Fertility and sterility
Fertil Steril
· ISSN (print) 0015-0282
· ISSN (e) 1556-5653
· 3,123 papers in corpus
other
2009
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the expression of leukemia inhibitory factor during the implantation window in endometrial tissue and uterine flushing fluid of patients with adenomyosis differs from that of healthy fertile women. DESIGN: E…
lab-animal
2009
Lipopolysaccharide-enhanced cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) expression and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production were compared in endometriotic stromal cells (ESCs) and eutopic endometrial stromal cells. Lipopolysaccharide promotes the proliferation …
rct
2009
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate postoperative long-term cyclic and continuous administration of combined oral contraceptive (OC) pills in preventing endometriosis-related pain recurrence. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, controlled trial. SETTING:…
case-report
2009
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of lower limb compartment syndrome (LLCS) during long duration laparoscopic interventions for resection of extensive endometriosis, and evaluate the efficiency of a novel patient positioning method to reduce its …
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate serum and peritoneal fluid concentrations of interferon-gamma-inducible protein-10 (CXCL10), a chemokine involved in local immune function, in women with endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Division o…
case-report
2009
OBJECTIVE: To explore the role of long-standing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in the malignant transformation of endometriosis. DESIGN: Short case series. Three cases of women with pelvic clearance receiving long-standing HRT studied i…
other
2009
review
2009
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the role of melatonin in the physiology and pathophysiology of the ovary. DESIGN: Review of literature. SETTING: University Health Science Center. RESULT(S): Melatonin plays an essential role in the pathogenesis o…
lab-animal
2009
OBJECTIVE: We previously demonstrated that adherence of endometrial epithelial (EECs) and stromal cells (ESCs) to peritoneal mesothelial cells (PMCs) is partly regulated by ESC/EEC CD44 interactions with PMC associated hyaluronan. CD44, a t…
other
2009
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether morbid obesity is associated with decreased pregnancy and live birth rates after IVF in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: University-based fertility c…
review
2009
OBJECTIVE: To describe two rare cases of multiple extrauterine adenomyomas, their clinical management, and their response to surgical and hormone therapy with GnRH agonist. DESIGN: Case report and review of the English-language scientific …
lab-animal
2009
Thrombospondin-1 messenger RNA and protein levels in cultured human endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) treated with 17-beta estradiol (10 nM) were reduced by 47.6% (+/-6.5% SD; P < 0.05) and 49.0% (+/-8.6%; P < 0.05) compared with untreated c…
other
2009
Expression levels of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine, a sensitive indicator of DNA damage resulting from oxidative stress, were significantly higher in samples of normal ovarian cortex surrounding endometriotic cysts when compared with ovarian cort…
other
2009
observational
2009
The objective of this study was to assess the burden of endometriosis by obtaining patient-reported outcome data describing the experience of living with this disease. Survey data from 107 women with self-reported, surgically diagnosed endo…
review
2009
OBJECTIVE: To describe how a hydronephrosis can lead to a difficult differential diagnosis between endometriosis and retroperitoneal fibrosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria…
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether routine renal ultrasonography may be recommended in all patients with pelvic endometriosis, in order to avoid silent ureteral involvement of the disease. DESIGN: Retrospective descriptive study. SETTINGS: Tert…
other
2009
Examination of 12 paired peritoneal ectopic and eutopic endometria for histochemical binding of Dolichos biflorus agglutinin, normally found in the mid-late secretory part of the cycle, showed a failure of lectin binding in 9 of 11 secretor…
other
2009
Endometriosis is a significant gynecologic condition that can cause both pain and infertility and affects up to 15% of women during their reproductive years. In peritoneal endometriotic lesions, the expression of peroxisome proliferation-ac…
case-report
2009
OBJECTIVE: To describe the treatment of a 23-year-old patient with primary peritoneal carcinoma and preservation of her fertility. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Department of Gynecology and…
observational
2009
Reduced expression of biomarkers associated with the implantation window in women with endometriosis
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the expression of biomarkers of implantation, glycodelin A (GdA), osteopontin (OPN), lysophosphatidic acid receptor 3 (LPA3), and HOXA10, in eutopic endometrium of women with and without endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospe…
case-report
2009
OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of renal subcapsular hematoma due to renal endometriosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Departments of Urology and Pathology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. PATIENT(S): A 46-year-old…
nonrandomized-trial
2009
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether 25OH-D levels in the follicular fluid (FF) of infertile women undergoing IVF demonstrate a relationship with IVF cycle parameters and outcome, hypothesizing that levels of 25OH-D in body fluids are reflective…
other
2009