Nelson DR

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 1999-2005

Study types

  • article 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
  • infertility 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
article 2005
Peritoneal fluid leptin is associated with chronic pelvic pain but not infertility in endometriosis patients*
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dei376

BACKGROUND: Leptin influences the proinflammatory immune responses and has angiogenic activity in vitro and in vivo. The objective of this study was to evaluate the peritoneal fluid levels of leptin in patients with endometriosis and idiopa…

2005
Relationship between cytokines and the embryotoxicity of hydrosalpingeal fluid.
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-005-4913-7

ObjectiveThe exact chemical composition of hydrosalpingeal fluid is unknown. The objective of this study was to characterize cytokines in hydrosalpingeal fluid (HSF) and examine their possible role in the embryo development.Study designHSF …

article 2002
Prediction of endometriosis with serum and peritoneal fluid markers: a prospective controlled trial
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/17.2.426

BACKGROUND: The objective of this prospective controlled trial was to investigate the ability of a group of serum and peritoneal fluid (PF) markers to predict, non-surgically, endometriosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: Serum and PF samples were ob…

2000
The effect of patient and semen characteristics on live birth rates following intrauterine insemination: a retrospective study.
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1023/a:1009402214820

PurposeTo identify characteristics of female patients and of semen that were associated with live birth following intrauterine insemination (IUI).MethodsRetrospective review of medical and laboratory results from 533 women who underwent IUI…

1999
Relationship of total motile sperm count and percentage motile sperm to successful pregnancy rates following intrauterine insemination.
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1023/a:1020598916080

PurposeThis study sought (i) to investigate the relationship between postwash total motile sperm count and postwash percentage motile sperm in predicting successful intrauterine insemination and (ii) to determine the minimal postwash total …