Coddington CC

Numerous studies have demonstrated that assisted reproductive technology (ART: defined here as including only in vitro fertilization and related technologies) is associated with increased adverse pregnancy, neonatal, and childhood developme…

ObjectiveTo investigate hospitalizations up to 8 years after live birth among women who used assisted reproductive technology (ART) or who were subfertile compared with women who conceived naturally.DesignRetrospective cohort.SettingDeliver…

STUDY QUESTION: Do women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have a greater risk of adverse pregnancy complications (gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, cesarean section, placental abnormalities) and neonatal outcomes (preterm birth, smal…

BackgroundContemporary embryo biopsy in the United States involves the removal of several cells from a blastocyst that would become the placenta for preimplantation genetic testing. Embryos are then cryopreserved while patients await biopsy…

ObjectiveTo determine whether pregnancy outcomes are poor or futile when an intended day 5 transfer is converted to a cleavage-stage transfer because of poor embryo development or a lower number of embryos.DesignRetrospective cohort study.S…

PURPOSE: Pre-pregnancy and post-delivery hospitalizations were compared as markers for health among women who conceived using assisted reproductive technology (ART), non-ART medically assisted reproduction (MAR), no treatment (unassisted su…

OBJECTIVES: Diagnostic delay is common in endometriosis. There is an unmet need for a symptom-based, patient-completed screening tool to facilitate discussions between patients and physicians about potential endometriosis symptoms. The obje…

PurposeThe aim of this study is to evaluate frequency of hospitalization before, during, and after assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment by cycle outcome.MethodsSix thousand and one hundred thirty women residing in Massachusetts …

BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is rarely diagnosed before hysterectomy and commonly coexists with uterine leiomyomas. The objective of this study was to identify distinct features of a concurrent diagnosis of adenomyosis in women with uterine leio…

We report a case of an insulin-dependent diabetic female who received leuprolide acetate and Depo-Lurpon for the treatment of endometriosis. Their use was associated with hyperglycemia and a deterioration in glucose control that necessitate…

ObjectiveTo elucidate the clinical profile of adenomyosis by comparison with uterine leiomyomas.DesignRetrospective case-control study.SettingAcademic medical center.Patient(s)The study comprised 76 women undergoing hysterectomy with adenom…

There are many considerations in the surgical treatment of patients with infertility. Of prime importance is the baseline condition of the tubes and skill of the surgeon. With further advances in the understanding of the process of fertiliz…

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether placental protein 14 (PP14) may affect directly those sperm functions crucial to fertilization and early embryo development. DESIGN: In these prospective studies, we evaluated semen samples of fertile men incu…

ObjectiveTo study autoimmune aspects of endometriosis.DesignLymphoblast transformation and hemolytic plaque formation were used to assess specific T- and B-cell activity against endometrial antigens.SettingMilitary teaching hospital.Patient…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of peritoneal fluid (PF) from patients with endometriosis on gamete interaction under hemizona assay (HZA) conditions. DESIGN: The HZA was used to study the effect of PF from patients with endometriosis on…

This is the first reported case of simultaneously occurring pelvic splenosis and Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome. No other congenital or anatomic abnormalities were observed in the patient, and she had no history of abdominal trauma…

Peritoneal macrophages (PM) were obtained by peritoneal dialysis from a regularly menstruating woman with renal failure. Macrophages (10(6) cells) were incubated at 37 degrees C for various periods of time (0-4 hr) in the presence of 14C-an…