Human semen relaxin and its correlation with the parameters of semen analysis.

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：OBJECTIVE:To determine if androstenedione (A) and progesterone (P) concentrations in preovulatory follicular fluid (FF) correlate with successful fertilization and cleavage of human oocytes in vitro. DESIGN:A retrospective randomized trial. SETTING:Hospital department of obstetrics and gynecology. PATIENTS:Fifty-fiv...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Kobayashi T,Oda T,Yoshimura Y,Takehara Y,Natori M,Nozawa S

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a live birth after successful preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for carriers of complex chromosomal rearrangements (CCRs) with translocation and deletion. DESIGN:Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) was applied to PGD for CCR carriers. SETTING:University-based centers for reproductive me...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Lim CK,Cho JW,Kim JY,Kang IS,Shim SH,Jun JH

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The initial experience with the use of a portable infusion pump for the delivery of human menopausal gonadotropins (hMG) in the therapy of ovulation dysfunction of women who failed to conceive following (1) either clomiphene citrate (five patients with polycystic ovary syndrome) or danazol (three patients with mild en...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Kemmann E,Brandeis VT,Shelden RM,Nosher JL

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association of total isoflavone intake with ovulatory function, including sporadic anovulation in healthy premenopausal women. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:University. PATIENT(S):Participants included 259 healthy regularly menstruating women aged 18-44 years. INTERVENTION(S):None...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Filiberto AC,Mumford SL,Pollack AZ,Zhang C,Yeung EH,Schliep KC,Perkins NJ,Wactawski-Wende J,Schisterman EF

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To standardize and validate an assay for reactive oxygen species (ROS) in human semen. DESIGN:ROS levels assayed in blanks, negative and positive control samples (30% H2O2), and human semen, with the use of a luminol-based chemiluminescence assay measured in a single tube luminometer. SETTING:Andrology labo...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Vessey W,Perez-Miranda A,Macfarquhar R,Agarwal A,Homa S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the factors affecting the pregnancy rate after microsurgical reversal of tubal ligation. DESIGN:Retrospective clinical study. SETTING:Private practice affiliated with a tertiary care center. One hundred twenty-eight consecutive patients who underwent tubal reversal between October 1992 and May 2...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hanafi MM

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semen specimens were obtained for analysis from nine men immediately before vasectomy and 3 days following the vasectomy procedure. After vasectomy there was a significant decrease in seminal sperm concentration, percentage of sperm motility, and mean swimming speed. In seven of nine cases the spermatozoa did not surv...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Lewis EL,Brazil CK,Overstreet JW

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the oocyte-activating ability of whole human round spermatids and their isolated nuclei. DESIGN:Prospective study using sibling oocytes from patients undergoing spermatid conception and intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment cycles. SETTING:Private assisted reproduction laboratories and a uni...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Tesarik J,Mendoza C,Greco E

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of various doses of indomethacin and ketoprofen as compared with placebo were examined in 100 oligospermic patients who participated in this study. It was found that the treatment increased sperm count, sperm motility, and fertilizing capacity. The radioimmunoassay examination showed an increase in plasma ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Barkay J,Harpaz-Kerpel S,Ben-Ezra S,Gordon S,Zuckerman H

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the value of the hypo-osmotic swelling test in predicting fertilization, pregnancy, implantation, miscarriage, and live birth rates in IVF-ET cycles. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Academic tertiary referral center for fertility treatment. PATIENTS:Three hundred twenty-six couples having IVF-E...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Biljan MM,Buckett WM,Taylor CT,Luckas M,Aird I,Kingsland CR,Lewis-Jones DI

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystic ovary syndrome presents with many different symptoms and signs, for which different therapies are indicated. However, for the majority of women, the metabolic disorder requires diligence in management, regardless of the presenting complaint. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Lobo RA

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic and transient hyperprolactinemia have been associated with luteal phase dysfunction in both spontaneously cycling women and those subjected to ovarian hyperstimulation by exogenous gonadotropins. It is the objective of the in vitro and in vivo studies reported herein to examine the possibility that prolactin (...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Adashi EY,Resnick CE

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review recent advances in understanding the role of leptin in the physiology and pathophysiology of reproduction, with a focus on relevant clinical situations. DESIGN:A MEDLINE computer search was performed to identify relevant articles. RESULT(S):Leptin, an adipocyte hormone important in regulating ener...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Moschos S,Chan JL,Mantzoros CS

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine a successful method of selecting patients for natural cycle IVF combined with in vitro maturation (IVM) of immature oocytes and to determine treatment efficacy. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of IVF treatments. SETTING:Hospital IVF clinic. PATIENT(S):Women with infertility according to ovarian ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Lim JH,Yang SH,Xu Y,Yoon SH,Chian RC

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the titanium Kirsch-Zhu microclip microsurgical reanastomoses of the fallopian tubes. DESIGN:Compare the reanastomoses of the rat uterine horn between Kirsch-Zhu clips (Cushman Engineering, Albuquerque, NM) (group A) and conventional suture microsurgical techniques (group B). SETTING:Microsurger...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Tredway DR,Kirsch WM,Zhu YH,Weber K,Norburg M,Saukel GW,Seraj I

