T. Falcone
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· 40 papers in corpus
observational
2001
OBJECTIVE: To examine the presence of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the follicular fluid of women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) and identify its role in pregnancy outcome. STUDY DESIGN: In this prospective study, ROS and total…
review
2001
Primary care physicians can manage two thirds of cases of suspected infertility. Assisted reproductive technology can help in many cases of pelvic adhesive disease, although the effectiveness of these procedures declines significantly with …
review
2000
The introduction of SIS has been a significant advance in TVUS evaluation of the endometrial cavity in the 1990s. SIS provides an unparalleled, clear, enhanced view of the endomyometrial complex that cannot be obtained with TVUS alone. Foca…
observational
2000
PURPOSE: To identify characteristics of female patients and of semen that were associated with live birth following intrauterine insemination (IUI). METHODS: Retrospective review of medical and laboratory results from 533 women who underwe…
other
1999
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether peritoneal fluid from women with endometriosis contributes to infertility by impairing sperm motion and functional characteristics. METHODS: Women with endometriosis (n = 20) underwent laparoscopy for infert…
other
1999
BACKGROUND: In the past, intestinal endometriosis diagnosed at laparoscopy has generally required conversion to conventional surgery. The purpose of this study was to describe the laparoscopic management of colorectal endometriosis at a ter…
1999
observational
1999
PURPOSE: This study sought (i) to investigate the relationship between postwash total motile sperm count and postwash percentage motile sperm in predicting successful intrauterine insemination and (ii) to determine the minimal postwash tota…
case-report
1997
A case of laparoscopic excision of a rudimentary horn is presented. The anatomical features of this case are contrasted with others in the published literature. A 23 year old nulligravida presented with severe dysmenorrhoea and a pelvic mas…
observational
1997
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether reactive oxygen species in peritoneal fluid might be a factor in infertility. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Andrology laboratory and gynecology clinic at a tertiary care facility. PATIENT(S): Women w…
nonrandomized-trial
1996
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of reoperation for stage III or IV endometriosis-related infertility versus IVF-ET. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. SETTING: In vitro fertilization-embryo transfer unit and tertiary infertility clinic. …
review
1996
Pregnancy rates with endometriosis-associated infertility may be improved by laparoscopic surgery or laparotomy for moderate to severe disease. Surgery for minimal to mild disease does not increase pregnancy rates. Medical treatment has not…
observational
1996
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the leukocyte subpopulations present in follicular fluid (FF) of infertile patients undergoing IVF-ET for tubal factor, idiopathic infertility, and endometriosis. PATIENTS: Sixty patients undergoing IVF-ET with a tu…
observational
1993
Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase activity in peritoneal fluids of women with endometriosis
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase may play a role in the pathophysiology of endometriosis. METHODS: Peritoneal fluids were obtained at laparoscopy from eight fertile women without endometriosis an…
observational
1992
Serum and peritoneal fluid inhibin levels were measured by radioimmunoassay throughout the menstrual cycle in 14 women with endometriosis and in 16 controls. In controls, serum values (+/- standard error of the mean) increased from the earl…