Intrauterine devices and intrauterine systems.

abstract：:The use of laparoscopic techniques for the treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) has included many different approaches in the 1980s and 90s. Broadly similiar results have been obtained using biopsy, cauterization, multi-electrocoagulation and laser surgery; i.e. > 50% ovulation and a mean pregnancy rate of ...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Cohen J

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women suffer a higher incidence of osteoporosis than men, in part due to oestrogen deficiency after menopause. In fact, the administration of oestrogen to post-menopausal women is associated with a decrease of bone resorption. Tamoxifen is a widely used selective oestrogen receptor modulator in women with breast cance...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Díez JL

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, dopamine agonists were proposed as a prophylactic treatment for ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) in women at high risk in IVF/ICSI treatment cycles. METHODS:We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials comparing the prophylactic effect of the dopamine agonist, ca...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Youssef MA,van Wely M,Hassan MA,Al-Inany HG,Mochtar M,Khattab S,van der Veen F

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gestational surrogacy is a treatment option available to women with certain clearly defined medical problems, usually an absent uterus, to help them have their own genetic children. IVF allows the creation of embryos from the gametes of the commissioning couple and subsequent transfer of these embryos to the uterus of...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Brinsden PR

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The signals and mechanisms that synchronize the timing of human parturition remain a mystery and a better understanding of these processes is essential to avert adverse pregnancy outcomes. Although our insights into human labor initiation have been informed by studies in animal models, the timing of parturition relati...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Menon R,Bonney EA,Condon J,Mesiano S,Taylor RN

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More than 15 million women, many of reproductive age, were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at the end of 2007. As the HIV epidemic evolves, heterosexual intercourse is increasingly risky: the risk of infection in exposed young women is 4- to 7-fold higher than in young men and nearly half a ...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Heikinheimo O,Lähteenmäki P

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transfer of more than a single embryo in an IVF cycle comes with the finite possibility of a multiple gestation. Even a twin pregnancy confers significant risk to both mother and babies. The move to single-embryo transfer for all patients will be greatly facilitated by the ability to quantify embryo viabilit...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Gardner DK,Meseguer M,Rubio C,Treff NR

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest a possible link between human assisted reproductive technology and genomic imprinting disorders. Assisted reproductive technology includes the isolation, handling and culture of gametes and early embryos at times when imprinted genes are likely to be particularly vulnerable to external influence...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Lucifero D,Chaillet JR,Trasler JM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although fertility preservation (FP) treatment options have increased, the existing evidence suggests that many women with cancer do not feel well supported in making these decisions, but find them stressful and complex and fail to take up fertility care at this crucial time. Whilst existing reviews have all...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Jones G,Hughes J,Mahmoodi N,Smith E,Skull J,Ledger W

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review addresses research on gamete donors, recipients, and offspring and demonstrates that the foci on all three within the triad are largely directed at disclosure or anonymity; and each in turn centers on the perceived importance of the genetic link. The importance attached to genetics has led some countries t...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： van den Akker O

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis is a selective process for deletion of cells in various biological systems. This event, similar to proliferation, is tightly regulated, with both processes playing essential roles in the homeostasis of renewable tissues. In human endometrium, proliferation and apoptosis occur at opposing poles of the menstru...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Tabibzadeh S

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review presents detailed risk estimates from relevant epidemiological and other studies on the comparative safety of second and third generation oral contraceptives (OC). Written with the intention of presenting a repository of the available information, it also discourses briefly into the symptomatology and diag...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Edwards RG,Cohen J

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical trials yield discrepant information about the impact of hormone therapy on verbal memory and executive function. This issue is clinically relevant because declines in verbal memory are the earliest predictor of Alzheimer's disease and declines in executive function are central to some theories of no...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Maki PM,Sundermann E

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homocysteine, a product of the methionine cycle, is known to play an important role in cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders and embryology, and in very important, fast growing fields concerning obstetrics and gynaecology. Therefore, we attempted an actual overview on possible obstetrical and gynaecological ...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Obwegeser R,Hohlagschwandtner M,Sinzinger H

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thyroid hormone disorders and thyroid peroxidase autoantibodies (TPO-Ab) in women are associated with subfertility and early pregnancy loss. Here, we aim to provide a comprehensive overview of the literature on the pathophysiology of these associations. METHODS:A review of the literature in the English lang...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Vissenberg R,Manders VD,Mastenbroek S,Fliers E,Afink GB,Ris-Stalpers C,Goddijn M,Bisschop PH

