Fertility and sterility

Fertil Steril · ISSN (print) 0015-0282 · ISSN (e) 1556-5653 · 3,122 papers in corpus
review 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.07.1095 ·PMID:21880273

OBJECTIVE: To provide a focused review of the scientific literature pertaining to endometrial receptivity. DESIGN: Review of the literature and appraisal of relevant articles. SETTING: Academic teaching hospital. PATIENT(S): Women with i…

observational 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.08.039 ·PMID:21958690

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether ethnicity is associated with involuntary childlessness and perceived reasons for difficulties in becoming pregnant. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a longitudinal cohort. SETTING: Mult…

nonrandomized-trial 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.01.154 ·PMID:21353671

OBJECTIVE: To determine if follicular free fatty acid (FFA) levels are associated with cumulus oocyte complex (COC) morphology. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: University in vitro fertilization (IVF) practice. PATIENT(S): A to…

review 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.11.051 ·PMID:21183171

OBJECTIVE: To report the first case of a subserosal uterus-like mass. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: A community-based hospital. PATIENT(S): A 44-year-old nulliparous woman who complained of a left inguinal mass had a medical history that…

case-report 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.03.018 ·PMID:21496805

OBJECTIVE: To present a unique case of pelvic pain. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Academic institution. PATIENT(S): Thirty-nine year-old with history of endometriosis presented with pelvic pain and possible adnexal mass. INTERVENTION(S)…

other 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.01.164 ·PMID:21371706

OBJECTIVE: To develop a standard operating procedure (SOP) for collection, transport, storage of human endometrial tissue and blood samples, subject and specimen annotation, and establishing sample priorities. DESIGN: The SOP synthesizes s…

lab-animal 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.04.010 ·PMID:21536273

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of bisphenol-A (BPA), a xenoestrogen endocrine disruptor, on endometrial P receptor (PR) expression in nonhuman primates and human cells. DESIGN: Controlled trial in primates. SETTING: University. ANIMAL…

case-report 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.11.064 ·PMID:21183177

OBJECTIVE: To illustrate pitfalls in the diagnosis of endometriosis and cervical cancer. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University hospital, department of obstetrics and gynecology. PATIENT(S): A 45-year-old woman with menorrhagia, pelvic…

other 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.01.036 ·PMID:21315336

We measured serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels before and after surgery in women undergoing unilateral and monolocular cystectomy for benign ovarian diseases. Comparing to control benign cysts, we found a significant decline in serum anti-…

rct 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.07.1092 ·PMID:21851939

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effect of clomiphene citrate (CC) and letrozole on endometrial receptivity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial. SETTING: University teaching hospital. PATIENT(S)…

lab-animal 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.03.026 ·PMID:21481374

Although macrophage colony-stimulating factor (CSF-1) has been suggested to play a role in maintaining the chronic inflammatory response in endometriosis, our data suggest that CSF-1 may also play a role in early endometriosis lesion format…

rct 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.06.062 ·PMID:21794858

OBJECTIVE: To present the rationale, design, and methodology of the Fibroid Interventions: Reducing Symptoms Today and Tomorrow (FIRSTT) study. DESIGN: Randomized clinical trial. SETTING: Two academic medical centers. PATIENT(S): Premeno…

observational 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.01.135 ·PMID:21315335

OBJECTIVE: To develop a classification that takes deep infiltrating endometriosis into account, the ENZIAN score was introduced. The ENZIAN classification supplements the revised American Fertility Society (AFS) score with regard to the des…

nonrandomized-trial 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.02.037 ·PMID:21420081

OBJECTIVE: To determine long-term outcomes after complete laparoscopic excision done at a tertiary referral center in a teenager population, who were not specifically advised to take postoperative hormonal suppression. DESIGN: Prospective …

observational 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.05.008 ·PMID:21621770

OBJECTIVE: To report the use of cumulative live-birth rates (CLBRs) per ovarian stimulation cycle to measure the success of IVF is proving to be the most accurate method for advising couples who failed to conceive, although the accuracy yie…

observational 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.10.042 ·PMID:21122834

To determine whether patients with endometriosis have altered levels of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) in peritoneal fluid, concentrations of PEDF in peritoneal fluid collected from 42 patients with endometriosis and 30 patients w…

observational 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.11.022 ·PMID:22177465

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cumulative pregnancy rate (CPR) per patient after in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF-ICSI) cycles in patients with endometriomas and to evaluate the determinant factors of CPR per patient…

other 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.01.031 ·PMID:21316665

OBJECTIVE: To determine [1] expression levels of both DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) and methyl-CpG-binding domain proteins (MBDs) in human endometrium throughout the menstrual cycle and in eutopic and ectopic endometrium of patients with e…

lab-animal 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.09.040 ·PMID:22014880

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of dienogest on the expression of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 in human endometrial epithelial cells. DESIGN: Prospective basic research study. SETTING: Pharmaceutical research center. PATIENT(S): None.…

other 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.05.016 ·PMID:21168580

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether proteins secreted in urine differ between women with and without endometriosis. DESIGN: Laboratory study using human urine. SETTING: University-based laboratory. PATIENT(S): Women with and without endome…

observational 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.12.056 ·PMID:21272866

OBJECTIVE: To investigate interleukin (IL) 1 receptor accessory protein (IL1RAcP) expression in the eutopic endometrium of women with endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Human reproduction research laboratory. PATIENT(S)…

observational 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.12.026 ·PMID:21269613

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate how endometriosis affects the expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors mRNA in granulosa cells. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: IVF-ET program at Osaka Medical College. PATIENT(S): Eighteen patients wi…

other 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.06.025 ·PMID:21762888
other 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.04.085 ·PMID:21561610
observational 2011
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.09.053 ·PMID:21047632

In this case-control study of euthyroid first-cycle IVF patients ≥ 38 years old with singleton baby, miscarriage, biochemical pregnancy, and no pregnancy outcomes from 2005-2008, we assayed frozen serum for autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD)…