PURPOSE: To ascertain whether advanced maternal age at birth is associated with offspring infertility. METHODS: A written questionnaire was completed by infertile couples attending our clinic in the presence of a researcher. RESULTS: Mate…
This study examined the effect of the ovary on LH pulsatility and on the secretory performance of gonadotrophs during the phase of recovery after treatment with buserelin, a GnRH analogue. We included 12 patients, who received buserelin (1.…
Danazol, testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) were tested as competitors for estrogen receptors on immature rat uterus cytosol. No competitive binding could be demonstrated for any of these steroids. After that, prepubertal Wistar rat…
The functionality of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis was explored in 27 women with perimenopausal dysfunctional uterine bleeding. The positive feedback effect of estradiol on LH and FSH was studied by the estrogen challenge test, wh…