Fertilization and embryo cleavage after intracytoplasmic spermatid injection in an obstructive azoospermic patient with defective spermiogenesis.

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 evaluate semen characteristics, testicular volume, and hormonal levels of normal fertile men requiring vasectomy for sterilization. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING(S):Academic medical centers. PATIENT(S):A total of 889 patients underwent a vasectomy for sterilization. INTERVENTION(S):None. MAIN OU...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Pasqualotto FF,Sobreiro BP,Hallak J,Athayde KS,Pasqualotto EB,Lucon AM

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of six metabolically active compounds, namely caffeine, kallikrein, cyclic adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate, prostaglandin E, triiodothyronine, and insulin on spermatozoal motility was investigated. Hypokinetic and normokinetic semen specimens from fertile and infertile patients were incubated with various con...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Makler A,Makler E,Itzkovitz J,Brandes JM

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of luteal start vaginal micronized P in a recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) cohort. DESIGN:Observational cohort study using prospectively collected data. SETTING:Not applicable. PATIENT(S):Women seen between 2004 and 2012 with a history of two or more unexplained pregnancy losses <...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Stephenson MD,McQueen D,Winter M,Kliman HJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Immunobead testing (IBT), the current standard for antisperm antibody detection, is time consuming and somewhat subjective. To overcome these limitations and maintain accuracy, we studied an immunofluorescent assay using flow cytometry. DESIGN:A validation study comparing flow cytometry to IBT in the detecti...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Ke RW,Dockter ME,Majumdar G,Buster JE,Carson SA

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present a case report of a spontaneous, heterotopic, triplet conception of a patient without any risk factors. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:Community hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. PATIENT(S):One patient, 30-year-old multigravida, sent to the emergency room for evaluation of right lower quadrant pain ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Cholkeri-Singh A,LaBarge A

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess long-term fracture risk after hysterectomy, with or without oophorectomy. DESIGN:Population-based, cohort study. SETTING:Olmsted County, Minnesota. PATIENT(S):Women residing in Olmsted County (n = 9,258) who underwent hysterectomy in 1965-2002, compared to an equal number of age- and sex-matched ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Melton LJ 3rd,Achenbach SJ,Gebhart JB,Babalola EO,Atkinson EJ,Bharucha AE

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the possible effect of freezing on sperm escape force as measured by laser trap. DESIGN:Controlled clinical study. SETTING:Normal volunteers, academic setting. PATIENTS:Normal, healthy volunteers. INTERVENTION:Sperm selection, freezing and thawing. Measurement of relative (sperm) escape force...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Dantas ZN,Araujo E Jr,Tadir Y,Berns MW,Schell MJ,Stone SC

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the use of GnRH antagonist in cycles converted from ovulation induction-IUI to IVF affects cycle outcome and pregnancy rates. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Academic research institution. PATIENT(S):One hundred eighty-two consecutive patients with ovulation induction-IUI to...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Quaas AM,Missmer SA,Ginsburg ES

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To improve the sperm chromatin dispersion (SCD) test and develop it as a simple kit (Halosperm kit) for the accurate determination of sperm DNA fragmentation using conventional bright-field microscopy. DESIGN:Method development, comparison, and validation. SETTING:Medical genetics laboratory, academic biolo...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Fernández JL,Muriel L,Goyanes V,Segrelles E,Gosálvez J,Enciso M,LaFromboise M,De Jonge C

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiprogesterone compound RU 486 (17 beta-hydroxy-11 beta-[4-dimethylaminophenyl]-17 alpha-[ 1-propynyl]estra-4,9-dien-3-one; Roussel-Uclaf, Paris, France) was used to induce menstruation in a randomized controlled trial. Castrated adult female cynomolgus monkeys (n = 17) received sequential subcutaneous Silastic ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Healy DL,Baulieu EE,Hodgen GD

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selenium (Se) was measured in the semen of 125 men from couples consulting for infertility. A mean concentration of 71.3 +/- 29.7 ng/ml of semen was found, with a range of 7 to 230 ng/ml. More than 85% of the Se is in the seminal plasma. There was a significant positive correlation between sperm count and semen Se. Sp...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Bleau G,Lemarbre J,Faucher G,Roberts KD,Chapdelaine A

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between growth hormone (GH) and luteal function. DESIGN:In vivo comparative and in vitro culture studies. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):Eighteen women who were interested in becoming pregnant and visited our clinic voluntarily participated in the study for urinary ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Taketani T,Yamagata Y,Takasaki A,Matsuoka A,Tamura H,Sugino N

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This document is designed to assist in vitro fertility clinics in the management of cryopreserved reproductive tissues stored in cryogenic storage (cryostorage) tanks, based upon scientific principles and laboratory experience related to best practice for safe and reliable storage of cryopreserved reproductive tissue....

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Practice Committees of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Society for Reproductive Biologists and Technologists, and Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org.

