovulatory women who were treated with two different doses of gonadotropins in successive in vitro fertilization cycles. All patients suffered from mechanical causes of infertility. Serum estradiol (E2), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and progesterone...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

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

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether overweight and obesity are related to changes in serum sex hormone concentrations and semen quality. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Data from five previous population-based environmental studies of semen quality were combined into one database at a university hospital in Denmark. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Aggerholm AS,Thulstrup AM,Toft G,Ramlau-Hansen CH,Bonde JP

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00