Joseph B. Lessing

No ORCID on file · 8 papers in corpus
rct 2008
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.03.097

OBJECTIVE: To determine in vivo whether LH supplementation during the late follicular phase induces ovarian follicle angiogenesis in humans, as reflected by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A, its soluble receptor sFlt-1, and place…

rct 2004
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1023/b:jarg.0000043702.35570.56

PURPOSE: To compare the efficacy of two commercially available in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo culture media systems: the glucose-free P1 Medium supplemented with 20% synthetic serum substitute (SSS) (Irvine Scientific), and the Coo…

observational 2000
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/j.8755-8920.2000.430305.x

PROBLEM: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with diverse immunologic disturbances. Cell adhesion molecules are essential for the development of immune and inflammatory reactions. This study was conducted to investiga…

case-report 2000
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(00)00637-3
observational 1999
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00015-1

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether plasma and peritoneal fluid levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) are altered in women with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (O…

other 1998
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation ·doi:10.1159/000010031

The aim of the study was to establish the reproducibility of transvaginal sonographic measurements of endometrial thickness in patients with postmenopausal bleeding (PMB). In a prospective blind study, two examiners measured the endometrial…

observational 1997
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(97)81489-6

OBJECTIVE: To determine the possible predictive role of interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) in the development of early-form ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). DESIGN: Nested, case-control study. SETTI…

case-report 1994
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a138789

Two weeks after oocyte aspiration for in-vitro fertilization, a 38-year-old woman with a history of endometriosis presented with abdominal pain and fever. On exploratory laparotomy, both ovaries were enlarged and contained seropurulent flui…