Fertility and sterility

A cross-sectional comparative study among women who underwent surgical treatment for endometriosis revealed that frequency of the Ala/Ala genotype at aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor (AHRR) Pro185Ala polymorphism was three times higher (…

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether polymorphisms of the estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) and interleukin-10 (IL-10) genes are associated with endometriosis in a Chinese population. DESIGN: Association study. SETTING: University hospital. P…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-2 G1057D polymorphism is associated with the risk of endometriosis, and to evaluate potential correlation of IRS2 gene polymorphism with the stages of endometriosis. DE…

Based on a recent review of the medical literature, a clinical diagnosis of infertility may not agree with strict criteria. Standardized definitions of diagnostic categories are essential for accurate patient prognosis and future research.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate modifications in bladder sensitivity and function after ureteroneocystostomy with bladder psoas hitch for hydronephrosis due to deep pelvic endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Center for the Treatment…

The prevalence of the BLyS -817C>T polymorphic variant among women with either deep infiltrating endometriosis or adenomyosis compared with a group of gynecologic patients without symptomatic endometriosis and a group of healthy women was a…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether different dimensions of chronic pelvic pain are useful in the diagnosis of endometriosis. DESIGN: A prospective questionnaire-based study of 185 women. SETTING: Southeast of England. PATIENT(S): Women un…

OBJECTIVE: To report a case of endometriosis located at an unusual site in the canal of Nuck. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. PATIENT(S): A 35-year-old woman with no pr…

OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of chronic isolated fallopian tubal torsion in a woman without identifiable risk factors and discuss the difficulty of diagnosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University-based reproductive endocrinology and …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the coexistence of endometriosis in women presenting with symptomatic leiomyomas. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Tertiary university medical center. PATIENT(S): We reviewed the medical records of 131 pati…

Preliminary data from a prospective controlled study did not demonstrate an increased percentage of meiotic abnormalities for in vitro-matured oocytes obtained from stimulated cycles of endometriosis and control patients. However, the tende…

OBJECTIVE: To compare IVF outcomes in poor-responder patients undergoing stimulation after luteal phase E(2) patch/GnRH antagonist (LPG) protocol versus microdose GnRH agonist protocol. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. SETTING: University-…

Preoperative blood samples and intraoperative tissue specimens were obtained from 101 patients with endometriosis and 78 patients without endometriosis referred for benign gynecologic operations to investigate the clinical value of serum an…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of new conservative surgical management for diffuse uterine adenomyosis. DESIGN: Retrospective clinical study. SETTING: Gynecology department in a general hospital. PATIENT(S): A total of 44 women with…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether sexually transmitted viruses or prokaryotes, like human papilloma viruses (HPV), herpes viruses, and Chlamydia trachomatis, are associated with endometriosis lesions. DESIGN: Sixty-six endometriosis lesion…

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the incidence of apoptosis in mature oocyte cumulus cells changes after insemination related to infertility. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Public hospital and university. PATIENT(S): One hundred wome…

OBJECTIVE: To characterize human endometrial HOXA10 expression in patients using a copper intrauterine device (IUD). DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: Academic medical center. PATIENT(S): Women using copper IUDs. INTERVENTION(S): Imm…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate proliferative phase endometrial development in a heterogeneous infertility population. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: University-based infertility practice. PATIENT(S): Two hundred forty-six treatment cycles…

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the diagnostic value of transvaginal ultrasonography in the detection of pelvic adhesions in women suspected of having endometriomas at ultrasonography. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: Academic Dep…

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether first physician seen and symptoms beginning in adolescence have an impact on the diagnostic experience of endometriosis. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of self-reported survey data. SETTING: Academic researc…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of discoid resection for the treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis and whether it could be considered to be a valid alternative to the rectosigmoid segmental resection. DESIGN: Case-control study.…

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether endometrial expression of the integrin alpha(v)beta(3) vitronectin can predict which endometriosis patient subgroup will benefit from pre-IVF cycle prolonged GnRH agonist (GnRHa) therapy. DESIGN: Prospective…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether sphingosine analogues, which activate the ceramide signaling pathway to apoptosis, can cause the death of ectopic (EEC) and eutopic stromal endometriotic cells (EEU), as well as healthy eutopic stromal endo…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of aromatase inhibitors on ectopic endometrial growth and on the release of proangiogenic and proinflammatory factors in peritoneal fluid (PF). DESIGN: Prospective experimental study. SETTING: Animal rese…