Abstract:
:Past practices of Natural Family Planning (NFP) have included such techniques as: 1) calendar rhythm in which a constant mathematical relationship was calculated between the day of ovulation and the beginning of the succeeding menstrual period, 2) temperature rhythm in which sexual intercourse is permitted by observing that the basal body temperature rises at the time of ovulation, 3) a combination of calendar and temperature rhythm methods, 4) paper test strips which measure glucose and electrolytes in vaginal secretions, 5) electronic devices of various sorts which record changes in the potentials of the pelvic organs at the time of ovulation, and 6) recent developments in computer technology which measure a number of variables. All of these techniques depend upon the identification of the fertile and infertile periods of the menstrual cycle. More recent studies by the World Health Organization have analyzed the teaching phase of NFP and the effectiveness phase of NFP using the detection of ovulation by following changes in the quality of cervical mucus. These studies tested 869 women with varied backgrounds in 5 countries. The data support the fact that many motivated women can detect ovulation reasonably accurately by following changes in their cervical mucus (the Billings method), although teaching time and motivation are considerable. Long-term and detailed data are necessary to determine the value of these methods. The advantage of NFP is the avoidance of drugs and devices. Disadvantages are that demands are placed on the sex life of couples, and there are associations between failures and increased rates of congenital abnormalities.
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Fertil Steriljournal_title
Fertility and sterilityauthors
Connell-Tatum EBdoi
10.1016/s0015-0282(16)45849-8subject
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1981-11-01 00:00:00pages
551-2issue
5eissn
0015-0282issn
1556-5653pii
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36pub_type
社论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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.07.053
更新日期:2020-08-24 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.08.042
更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Sperm banking with the relatively simple and economical biologic freezer (Linde BF-5; Union Carbide Corporation, Linde Division, New York, N.Y.) was compared with controlled-rate freezer (Linde CRF-1; Union Carbide), using different freezing rates and cryoprotective media. The results were assessed by comparing prefre...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1981-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of frozen embryo transfer (FET) preparation protocol on incidence of subchorionic hematoma (SCH) and serum hormone levels. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:University-affiliated fertility center. PATIENT(S):Patients who underwent FET at the New York University Langone Fertilit...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.04.040
更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the feasibility of performing in vivo magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) for uterine leiomyoma. DESIGN:Pilot study. SETTING:Academic medical center. PATIENT(S):Six subjects planning surgical excision of uterine leiomyomas. INTERVENTION(S):MRE before planned surgery. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.06.004
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Pain associated with endometriosis may involve many mechanisms and requires careful evaluation to confirm the diagnosis and exclude other potential causes. Both medical and surgical treatments for pain related to endometriosis are effective, and choice of treatment must be individualized. This document replaces the do...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.02.012
更新日期:2014-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the cumulative incidence of live delivery in women who underwent reversal of tubal sterilization. DESIGN:Population-based retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Hospitals in Western Australia. PATIENT(S):All women aged 20-44 years, with a history of hospital admission for tubal sterilization, who...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.06.042
更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The relationship between the presence or absence of an ovulation stigma and (1) the fertility status, (2) the incidence of endometriosis, (3) the concentration of progesterone and estradiol in the peritoneal fluid, and (4) the blood levels of luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, progesterone, and estradi...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)47900-8
更新日期:1984-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine whether levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), 17 beta-estradiol (E2), and progesterone (P) are different in the peri-implantation phase of fresh versus frozen embryos. DESIGN:Hormonal secretions were measured on days 9 and 11 after implantation and at 4, 5, and 6 weeks gestation. PATIEN...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54792-x
更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether temporarily withholding FSH and adding androgen could improve follicular response during a microdose flare protocol in women with slow follicular growth or asynchronous follicular development. DESIGN:Observational pilot study. SETTING:University-affiliated private fertility center. P...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.09.038
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Two-cell mouse embryos were cultured in Ham's F-10 medium (Gibco, Grand Island, NY) supplemented with various concentrations of transferrin, insulin, epidermal growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor, or fibroblast growth factor. Rates of development and the cell numbers per blastocyst were compared between embr...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54082-5
更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Uterus transplantation research has been conducted toward its introduction in the human as a treatment of absolute uterine-factor infertility, which is considered to be the last frontier to conquer for infertility research. In this review we describe the patient populations that may benefit from uterus transplantation...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.04.001
更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of thawing temperature on sperm function after cryopreservation. The technical aspects of sperm cryopreservation have significantly improved over the last few decades. However, a standard protocol designed to optimize sperm motility recovery after thawing has not yet been establishe...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.021