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assisted conception is a useful methodology for detecting disturbances in clinical outcome, meiotic maturation, and genetic integrity of human gametes. Germinal cells are vulnerable to genetic damage from smoking, but can repair damage during meiosis. In ejaculated spermatozoa, repair capacity declines drastically. Sm...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Zenzes MT

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the ethical and legal aspects of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) that have been instituted in European countries. The data were collected from questionnaires circulated to fertility centres in 39 countries in Europe. Ninety six ART centres were located in 30 of these countries. Nine coun...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Schenker JG

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-density lipoprotein (HDL) appears to be the dominant lipoprotein particle in human follicular fluid (FF). The reported anti-atherogenic properties of HDL have been attributed in part to reverse cholesterol transport. The discoveries of the scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) and the ATP-binding ca...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Fujimoto VY,Kane JP,Ishida BY,Bloom MS,Browne RW

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malnutrition is a major problem in developing countries, and obesity and eating disorders are increasingly common in developing as well as developed countries. The reproductive axis is closely linked to nutritional status, especially undernutrition in the female, and inhibitory pathways involving detectors in the hind...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： ESHRE Capri Workshop Group.

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Activins are members of the pleiotrophic family of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) superfamily of cytokines, initially isolated for their capacity to induce the release of FSH from pituitary extracts. Subsequent research has demonstrated that activins are involved in multiple biological functions...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Wijayarathna R,de Kretser DM

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The menopausal transition is an area of active clinical investigation and epidemiological research. Recent results from several worldwide cohorts of women are beginning to provide a paradigm by which to explain the epidemiological and clinical manifestations of the ovarian process of follicle attrition. Genetic resear...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Santoro N

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spermatogenesis culminates in production of one of the most highly differentiated cells in biology, the spermatozoon. The gametes that emerge from the testes are, however, functionally immature and only acquire full functionality once they have completed a process of post-testicular maturation in the epididy...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Dun MD,Aitken RJ,Nixon B

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mild ovarian stimulation has emerged as an alternative to conventional IVF with the advantages of being more patient-friendly and less expensive. Inadequate data on pregnancy outcomes and concerns about the cycle cancellation rate (CCR) have prevented mild, or low-dose, IVF from gaining wide acceptance. OBJ...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Datta AK,Maheshwari A,Felix N,Campbell S,Nargund G

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Varicocele is often cited as the most common cause of male factor infertility. Arguments in support of this statement include reports of increased prevalence of varicocele in populations of infertile men compared with fertile or otherwise unselected men, association of varicocele with abnormal semen parameters, and im...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Redmon JB,Carey P,Pryor JL

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) occurs in 1-3% of all couples trying to conceive. No consensus exists regarding when to perform testing for risk factors in couples with RPL. Some guidelines recommend testing if a patient has had two pregnancy losses whereas others advise to test after three losses. OBJECTIVE...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： van Dijk MM,Kolte AM,Limpens J,Kirk E,Quenby S,van Wely M,Goddijn M

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Polychlorinated dioxins, furans and polychlorinated benzene constitute a family of toxic persistent environmental pollutants. In Europe, environmental concentrations increased slowly throughout this century until the late 1980s. Dioxins have been shown to be carcinogenic in animals and humans. In humans, excess risks ...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Kogevinas M

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is a cAMP-activated Cl(-) and HCO(3)(-) conducting channel, mutations of which are known to be associated with male infertility. However, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. METHODS:Literature databases were searched for papers on the topi...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Chen H,Ruan YC,Xu WM,Chen J,Chan HC

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sirtuins (SIRT1-7) are a family of NAD+-dependent deacetylases that catalyze post-translational modifications of proteins. Together, they respond to metabolic challenges, inflammatory signals or hypoxic/oxidative stress, and are associated with aging and longevity. The role of Sirtuins in the regulation of f...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Tatone C,Di Emidio G,Barbonetti A,Carta G,Luciano AM,Falone S,Amicarelli F

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormonal contraception has become more effective and more widely used, while the world population has grown from 3000 million in 1960 to 6000 million in 2000. There is a need for improved contraception, because legal abortion is used in a high proportion of pregnancies and illegal abortion continues to be common in so...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors：

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been conflicting results in randomized trials of the effects of laparoscopic uterosacral nerve ablation (LUNA) in chronic pelvic pain. Our objective was to perform a meta-analysis using individual patient data (IPD) to provide the most comprehensive and reliable assessment of the effectiveness of ...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Daniels JP,Middleton L,Xiong T,Champaneria R,Johnson NP,Lichten EM,Sutton C,Vercellini P,Gray R,Hills RK,Jones KD,Aimi G,Khan KS,International LUNA IPD Meta-analysis Collaborative Group.

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00