Human Reproduction

This study was performed to evaluate CA 125 in peritoneal fluid as an indicator of endometriosis. Peritoneal fluid from patients with mostly minimal and mild endometriosis (n = 43) and normal controls (n = 17) was collected at laparoscopy o…

The expression of intermediate filament proteins in human endometrial tissue was examined. Desmin was selectively expressed in decidualized stroma, as demonstrated by SDS-PAGE analysis and positive response with a monoclonal antibody specif…

In this study, the prevalence of retarded endometrial development in the luteal phase of an infertile population (20/142 = 14%) was found to be significantly higher (P less than 0.05) than in that of a control, fertile population (3/68 = 4.…

The prevalence of endometriosis was investigated in 208 women at the time of laparoscopic tubal sterilization. In 101 women who were in the first trimester of pregnancy, 16% endometriosis was found. In 107 non-pregnant women, 22% endometrio…

Endometrial proliferation is stimulated by oestradiol. The precise mechanism is poorly understood, but may be mediated by epidermal growth factor (EGF). The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of oestradiol and EGF on glandul…

Data are presented on establishing pregnancies by IVF during 1987 using only clomiphene citrate and human menopausal gonadotrophin for follicular stimulation. Of the 562 patients undergoing follicular stimulation, 80% reached oocyte recover…

Eighty patients with different stages of genital endometriosis were treated with Zoladex, a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue in a depot formulation, injected subcutaneously every 4 weeks. The stages of endometriosis (I-IV) were clas…

Localization and immunohistochemical staining patterns of endometrial protein PP14 were studied in 55 patients providing 86 histologically confirmed pelvic and ovarian endometriotic implants. The cellular localization of PP14 in endometriot…

Appropriate endometrial differentiation is believed to be a prerequisite for pregnancy success. This study investigates the expression of two intermediate filament proteins, cytokeratin and vimentin, in human endometrium and first trimester…

Twenty-one infertile women with laparoscopically documented minimal-mild endometriosis (AFS score 2-10) were studied during 27 cycles (six women had two cycles each) to investigate follicular development and ovulation. Of the 27 cycles stud…

Investigation of the tubal factor in infertility is limited to an assessment of anatomical structure and tubal patency. No test of ascendant tubal function is currently available. The migration of radionuclide (99mTc-labelled human albumin …

Endometriosis was found in 42 (20%) of 206 symptom-free, parous Norwegian women with a mean age of 37 years at the time of sterilization. Case-control analysis between the 42 women with endometriosis and the 164 without endometriosis reveal…

We studied the outcome of our intrauterine insemination (IUI) programme, evaluating female age and diagnosis. One-hundred-and-twenty-six patients less than 36 years of age (mean 30.91 +/- 3.02 years) completed 306 cycles of multiple follicu…

A group of 1542 pre-menopausal Caucasian women were assessed prospectively to investigate the prevalence of endometriosis. The women were either having laparoscopy because of infertility (n = 654), undergoing laparoscopic sterilization (n =…

Thirty-five women who had been operated on for mild or moderate endometriosis were evaluated through 40 menstrual cycles by daily measurements of salivary progesterone concentrations. As controls, 17 women with normal ovulatory cycles and n…

The history of endometriosis is reviewed in the light of today's clinical and pathological knowledge of this disease. Prior to Sampson's report in 1921, attention was focused on the enclosed type of endometriosis, sited deep in the pelvis a…

This work was undertaken in order to evaluate retrospectively the relative efficacy of ovulation induction by menotrophins and that of in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) in the treatment of unexplained infertility. These tw…

Transvaginal ultrasonically guided aspiration of pelvic endometriotic cysts was performed on 21 patients with recurrent endometriosis after previous surgical treatment. Their main complaint was pelvic pain and infertility. Further conservat…

A comparison of the relative efficacy of in-vitro fertilization with uterine embryo transfer (IVF), tubal embryo stage transfer (TEST) and gamete intra-Fallopian transfer (GIFT) was performed in infertile patients with patent Fallopian tube…

Ten patients with normal bimanual pelvic examinations were found to have small, non-palpable adnexal cysts by transvaginal ultrasound examination. After failing to respond to a course of observation and suppressive therapy with combination …

The functional significance of white blood cells in the modulation of an anti-sperm antibody response, prevention of infection (including HIV) sperm transport/storage and sperm function is extensively discussed. A critical review of the exi…

This report presents our experience with gamete intra-Fallopian transfer (GIFT) in cases with non-endometriotic pelvic adhesions. Two-hundred-and-eight GIFT attempts, where pelvic adhesions were identified laparoscopically in patients with …

We have previously demonstrated that pregnancy-associated endometrial alpha 2-globulin (alpha 2-PEG), the human glycosylated beta-lactoglobulin homologue (HG-BLG), is quantitatively the major secretory soluble protein product of the secreto…

We have previously demonstrated that pregnancy-associated endometrial alpha 2-globulin (alpha 2-PEG), the human glycosylated beta-lactoglobulin homologue (HG-BLG), is quantitatively the major secretory soluble protein product of the secreto…

One case of unicornuate uterus with a cavitary rudimentary horn and unilateral extensive endometriosis was treated by laparoscopy, after three months of treatment with GnRH analogues. The rudimentary horn and the corresponding tube were rem…