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Background: Case reports and the results of a recent case-control study have raised questions about the potential neoplastic effects of medications used as treatment for infertility. Methods: We exam...

Objective: To assess pairwise differences between placebo, unopposed estrogen, and each of three estrogen/progestin regimens on selected heart disease risk factors in healthy postmenopausal women. Des...

Women with hyperandrogenic disorders represent a unique group among those with infertility due to anovulation. Although antiestrogens are effective in restoring ovulation in most women, it remains unc...

We compared energy and macronutrient intakes across the menstrual cycle in participants (n = 42) in a study that assessed the frequency of ovulatory disturbances in regularly cycling vegetarians and n...

The present study extends a previous report of lower plasma ACTH levels in women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) compared with asymptomatic controls. Plasma levels of estradiol and progesterone were ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether luteal phase defect (LPD) may be an etiologic factor in ectopic pregnancy (EP). DESIGN: All patients who were seen over a 6-year period with the chief complaint of inf...

OBJECTIVE: To determine if first-trimester exposure to sex hormones, and oral contraceptives (OCs) specifically, is associated with an increased risk of external fetal genital malformations. DATA SOU...

This three-part study examined the reliability and validity of the civilian version of the Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related PTSD using data from the nonveteran participants in the National Vietnam...

The vascular responses to 17 beta-oestradiol were examined in 23 postmenopausal women (59 +/- 7 years [mean +/- SD]) using a placebo-controlled double-blind crossover design. All women received 1 mg 1...

Ovulatory function was prospectively assessed over 6 mo in 23 vegetarians and 22 nonvegetarians with clinically normal menstrual cycles. Subjects were 20-40 y of age, of stable weight (body mass index...

OBJECTIVES: We attempted to determine whether continuous and cyclic medroxyprogesterone acetate modulates the effects of estrogen on dilation of atherosclerotic coronary arteries in surgically postmen...

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To document the abnormal findings at hysteroscopy and laparoscopy in patients with chromic pelvic pain. DESIGN: Prospective evaluation at surgery of women treated consecutively betwe...

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the efficacy of hCG in the management of recurrent early pregnancy loss. DESIGN: A prospective, randomized, controlled trial. SETTING: Miscarriage Clinic, Women's Hospital...

The authors undertook a case-control study to explore the many factors that have been postulated to be related to the etiology of systemic lupus erythematosus. A total of 195 cases of systemic lupus d...

OBJECTIVE: Although modern methods of natural family planning (NFP) are effective both to avoid and to achieve pregnancy, relatively few women use these methods. It is not known whether this is due pr...

OBJECTIVE: To determine pharmacokinetic and endometrial effects of vaginally delivered micronized P. DESIGN: Functionally agonadal estrogen-replacement recipients received either micronized P adminis...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of alprazolam in the treatment of two groups of patients diagnosed with late luteal phase dysphoric disorder (LLPDD). The first group met only the diagnostic criteria...

Two long and broad streams of medical literature, from the 1950's to date, have established the existence of two unrelated abnormalities of androgen production in women with breast cancer. One is the ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether long-term intravenous (IV) tocolysis using combined terbutaline and magnesium sulfate is safe and effective. METHODS: One thousand consecutive women in preterm labor w...

Objective: To clarify how often infertile men should have intercourse to achieve conception, the effect of sequential ejaculation on total motile sperm counts was investigated. Design: Case-control st...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the ability of luteal phase length determined by basal body temperature (BBT) pattern and a midluteal serum progesterone level to predict the result of an endometrial biopsy in...

Objective: Insufficient breast milk is the most common reason for premature termination of breast-feeding. The causes of lactation insufficiency are usually multifactorial; in a small percentage of ca...

Research on inflammatory bowel disease risk among oral contraceptive users has reached conflicting conclusions. This population-based case-control study evaluated the effects of oral contraceptive use...

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship of subfertility with miscarriage, low birth weight, and preterm delivery. DESIGN: Comparison of time to pregnancy distributions between pregnancies that had dif...

We measured plasma Cu. Zn and Mg levels in 40 women suffering from premenstrual tension syndrome (PMTS) and in 20 control subjects by atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Mean plasma Cu, Zn and Mg lev...

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether luteal E2 is obligatory for obtaining an adequately developed endometrium. DESIGN: Survey of women with premature ovarian failure (POF) in a prospective, controlled, ran...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the sensitivity and specificity of common clinical tests used for the diagnosis of luteal phase defect (LPD). DESIGN: The sensitivity and specificity of these tests for predictin...

Objective: To follow-up and expand discussion on the action mechanisms of antisperm antibodies in human infertility, the etiology and control of antisperm antibody induction, sperm antigens involved i...

This paper describes the evaluation of a new method of natural family planning (NFP) in Liberia. The Modified Mucus Method (MMM) was developed to address the need for a simple method of charting for p...

Objective: Bone loss occurs in young women who experience amenorrhea or ovulatory disturbances. The purpose of this study was to determine whether bone loss could be prevented by simulating a more nor...

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the use of luteal phase support improves pregnancy rate (PR) in infertility. DESIGN: A meta-analysis of randomized trials of luteal phase support. Search of the Nation...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the use effectiveness of the Creighton model ovulation method in avoiding and achieving pregnancy. DESIGN: Prospective, descriptive. SETTING: A natural family planning clinic...

OBJECTIVES: To define relation between mood and concentrations of progesterone and cortisol during perinatal period to test hypothesis that rapid physiological withdrawal of steroid hormones after del...

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To characterize ampullary endosalpingeal findings in women with occlusive or nonocclusive salpingitis isthmica nodosa. DESIGN: Prospective case study. SETTING: Obstetrics and Gyneco...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between some reproductive variables and infertility caused by tubal obstruction. DESIGN: A retrospective, case-control study. SETTING: A tertiary care univer...

Natural family planning (NFP) methods can be effective if taught well and practised by well-motivated couples. Midwives should be able to give couples an understanding of the basic principles of the m...

OBJECTIVE: To establish age-stratified reference values for salivary luteal P levels. DESIGN: One hundred thirty-six regularly menstruating women (18 to 48 years of age), screened for weight, exercis...

"Uterine Isolation" has been discussed, in one form or another, since the early 1940's by such notable American theologians as Fr. John C. Ford, SJ, Fr. Gerald Kelly, SJ; Fr. Francis J. Connell, C.SS....

OBJECTIVE: To (1) review the events leading to peritoneal adhesion formation; (2) review traditional adhesion prevention adjuvants; (3) overview studies for adhesion prevention barriers including a pe...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate further the safety and efficacy of selective ostial salpingography combined with transcervical wire recanalization for the diagnosis and treatment of proximal tubal obstruction....

The sperm function of fertile men (control), infertility patients (experimental), and men with varicocele were compared. The bioassays used were the follicular fluid-induced acrosome reaction, the bin...

An introduction to and some new anatomical and physiological aspects of the cervix and vagina are presented and also an explanation of the biosynthesis and molecular structure of mucus.

Silent intrauterine infection as cause of preterm labour should be recognised early by measuring C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in the maternal serum. Ensuing antibiotic therapy may not only cause ge...