Sahmay S et al., 1995International Journal of Fertility and Menopausal Studies
OBJECTIVE: Endometrial biopsy has been an important way of assessing infertile couples for several years. In this review of a wide-ranging series of endometrial biopsies of infertile couples in the Tu...
Kristensen J et al., 1995Obstetrics and Gynecology
OBJECTIVE: To describe the relationship between pregnancy complications and fetal outcome in first and second pregnancies, focusing on idiopathic and indicated preterm birth of singleton infants in ei...
Perinatal health professionals are in key positions to either promote or dissuade the use of Natural Family Planning (NFP). The purpose of this article is to describe a survey conducted with perinatal...
Fertility Awareness > Healthcare Provider Education > NFP Knowledge and AttitudesFertility Awareness > Natural Family Planning > Provider Promotion and BarriersResearch Methodology > Survey Studies > Healthcare Provider Surveys
OBJECTIVE: To compare the prognostic value of salpingoscopy with a current classification system of adnexal adhesions and distal tubal occlusion in patients with tubal infertility undergoing reconstru...
Surgery > Tubal Surgery > Salpingoneostomy and Salpingo-ovariolysisInfertility > Tubal Factor > Salpingoscopic AssessmentDiagnostics > Surgical Diagnostics > Salpingoscopy Prognostic Value
Numerous epidemiological studies have been performed to determine factors that might contribute to the development of inflammatory bowel disease. Although the role of oral contraceptive agents in Croh...
A better understanding of reproductive anatomy and physiology has led to newer methods of natural family planning, including the ovulation method and the symptothermal method. Studies have shown that ...
Fertility Awareness > Natural Family Planning > Ovulation and Symptothermal MethodsFertility Awareness > Effectiveness > Perfect Use vs Typical UsePostpartum > Lactational Amenorrhea > Natural Contraception
Concern has been expressed that exposure to fertility drugs might be associated with a risk of ovarian cancer. We have examined the incidence of breast and ovarian cancer in a cohort of 10,358 women r...
Infertility > IVF Outcomes > Cancer Risk After Fertility TreatmentInfertility > Ovarian Stimulation > Long-term Health OutcomesResearch Methodology > Cohort Studies > Cancer Registry Linkage
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether preterm-birth prevention educational programs are effective at reducing neonatal mortality, low birth weight (LBW), and preterm delivery.
DATA SOURCES: A MEDLINE litera...
OBJECTIVE: To describe the characteristics of pregnancies and children at birth resulting from IVF-ET and to assess whether they differ from those after natural conception.
DESIGN: Prospective multic...
This open trial assessed the effects of adjunctive progesterone therapy on seizure frequency in 25 women with catamenial exacerbation of complex partial (CPS) and secondary generalized motor (SGMS) se...
Fulghesu AM et al., 1995Human Reproduction (Oxford, England)
A total of 17 women affected by polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD) were studied to evaluate the involvement of endogenous opioids in the pathophysiology of the hyperinsulinism in PCOD by administering ...
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether color flow pulsed Doppler analysis of corpus luteum blood flow in normal cycles differs from cycles with a luteal phase defect.
DESIGN: A prospective study of natural ...
Diagnostics > Ultrasound > Doppler Assessment of Corpus LuteumInfertility > Luteal Phase Defect > Noninvasive DiagnosisReproductive Endocrinology > Luteal Function > Blood Flow Assessment
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether successive cycles of clomiphene citrate affect endometrial thickness.
METHODS: Thirty-four women presenting for treatment of anovulation, oligoovulation, or follicle m...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the long-term effects of treatment with low doses of flutamide on clinical and hormonal parameters, as well as on the androgen receptor status, in hirsute women.
DESIGN: Eig...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of Interceed (TC7) Absorbable Adhesion Barrier, an oxidized regenerated cellulose fabric, as a barrier to the development of postsurgical ovarian adhesions after su...
Surgery > Adhesion Prevention > Barrier MethodsSurgery > Ovarian Surgery > Postoperative OutcomesInfertility > Surgical Treatment > Adhesion Reduction
Deslypere JP, 1995Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental
Large-scale studies have demonstrated that obesity increases the risk of developing some forms of cancer. The association between obesity and cancer may result from factors such as fat distribution or...
