Michael P. Steinkampf
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· 11 papers in corpus
observational
2021
BACKGROUND: Chlamydial infection is associated with tubal factor infertility (TFI); however, assessment of prior chlamydial infection and TFI is imperfect. We previously evaluated a combination of serological assays for association with TFI…
observational
2021
BACKGROUND: Nearly 14% of US women report any lifetime infertility which is associated with health care costs and psychosocial consequences. Tubal factor infertility (TFI) often occurs as a result of sexually transmitted diseases and subseq…
observational
2017
BACKGROUND: Chlamydia trachomatis infection is highly prevalent among young women in the United States. Prevention of long-term sequelae of infection, including tubal factor infertility, is a primary goal of chlamydia screening and treatmen…
observational
2012
BACKGROUND: Although histological dating of endometrial biopsies provides little help for prediction or diagnosis of infertility, analysis of individual endometrial proteins, proteomic profiling and transcriptome analysis have suggested sev…
other
2008
Transvaginal sonography can overcome some of the inherent limitations of the transabdominal technique. Scanning with a transvaginal probe often provides increased resolution and greater patient comfort. This technique is likely to be employ…
observational
2006
Utility of screening for other causes of infertility in women with "known" polycystic ovary syndrome
We investigated the prevalence of abnormal screening results (questionnaire and testing for other causes of oligo-ovulation, male or tubal factor infertility) in a group of 1,313 oligo-ovulatory women (included and excluded subjects) whose …
rct
2003
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare the effectiveness of administering medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA; 20 mg/d) in either the first (protocol A) or last (protocol B) 12-week period as well as a 6-month course…
rct
2003
BACKGROUND: These data compare the efficacy and safety of highly purified human-derived follicle-stimulating hormone (Bravelle) and recombinant follitropin-beta (Follistim) in women undergoing in vitro fertilization. METHODS: This report d…
observational
2003
OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of laparoscopic evaluation of the pelvis after failure to achieve pregnancy with clomiphene citrate-induced ovulation and to determine whether predictors for significant pelvic pathology can be isolated. DESI…
observational
1998
Background: The optimal treatment of infertility due to tubal occlusion has not been established. Many practitioners feel that the success of tubal repair exceeds that of in vitro fertilization (IVF); however, previous studies of pregnancy …
1997