Abstract：
OBJECTIVE:To assess the discriminative capacity of Chlamydia antibody titers in the diagnosis of tubed pathology in subfertile patients. DESIGN:Meta-analysis of studies comparing Chlamydia antibody titers and laparoscopy for tubal patency and peritubal adhesions. PATIENTS:A total of 2,729 patients with subfertility in 23 studies. INTERVENTION(S):Chlamydia antibody titer and laparoscopy as part of subfertility work-up. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE:Sensitivity and specificity of Chlamydia antibody titers in the diagnosis of tubal pathology using laparoscopy with chromopertubation as the reference standard. RESULT(S):The discriminative capacity of Chlamydia antibody titers depended on the type of assay that was used. Summary receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves of studies using ELISA or (micro)immunofluorescence revealed a better discrimination than the summary ROC-curve of studies using immunoperoxidase assay. CONCLUSION(S):The discriminative capacity of Chlamydia antibody titers by means of ELISA, microimmunofluorescence, or immunofluorescence in the diagnosis of any tubal pathology is comparable to that of hysterosalpingography (HSG) in the diagnosis of tubal occlusion. Chlamydia antibody testing involves little burden but provides no details on the anatomy of uterus and tubes. Whether or not Chlamydia antibody testing can replace HSG depends on the perspective taken in the diagnostic work-up of subfertility.
journal_name
Fertil Steriljournal_title
Fertility and sterilityauthors
Mol BW,Dijkman B,Wertheim P,Lijmer J,van der Veen F,Bossuyt PMdoi
10.1016/s0015-0282(97)81435-5subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1997-06-01 00:00:00pages
1031-7issue
6eissn
0015-0282issn
1556-5653pii
S0015028297814355journal_volume
67pub_type
杂志文章,meta分析abstract：:Forty years ago this month the first baby was born as a result of in vitro fertilization (IVF). The arrival of Louise Brown brought with her a new hope and possibility for the many men and women across the global struggling with infertility who previously had very few options for treatment or family building. In this ...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 历史文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.05.017
更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To verify the percentage of chromosomally abnormal preimplantation embryos in patients with a poor prognosis and possibly to increase the chance of implantation by selecting chromosomally normal embryos. DESIGN:A prospective, randomized, controlled study. SETTING:In vitro fertilization program at the Reprod...
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(97)00412-3
更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of supernumerary preovulatory follicular reduction as an approach to avoid multiple pregnancies in ovulation induction or superovulation cycles. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Tertiary referral center. PATIENT(S):In 26 cycles, 24 patients underwent ovulation induction or superov...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(01)02379-2
更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of endometriosis on pregnancy outcomes. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis. SETTING:Not applicable. PATIENT(S):Women with or without endometriosis. INTERVENTION(S):Electronic databases searched from their inception until February 2017 with no limit for language and with all ...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.019
更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate semen quality in infertile men from an urban population over an 18-year period. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Andrology clinic at a city university hospital. PATIENTS:A total of 9,327 men were referred to the clinic for infertility investigation. After excluding those with azoospermia,...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.05.049
更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop the Cognitive Appraisal Scale for Infertility (CASI) and assess it for reliability and validity. DESIGN:Cross-sectional and longitudinal study. SETTING:A private fertility institute in Japan. PATIENT(S):223 infertile women being treated at the institute. INTERVENTION(S):Administration of questi...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.03.052
更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A randomized prospective study was performed to compare the effects of a midfundal versus a deep fundal transfer technique on subsequent intrauterine and ectopic PRs after IVF. The clinical intra-uterine PR after the deep fundal transfer was 12.4% per cycle with a 1.5% ectopic PR (which represented 12.2% of the pregna...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Neutrophil migration did not change during normal menstrual cycles but was significantly reduced during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH). Correlations between neutrophil migration and serum hormone concentrations could not be established. ...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.05.091
更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether obesity affects serum and seminal measures of male reproductive potential among a multi-institutional cohort. DESIGN:Retrospective multi-institutional cohort study. SETTING:Infertility clinics. PATIENT(S):All men referred for male infertility evaluation from 2002 to 2014 (n = 4,440). ...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.06.041
更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that male reproductive tract leukocytes function in the elimination of abnormal spermatozoa from ejaculated semen. DESIGN:Semen specimens with > or = 2 x 10(6) nonspermatozoal cells/mL were examined for leukocytes and for mature sperm with ideal morphology. SETTING:Andrology laborator...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether high levels of interleukin (IL)-10 can attenuate the production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha-induced proinflammatory cytokines in endometriotic stromal cells. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Department of Ob/Gyn, Tottori University, Japan. PATIENT(S):Thirty-five patients with...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.04.052
