Fertility and sterility
Fertil Steril
· ISSN (print) 0015-0282
· ISSN (e) 1556-5653
· 3,124 papers in corpus
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2002
lab-animal
2002
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of different cellular types (epithelial and stromal endometrial cells and peritoneal cells) in the ectopic implantation of endometrium and to evaluate the importance of endocrine environment on the adhesio…
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2002
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the course of changes in serum inhibin A, inhibin B, and pro-alphaC levels in women with surgically or pharmacologically induced menopause. DESIGN: Longitudinal study. SETTING: Academic Health Center of Siena, Siena…
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2002
OBJECTIVE: To explore the role of G-protein coupled signaling pathways in activation of macrophage migration in endometriosis stages I and II. DESIGN: Case controlled study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Fifteen patients unde…
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2002
OBJECTIVE: To assess the ability of peripheral blood serum from women with endometriosis to induce monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) secretion by monocytes and the putative role of the interleukin-1 (IL-1) system in endometriosis-assoc…
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OBJECTIVE: To assess spontaneous and stimulated secretion of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) and macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) by peritoneal macrophages in women with and without endometriosis. DESIGN: Macrophages wer…
case-report
2002
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of severe von Willebrand's disease treated with in vitro fertilization using donor oocytes. DESIGN: Case report and literature review. SETTING: Private practice infertility center. PATIENT(S): Infertility pati…
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2002
lab-animal
2002
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the possible role of mesothelial alpha(2)beta(1) and alpha(3)beta(1) integrins in the attachment of endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) and endometrial epithelial cells (EECs). DESIGN: In vitro study. SETTING: Universi…
2002
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the International Endogene Study is to discover genes that influence susceptibility to endometriosis. DESIGN: The study brings together two research groups based in Australia and the United Kingdom that independently …
observational
2002
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between endometriosis and the p53 polymorphism. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Department of gynecology and genetics in a medical center. PATIENT(S): Women with and without endometriosis. INTE…
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2002
rct
2002
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether transcervical intrauterine topical instillation of a local anesthetic agent reduces pain at hysterosalpingography. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. SETTING: Department o…
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OBJECTIVE: To present data from 18 cases of ureteral endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective clinical study. SETTING: Department of gynecology at a university hospital. PATIENT(S): Four hundred and five patients with severe dysmenorrhea or de…
observational
2002
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical value of the serum CA19-9 level in comparison with the serum CA125 level for diagnosing and determining the severity of endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Department of Comprehensiv…
rct
2002
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the possible therapeutic effects of interferon alpha-2b left in the peritoneum after surgery, followed by or not followed by treatment with GnRH analogs. DESIGN: A prospective, randomized clinical trial. SETTING: Un…
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2002
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the hypothesis that soluble intercellular adhesions molecule-1 (sICAM-1) may be used as a new serum marker of endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: An academic department specializing in gynec…
review
2002
OBJECTIVE: Sampson's theory of reflux menstruation suggests that endometriosis is one form of a condition known as an autotransplant. This study seeks to characterize autotransplants as they are described in the literature and to determine …
case-report
2001
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of 46,X,der(X)(pter-->q21::p21-->pter) with gonadal dysgenesis, tall stature, and endometriosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: A university hospital. PATIENT(S): A 20-year-old primary amenorrheal woman receivi…
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2001
nonrandomized-trial
2001
OBJECTIVE: To measure the levels of antigamete antibodies in serum and peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis and/or infertility. DESIGN: Antibody activity against human sperm and porcine oocytes was analyzed in selected subgroups of…
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2001