Cytogenetic investigations on human oocytes and early human embryonic stages.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the sensitivity and clinical significance of fluorescein isothiocyanate wheat germ agglutinin (FITC-WGA) staining of human spermatozoa. DESIGN:Percentage FITC-WGA staining was assessed in the different morphological zones of human spermatozoa and compared with fertilization rates of metaphase II...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Gabriel LK,Franken DR,Van der Horst G,Kruger TF

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess semen analysis, testicular volume, and hormone levels in fertile and infertile patients with varicoceles and fertile men without varicoceles. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Academic medical center. PATIENT(S):Patients were divided into three groups: fertile men with varicoceles (n = 79), inf...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Pasqualotto FF,Lucon AM,de Góes PM,Sobreiro BP,Hallak J,Pasqualotto EB,Arap S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationships between sperm acrosin activity, sperm morphology evaluated according to strict criteria, visually observed acrosomal morphology, and IVF rates. DESIGN:Prospective analytic study. Acrosin activity was determined on all semen samples together with a standard semen analysis. Empha...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Menkveld R,Rhemrev JP,Franken DR,Vermeiden JP,Kruger TF

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether endometrial hCG infusion at the time of human blastocyst transfer impacts implantation rates. DESIGN:Randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial. SETTING:Academic. PATIENT(S):Infertile couples with the female partner less than 43 years old (n = 300) undergoing fresh or frozen ET...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hong KH,Forman EJ,Werner MD,Upham KM,Gumeny CL,Winslow AD,Kim TJ,Scott RT Jr

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role(s) of colony-stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1) on the development of early endometriosis in a murine model by comparing rate of lesion formation in mice [1] homozygous for a CSF-1 mutation versus syngeneic controls and [2] after treatment with imatinib, a commercially available tyrosine kin...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Jensen JR,Witz CA,Schenken RS,Tekmal RR

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the psychological effects of multifetal pregnancy reduction. DESIGN AND SETTING:Hour-long semistructured telephone interviews with both multifetal pregnancy reduction patients and control subjects. PATIENTS:Forty-two multifetal pregnancy reduction patients were contacted within 1 year of undergoing...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： McKinney M,Downey J,Timor-Tritsch I

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryo transfer is arguably the most critical process in the sequential events that encompass an IVF cycle. Several variables play a role in the success of a transfer, including catheter type, atraumatic technique, and the use of ultrasound guidance. The inclusion of hyaluronan in the ET media also has a benefit for i...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Schoolcraft WB

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of sodium alginate encapsulation of rodent embryos on in vitro embryonic cleavage rates, implantation rates, and livebirth rates, and to find the in vivo degradation time for the capsules. DESIGN:Studies were conducted using both CB6F1 mice and Golden Syrian hamsters. RESULTS:Capsule...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Adaniya GK,Rawlins RG,Quigg JM,Roblero L,Miller IF,Zaneveld LJ

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of deep endometriosis (DE) on bladder function, focusing on detrusor pattern, in patients without preoperative urinary symptoms. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Academic research center. PATIENT(S):A total of 25 asymptomatic patients: 12 patients with DE (group 1) and 13 patients w...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Serati M,Cattoni E,Braga A,Uccella S,Cromi A,Ghezzi F

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To confirm successful implantation of IVF, cryopreserved human embryos after assisted hatching with acidic Tyrode's solution. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:In vitro fertilization-ET facility of a university-based practice. PATIENT:A 28-year-old female with nonoperable bilateral tubal occlusion and > 1 1/2 ye...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hoover L,Summers D,Check JH,Nazari A,O'Shaughnessy A

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To medically and psychologically assess gay men seeking parenthood through assisted reproduction and to provide guidelines for the assessment. DESIGN:Qualitative observational study. SETTING:Academic medical center. PATIENT(S):Thirty gay males (15 couples) presenting for assisted reproduction using an oocy...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Greenfeld DA,Seli E

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if sperm exposure to P produces an enhancement in its fertilizing capacity. DESIGN:Sperm from fertile donors were exposed to P at 0.1 and 1.0 microgram/mL for 1 or 24 hours. The effects on hyperactivated (HA) motility at 1 and 4 hours, acrosome reaction (as determined by Pisum sativum agglutinin...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Sueldo CE,Oehninger S,Subias E,Mahony M,Alexander NJ,Burkman LJ,Acosta AA

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of Korean ginseng (ginseng) on spermatogenesis and cAMP-responsive element modulator (CREM) in rat testes was evaluated using sperm analysis, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, and Western blot analysis. The ginseng-treated rats exhibited significantly increased sperm count and motility with e...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Park WS,Shin DY,Kim DR,Yang WM,Chang MS,Park SK

