Fertility and sterility
Fertil Steril
· ISSN (print) 0015-0282
· ISSN (e) 1556-5653
· 3,122 papers in corpus
lab-animal
2013
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of parthenolide on human endometriotic cells and murine endometriotic lesions. DESIGN: Experimental study. SETTING: University hospital and laboratory of animal science. PATIENT(S) AND ANIMAL(S): Twenty…
other
2013
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT) result in engraftment of donor stem cells in the recipient uterus. DESIGN: Prospective clinical and laboratory research. SETTING: Translational medicine researc…
lab-animal
2013
OBJECTIVE: To investigate interactions between peritoneal macrophages and endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) involved in the development of endometriosis. DESIGN: Clinicopathologic and in vitro studies. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and…
other
2013
OBJECTIVE: To compare delayed digestive outcomes in women managed by two different surgical philosophies: a radical approach mainly related to colorectal resection, and a conservative approach involving rectal shaving and rectal nodule exci…
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of infertility using a current duration approach for comparison with a traditional constructed measure. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: Not applicable. PATIENT(S): A nationally representativ…
case-report
2013
OBJECTIVE: To report an original technique of rectal shaving using the PlasmaJet system (Plasma Surgical, Inc.) for the management of deep endometriosis of the rectum. DESIGN: Video demonstration of a new surgical technique. SETTING: Hosp…
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To study altered hemopexin concentrations in peritoneal fluid (PF) samples from patients with endometriosis. Recent data implicate a role of altered iron metabolism in endometriosis patients. Hemopexin is the major transport prot…
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To investigate neuronal remodeling processes in the uterine innervation, particularly a remodeling of sympathetic nerve fibers, as well as the role of estrogen in this modulation in adenomyosis. DESIGN: Retrospective case-contro…
other
2013
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate physical attractiveness in women with and without endometriosis. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: Academic hospital. PATIENT(S): Three hundred nulliparous women. INTERVENTION(S): Assessment of attractiveness b…
observational
2013
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of a prior assisted reproductive technology (ART) live birth on subsequent live-birth rates.DesignHistorical cohort study.SettingClinic-based data.Patient(s)The study population included 297,635 women with 54…
rct
2013
OBJECTIVE: To examine the short-term effects of salpingectomy during laparoscopic hysterectomy on ovarian reserve when ovarian preservation is planned in view of determining the feasibility of conducting the study on a larger scale. DESIGN…
review
2013
Telomeres mediate biologic aging in organisms as diverse as plants, yeast, and mammals. We propose a telomere theory of reproductive aging that posits telomere shortening in the female germ line as the primary driver of reproductive aging i…
other
2013
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the oncofetal protein IMP3 is detectable in endometriomas with or without histological atypia and whether IMP3 staining can be used as a triage tool to identify foci of atypical endometriosis in doubtful case…
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there is a correlation between preovulatory endometrial stripe thickness (EST) and pregnancy rates in clomiphene citrate (CC)/IUI cycles. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort. SETTING: Infertility clinic of an acad…
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To determine the time that infertile couples spend seeking and utilizing fertility care. DESIGN: Prospective cohort. SETTING: Eight community and academic infertility practices. PATIENT(S): A total of 319 couples presenting fo…
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the expression of chemokines that regulate natural killer (NK) and T-regulatory (T-reg) cell activity in eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissue samples from endometriosis patients. DESIGN: Case-control study (Canadia…
other
2013
lab-animal
2013
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of combretastatin A4 phosphate (CA4P) on the vascularization of endometriotic lesions. DESIGN: Intravital microscopic, histologic, and immunohistochemical study. SETTING: University institute. ANIMAL(S): BA…
observational
2012
OBJECTIVE: To identify markers of ovarian age that best match the pattern of oocyte loss seen in histology specimens. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: University. PATIENT(S): Caucasian women (n = 252) aged 25-45 years. INTERVENTI…
lab-animal
2012
OBJECTIVE: To define altered gene expression networks in endometriosis. DESIGN: Experiments using endometriotic tissues and primary cells. SETTING: Division of Reproductive Biology Research, Northwestern University. PATIENT(S): Premenopa…
observational
2012
OBJECTIVE: To investigate adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding cassette transporter G2 (ABCG2) expression in endometriosis and in samples of endometrium from patients with and without endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Uni…
other
2012
OBJECTIVE: To measure the expression of adiponectin, leptin, and their respective receptors in the human endometria of fertile women compared with women with unexplained recurrent implantation failure (IF) during the window of implantation.…
observational
2012
OBJECTIVE: To study the levels of four markers of oxidative stress in follicular fluid (FF) and plasma of patients with infertility related to endometriosis and controls. DESIGN: Experimental study. SETTING: University-affiliated hospital…
review
2012
OBJECTIVE: To review the use of aromatase inhibitors (AIs) for the treatment of endometriosis. DESIGN: Literature review. CONCLUSION(S): Most studies show that in reproductive-age women, the combination of AI with conventional therapy all…