Fertility and sterility
Fertil Steril
· ISSN (print) 0015-0282
· ISSN (e) 1556-5653
· 3,124 papers in corpus
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2003
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lab-animal
2003
OBJECTIVE: To reproduce the earliest phases of endometriosis using a new in vitro model in which cells from a cultured endometrial fragment can proliferate, invade, reconstitute new endometrial-like tissue, and generate blood vessels. DESI…
lab-animal
2003
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate endometrial adhesion and invasion of peritoneal mesothelium. DESIGN: Descriptive study using confocal laser-scanning microscopy. SETTING: University-based laboratory. PATIENT(S): Women undergoing surgery for benign…
observational
2003
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the usefulness and prognostic value of transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy (THL) in infertile women. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Jichi Medical School Hospital, Tochigi, Japan. PATIENT(S): Thirty-six patients wh…
case-report
2003
OBJECTIVE: To report the novel use of hMG and the GnRH antagonist for endometrial preparation and synchronization in a woman participating in an ovum donation program who was resistant to endometrial preparation with estrogen replacement. …
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2003
OBJECTIVE: To assess hysteroscopic findings in patients undergoing IVF-ET who repeatedly failed to conceive despite transfer of good-quality embryos. DESIGN: Prospective, observational study. SETTING: Clinical research unit for reproducti…
observational
2002
OBJECTIVE: To investigate host immunologic response to endometriosis in terms of intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 expression by macrophages and killer cell inhibitory receptor (KIR) expression by natural killer (NK) cells. DESIGN: …
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2002
review
2002
observational
2002
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether asymptomatic endometriosis diagnosed in connection with tubal sterilization is likely to cause symptoms later in the woman's life. DESIGN: Controlled, clinical follow-up study of women who were examined for e…
observational
2002
OBJECTIVE: To determine the expression of endometrial endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) protein and alpha(v)beta(3) integrin in patients with and without endometriosis. DESIGN: Case-control cohort study. SETTING: University-based t…
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2002
OBJECTIVE: Interleukin (IL)-1beta, a product of activated peritoneal macrophages, is a central cytokine coordinating neovascularization and monocyte chemotaxis in endometriotic implants. To evaluate the effects of this cytokine on normal en…
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OBJECTIVE: To present the anatomopathological characteristics of deep bladder endometriosis. DESIGN: Descriptive anatomapathological study. SETTING: A university hospital department of gynecological surgery. PATIENT(S): Eleven consecutiv…
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2002
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether expression of aromatase P450 mRNA in eutopic endometrium is predictive of the presence of pelvic endometriosis. DESIGN: A prospective, multicenter, observational study. SETTING: Four tertiary centers for re…
rct
2002
OBJECTIVE: To study the bone metabolism in postmenopausal women who have been treated with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) and tibolone. DESIGN: Prospective, open, controlled clinical trial. SETTING: Department of Gynecolo…
observational
2002
OBJECTIVE: To investigate differences in characteristics of patients with endometriosis in the United States and the United Kingdom. DESIGN: Patient questionnaire. SETTING: Two university-based endometriosis referral centers. PATIENT(S):…
observational
2002
OBJECTIVE: To establish the role of uterine contractions in retrograde menstruation with subsequent abdominal implantation of endometrial tissue. DESIGN: Controlled prospective study. SETTING: University hospital-based study. PATIENT(S):…
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2002
OBJECTIVE: To compare immunohistochemical staining patterns in noncystic and cystic endometriosis lesions. DESIGN: Experimental. SETTING: Archived pathology material in an academic research environment. PATIENT(S): Endometriosis tissues …
rct
2002
OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy and the tolerability of two different vaginal formulations of micronized progesterone, Ellios and Utrogestan, used for luteal phase support after an in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle. DESIGN: Cohort stud…
guideline
2002
OBJECTIVE: To develop recommendations for the medical and surgical care of women who present with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and are likely to have endometriosis as the underlying cause. DESIGN: An expert panel comprised of practicing gynec…
observational
2002
OBJECTIVE: To compare controlled ovarian hyperstimulation-intrauterine insemination (COH-IUI) or IVF-ET pregnancy rates per cycle (PR) and cycle and cumulative fecundity (f and cf) with COH-IUI or IVF-ET in endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospec…
rct
2002
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of cyproterone acetate versus an oral contraceptive in the treatment of endometriosis-associated recurrent pelvic pain. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Academic center. PATIENT…
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2002
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