Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
J Assist Reprod Genet
· ISSN (e) 1573-7330
· 1,134 papers in corpus
observational
2002
PURPOSE: The presence of a clear half-moon-like zone of cytoplasm in oocytes is called "halo effect." The prognostic value of this effect is not yet determined. Aligned nucleoli in pronuclei (PN) represent a further polarization phenomenon …
observational
2002
OBJECTIVE: To assess intraindividual variation of follicle stimulating hormone, luteinising hormone, estradiol, progesterone, inhibin A, and inhibin B in three successive ovulatory cycles correlated with transvaginal ultrasound monitored mo…
observational
2002
PURPOSE: To compare ovarian response to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) between normal ovaries and ovaries previously treated surgically for unilateral ovarian endometrioma. METHODS: From January 1996 to December 2001, 32 patient…
other
2002
PURPOSE: To investigate the prognostic significance of apoptosis in granulosa cells recovered from patients participating in IVF-ET. METHODS: Seventy-three women underwent ovarian hyperstimulation for IVF and embryo transfer. After follicl…
case-report
2002
An unusual case of retroperitoneal ectopic pregnancy is reported. The patient, a 34 year old nulligravida, underwent IVF/ET following bilateral salpingectomy. A small, degenerating, intrauterine gestational sac suggested failing intrauterin…
observational
2002
PurposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sperm single-stranded DNA, detected by acridine orange (AO), and classical sperm parameters on embryonic quality after ICSI.MethodsBefore ICSI, the spermatozoa of 183 infertile pati…
observational
2002
PurposeTo calculate the added benefit of a cryopreservation program to the cumulative ongoing pregnancy rate over a maximum of three cycles of IVF.MethodsA total of 1251 couples beginning their first IVF treatment between January 1995 and D…
other
2002
PURPOSE: To test the effects of type of embryo transfer catheter, transfer difficulty, and observations after the transfer procedure on pregnancy and implantation rates in an IVF programme. METHODS: Patients were prepared for IVF using sta…
case-report
2002
Bladder exstrophy is a rare anomaly, it compromises bladder functions, and in males it occurs with an impairment of reproductive functions, because of erectile and ejaculatory deficit. Advancements in the surgical treatment of bladder exstr…
rct
2002
PURPOSE: To determine the efficiency of transferring human zygotes as opposed to human day 2 or 3 embryos. METHODS: A prospective, randomized, Multicenter trial. Patients were randomized into zygote or embryo transfer. Patients were prepar…
nonrandomized-trial
2001
PURPOSE: To evaluate the antral follicle (AF) counting in predicting the outcome after controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) and IVF-ET. METHODS: Infertile women who accepted the COH and IVF-ET were included prospectively. Day
observational
2001
PURPOSE: To determine the influence of technical pitfalls and oocyte morphology on survival rate and cleavage behavior after ICSI. METHODS: A total of 2210 injection procedures was examined for morphological and technical deviations. Survi…
observational
2001
PURPOSE: Our purpose was to determine the risk of premature delivery among singleton pregnancies derived from assisted reproduction technology (ART). METHODS: Ninety-five singleton ART pregnancies and 190 matched spontaneous pregnancies we…
rct
2001
PURPOSE: To compare the efficiency and efficacy of two recombinant human FSH (r-FSH) and urinary (u-FSH) preparations in patients undergoing superovulation for IVF-ET using a short-term gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) (Tript…
rct
2001
observational
2001
PURPOSE: To ascertain whether advanced maternal age at birth is associated with offspring infertility. METHODS: A written questionnaire was completed by infertile couples attending our clinic in the presence of a researcher. RESULTS: Mate…
nonrandomized-trial
2001
PURPOSE: Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a method for the treatment of marital infertility involving the intrauterine or fallopian deposition of washed spermatozoa, depending on the amount of inseminated semen. In view of the divergent o…
other
2001
BACKGROUND: Extensive endometriosis causes a mechanical disturbance in the pelvis leading to obstructive-type infertility. However, minimal or mild endometriosis is suspected to cause infertility, possibly through a humoral agent. Previous …
rct
2001
observational
2001
PURPOSE: To determine the outcomes and logical progression of fertility treatment in women forty years and older using their own oocytes. METHODS: This was a retrospective study in which 401 completed treatment cycles in 152 women aged for…
nonrandomized-trial
2001
PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between serum prolactin levels in the midluteal phase and the prognosis of pregnancy after IVF-ET. DESIGN: Prospective study; SETTING: Shimane Medical University Hospital; PATIENTS: 29 patients co…
other
2001
PURPOSE: Our purpose was to explore two methods of expressing the performance of IVF programs. METHODS: Using life-table methods, hazard and cure rates and a "monthly fecundability rate" were calculated for an Ontario IVF clinic. The rates…
rct
2001
PURPOSE: Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) guarantees high fertilization rates and could theoretically lead to higher implantation rates as well. Furthermore injection into oocyte creates a hole in the zona pellucida similar to the pr…
lab-animal
2001
PURPOSE: Serum factors in patients with recurrent spontaneous abortions (RSA) inhibit mouse embryo development in vitro. Serum factors affecting DNA integrity remain to be tested. The null hypothesis was that patient sera do not affect DNA …
other
2001
PURPOSE: To compare the efficacy of two types of injection pipette used for ICSI, one with a larger (5-7 microns) inner diameter and a shorter taper with that inner diameter, and another with the smallest (3-5 microns) possible inner diamet…