Adenomyosis has only been reported in one patient with mosaic Turner syndrome. We report a case of mosaic Turner syndrome in a patient who suffered from hypermenorrhoea and severe anaemia due to adenomyosis. A 40-year-old woman visited us d…
This paper reports two cases showing transient thyrotoxicosis caused by prolonged use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist. Case 1, a 31-year-old woman, was administered GnRH-agonist (leuprorelin acetate) for treatment of endome…
PURPOSE: To evaluate the cystectomy-induced damage on the follicular growth and ovulation of an affected ovary during natural cycles. METHODS: Twenty-eight infertile patients with unilateral ovarian endometriomas who underwent laparoscopic…
AIM: To clarify the effect of laparoscopic cystectomy for ovarian endometrioma in infertility patients, the pregnancy outcome was evaluated. METHODS: This was a retrospective study. From August 2002 to February 2006, 33 infertility patients…
AIM: Women with unexplained infertility frequently become pregnant after diagnostic laparoscopy. In this study the effect of laparoscopic surgery on such women was evaluated by the pregnancy rate after laparoscopic surgery. METHODS: A total…
PurposeColor Doppler imaging permits the accurate localization of vessels and high-frequency pulsed Doppler ultrasonography has improved the resolution of flow velocity waveforms. In this study, intraovarian arterial blood flow before and a…
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of oxidative stress on the quality of oocytes and embryos, 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) in granulosa cells was quantitatively studied during an in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) …
Endometriosis is associated with marked subfertility and various causes for this subfertility have been previously studied. The poor quality of oocytes has been suggested as one possible cause. In this study, we evaluated the quality of ooc…
ObjectiveTo determine whether folliculogenesis is impaired in patients with endometriosis.DesignProspective study.SettingYamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan.Patient(s)Thirty women participating in an IVF program.Interven…
PURPOSE: To discriminate patients with severe mental disorders from those complaining of menopausal symptoms, psychological tests were performed on patients who visited the menopausal clinic. The effectiveness of hormone replacement therapy…