P J Wood

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

other 2002

Higher cortisol:cortisone ratios in the preovulatory follicle of completely unstimulated IVF cycles indicate oocytes with increased pregnancy potential

Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2410

BACKGROUND: Conception following gonadotrophin-stimulated IVF and embryo transfer has been associated with a higher intrafollicular cortisol:cortisone ratio and decreased metabolism of cortisol to cortisone. The role of glucocorticoids in h…

observational 2002

Total cortisol levels are reduced in the periovulatory follicle of infertile women with minimal-mild endometriosis

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1034/j.1600-0897.2002.1o122.x

PROBLEM: To measure and compare concentrations of total and free glucocorticoids with oocyte fertilizing capacity in the follicular fluid (FF) of women with minimal-mild endometriosis and tubal damage. METHOD OF STUDY: Follicular fluid was…