Fertility and Sterility

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Pubertal development of the first cohort of young adults conceived by in vitro fertilization in the United States

Hind A. Beydoun, Nicholas Sicignano, May A. Beydoun, Silvina Bocca, more

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 528-533

To characterize pubertal development of the first generation of young adults born as a result of in vitro fertilization (IVF). Demographic, clinical, and body size characteristics were examined regarding developmental milestones.Cross-sectional.Academic center.Young adults (18–26 years) conceived by IVF (no gamete/embryo manipulation) 1981–1990.Self-administered questionnaire.Age at puberty onset,...

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The effect of aromatase inhibitor letrozole on body mass index, serum hormones, and sperm parameters in infertile men

Barış Saylam, Ozan Efesoy, Selahittin Çayan

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 809-811

We investigated the effect of letrozole, an aromatase inhibitor, on body mass index, serum hormones, and sperm parameters in infertile men with decreased T:E ₂ ratios. All sperm parameters increased after letrozole treatment. Letrozole may be effectively used to improve sperm parameters in infertile men with a low serum T:E ₂ ratio.

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Altered ultrastructure of mitochondrial membranes is strongly associated with unexplained asthenozoospermia

Fiore Pelliccione, Alessandro Micillo, Giuliana Cordeschi, Anatolia D’Angeli, more

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 641-646

To explore the contribution of an altered structure of sperm mitochondria to human asthenozoospermia.A retrospective study.Andrology Clinic, University of L’Aquila.Fifteen ejaculates with forward motility (FM) ≥50%, and 57 asthenozoospermic ejaculates (FM <50%, sperm vitality >50%), including 14 ejaculates with systematic genetic defects of tail principal piece, and 43 ejaculates with unexplained...

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Laparoscopic therapy for endometriosis and vascular entrapment of sacral plexus

Marc Possover, Thilo Schneider, Klaus-Peter Henle

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 756-758

To report our experience with endopelvic causes for sacral radiculopathies and sciatica.Prospective cohort study.Tertiary referral advanced laparoscopic gynecology and neuropelveologic unit.Two hundred thirteen women who underwent laparoscopic management of sacral radiculopathy (sciatica, pudendal, gluteal pain) of unknown genesis in the period between November 2004 and February 2010.Selective, clinically...

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Hormonal and ultrasound markers of ovarian function in a woman with a balanced 1;11 translocation

Giovanni D’Ippolito, Alessandra Tirelli, Simone Giulini, Annibale Volpe, more

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 803.e7-803.e8

To present a case of a poor responder woman with a rare balanced autosomal translocation.Case report.Infertility center in a university teaching hospital.A 34-year-old white woman with primary infertility.Laboratory and ultrasound evaluation, karyotype analysis, ovarian stimulation with gonadotropins.Markers of ovarian reserve and ovarian response to gonadotropin stimulation.The patient was a carrier...

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A giant oocyte in a cohort of retrieved oocytes: does it have any effect on the in vitro fertilization cycle outcome?

Ronit Machtinger, Joseph A. Politch, Mark D. Hornstein, Elizabeth S. Ginsburg, more

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 573-576

To investigate an association between the presence of a giant oocyte and outcome for the cohort in in vitro fertilization (IVF).Retrospective study.Hospital-based academic medical center.IVF and IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles having at least one giant oocyte (study group; n = 105), matched with cycles without a giant oocyte (external control group). A further subanalysis compared...

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Autotransplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissue in 12 women with chemotherapy-induced premature ovarian failure: the Danish experience

Kirsten Tryde Schmidt, Mikkel Rosendahl, Erik Ernst, Anne Loft, more

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 695-701

To describe a cohort of 12 Danish women who received autotransplantation of frozen-thawed cryopreserved ovarian tissue because of premature ovarian failure after cancer treatment.Retrospective study.University hospitals.Twelve women with autotransplanted frozen-thawed ovarian tissue.Monitoring of hormonal parameters and results of 56 IVF cycles in 10 women.Levels of gonadotropins and sex steroids,...

