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.
...
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...
Diagnostic AssessmentAccuracy and LimitationsTubal Patency Testing
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...
Estradiol and Pregnancy OutcomeGIFT OutcomesHormonal 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 ...
Sexual Activity PatternsEffectiveness and ComplianceNFP 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 ...
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...
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...
Breast Tissue EffectsEpithelial Cell ProliferationBreast Cancer Risk
Purvin VA1995Archives 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...
Clomiphene Citrate Side EffectsVisual DisturbanceFertility Drug Complications
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...
Nordic Adhesion Prevention Study Group1995Fertility 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 ...
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 ...
Myomectomy Adhesion Multicenter Study Group1995Fertility 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...
Exercise and Athletic PerformanceFollicular vs Luteal PhasePhysical Performance
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...
Rossing MA et al.1994The New England journal of medicine
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...
Clomiphene Cancer RiskOvarian Tumor EpidemiologyInfertility Treatment Outcomes
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...
Ovulation Induction StrategiesEndometrial Cancer RiskAntiestrogen Resistant PCOS
Barr SI et al.1995The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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...
Energy Intake VariationAnovulation DetectionOvulation Confirmation
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...
Riedel M et al.1995European Journal of Clinical Investigation
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...
Annual report (Jahrbuch) of the Deutsches IVF-Register (DIR) for treatment year 1994. DIR is the German national IVF/ICSI registry, founded 1982 — the oldest continuously operating ART registry. Volun...
Sixth grade girls (N = 224) were queried about their preparation for and expectations about menarche, their parents' roles in preparation, and their understanding of the biological basis of menstruati...
This chapter has presented a somewhat complex view of the gonadotrope population, indicating that it consists of independent subsets. There may be regulatory cells that influence development and other...
Barr SI et al.1994The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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...
Williams JK et al.1994Journal of the American College of Cardiology
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...
Carter JE1994The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
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...
Strom BL et al.1994American Journal of Epidemiology
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...
Lemaire JC et al.1994Family Practice Research Journal
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...
Interest and AttitudesAdoption and BarriersPatient Preferences
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...