Fertility and sterility
Fertil Steril
· ISSN (print) 0015-0282
· ISSN (e) 1556-5653
· 3,122 papers in corpus
lab-animal
2013
OBJECTIVE: To study immunophenotype, differential proliferation capacity, invasiveness, adhesion, and cytokine production in ectopic and eutopic endometrial stromal cells (EESCs and EuESCs) from patients with endometriosis. DESIGN: In vitr…
2013
other
2013
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the expression of leptin, leptin receptor (ObR), adiponectin, and adiponectin receptor (AdipoR) in ovarian endometriomas compared with normal endometrium, and to analyze relationships among adipokines and their recept…
other
2013
OBJECTIVE: To identify the impact of the pluripotent transcription factor OCT4 in endometrial cell migration and endometriosis. DESIGN: The OCT4 expression and cell migration study. SETTING: Research institution and reproductive medical c…
lab-animal
2013
OBJECTIVE: To establish whether human fallopian tube (FT) epithelium can induce apoptosis in T lymphocytes and endometrial cells. DESIGN: Laboratory-based study. SETTING: Hospital. PATIENT(S): Women undergoing abdominal hysterectomy for …
lab-animal
2013
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether histone deacetylase inhibitors reduce the expression of the G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) and whether the functional inhibition of GPER by the antagonist G-15 decreases the proliferation of end…
other
2013
OBJECTIVE: To investigate prostaglandin (PG) biosynthesis and catabolism pathways in eutopic and ectopic endometrium of women with endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Human reproduction research laboratory. PATIENT(S): F…
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To examine the characteristics of women seeking infertility evaluation and treatment. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey based on in-person interviews, followed by two-step hurdle analysis. SETTING: Not applicable. PATIENT(S): 4,5…
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the role of vitamin D in reproduction by examining the relationship between recipient vitamin D levels and pregnancy rates in donor-recipient IVF cycles. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Academic tertia…
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To characterize relationships associated with adverse endometrial development in patients undergoing IUI for unexplained infertility. DESIGN: A retrospective review of 2,929 patients from 2004-2011. SETTING: Large metropolitan …
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To determine the serum levels of interleukin (IL)-10 family ILs in women with ovarian endometriosis and investigate the correlation of these levels with disease activity. DESIGN: A case-control laboratory study. SETTING: Tertia…
other
2013
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between chronic endometritis (CE) and proinflammatory cytokine levels in menstrual effluents and to develop a simple noninvasive test for screening CE. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: Academic ce…
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To assess long-term cancer risks associated with in vitro fertilization (IVF). DESIGN: Record-linkage study. SETTING: Health maintenance organization in Israel. PATIENT(S): A total of 87,403 women evaluated and/or treated for …
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate IVF outcome in women with unoperated bilateral endometriomas. DESIGN: Multicenter retrospective cohort study. SETTINGS: Two infertility units. PATIENT(S): Thirty-nine women with bilateral endometriomas matched with…
other
2013
other
2013
lab-animal
2013
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effects of letrozole on ovarian size and steroidogenesis in vivo, as well as on proliferation and steroidogenesis of theca-interstitial cells alone and in coculture with granulosa cells using an in vitro model.Desig…
review
2013
Female sexual dysfunctions (FSDs) range from short-term aggravations to major emotional disturbances adversely affecting family and workplace. This review highlights diagnosis and management of the four most widely diagnosed FSDs. It initia…
lab-animal
2013
OBJECTIVE: To study the function of miR-145, known to be dysregulated in endometriosis, and to identify its target genes in an in vitro endometriosis model. DESIGN: Experimental laboratory study. SETTING: University medical centers. PATI…
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of mitochondrial displacement (D-) loop alterations with endometriosis in south Indian women. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: Biochemistry and molecular biology laboratories. PATIENT(S): Women …
lab-animal
2013
OBJECTIVE: To study the occurrence of nerve fibers in deep nodular endometriotic lesions after nodules were induced in baboons and nerve fiber densities measured 6 months after the grafting procedure. DESIGN: Experimental animal study. SE…
other
2013
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the serum antimüllerian hormone (AMH) levels recover within 1 year after cystectomy for endometriomas, and to analyze the pattern of sequential changes in the serum AMH levels. DESIGN: Prospective study. …
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between the size of an excised endometrioma and the magnitude of damage to the ovary after the surgery. DESIGN: A retrospective, controlled study. SETTING: A university hospital. PATIENT(S): Eig…
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship of ovulation-inducing drugs and ovarian cancer. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study, with additional follow-up since initial report. SETTING: Five large reproductive endocrinology practices. PATIENT(…
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether pain in the anterior-lateral part of the thigh in women affected by endometriosis is due to femoral nerve invasion by endometriotic implants. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: Hospital. PATIENT(S): We enro…