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Antral follicle count in clinical practice: building the bridge from ovarian reserve to in vitro fertilization outcome

Aaron K. Styer, Thomas L. Toth

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 480-481

Antral follicle count provides a useful assessment of ovarian reserve to predict ovarian response, estimate risk for cycle cancellation, optimize stimulation protocol selection, and confidently select suitable candidates for IVF.

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Age-related distribution of basal serum AMH level in women of reproductive age and a presumably healthy cohort

Omar Shebl, Thomas Ebner, Andreas Sir, Elisabeth Schreier-Lechner, more

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 832-834

In this study, day 1 to 4 serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) level was analyzed in 2,741 patients attending our department for reproductive medicine or reproductive surgery, including a subgroup of 1,105 women who attended an assisted reproductive technology program because of a male factor as a presumably healthy subgroup. Day 1 to 4 serum AMH levels showed an age-dependent distribution and there...

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Postoperative medical treatment of chronic pelvic pain related to severe endometriosis: levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system versus gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue

Yesim Bayoglu Tekin, Berna Dilbaz, Sadiman Kiykac Altinbas, Serdar Dilbaz

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 492-496

To compare efficacy of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS; Mirena) with depot GnRH analogue (GnRH-a; gosareline acetate; Zoladex) on endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in patients with severe endometriosis during 12 months.Prospective, randomized, controlled study.The reproductive endocrinology unit of a tertiary, research and education hospital.Forty women with...

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Age-related normogram for antral follicle count: McGill reference guide

Benny Almog, Fady Shehata, Einat Shalom-Paz, Seang Lin Tan, more

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 663-666

To produce age-related normograms for antral follicle count in an infertile population without polycystic ovaries.Retrospective cohort analysis.University teaching center.Eighteen hundred sixty-six infertile patients.Baseline transvaginal ultrasound examination between days 2 and 4 of the menstrual cycle.Correlation between age and different percentiles of antral follicle count.The age-related normogram...

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Age-specific nomogram for the decline in antral follicle count throughout the reproductive period

Antonio La Marca, Elena Spada, Giovanna Sighinolfi, Cindy Argento, more

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 684-688

To investigate the relationship between antral follicle count (AFC) and chronological age and to establish normal values for AFC in women with regular menstrual cycles.Cross-sectional study.University hospital.Four hundred fifteen premenopausal women were recruited for the study. Data from 362 patients were available for the statistical analysis.AFC was measured by transvaginal ultrasound examination...

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Spontaneous reduction before 12 weeks' gestation and selective reduction similarly extend time to delivery in in vitro fertilization of trichorionic-triamniotic triplets

Christine C. Skiadas, Stacey A. Missmer, Carol B. Benson, David Acker, more

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 596-599

To determine the prevalence and the relative benefits conferred by selective and spontaneous reduction of one or more fetuses in trichorionic triamniotic triplet pregnancies on time to delivery.Retrospective cohort study.Academic medical center.IVF patients with trichorionic triamniotic triplets between January 1998 and December 2007.None.Gestational length at time of delivery.Selective reduction...

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Randomized controlled trial: effects of acupuncture on pregnancy rates in women undergoing in vitro fertilization

Irene Moy, Magdy P. Milad, Randall Barnes, Edmond Confino, more

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 583-587

To evaluate the influence of “true” versus “sham” acupuncture on pregnancy rates (PRs) in women undergoing IVF.Randomized controlled trial, double-blinded with independent observer.Academic infertility clinic.One hundred sixty patients <38 years old undergoing IVF with or without intracytoplasmic sperm injection.Subjects were randomly allocated to the true or sham group and underwent acupuncture...