更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Survey results demonstrate that the majority of fertility clinics in California are willing to care for couples affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) if legal restrictions are removed. In response to scientific advances and evolving clinical standards, California reversed the limitations placed on the provisi...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.09.013
更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate vascular perfusion and uterine healing after laparoscopic myomectomy using three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound (3D-PDU). DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:University-affiliated hospital. PATIENT(S):Ninety-seven women with symptomatic myomas warranting laparoscopic myomectomy. INTERVENTI...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1771
更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00
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 observi...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 社论
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)45849-8
更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess patient response rates to medical therapies used to treat endometriosis-associated pain. DESIGN:A systematic review with the use of Medline and Embase. SETTING:Not applicable. PATIENT(S):Women receiving medical therapy to treat endometriosis. INTERVENTIONS(S):None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):The p...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.05.004
更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that adrenal androgen (AA) secretion is an inherited trait in PCOS and that serum DHEAS concentrations, as a marker of AA secretion, will be correlated between women with PCOS and their sisters. DESIGN:Prospective case-control. SETTING:Tertiary care center. PATIENT(S):Sixty-two PCOS ...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.05.045
更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The use of modified natural-cycle in vitro fertilization (IVF) is a valuable alternative to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in young poor responders and should be considered in patients who require IVF and demonstrate endocrinologic evidence of ovarian aging and in those who have had one or two canceled controlled...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.09.052
更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) as a method for increasing pregnancy success rates in patients at high risk for aneuploidy. DESIGN:Literature review and discussion of current evidence. CONCLUSION(S):Preimplantation genetic diagnosis selects euploid embryos for transfer in a...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.06.045
更新日期：2006-01-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess right-left differences in ultrasonographic markers of ovarian morphology and determine the impact on the diagnosis of polycystic ovarian morphology (PCOM). DESIGN:A cross-sectional study of data collected from 2006 to 2018. SETTING:Academic clinical research centers. PATIENT(S):Women with polycys...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.06.016
更新日期：2019-11-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.10.017
更新日期：2013-02-01 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：:On the basis of studies in monkeys, the hypothesis has been proposed that vasectomy induces the formation of circulating immune complexes (CICs), which--via activation of the complement system--may result in immune injury of the endothelium and thereby exacerbate atherosclerosis; the same mechanism has been suggested ...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether testicular cytology by fine needle aspiration (FNA) may be considered a diagnostic parameter in the evaluation of the azoospermic subject. DESIGN:Cytologic smears were obtained using a 23-G needle, stained with May-Grünwald-Giemsa stain and examined under a light Orthoplan microscope (...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54971-1
更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A new flexible protocol for the induction of recipient endometrial cycles is presented. For stimulation of endometrial growth, a fixed dose of conjugated estrogens, 3.75 mg/d was employed. The duration of the proliferative phase varied from 9 to 14 days, thus being adjusted to match the length of the follicular phase ...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60988-3
更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mutation within androgen receptor (AR) can be seen. Presently, prediction of protein nanostructure and function is a great challenge in the proteomics and structural genomics era. To identify the points vulnerable to mutation is a new trend to expand the knowledge on disorders in genomic and proteomic level o...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.06.089
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Acute hyperandrogenism decreases serum P levels and induces early apoptosis of antral follicles by a mechanism mediated by the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma system and independent of the steroidogenic acute regulator protein. ...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.07.1083
更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine total ezrin expression (ezrin and phospho-ezrin) through the normal endometrial cycle and to correlate ezrin activation and localization with cytologic changes. DESIGN:Experimental laboratory study. SETTING:University medical centers. PATIENT(S):Reproductive-age women. INTERVENTION(S):A total o...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.10.039
更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:To investigate the mechanism of the antifertility action of sulfasalazine, we prospectively measured sperm density, motility, hamster oocyte penetration capacity, and reactive oxygen species production in six men with inflammatory bowel disease being treated with sulfasalazine and 8 and 16 weeks after changing to 5-am...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(16)53050-7
更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine differences in inflammation markers in sexually active versus abstinent women and observe changes in inflammation markers across the menstrual cycle. Cycle-related immune fluctuations may have evolved to reduce interference with conception. If so, reproductively active (i.e., sexually active) women...
journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.11.010
更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00
