Fertility and sterility
Fertil Steril
· ISSN (print) 0015-0282
· ISSN (e) 1556-5653
· 3,123 papers in corpus
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the involvement of 8-iso-PGF(2alpha) and 25-hydroxycholesterol (25-OH-Chol) in the pathophysiology of endometriosis. DESIGN: Observational case-control study using enzyme immunoassay and high-performance liquid ch…
lab-animal
2009
Simvastatin significantly inhibited the proliferation of endometriotic stromal cells, attenuated the collagen gel contraction mediated by these cells, and suppressed endometriotic stromal cell attachment to collagen fibers. Simvastatin is c…
case-report
2009
OBJECTIVE: To report the clinical presentation and treatment of spontaneous rupture of uterine surface veins during late pregnancy after in vitro fertilization (IVF). DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Medical Unit of Third Hospital of Peking …
meta-analysis
2009
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of surgical treatment of endometrioma on pregnancy rate and ovarian response to gonadotrophin stimulation in women undergoing IVF. DESIGN: A systematic review and meta-analysis. SETTING: Tertiary refer…
lab-animal
2009
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of letrozole and melatonin on surgically induced endometriosis in a rat endometriosis model. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, controlled, experimental study. SETTING: Experimental Research Center of Yed…
nonrandomized-trial
2009
We compared the efficiency of progesterone vaginal gel (PVG) with intramuscular progesterone (IMP) supplementation for luteal phase support after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer in gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist…
other
2009
lab-animal
2009
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of the GHRH antagonist JV-1-36 on proliferation and survival of primary ectopic human endometriotic stromal cells (ESCs) and the T HESC cell line. DESIGN: Prospective laboratory study. SETTING: Universit…
other
2009
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of peritoneal fluid (PF) from healthy women and from women with endometriosis on sperm DNA and its relationship to sperm morphology as assessed by the sperm deformity index (SDI). DESIGN: Experimental study. …
rct
2009
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of two different laparoscopic methods on ovarian reserve in patients with ovarian endometriomas. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized clinical trial. SETTING: Endoscopy unit of a university hospital. PATIE…
observational
2009
After repetitive surgery for recurrent endometriosis, 20 of 89 (22%) women achieved spontaneous pregnancy, compared with 165 of 411 (40%) after first-line procedure (adjusted incidence rate ratio, 0.51; 95% confidence interval, 0.32 to 0.82…
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: To assess the use and effectiveness of IVF in a cohort of women undergoing surgery for endometriosis. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Four hundred thirty-eight patients who attempted to become p…
case-report
2009
OBJECTIVE: To report an unusual case of congenital cervical atresia and tubal factor infertility, achieving triplet pregnancy through transmyometrial embryo transfer (ET) resulting in the delivery of healthy twins after multifetal pregnancy…
case-report
2009
OBJECTIVE: To identify the origin of calcified tissue in endometrial ossification. DESIGN: DNA analyses from the ossified tissue and from the woman were studied to compare both genotypes. SETTING: University and general hospitals. PATIEN…
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: To establish the association of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFA) promoter C850T polymorphism in Asian Indian women with endometriosis. DESIGN: Case control study, from multiple gynecological centers from Hyderabad, a cosmopoli…
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the clinical profile of adenomyosis by comparison with uterine leiomyomas. DESIGN: Retrospective case-control study. SETTING: Academic medical center. PATIENT(S): The study comprised 76 women undergoing hysterecto…
case-report
2009
We report on a patient who had a pseudoaneurysm arising from the left uterine artery after surgical excision of deep endometriosis. The diagnosis was based on contrast-enhanced multidetector computed tomography angiography. Transfemoral sel…
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: To study the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), endocrine gland-derived VEGF (EG-VEGF/PK1), and its receptors (PKR1 and PKR2) in eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissues. DESIGN: A case-control study. SETTI…
review
2009
OBJECTIVE: To describe a rare extrauterine mass of an unknown origin that was composed of smooth muscle with a central cavity lined by endometrium, which resembled a uterus. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Academic teaching hospital. PATIE…
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: To study the outcome of IVF-ET in women who used vaginal P (vaginal P(4)) versus those who used P in oil via IM injection (IM-P(4)) for luteal support. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort. SETTING: Tertiary referral infertility center…
other
2009
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of parturition in the recurrence of endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospectively analyzed, prospectively obtained data. SETTING: Unit of Physiopathology of Reproduction, Health Care Unit of Rimini, and University…
other
2009
We conducted a prospective study to evaluate the incidence and the surgical factors determining the development of postoperative voiding dysfunction following this surgery. The presence of rectovaginal dissection was significantly associate…
2008
case-report
2008
OBJECTIVE: To present a case of didelphys uterus with severe pelvic pain and primary infertility with focal adenomyosis of outer myometrium (FOAM) of the left hemiuterus and tips and tricks for hemihysterectomy as a fertility preserving sur…
case-report
2008
OBJECTIVE: To present a case of unrecognized female epispadias. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University-based reproductive endocrinology and fertility clinic. PATIENT(S): A 16-year-old girl with epispadias, history of mild urinary incon…