First pregnancies and livebirths from transfer of sodium alginate encapsulated embryos in a rodent model.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify whether the cause, site of ductal obstruction, and characteristics of fluid aspirates are associated with the cryosurvival and fertility after thawing of sperm obtained during reconstruction of the excurrent ducts with microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration, vasal sperm aspiration, or both. DE...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Sharma RK,Padron OF,Thomas AJ Jr,Agarwal A

更新日期：1997-10-01 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 assess the efficiency of transvaginal ultrasonography in the screening of endometriomas and in differentiating endometriomas from other ovarian masses. DESIGN:Prospective study with surgical and pathological confirmation of the sonographic diagnosis. SETTING:Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Mais V,Guerriero S,Ajossa S,Angiolucci M,Paoletti AM,Melis GB

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of microdeletions of the long arm of chromosome Y within the AZFa, AZFb, and AZFc subregions in patients with idiopathic azoospermia, and then correlate the microdeletions with clinical phenotypes to determine the most important subregion for screening. DESIGN:Controlled clinical ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Fujisawa M,Shirakawa T,Kanzaki M,Okada H,Arakawa S,Kamidono S

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether altered follicular environment is associated with ovarian reserve or maternal age. DESIGN:Prospective study examining follicular fluid (FF) composition and follicular cell metabolism. SETTING:University research department and private IVF clinic. PATIENT(S):Women (n = 54) undergoing ro...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Pacella L,Zander-Fox DL,Armstrong DT,Lane M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) protein in endometriotic stromal cells (ESC) and their effect on the proliferation of ESC. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottor...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Iba Y,Harada T,Horie S,Deura I,Iwabe T,Terakawa N

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a unique case of descending salpingitis and functioning endometrium in a noncavitated mullerian remnant in a patient with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens,...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Deligeoroglou E,Christopoulos P,Creatsas G

更新日期：2005-05-01 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

authors： Braun DP,Gebel H,Dmowski WP

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic laparoscopy is commonly performed on patients as part of a complete infertility investigation. Recently published protocols have investigated the efficacy of using empiric ovulation induction, intrauterine insemination, or both before beginning in vitro fertilization. Because many patients enrolled in these...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Barad DH,Bartfai G,Barg P,Cohen BL,Feinman M

更新日期：1988-12-01 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 investigate whether components of the Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription (JAK/STAT) pathway are present and active in human sperm. DESIGN:Comparative study. SETTING:Reproductive biology department. PATIENT(S):Nine sperm donors. INTERVENTION(S):Sperm were exposed to interfer...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： D'Cruz OJ,Vassilev AO,Uckun FM

更新日期：2001-08-01 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 a case of tubal pregnancy in a unicornuate uterus with rudimentary horn on the side of the rudiment and its pathology. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT:An 18-year-old woman, primigravida, with tubal pregnancy. INTERVENTION(S):Systemic administration of methotrexate, salpi...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Handa Y,Hoshi N,Yamada H,Wada S,Kudo M,Tsuda K,Sagawa T,Fujimoto S

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the ovarian reserve changes after laparoscopic cystectomy, we prospectively evaluated pre- and postoperative serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) level, and ovarian volumes. DESIGN:Prospective longitudinal study. SETTING:University Hospital. PATIENT(S):Twenty women with benign ovarian masses part...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Chang HJ,Han SH,Lee JR,Jee BC,Lee BI,Suh CS,Kim SH

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study fails to uphold the concept of invisible, microscopic endometriosis. Peritoneum devoid of disease exists, can be described, and can be consistently found. ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Redwine DB

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The steroidogenic activity of purified theca interstitial cells (TIC) from polycystic ovaries of a patient with virilizing congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency was studied in serum-free medium. The results show that CVAH TIC have high intrinsic basal androgen secretory activity that is drama...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Erickson GF,Magoffin DA,Jones KL

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine sperm motility, total antioxidant level (TAC), DNA fragmentation, and medical history in infertile men with high seminal high reactive oxygen species (ROS). DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING(S):Tertiary care hospital. PATIENT(S):Infertile men (n=101). INTERVENTION(S):Group I (n=57) included men...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Mahfouz R,Sharma R,Thiyagarajan A,Kale V,Gupta S,Sabanegh E,Agarwal A