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the presence of Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) and evaluate its function in ejaculated spermatozoa. DESIGN:Experimental study. SETTING:Reproductive Research Center. PATIENT(S):Semen specimens from 18 healthy donors and 12 infertile males. INTERVENTION(S):Ejaculated spermatozoa were su...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Jha R,Agarwal A,Mahfouz R,Paasch U,Grunewald S,Sabanegh E,Yadav SP,Sharma R

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a primate model, we have tested a novel regimen of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist plus pulsatile GnRH for the achievement of controlled restoration of gonadotropin secretion and ovulation induction. As a prelude, ovariectomized cynomolgus monkeys (n = 3) were treated with Antide ([N-Ac-D-Nal(2)...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Gordon K,Williams RF,Danforth DR,Hodgen GD

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To reanalyze the results of using FSH alone and hMG during IVF treatment, taking into account the different protocols of administration of superactive GnRH agonist analogs. DESIGN:Meta-analysis. SETTING:The London Women's Clinic. PATIENT(S):Women undergoing IVF treatment. INTERVENTION(S):A meta-analysis o...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Agrawal R,Holmes J,Jacobs HS

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the changes of pain symptoms induced by buserelin acetate, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist, in a group of patients with endometriosis. DESIGN:Thirty-five infertile patients with one or more of the following symptoms (dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, deep dyspareunia, and endometriosis stage I ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Fedele L,Bianchi S,Bocciolone L,Di Nola G,Franchi D

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of an antiprogesterone (mifepristone, RU486; Roussel-Uclaf, Romaineville, France) on endometriosis. DESIGN:An open, prospective clinical trial. SETTING:The clinical practice of an academic faculty. PATIENTS:Nine women with endometriosis were studied. INTERVENTIONS:RU486...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Kettel LM,Murphy AA,Morales AJ,Ulmann A,Baulieu EE,Yen SS

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study investigates the effect of prenatal hyperandrogenization on lipid metabolism and oxidant/antioxidant balance. DESIGN:Experimental study. SETTING:Research institute. ANIMAL(S):Pregnant Sprague Dawley rats were subcutaneously injected with 2 mg free T between days 16 and 19 of pregnancy, an...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Heber MF,Ferreira SR,Vélez LM,Motta AB

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To describe trends in the types of fertility-related medical services that women and/or their partners have received while trying to become pregnant, the author analyzed data from women aged 20-44 years who participated in the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth. Advice (74%) and infertility testing (59%) were the m...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Vahratian A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During hysteroscopy the uterus may be distended with carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), or Hyskon (a high molecular weight dextran). An initial study in 27 patients (group 1) using arterialized venous blood samples demonstrated rises in carbon dioxide tension (PCO2) when N2O was insufflated by using a laparosc...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hulf JA,Corall IM,Knights KM,Strunin L,Newton JR

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Buserelin acetate, a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist, is known to be effective in the shrinkage of uterine fibroids. A prospective trial was undertaken (1) to compare the efficacy of intranasal (IN) and subcutaneous (SC) administration of buserelin acetate and (2) to assess if tumor regression correlated...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Vollenhoven BJ,Shekleton P,McDonald J,Healy DL

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human GCs obtained from patients undergoing an IVF procedure and treated with CC, hMG, and hCG, lack cAMP responsiveness to hCG stimulation in vitro. After 48 hours in culture, recovery of cAMP production was significantly higher in hCG-stimulated cells grown on dishes coated with ECM than in cells grown on uncoated d...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Furman A,Rotmensch S,Dor J,Venter A,Mashiach S,Vlodavsky I,Amsterdam A

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the use and effectiveness of IVF in a cohort of women undergoing surgery for endometriosis. DESIGN:Cohort study. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):Four hundred thirty-eight patients who attempted to become pregnant after conservative surgery for endometriosis. INTERVENTION(S):Interview. M...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Somigliana E,Daguati R,Vercellini P,Barbara G,Benaglia L,Crosignani PG

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify and treat the gamete responsible for complete fertilization failure with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using a newly proposed assisted gamete treatment (AGT). DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Center for reproductive medicine. PATIENT(S):One-hundred and fourteen couples with an...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Cheung S,Xie P,Parrella A,Keating D,Rosenwaks Z,Palermo GD

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of human sperm incubation at room temperature (20 degrees C) upon capacitation-related events. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Basic research laboratory. PATIENT(S):Semen samples were obtained from normozoospermic volunteers. Human follicular fluid (hFF) was collected from women u...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Marín-Briggiler CI,Tezón JG,Miranda PV,Vazquez-Levin MH

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the probability of detecting the gestational sac of a normal intrauterine pregnancy by vaginal ultrasound at different gestational ages and serum hCG concentrations. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized study. SETTING:Pregnant human volunteers in a university-based clinical research environment. PAT...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Kadar N,Bohrer M,Kemmann E,Shelden R

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00