Showing papers in "Fertility and Sterility in 1989"

TL;DR: Cycle day 3 FSH levels are predictive of pregnancy outcome and stimulation characteristics in IVF, and may be useful in counseling patients.

TL;DR: Sperm from fertile men exhibited significantly higher binding capacity to hemizonae compared with sperm from men who had fertilization failure during in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, demonstrating that the HZA may be a useful diagnostic tool in male infertility evaluations.

TL;DR: Partial zona dissection, a method using mechanical force to open the human zona pellucida, and zona drilling, which uses acidic Tyrode's medium, were compared in 1-day-old oocytes prior to reinsemination, resulting in twin pregnancies.

TL;DR: The findings show that human endometrial stromal cells in culture respond to physiological doses of ovarian hormones with ultrastructural, proliferative, and biochemical changes that are characteristic of decidualization in vivo.

TL;DR: A prophylactic cerclage has been suggested by various authors, including those of this work, in cases of symmetric uterine anomalies, especially bicornuate uteri, as a simple and effective treatment to be tried before embarking on major surgery such as metroplasty.

TL;DR: The data suggest that the amount of endometrial growth during ovarian hyperstimulation and theendometrial thickness on the day before oocyte retrieval deserve further study as possible predictive parameters for implantation.

TL;DR: The diagnosis of endometriosis at laparoscopy increased from 42% in 1982 to 72% in 1988, and the greatest change is in "subtle" lesions, which increased from 15% in 1986 to 65% in1988.

TL;DR: Human peripheral monocyte IL-1 activity appears to be modulated by gonadal steroids; however, a reciprocal relationship betweenIL-1 and gonadal steroidogenesis was not observed.

TL;DR: It is critical to minimize exposure of zygotes to the atmospheric O2 concentration for optimal development to continue past the 8- to 16-cell stage, at least in the mouse, the authors conclude.

TL;DR: In this article, the endometriotic implants contained specific ER and progesterone receptors in both glandular epithelium and stroma in both normal and cyclic endometrium.

TL;DR: In this paper, an individualized, reduced dose, methotrexate (MTX) and citrovorum factor (CF) treatment regimen for outpatient management of unruptured ectopic pregnancy (EP) was described.

TL;DR: Findings are significant for ovarian stimulation protocols, including exogenous hCG, with respect to timing and accuracy of quantitative pregnancy testing.

TL;DR: In this article, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating the efficacy of depot leuprolide acetate (LA), a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist, in decreasing uterine volume.

TL;DR: A combined transvaginal 2D real-time and pulsed Doppler method was used for recording flow velocity waveforms in the uterine and ovarian arteries from 16 healthy women during the follicular and luteal phase of the normal menstrual cycle, revealing a significantly lower pulsatility index on the side of the ovary bearing the developing corpus luteum, suggesting reduced down-stream impedance or increased blood flow.

TL;DR: It is concluded that women's age has a negative effect on IVF success that is more pronounced after the age of 36, and the pregnancy rate per ET is similar for at least seven attempts.

TL;DR: Routine use of LA resulted in a highly efficient level of ongoing pregnancy per initiated cycle, and therefore may produce a superior first cycle for IVF-ET.

TL;DR: It is suggested that leuprolide depot treatment before myomectomy may decrease intraoperative blood loss in women with large leiomyomata uteri.

TL;DR: Discussion des avantages de l'analyse du sperme automatisee par comparaison avec les mesures manuelles de motilite du s perme.

TL;DR: Eleven morphologic criteria were studied from videotapes of 323 fresh and 103 thawed embryos and an increased percentage variation of zona pellucida thickness was the most important prognostic for fresh embryos.

TL;DR: This article found that being excessively under or overweight at the time of planned conception was associated with an increased risk of infertility in women who had been previously pregnant and that the presence of abnormalities of endocrinologic reproductive function in underweight and overweight women represented cause-and-effect relationships.

TL;DR: This report describes an improved method for isolation of endometrial epithelial and stromal cells, using biopsy specimens as a tissue source, and isolated cells from normal endometrium can readily be obtained for in vitro studies.

TL;DR: Infertility patients and controls were not significantly different on self-report measures of partner satisfaction, sexual functioning, or self-esteem, but the infertility patients perceived themselves to have been already quite affected by their inability to conceive.

TL;DR: RU 486 is antagonistic but, in absence of P, exhibits endometrial progestational effects at low doses and an antiproliferative (antiestrogenic) effect at higher doses, which encourage continued evaluation of RU 486 as a potential contraceptive agent acting at the pituitary and/or endometricrial level.

TL;DR: Analysis of post-swim-up semen parameters can provide useful prognostic information for women undergoing IUI with ovarian stimulation; this information is helpful in counseling patients regarding their chances of success with this therapy.

TL;DR: Evidence of alteration(s) in adrenocortical steroidogenesis has been presented suggesting a selective obesity-related enhancement in adrenal androgen secretion, which may arise secondary to the influence of other circulating and intra-adrenal factors.

TL;DR: The data obtained so far suggest that the receptivity of the endometrium is a crucial factor for successful implantation and can be appraised not only on the basis of morphological but also of hemodynamic parameters.

TL;DR: It is suggested that selected patients with polycystic ovaries can be induced to ovulate and subsequently conceive by laparoscopically partially vaporizing their ovaries with laser energy.

TL;DR: The authors conclude that the HZA is a valuable tool for evaluating dysfunctional sperm-zona pellucida binding, with good predictive value for fertilization in vitro.

TL;DR: Results suggest that even after prolonged use of extremely high doses of anabolic steroids, sperm production may return to normal and percentages of motile and normally formed sperm were significantly reduced in bodybuilders compared with normal volunteers.

TL;DR: The force generated by the radiation pressure of a low power laser beam induces an optical trap which may be used to manipulate sperm and this optical micromanipulator may also be useful for studying the forcegenerated by a single spermatozoa and evaluating the influence of drugs on motility.