General OB/GYN > Oncology > Obesity and Cancer RiskReproductive Endocrinology > Estrogen and Progesterone > Cancer RiskGeneral OB/GYN > Women's Health > Metabolic Disease and Cancer
OBJECTIVE: To compare ampicillin with and without sulbactam with respect to the effect on the latency period after preterm premature rupture of membranes (PROM).
METHODS: Patients with PROM at 25-35 ...
Consideration of existing data regarding clinical and biochemical risk factors for the development of breast cancer leads to the hypothesis that enhanced insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) activity ...
PCOS > Metabolic Dysfunction > Insulin Resistance and CancerGeneral OB/GYN > Oncology > Breast Cancer Risk FactorsReproductive Endocrinology > Insulin and IGF > Cancer Pathogenesis
Stowe ZN et al., 1995American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
There is considerable evidence that the childbearing years represent a time when women are highly vulnerable to developing mood disorders. Prospective, cross-sectional, and retrospective studies have ...
OBJECTIVE: To explore the pulsatile-release characteristics of LH and P in women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) compared with age-matched phase-matched controls.
DESIGN: Prospective, repeated measu...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of long-term administration of finasteride on hirsutism score, basal gonadotropin, and androgen secretion in women with idiopathic hirsutism.
DESIGN: Randomized sin...
Crain J et al., 1995The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
One of the major postoperative complications of reproductive surgery is the formation of adhesions. 1, 2 Over the past several decades a number of methods have been explored to solve this problem, g, ...
Cunningham DS et al., 1995The Journal of Reproductive Medicine
OBJECTIVE: To compile, for the first time, serial ultrasonographic findings during the first trimester of pregnancy in women with a history of primary recurrent spontaneous abortion so as to define th...
Pregnancy > Recurrent Pregnancy Loss > Ultrasound AssessmentDiagnostics > Transvaginal Ultrasound > First Trimester ViabilityPregnancy > Early Pregnancy > Gestational Sac and CRL Dynamics
Volterrani M et al., 1995The American Journal of Medicine
PURPOSE: To test the acute effect of estrogen on peripheral blood flow and vascular resistance in postmenopausal women.
PATIENTS AND
METHODS: Eleven normotensive, post-menopausal female volunteers (...
The last decade has transformed the physician's approach to infertility. The development of IVF for its treatment has so improved our capacity to overcome this most distressing of disabilities that we...
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of oral micronized progesterone, alprazolam, and placebo in premenstrual syndrome (PMS) treatment and the effect of clinical contact on treatment responses.
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Frishman GN et al., 1995The Journal of Reproductive Medicine
OBJECTIVE: Vaginal progesterone suppositories are an accepted treatment for infertility attributed to luteal phase defects. Although oral micronized progesterone may be preferable to suppositories for...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The original Whickham Survey documented the prevalence of thyroid disorders in a randomly selected sample of 2779 adults which matched the population of Great Britain in age,...
Steiner M et al., 1995The New England Journal of Medicine
BACKGROUND: Premenstrual dysphoria shares certain features with depression and anxiety states, which have been linked to serotonergic dysregulation. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of fluoxetine ...
Design: To determine whether the diagnostic accuracy and prognostic value of hysterosalpingography (HSG) could be improved if routine spot films were replaced by an on-line recorded gynecoradiologic s...
Molo MW et al., 1995The Journal of Reproductive Medicine
To correlate luteal estradiol (E2) levels with pregnancy outcome, 36 consecutive conceptions resulting from gamete intrafallopian transfer in gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist/human menopausal go...
Reproductive Endocrinology > Luteal Phase > Estradiol and Pregnancy OutcomeInfertility > Assisted Reproduction > GIFT OutcomesPregnancy > Early Pregnancy Loss > Hormonal Predictors
Gnoth C et al., 1995Advances in Contraception : the Official Journal of the Society for the Advancement of Contraception
For 10 years, a prospective study has been taking place in Germany to examine the use of natural family planning (NFP). As natural methods are behavioral methods, use-effectiveness, acceptability and ...
Fertility Awareness > User Behavior > Sexual Activity PatternsFertility Awareness > Natural Family Planning > Effectiveness and ComplianceResearch Methodology > Prospective Studies > NFP Behavioral Analysis
Vigil P et al., 1995International journal of andrology
During lactational amenorrhea a special type of cervical mucus, similar to that found during the luteal phase, is produced. This mucus, however, is able to support sperm migration. In the study descri...
