Fertility and sterility
Fertil Steril
· ISSN (print) 0015-0282
· ISSN (e) 1556-5653
· 3,124 papers in corpus
observational
1999
OBJECTIVE: To determine the significance of prestimulation ovarian cysts on the response to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and the outcome of IVF. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: In vitro fertilization unit in an academic cente…
lab-animal
1999
OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of peritoneal macrophages on endometrial cellular proliferation in an in vitro coculture model and to compare the magnitude of these effects between macrophages from women with endometriosis and normal women.…
other
1999
other
1999
other
1999
OBJECTIVE: To explore endometriosis-related molecules in patients with use of differential display analysis. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Nagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya, Japan. PATIENT(S): Women with endometriosis (…
observational
1999
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of and twin pair concordance for endometriosis. DESIGN: A questionnaire survey incorporating validation. SETTING: An Australia-wide volunteer sample of female monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) tw…
other
1999
UNLABELLED: DESIGN OF THE PROJECT: This study is the result of a detailed examination of numerous historical documents as well as several contemporary works describing endometriosis. The historic texts are housed in the National Library of …
nonrandomized-trial
1999
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a particular form of weight-related amenorrhea occurring in severely obese patients after biliopancreatic diversion, a surgical procedure designed to cause weight loss. DESIGN: Prospective, open, controlled clinical …
observational
1999
OBJECTIVE: To determine the expression of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the endometrium during the menstrual cycle in endometriosis and adenomyosis. DESIGN: Immunohistochemical identification of SOD in endometrial tissues using the monoclo…
observational
1999
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the expression of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) in the eutopic endometrium and in endometriotic lesions. DESIGN: Retrospective immunohistochemical study. PATIENT(S): Twenty-five normal women…
observational
1999
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether age, diagnosis, and cycle number influence cycle fecundity associated with gonadotropin-induced controlled ovarian hyperstimulation/IUI. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. SETTING: The Center for Reproductive …
lab-animal
1999
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of interleukin-8 (IL-8) and mouse anti-human IL-8 monoclonal antibody on endometrial stromal cell adhesion to fibronectin. DESIGN: Prospective, controlled in vitro study. SETTING: Academic research laborator…
other
1999
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of human interferon (IFN)-alpha-2b on experimental endometriosis in rats. DESIGN: Experimental, controlled, double-blind randomized study. SETTING: Experimental surgery laboratory in a university departm…
case-report
1999
OBJECTIVE: To report the technique and outcome of a laparoscopic vesicopsoas hitch used for the treatment of infiltrative ureteral endometriosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: A tertiary care center. PATIENT(S): A 36-year-old woman with …
observational
1999
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether plasma and peritoneal fluid levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) are altered in women with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (O…
other
1999
nonrandomized-trial
1999
OBJECTIVE: To ascertain whether obstetric, gynecologic, or congenital variables affect implantation efficiency or eventual delivery in donor oocyte recipients. DESIGN: Clinical study. SETTING: Academic tertiary care infertility clinic. P…
observational
1999
OBJECTIVE: To describe a computerized pelvic mapping system for pelvic and intestinal endometriosis and preliminary insights gained from it with respect to the effects of ovarian disease. DESIGN: Contemporaneous computerized tabulation of …
observational
1999
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the follicular response of ovaries after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy for endometriotic cysts. DESIGN: A retrospective, controlled study. SETTING: Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of a university hospital…
review
1999
OBJECTIVE: To review the physiology, pathology, and treatment of proximal tubal disease. DATA IDENTIFICATION: Relevant reports on the pathophysiology of proximal tubal disease were reviewed. All studies in English of microsurgery and macro…
observational
1999
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the outcome of IVF in patients with stages III and IV endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: The Sara Racine IVF Unit, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel. PATIENT(S): Fif…
lab-animal
1999
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that diagnostic laparoscopy can cause pelviperitoneal inflammation. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of data collected during a prospective controlled study in baboons. SETTING: An academic research environ…
case-report
1999
OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy and diagnostic value of GnRH agonist (GnRH-a) therapy in cases of hidden sciatic nerve endometriosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Academic tertiary referral center for endometriosis treatment. PATIENT(…
lab-animal
1999
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of the immune modulators levamisole and loxoribine in a rat model of endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective, placebo-controlled study. SETTING: Hospital-based research facility. ANIMAL(S): Nineteen rats …
observational
1999
OBJECTIVE: To compare the reoperation rate after laparoscopic treatment of ovarian endometriomas by excision and by fenestration. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: University-affiliated teaching hospital. PATIENT(S): Two hundred thir…