International journal of fertility

The results of second-look laparoscopy were compared with subjective symptomatology and findings at pelvic exploration in 36 patients who had received conservative treatment for endometriosis. In the 14 patients given pharmacologic treatmen…

Forty-four patients with and without mild endometriosis were tested for the presence in peritoneal fluid of autoantibodies against endometrial and ovarian antigens. Five patients with endometriosis and one patient in the control group had s…

Reversible temporary medical oophorectomy using long-acting agonist analogs of LH-RH was tried in three infertile patients suffering from large endometriomas of the ovary. These patients had stage IV disease according to the revised 1985 cl…

Several reports suggest that women with endometriosis have a higher risk of spontaneous abortions when left untreated; however, these studies did not control for the presence of possible luteal phase defects. This study was designed to docu…

To evaluate the effect of fulguration of endometriotic implants in patients with mild endometriosis, we divided 123 patients into two groups: (A) patients whose endometriotic implants were coagulated, and (B) patients whose implants were le…

The utilization of CO2 laser laparoscopy has become an increasingly accepted procedure because of its ability to obviate the need for major surgery. The accuracy of the laser beam through its delivery system, in addition to minimal tissue d…

This retrospective study confirms that laparoscopy should be performed early in the infertility investigation when pelvic pathology is suspected. If performed, the procedure should be via the double-puncture technique. Otherwise, it should …

Contemporary programs of in vitro fertilization (IVF) approach a pregnancy rate per cycle which is comparable to the pregnancy rate per month of exposure in normal reproduction. IVF has changed the approach to several pelvic conditions. Bec…

Conventional approaches to the treatment of endometriosis usually require major surgery, prolonged use of medications or both. The laser has provided an opportunity to treat mild and moderate endometriosis at the time of diagnosis at laparo…

This paper reviews the developments of the LHRH analogs (agonists and antagonists) in terms of their conceptive, contraceptive and therapeutic utility. It draws upon the mass of data derived from pre-clinical and clinical studies, in both s…

The luteal function of 27 patients with mild endometriosis and infertility was compared with that of 50 infertile patients without endometriosis. The incidence of endometrial luteal phase deficiency was similar in both groups of patients. L…

Thirty-nine patients with pelvic endometriosis and 45 patients with no evidence of endometriosis were entered in this study. The mean age was 29 years for each group. The volume of peritoneal fluid showed an increase towards the end of the …

The amounts of PGF2 alpha in peritoneal fluid were determined by radioimmunoassay in 21 patients undergoing exploratory laparotomy or diagnostic laparoscopy for infertility during the follicular phase of the cycle. Detectable levels of PGF2…

The importance of the lysis of periadnexal adhesions with regard to pregnancy rate was evaluated in 101 infertile patients. All patients had at least one patent tube and normal fimbria. The periadnexal adhesions were classified into four gr…

The mechanisms of action of danazol are unknown and the alteration of normal human endocrine values during danazol therapy is controversial. Twenty patients were given 200-800 mg of danazol daily. Control and treatment blood serum samples w…

A series of 336 infertile patients were evaluated by tubal insufflation, hysterosalpingography, and laparoscopy. The treee procedures revealed patient tubes in 175 patients (52%) and occluded ones in 44 (13%) patients. Thus results with the…

An endoscopic microsurgical technique has been developed on the basis of the development of a new technique for hemostasis (endocoagulation), which needs neither ligation nor high-frequency current, and a specific pelviscopic instrument set…

A survey of the main data collected on a new progestogen-estrogen combination Lyndiol 2.5 containing 2.5 mg lynestrenol and 75 mcg mestranol during a clinical investigation involving 180 women was presented. Lyndiol 2.5 was administered for…