Lynn M. Westphal

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 1993-2009

Study types

  • article 4
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 4
  • infertility 2
article 2009
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-008-9287-1

PurposeTo investigate the hypothesis that surgical treatment of endometriosis in infertile patients may improve pregnancy rates by improving embryo quality.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective evaluation of 30 infertile patients treated with…

article 2009
·doi:10.1097/01.ogx.0000363239.95266.2b

Endometriosis in the female partner is responsible for the failure to conceive in a substantial number of infertile couples. This disorder is often diagnosed and corrected with laparoscopy. The role of this procedure, however, for managemen…

article 2008
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.05.074

ObjectiveTo evaluate the cost effectiveness of laparoscopy for unexplained infertility.DesignWe performed a cost-effectiveness analysis using a computer-generated decision analysis tree. Data used to construct the mathematical model were ex…

review 2005
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.06.033

Many will agree that the use of laparoscopy to diagnose and potientially treat endometriosis in patients who suffer from infertility has been superseded by IVF and sometimes oocyte donation, especially in older patients. The findings of our…

article 1993
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55861-0

ObjectiveTo investigate the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expression of interleukin-1 (IL-1) type I receptor in the endometrial tissue of normal patients during the menstrual cycle.DesignProspective longitudinal study.SettingDepartment …