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After long-term estradiol deficiency, female rats displayed body mass gain accompanied by an increase in the size of adipocytes, an increase in hyperglycemia, and a decrease in insulinemia. The effects were reversed by daily estradiol treatment. Adiposity was suggested by the increased vascular endothelial growth fact...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Santana AC,Soares da Costa CA,Armada L,de Paula Lopes Gonzalez G,dos Santos Ribeiro M,de Sousa dos Santos A,de Carvalho JJ,do Nascimento Saba CC

更新日期：2011-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of cryopreservation on the survival, cleavage, and morphology of embryos and on the implantation and embryonic loss rates of human zygotes obtained after ICSI compared with frozen-thawed zygotes obtained after traditional IVF. A further objective was to evaluate the same parameters in ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Macas E,Imthurn B,Borsos M,Rosselli M,Maurer-Major E,Keller PJ

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The force generated by the radiation pressure of a low power laser beam induces an optical trap which may be used to manipulate sperm. We studied the effect of the optical trap on sperm motility. A Nd:YAG laser beam was coupled to a conventional microscope and focused into the viewing plane by the objective lens. Sper...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Tadir Y,Wright WH,Vafa O,Ord T,Asch RH,Berns MW

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Alterations in adrenocortical biosynthesis, as measured by the steroid response to acute adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation, have frequently been reported in female hyperandrogenism. These patients are also commonly obese, which may account for some of these abnormalities. The object of this study...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Azziz R,Zacur HA,Parker CR Jr,Bradley EL Jr,Boots LR

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine possible prediction of regular menses with aging in anovulatory women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN:Cohort. SETTING:Academic practice. PATIENT(S):A total of 54 anovulatory women with PCOS and 28 age- and weight-matched control subjects. INTERVENTION(S):Blood and ovarian ultras...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Carmina E,Campagna AM,Mansuet P,Vitale G,Kort D,Lobo R

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish an intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment program for couples with male infertility and to determine those factors important for success. DESIGN:A retrospective analysis of 171 consecutive cycles of intracytoplasmic sperm injection concerning 145 infertile couples. SETTING:Infertility clini...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Svalander P,Forsberg AS,Jakobsson AH,Wikland M

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if estrogen ameliorates hot flashes by raising the core body temperature sweating threshold, by reducing core body temperature fluctuations, and/or by reducing sympathetic activation (as measured by plasma 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol). DESIGN:Laboratory physiological study. SETTING:Universi...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Freedman RR,Blacker CM

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether progestins activate vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene transcription in endometrial adenocarcinoma cells. DESIGN:In vitro study. SETTING:University reproductive biology laboratories. PATIENT(S):None. INTERVENTION(S):Ishikawa cells were transfected with VEGF promoter-lucife...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Mueller MD,Vigne JL,Pritts EA,Chao V,Dreher E,Taylor RN

更新日期：2003-02-01 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 examine the relationship between sperm chromatin defects, evaluated by the flow cytometric (FCM) sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA), and the probability of a pregnancy in a menstrual cycle (fecundability). DESIGN:Follow-up study. SETTING:The Section of Toxicology and Biomedical Sciences, ENEA Casacci...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Spanò M,Bonde JP,Hjøllund HI,Kolstad HA,Cordelli E,Leter G

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A liquefraction factor from normal human seminal plasma was purified by cation and anion exchange chromatography. It is nondialyzable, heat-labile, and has many properties in common with the seminal protease "chymotrypsin-like enzyme." Its lytic effect is most distinctly observed in abnormal semen that is semisolid or...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Syner FN,Moghissi KS,Yanez J

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonaromatizable androgens, administered in high doses to an adult patient with partial androgen insensitivity, failed to result in a change in phallic size despite a clear decline in SHBG and gonadotropin levels. These findings raise the question of differential tissue sensitivity to androgens. Because ancillary labor...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Keely EJ,Belsham DD,Wrogemann K,Faiman C

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of estrogen and progestogen on the resistance to blood flow in the uterine arteries of Turner's syndrome patients. DESIGN:Prospective clinical study. SETTING:A tertiary infertility clinic. PATIENTS:Five Turner's syndrome patients, six patients who had surgical castration, and five...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Biljan MM,Taylor CT,Matijevic R,Jones SV,Garden AS,Fraser WD,Diver MJ,Kingsland CR

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00