Objective: To assess whether temperature is increased by medroxyprogesterone (MPA) and thus whether basal temperature records could be used to determine ovulation during cyclic MPA therapy.
Design: A ...
Reproductive Endocrinology > Progesterone > Thermogenic EffectsPerimenopause/Menopause > Hormone Therapy > MedroxyprogesteroneBody Literacy > Basal Body Temperature > Progestin Interference
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate catalase activity as a rapid predictor of microbial invasion of amniotic fluid (AF).
METHODS: The study population consisted of 74 patients before 36 weeks' gestation with pret...
OBJECTIVE: To examine the role of steroid hormone receptor compartmentalization in infertile women with "in-phase" or "out-of-phase" endometrium.
DESIGN: Nonrandomized prospective clinical study.
SE...
Foulon W et al., 1995American Journal of Perinatology
In this study we evaluated different markers of infection and their relationship to preterm delivery. Forty-four consecutive women with singleton pregnancies in uncomplicated preterm labor were invest...
Hakim RB et al., 1995American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
OBJECTIVES: We describe the epidemiologic characteristics of conception, including subclinical early pregnancy loss, in a population of healthy women volunteers who had heterogeneous fertility experie...
Infertility > Early Pregnancy Loss > Subclinical MiscarriagePregnancy > Early Pregnancy Loss > Risk FactorsDiagnostics > Urinary hCG > Subclinical Pregnancy Detection
OBJECTIVE: To compare the impact of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE; Gore-Tex Surgical Membrane; W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Flagstaff, AZ) and oxidized regenerated cellulose (Interceed TC7,...
We report the existence of a 'placental clock', which is active from an early stage in human pregnancy and determines the length of gestation and the timing of parturition and delivery. Using a prospe...
Lanzone A et al., 1995The Journal of Reproductive Medicine
We investigated the impact of pregestationally elevated insulin plasma levels on glycemic control in pregnant women with polycystic ovary disease (PCOD). Twelve patients with PCOD who became pregnant ...
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of E2 and P on the epithelial cell cycle of normal human breast in vivo.
DESIGN: Double-blind, randomized study. Topical application to the breast of a gel containing e...
Reproductive Endocrinology > Progesterone > Breast Tissue EffectsGeneral OB/GYN > Breast Health > Epithelial Cell ProliferationReproductive Endocrinology > Estrogen-Progesterone Balance > Breast Cancer Risk
Purvin VA, 1995Archives of Ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
OBJECTIVE: To identify a distinctive constellation of persistent visual abnormalities secondary to treatment with clomiphene citrate.
DESIGN: Description of the clinical findings in three patients wi...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of transcervical tubal catheterization in diagnosis and treatment of proximal tubal obstruction associated with salpingitis isthmica nodosa.
DESIGN: Retrospective c...
Surgery > Tubal Surgery > Catheter RecanalizationInfertility > Tubal Factor > Proximal Tubal ObstructionDiagnostics > Tubal Assessment > Selective Salpingography
Nordic Adhesion Prevention Study Group, 1995Fertility and Sterility
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of Interceed as an adjuvant in the prevention of postoperative adhesion reformation to the ovary, fallopian tube, and fimbria when used together with microsurgical ...
Surgery > Adhesion Prevention > Barrier MethodsSurgery > Tubal Surgery > AdhesiolysisInfertility > Tubal Factor > Postoperative Adhesions
Myomectomy Adhesion Multicenter Study Group, 1995Fertility and Sterility
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene barrier (PTFE), Gore-Tex Surgical Membrane, in reducing postmyomectomy adhesion formation.
DESIGN: Multicenter randomized cl...
OBJECTIVE: To assess uterine receptivity in women with unexplained infertility using integrin cell adhesion molecules as markers.
DESIGN: Prospective, controlled study design.
PATIENTS: Eighty-seven...
Lebrun CM et al., 1995Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of menstrual cycle phase on four selected indices of athletic performance: aerobic capacity, anaerobic capacity, isokinetic strength, and high inte...
Videbech P et al., 1995Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
The aim of this study was to investigate women who had first-episode psychosis within 1 year after parturition. The Danish Psychiatric Central Register and the Danish Medical Birth Register were linke...
Pregnancy > Complications > Puerperal PsychosisPostpartum > Mental Health > Postpartum Psychosis OutcomesPostpartum > Mental Health > Long-term Prognosis