Fertility and sterility
Fertil Steril
· ISSN (print) 0015-0282
· ISSN (e) 1556-5653
· 3,123 papers in corpus
other
2009
observational
2009
This study evaluated the level of growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF-9) in the follicular fluid of infertile women with endometriosis. The presence of GDF-9 in follicular fluid of preovulatory follicle was confirmed by Western blotting me…
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the -1562C>T, R279Q, P574R, and R668Q polymorphisms of the matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) gene are related to endometriosis. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: University-based hospital in Korea. P…
lab-animal
2009
OBJECTIVE: To assess the use of heparin for the medical treatment of endometriosis-associated fibrosis. DESIGN: The effects of heparin on the endometriotic stromal cells (ECSCs)-mediated contractility were investigated. SETTING: Research …
other
2009
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible roles of cyclin B1/cyclin-dependent kinase (cdc2) and Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. DESIGN: A case-control study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Patients…
other
2009
observational
2009
In this retrospective observational study involving 176 patients and 271 biopsies, the histologic differentiation in superficial endometriosis, deeply infiltrating endometriosis, and ovarian endometriomas was evaluated according to a previo…
other
2009
Using data from 27 women with deep rectal endometriosis, managed by segmental resection, we observed that in 89% of cases active glandular endometrial foci were responsible for a deeper infiltration of rectal layers than that of fibrosis an…
case-report
2009
OBJECTIVE: To report a case in which uterine torsion in a nulligravid female adolescent was noted upon surgical management of complete cervical and partial vaginal agenesis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): …
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: To investigate menstrual cycle changes in expression by eutopic endometrium of a nonclassic human leukocyte antigen, HLA-G, which binds to the killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) 2DL4 (CD158d) on natural killer (NK) cells. …
other
2009
OBJECTIVE: To search for novel peptides and common binding motif that specifically bind to endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Department of Biological Science and Technology in national university. PATIENT(S): Specimens w…
other
2009
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of aquaporin (AQP) in eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissues from women with endometriomas. DESIGN: Controlled laboratory research. SETTING: Hospital-based unit for gynecology and obstetrics and r…
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the frequency of endometriotic lesions and disseminated endometriotic-like cells in a series of incidentally removed lymph nodes (LNs) in patients with endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Univers…
observational
2009
Compared with normal endometrium, progesterone receptor isoform B (PR-B) and IkappaBalpha immunoreactivity were statistically significantly reduced in ectopic as well as eutopic endometrium from women with adenomyosis while nuclear p65, p50…
nonrandomized-trial
2009
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the ovarian reserve changes after laparoscopic cystectomy, we prospectively evaluated pre- and postoperative serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) level, and ovarian volumes. DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal study. SET…
lab-animal
2009
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the pattern of cell proliferation and apoptosis of eutopic and ectopic endometrium in rabbits after endometrium implantation for the experimental induction of endometriosis. DESIGN: Animal experimental study. SE…
lab-animal
2009
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of P on nitric oxide synthase (NOS) expression in human endometrial epithelial cells. DESIGN: Laboratory-based study. SETTING: University-based research institute. PATIENT(S): None. INTERVENTION(S): Th…
lab-animal
2009
OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between eotaxin and interleukin-4 (IL-4) in the pathophysiology of endometriosis. DESIGN: Comparative and laboratory study. SETTING: University teaching hospital reproductive endocrinology and infertil…
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether interleukin-8 (IL-8) serum levels are correlated with pelvic pain in patients with ovarian endometriomas. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Tertiary-care university hospital. PATIENT(S): Interleukin-8 se…
other
2009
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between antimüllerian hormone (AMH) and steroidogenesis in follicles of normoandrogenic ovulatory women undergoing follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) therapy for in vitro fertilization/embryo trans…
lab-animal
2009
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the in vitro effects of atorvastatin on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced gene expression in endometrial-endometriotic stromal cells. DESIGN: In vitro experimental study using flow cytometry, ELISA, semiquantitativ…
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: To study severe endometriosis as a cause of pelvic pain, which represents one of the most challenging disorders in gynecology. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Teaching hospital. PATIENT(S): A total of 1,363 women with se…
case-report
2009
OBJECTIVE: To describe the successful laparoscopic management of a primary omental pregnancy. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Sami Ulus Obstetrics, Gynecology and Children's Hospital, Ankara, Tur…
other
2009
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the outcome of laparoscopic repair of ureteral injury in laparoscopic gynecologic surgery. DESIGN: Prospective trial. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Forty patients with a ureteral lesion in laparoscop…
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of a combination of letrozole and gonadotropins in advanced reproductive age infertile women who were treated with IUI. DESIGN: A retrospective case control study. SETTING: A private practice affiliate…