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In vitro effects of peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor-γ ligands on gene expression in lipopolysaccharide-induced endometrial and endometriotic stromal cells

Indu Sharma, Veena Dhawan, Subhash Chand Saha, Lakhbir Kaur Dhaliwal

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 829-831.e5

This in vitro study demonstrates the comparative anti-inflammatory effects of rosiglitazone and 15d-PGJ ₂ in endometriosis and provides evidence for exploitation of peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor-γ as a therapeutic target.

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Infertility in the male, 4th edition

Allen D. Seftel

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 837

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Effects of ovarian endometrioma on the number of oocytes retrieved for in vitro fertilization

Benny Almog, Fady Shehata, Boaz Sheizaf, Seang Lin Tan, more

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 525-527

To evaluate the effects of ovarian endometrioma on the number of oocytes retrieved for IVF.Retrospective case control study.University-based tertiary medical center.We studied 81 women with unilateral endometrioma who underwent their first IVF cycle.Oocyte collection.The numbers of antral follicles and the retrieved oocytes in the ovary that contained endometrioma were compared with those from the...

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Detection of Hodgkin lymphoma within ovarian tissue

Sophie E. Bittinger, Simon P. Nazaretian, Debra A. Gook, Chandrika Parmar, more

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 803.e3-803.e6

To describe the detection of Hodgkin lymphoma within ovarian tissue taken at the time of harvest for cryopreservation.Case report.University-affiliated women's hospital.A 19-year-old woman diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.Laparoscopic removal of ovarian tissue for cryopreservation.Histologic and immunohistochemical evaluation of ovarian tissue harvested for fertility preservation.Histologic and immunohistochemical...

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A cross-sectional cohort study of infertile women awaiting oocyte donation: the emotional, sexual, and quality-of-life impact

Jeanne Carter, Linda Applegarth, Laura Josephs, Elizabeth Grill, more

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 711-716.e1

To examine the emotional, sexual, physical, and quality-of-life (QOL) impact on infertile women awaiting oocyte donation.Cross-sectional cohort study.Cancer center and reproductive medicine center.Fifty infertile women awaiting oocyte donation, enrolled from October 2006 to February 2009.Woman awaiting oocyte donation completed a one-time survey of empirical measures and exploratory items.Reproductive...

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Couples offered free assisted reproduction treatment have a very high chance of achieving a live birth within 4 years

Yechezkel Lande, Daniel S. Seidman, Ettie Maman, Micha Baum, more

Fertility and Sterility > 2011 > 95 > 2 > 568-572

To assess the long-term success rate among couples with primary infertility offered unrestricted, free in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments.Historical prospective cohort study.University-based tertiary medical center with unlimited coverage of IVF for couples' first two children.Women aged <35 years, with primary infertility, referred for their first IVF treatment to the Sheba Medical Center...