更新日期:2010-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate prospectively the effects of high-dose, short-term treatment with a glucocorticoid in an attempt to normalize ovarian failure and induce pregnancy in women presenting with infertility. DESIGN:Uncontrolled, nonrandomized prospective study. SETTING:Two university-based reproductive endocrinology c...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55915-9
更新日期:1993-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE(S):To measure levels of lipid peroxidation (LPO) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in the follicular fluid from patients undergoing IVF and to examine the association among LPO and TAC and oocyte maturity, embryo quality, fertilization, cleavage, and pregnancy rates. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Ter...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.11.021
更新日期:2004-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the prognostic and therapeutic value of a Lupron (leuprolide acetate; Tap Pharmaceuticals, North Chicago, IL) screening test before ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization (IVF). DESIGN:Prospective. SETTING:Outpatient IVF program. PATIENTS:Eighty patients exhibited four early estra...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54421-5
更新日期:1991-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate danazol's effect in vitro and in vivo on the ability of peripheral blood monocytes (PBM) from women with endometriosis to stimulate endometrial cell proliferation. DESIGN:Uterine endometrial cells from untreated or danazol-treated patients with endometriosis were cultured with or without autol...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1994-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of curcumin on aflatoxin-induced biochemical changes in testis of mice. DESIGN:Controlled research laboratory study. SETTING:Aflatoxin was obtained by growing Aspergillus parasiticus in SMKY liquid medium. Pure curcumin (97% purity) was purchased from Hi-Media Laboratories Pvt. Ltd...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.053
更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To describe novel embryo features capable of predicting implantation potential as input data for an artificial neural network (ANN) model. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:University-affiliated private IVF center. PATIENT(S):This study included 637 patients from the oocyte donation program who un...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.08.023
更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although the most well-known function of vascular endothelial growth factor is its angiogenic activity, it plays more than a simple angiogenic role in the female reproductive system as it is involved in a number of key events in the course of the ovulatory cycle. The modulation of vascular endothelial growth factor ex...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.05.059
更新日期:2005-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Sperm penetration through bovine cervical mucus was determined and correlated with the sperm characteristics in three fractions of the split ejaculate and in the whole ejaculate from 40 men of infertile couples in which a female cause of infertility had been ruled out. Sperm concentration and motility were found to be...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1984-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::We report a rare ovarian pregnancy after in vitro fertilization and transcervical embryo transfer. Ultrasound guidance of embryo transfer does not eliminate the risk of this potentially lethal complication. ...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.02.026
更新日期:2008-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) and gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) are used to treat intractable infertility in women with no distortion of the pelvic viscera, despite the lack of controlled trials demonstrating efficacy. The mechanism of any purportedly enhanced cycle fecundity in ovulatory...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)59414-x
更新日期:1987-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To study the correlation between indices of air pollution and sperm parameters. DESIGN:Ecological study. SETTING:Contained geographic area. PATIENT(S):Resident men presenting for semen analysis or artificial insemination. INTERVENTION(S):Analysis of levels of particulate air pollution (particulate matter ...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.089
更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess the ability of histological dating to discriminate between women of fertile and infertile couples. The utility of histological dating of endometrium in the evaluation of infertile couples is uncertain. DESIGN:Prospective multicenter study, with subjects randomly assigned to biopsy timing. Criterion...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.03.069
更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The PF environment is one that hosts the processes of ovulation, gamete transportation, fertilization, and early embryonic development. The cellular and acellular constituents of this dynamic fluid are in a constant interactive state, being influenced by the physiologic events of the menstrual cycle and pelvic disease...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)59280-2
更新日期:1987-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To study the association of perinatal outcome and IVF transfer type in a group of infertility patients with standardized treatment and similar prognosis. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:University-based infertility center, January 1998 to June 2006. PATIENT(S):Two hundred eighteen IVF pregnancie...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.05.049
更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Plasma preptin levels were higher in women with PCOS compared with the control group (mean±SD, 823.2±140.7 vs. 324.9±147.3 pg/mL). This article suggests a potential role of preptin in the pathogenesis of PCOS. ...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.08.058
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine if human luteinized granulosa cells (GCs) exhibit angiotensin II (AII) receptors and if AII affects GC steroidogenesis. DESIGN:Luteinized GCs were either treated immediately or maintained in culture for up to 6 days before use. The presence of functional AII receptors was evaluated using the fol...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55630-1
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between several factors such as demographics, personal habits, reproductive factors, menstrual characteristics, contraception, and clinical profile and the probability of having endometriosis. SETTING:Ten clinical institutions in the Montreal area. PATIENT(S):A total of 2777 s...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.10.038
更新日期:2004-06-01 00:00:00