Celiac disease is an inherited autoimmune chronic inflammatory intestinal disease that, uniquely, has a known inciting agent—gluten. Ob/gyns are most likely to encounter women with CD presenting with abdominal and pelvic pain. Irritable bow…
ObjectiveTo examine the effectiveness of a novel clomiphene citrate (CC) and hMG combination protocol ("minimal stimulation") for controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. Minimal stimulation consists of administering 100 mg/d CC for 5 days foll…
ObjectiveTo review the clinical features, theories of pathogenesis, and current treatment of endometriosis-associated pain and infertility.DesignWe review the manifestation of endometriosis and the possible mechanisms that lead to its sympt…
Unexplained infertility is a multifactorial disorder of reproduction. This review examines the potential contribution of decreased uterine perfusion, obscure luteal phase defect, intrinsic endometrial factor, ovum captor inhibitor, microsco…
Unexplained infertility is a multifactorial disorder of reproduction. This review examines the potential contribution of decreased uterine perfusion, obscure luteal phase defect, intrinsic endometrial factor ovum captor inhibitor, microscop…
No detrimental effect on sperm motility characteristics by PF from women with low-stage endometriosis was documented when incubated for 3 to 6 hours. Although 1 of 31 women with endometriosis possessed IgA and IgG to sperm in her PF, its si…
Modifications of the native gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) decapeptide have led to longer-acting compounds with increased binding ability. Pharmacologic doses of agonists result in suppression of ovarian estradiol production to level…
The recent heightened interest in endometriosis has led to remarkable progress in the elucidation of the pathophysiology of this enigmatic disease. Presently, it is not clear why some individuals with endometriosis develop infertility and p…