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：:This statement explores the implications of reproduction by single individuals, unmarried heterosexual couples, and gay and lesbian couples, and concludes that ethical arguments supporting denial of access to fertility services on the basis of marital status or sexual orientation cannot be justified. This document rep...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ethics Committee of American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the functional and sexual outcome of sigmoid vaginoplasty in patients with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):Fifty-nine consecutive patients with MRKH syndrome. INTERVENTION(S):Forty-eight patients underwent sig...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Carrard C,Chevret-Measson M,Lunel A,Raudrant D

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of letrozole (Let) and anastrozole (Anas) on apoptosis and cell proliferation in epithelial endometrial cells (EEC) from patients with endometriosis (EDT). DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Research institute and clinical fertility center. PATIENT(S):Eighteen women with untreated EDT. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Meresman GF,Bilotas M,Abello V,Buquet R,Tesone M,Sueldo C

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was intended to investigate the possible roles of the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) gene family's involvement in the pathogenesis of uterine leiomyomata. We examined the differential gene expressions of PDGF-A, -B, -C, -D, PDGF receptor alpha (PDGFR-alpha), and receptor beta (PDGFR-beta) between ute...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hwu YM,Li SH,Lee RK,Tsai YH,Yeh TS,Lin SY

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To recover natural fertility of ewes that were subjected to ovarian failure induced by radiotherapy with an autologous orthotopic graft of cryopreserved germinative tissue. DESIGN:Experimental surgery study. SETTING:University hospital unit. ANIMAL(S):Adult ewes. INTERVENTION(S):Four ewes were submitted t...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Almodin CG,Minguetti-Câmara VC,Meister H,Ceschin AP,Kriger E,Ferreira JO

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effects of different thermodynamic control systems on the temperature stability of human eggs during in vitro manipulation, with the integrity of meiotic spindles imaged using the LC-PolScope (Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc., Woburn, MA). DESIGN:We performed intracytoplasmic sperm i...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Wang WH,Meng L,Hackett RJ,Oldenbourg R,Keefe DL

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To our knowledge, this represents the first case of a laparoscopically treated triplet EP and the first time that a double EP in the same tube was treated conservatively (with preservation of the tube). Multiple EPs may be more common than currently thought, and our report offers an alternative explanation for at leas...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Frishman GN,Steinhoff MM,Luciano AA

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After the introduction of new Belgian legislation limiting the number of transferable embryos to prevent multiple pregnancies after assisted reproductive technology, the implantation rate per embryo remained stable at 26% and the clinical pregnancy rate per embryo transfer did not change significantly (37.5% before an...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Debrock S,Spiessens C,Meuleman C,Segal L,De Loecker P,Meeuwis L,D'Hooghe TM

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a woman with blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:University medical center. PATIENT(S):One 25-year-old woman. INTERVENTION(S):Pedigree, hormone assays, and donor embryo transfer. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):Pregnancy...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Siewert AL,Stein Q,Flanagan J,Hansen KA

更新日期：2008-11-01 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 report the occurrence of spontaneous regression of three endometrial polyps detected by hysteroscopy. DESIGN:Case series. SETTING:A uterine imaging unit in an academic medical center. PATIENT(S):Three patients diagnosed as having an endometrial polyp of 5-8 mm on hysteroscopy. INTERVENTION(S):Patient d...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Haimov-Kochman R,Deri-Hasid R,Hamani Y,Voss E

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study estimated birth order-specific miscarriage rates and characterized the influence of maternal age using the complete birth history of 90,303 ever-married women from the 1998-2000 Indian National Family Health Survey. Rates of miscarriage in India were low in association with early childbearing, whereas birth...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Pallikadavath S,Stones RW

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine expression of integrins α₁, α₄, and αVβ₃ in the glandular and luminal epithelium, stroma, and cells in the blood vessel walls of the endometrium from women with recurrent implantation failure (RIF) and to determine if they are of prognostic value in determining pregnancy outcome. DESIGN:Prospect...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Coughlan C,Sinagra M,Ledger W,Li TC,Laird S

更新日期：2013-09-01 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 analyze relationship and parenthood in IVF twin couples, IVF singleton couples, and spontaneously pregnant primiparous couples. SETTING:Southeast region of Sweden. DESIGN:Prospective case-control study. PATIENT(S):In total, 24 women and men who became pregnant with twins, consecutively, and expected the...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Sydsjö G,Wadsby M,Sydsjö A,Selling KE

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between genetic variants in Ser-Arg (SR) protein-coding genes and the susceptibility of nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA) in Chinese men. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine in Nanjing Medical University conducted the genotyping and exa...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ni B,Ma H,Lin Y,Dai J,Guo X,Xia Y,Sha J,Hu Z

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00