Fertility and sterility
Fertil Steril
· ISSN (print) 0015-0282
· ISSN (e) 1556-5653
· 3,122 papers in corpus
observational
2017
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether endometriosis ultimately results in an increased risk of embryonic aneuploidy. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort. SETTING: Infertility clinic. PATIENT(S): Patients participating in an in vitro fertilization (IV…
other
2017
OBJECTIVE: To examine outcomes of singleton pregnancies conceived without assisted reproductive technology (non-ART) compared with singletons conceived with ART by elective single-embryo transfer (eSET), nonelective single-embryo transfer (…
observational
2017
OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to characterize peritoneal cytokine profiles in patients with infertility, with and without endometriosis, to illuminate potential differences in immune profiles that may reflect mechanistic differences between these …
other
2017
review
2017
For decades, combined estrogen-progestin oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) have been the first-line treatment for menstrual and pelvic pain associated with endometriosis without any clinical evidence of efficacy. Initial relief provided by OC…
observational
2017
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of a short luteal phase on fecundity. DESIGN: Prospective time-to-pregnancy cohort study. SETTING: Not applicable. PATIENT(S): Women trying to conceive, ages 30-44 years, without known infertility. INTE…
meta-analysis
2017
OBJECTIVE: To assess patient response rates to medical therapies used to treat endometriosis-associated pain. DESIGN: A systematic review with the use of Medline and Embase. SETTING: Not applicable. PATIENT(S): Women receiving medical th…
review
2017
Defining whether medical therapy is effective in women with deep rectovaginal endometriosis and in which circumstances it can be considered an alternative to surgery is important for patients and physicians. Numerous observational and some …
meta-analysis
2017
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of sclerotherapy for ovarian endometrioma on the risk of recurrence, clinical symptoms, and reproductive function. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis. SETTING: Not applicable. PATIENT(S): Pati…
other
2017
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the usefulness of soluble galectin-9 (Gal-9) in the noninvasive laboratory diagnosis of endometriosis and various gynecologic disorders. DESIGN: Prospective case-control study. SETTING: University medical centers…
observational
2017
OBJECTIVE: To investigate spontaneous pregnancy rate (SPRs) of women with rectovaginal endometriosis (RV) with/without ovarian endometrioma (OMA) and treated with the use of expectant or surgical management. DESIGN: Retrospective study. S…
review
2017
Endometriosis-associated pelvic pain and subfertility may be managed medically in many cases; however, the surgical management of this insidious disease remains a necessary part of the treatment algorithm. Laparoscopy for diagnosis alone is…
observational
2017
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between urinary triclosan concentrations and antral follicle count (AFC), a well-accepted marker of ovarian reserve, among women from a fertility center. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING:…
rct
2016
OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of atosiban, given before transfer of frozen-thawed embryo to women with endometriosis (EMs). DESIGN: A randomized, controlled clinical trial. SETTING: University hospital and IVF center. PATIENT(S): One…
observational
2016
OBJECTIVE: To analyze natural cycle IVF (NC-IVF) results according to patient age, ovarian reserve status following the Bologna criteria, cause of infertility, and modification of the cycle with the use of GnRH antagonist. DESIGN: Retrospe…
rct
2016
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if antimüllerian hormone (AMH) is associated with pregnancy loss. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study within a block-randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of low-dose aspirin. SETTING: Not applicable. PAT…
lab-animal
2016
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate associations between aromatase inhibitor (AI) treatment and let-7-family microRNA expression in endometriosis. DESIGN: In vitro study with the use of Ishikawa cells and human endometrial stromal cells (HESCs) obtaine…
other
2016
observational
2016
OBJECTIVE: To explore whether recently enacted infertility mandates including coverage for assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment in New Jersey (2001) and Connecticut (2005) increased ART use, improved embryo transfer practices, a…
observational
2016
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of chronic endometritis (CE) in patients with recurrent implantation failure (RIF) after IVF and unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). DESIGN: Prospective observational study between November 20…
review
2016
The comprehensive "one-stop shop" ultrasound evaluation of an infertile woman, performed around cycle days 5 to 9, will reveal abundant information about the anatomy and morphology of the pelvic organs and thereby avoid costly radiation and…
observational
2016
OBJECTIVE: To study outcomes and complications during pregnancy and at delivery in women with a posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) nodule persisting after surgery and diagnosed at transvaginal sonography (TVS) in comparison wit…
review
2016
Cosmetics contain a vast number of chemicals, most of which are not under the regulatory purview of the Food and Drug Administration. Only a few of these chemicals have been evaluated for potential deleterious health impact: parabens, phtha…
observational
2016
OBJECTIVE: To assess treatment and pregnancy/infant-associated medical costs and birth outcomes for assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles in a subset of patients using elective double embryo (ET) and to project the difference in cos…
lab-animal
2016
OBJECTIVE: To develop a protocol for cryopreservation and recovery of human endometrial epithelial cells (eECs) retaining molecular and functional characteristics of endometrial epithelium in vivo. DESIGN: In vitro study using human endome…