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IVF (17)
IN VITRO FERTILIZATION (8)
INFERTILITY (8)
PREGNANCY (7)
OVARIAN RESERVE (6)
AFC (5)
ANTRAL FOLLICLE COUNT (5)
ENDOMETRIOSIS (5)
MALE INFERTILITY (5)
MISCARRIAGE (5)
OVARIAN RESPONSE (5)
ART (4)
AZOOSPERMIA (4)
FERTILITY PRESERVATION (4)
IVF CANCELLATION RATE (4)
LOW RESPONDER (4)
TESTICULAR HISTOPATHOLOGY (4)
VARICOCELE (4)
ADOLESCENTS (3)
CANCER (3)
FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER (3)
GNRH AGONIST (3)
ICSI (3)
IMPLANTATION (3)
LIVE BIRTH RATE (3)
AGE (2)
AMH (2)
ANEUPLOIDY (2)
ANTI-MÜLLERIAN HORMONE (2)
ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY (2)
BLASTOCYST (2)
CHEMOTHERAPY (2)
CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN (2)
CRYOPRESERVATION (2)
ESTROGEN (2)
GNRH ANTAGONIST (2)
HORMONE THERAPY (2)
LAPAROSCOPY (2)
MENARCHE (2)
MULTIFETAL PREGNANCY REDUCTION (2)
MYOMA (2)
MÜLLERIAN INHIBITING SUBSTANCE (2)
OOCYTE DONATION (2)
OVARIAN CRYOPRESERVATION (2)
OVARIAN STIMULATION (2)
POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (2)
PROGESTERONE (2)
PUBERTY (2)
REFERENCE VALUES (2)
15D-PGJ2 (1)
46,XY ADOLESCENTS (1)
5 ALPHA-REDUCTASE DEFICIENCY (1)
ABDOMINAL FAT (1)
ABNORMAL PREGNANCY (1)
ACTIN CYTOSKELETON (1)
ACUPUNCTURE (1)
ADENOMYOSIS (1)
ADIPOSITY (1)
ADOLESCENCE (1)
ADRENARCHE (1)
ADVERSE OUTCOME (1)
AFC CURVE (1)
AGE-SPECIFIC VALUES (1)
ALKYLATING CHEMOTHERAPY (1)
ANATOMY OF THE DEEP CIRCUMFLEX ILIAC VESSELS (1)
ANATOMY OF THE GONADIC PEDICLE (1)
ANDROGEN EXCESS (1)
ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME (1)
ANIMAL MODEL (1)
ANTAGONIST (1)
ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS (1)
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AR GENE (1)
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ART OUTCOME (1)
ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES (1)
ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES (1)
ASTHENOZOOSPERMIA (1)
AUTOTRANSPLANTATION (1)
BALLOON VAGINOPLASTY (1)
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BIRTHWEIGHT (1)
BISPHENOL A (1)
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BLASTOMERES (1)
BODY COMPOSITION (1)
BODY MASS INDEX (1)
BPA (1)
BRONCHOBILIARY FISTULA (1)
BUSULFAN (1)
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CANDIDA GLABRATA (1)
CARE ORGANIZATION (1)
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Fertility and Sterility

Pubertal development of the first cohort of young adults conceived by in vitro fertilization in the United States

The effect of aromatase inhibitor letrozole on body mass index, serum hormones, and sperm parameters in infertile men

Altered ultrastructure of mitochondrial membranes is strongly associated with unexplained asthenozoospermia

Laparoscopic therapy for endometriosis and vascular entrapment of sacral plexus

Hormonal and ultrasound markers of ovarian function in a woman with a balanced 1;11 translocation

A giant oocyte in a cohort of retrieved oocytes: does it have any effect on the in vitro fertilization cycle outcome?

Autotransplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissue in 12 women with chemotherapy-induced premature ovarian failure: the Danish experience

Antral follicle count in clinical practice: building the bridge from ovarian reserve to in vitro fertilization outcome

Age-related distribution of basal serum AMH level in women of reproductive age and a presumably healthy cohort

Postoperative medical treatment of chronic pelvic pain related to severe endometriosis: levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system versus gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue

Age-related normogram for antral follicle count: McGill reference guide

Age-specific nomogram for the decline in antral follicle count throughout the reproductive period

Spontaneous reduction before 12 weeks' gestation and selective reduction similarly extend time to delivery in in vitro fertilization of trichorionic-triamniotic triplets

Randomized controlled trial: effects of acupuncture on pregnancy rates in women undergoing in vitro fertilization

In vitro effects of peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor-γ ligands on gene expression in lipopolysaccharide-induced endometrial and endometriotic stromal cells

Infertility in the male, 4th edition

Effects of ovarian endometrioma on the number of oocytes retrieved for in vitro fertilization

Detection of Hodgkin lymphoma within ovarian tissue

A cross-sectional cohort study of infertile women awaiting oocyte donation: the emotional, sexual, and quality-of-life impact

Couples offered free assisted reproduction treatment have a very high chance of achieving a live birth within 4 years

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