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrofurantoin sodium and nitorfurazone, in certain critical concentrations, have the ability to immobilize spermatozoa. In this study, this effect was consisitent with both 5:1, and 10:1 dilutions. Histologic examination of the effects of these drugs as intraoperative vas irrigants revealed no apparent tissue toxicit...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Albert PS,Salerno RG,Kapoor SN,Davis JE

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specimens for chlamydial culture, direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) test, two enzyme immunoassays (EIA) for antigen detection, and serum for chlamydial antibodies were collected from 256 infertile women. Specimens were taken from the tubes during tuboplasty and from the cervix and endometrium during laparoscopy or tub...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Thejls H,Gnarpe J,Lundkvist O,Heimer G,Larsson G,Victor A

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the relationship between men's age and DNA damage repair proteins related to apoptosis in human testicular germ cells. DESIGN:Retrospective case-control study. SETTING:Academic institutions. PATIENT(S):Testicular specimens were obtained from 22 fertile volunteers aged 20-82 years. INTERVENTION(...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： El-Domyati MM,Al-Din AB,Barakat MT,El-Fakahany HM,Xu J,Sakkas D

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred ten treatment cycles of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) or human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) were completed in 49 patients with clomiphene citrate-resistant polycystic ovarian syndrome. The results from 68 cycles of daily intramuscular (IM) FSH and 41 cycles of IM hMG were compared. The ovulation rate...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： McFaul PB,Traub AI,Thompson W

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found, by reverse transcription--real time--polymerase chain reaction, that the expression of aromatase (CYP19) in ovarian, peritoneal endometriosis, and deep endometriotic nodules is significantly different, which strengthens the theory of three distinct clinical entities. Compared with peritoneal endometriosis, o...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Heilier JF,Donnez O,Van Kerckhove V,Lison D,Donnez J

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, acrosin activity and hyaluronic acid binding were compared in sperm from men with spinal cord injury versus sperm from healthy controls. The results showed statistically significantly lower acrosin activity and statistically significantly lower hyaluronic acid binding in spinal cord injured patients com...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Iremashvili V,Brackett NL,Ibrahim E,Aballa TC,Bruck D,Lynne CM

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate c-fos and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression in the endometrium from women with or without endometriosis throughout the menstrual cycle, and to explore the correlation of c-fos expression with MMP-9 expression and 17beta-E(2) levels in serum. DESIGN:Molecular studies in human tissue...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Pan H,Sheng JZ,Tang L,Zhu R,Zhou TH,Huang HF

更新日期：2008-10-01 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

authors： Colver RM,Howe AM,McDonough PG,Boldt J

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the endometrium sonographically in patients undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation with clomiphene citrate (CC) in addition to menotropins to determine the significance of endometrial pattern and thickness on pregnancy rate (PR). DESIGN:A prospective study analyzing patients receiving sequentia...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Hock DL,Bohrer MK,Ananth CV,Kemmann E

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To conduct a pilot study to investigate the possible presence of bacteria throughout the female reproductive tract and to make a preliminary assessment of whether there are differences in the composition of the microbial communities between these body sites and/or between patients. DESIGN:Prospective pilot s...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Miles SM,Hardy BL,Merrell DS

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify biomarkers associated with reproductive outcome using proton nuclear magnetic resonance ((1)H NMR) metabolomic profiling of embryo culture media. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:An academic assisted reproductive technology (ART) program; a university research center. PATIENT(S):Women underg...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Seli E,Botros L,Sakkas D,Burns DH

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the risk factors for ectopic pregnancy (EP) in women using an intrauterine device (IUD). DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:Auvergne region (France). PATIENT(S):Women using an IUD and suffering EP (243 cases) or having an intrauterine pregnancy (140 controls). INTERVENTION(S):None. MAIN OUTCO...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Bouyer J,Rachou E,Germain E,Fernandez H,Coste J,Pouly JL,Job-Spira N

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the value of virtual hysterosalpingography (VHSG) in the diagnosis of bicornuate vs. septate uterus. DESIGN:Retrospective study of all cases with bicornuate or septate uterus that had VHSG during the last 3 years at our center. SETTING:Private fertility center and radiology institute with universit...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Carrascosa P,Sueldo C,Capuñay C,Baronio M,Papier S

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of combined intrauterine and cornual (interstitial) pregnancy after IVF-ET, with survival of the infant after the cornual pregnancy. The diagnosis of this rare phenomenon is difficult; a high index of suspicion and frequently ultrasound monitoring may enable early diagnosis in other forms of heteroto...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Beck P,Silverman M,Oehninger S,Muasher SJ,Acosta AA,Rosenwaks Z

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe an ovarian abscess presenting very late after oocyte retrieval for IVF with several unusual clinical features. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:Academic medical center. PATIENT(S):A 35-year-old nulliparous woman underwent IVF with uncomplicated transvaginal oocyte retrieval (TVOR), resulting in a di...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Sharpe K,Karovitch AJ,Claman P,Suh KN

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the literature to determine the magnitude of the effect of 150 micrograms desogestrel-30 micrograms ethinyl E2, an oral contraceptive (OC) formulation, on plasma lipid concentrations in healthy women using meta-analysis techniques. DATA SOURCES:All English-language published reports (1981 to 1991) ...

journal_title：Fertility and sterility

authors： Lobo RA,Skinner JB,Lippman JS,Cirillo SJ

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00