Showing papers in "Fertility and Sterility in 1990"

TL;DR: In 179 consecutive laparoscopies for infertility, pain, or both problems, endometriosis was diagnosed in 77%, 82%, and 86%, respectively; superficial implants, on the contrary, were found most frequently in patients with infertility.

TL;DR: The effect of cooling to room temperature for either 10 or 30minutes on the microtubule system of oocytes has been investigated in this article, showing that the spindles in oocytes that were cooled for either one or four hours were found to resemble those in non-cooled control oocytes in less than one half of the cases examined.

TL;DR: It is concluded that COH inhibits embryo implantation after IVF by decreasing endometrial receptivity, which is an important factor in IVF pregnancy success.

TL;DR: Growth of small follicles was established in both dominant and nondominant ovaries up to the time of selection, and the late follicular and luteal phases were characterized by a decrease in mean growth slopes of nondominan follicles in the dominant ovary only.

TL;DR: Lupron depot was shown to be safe and effective in inducing a hormonal and menstrual suppression in patients with endometriosis, resulting in alleviation of pain symptoms.

TL;DR: Prisposition towards anxiety, pre-IVF depressive symptoms, and fertility history were the most important predictors of emotional response and treatment implications of these findings were discussed.

TL;DR: An external quality control study for semen analysis was performed involving 10 andrology laboratories in geographically separate locations and the coefficients of variation for sperm counts varied with sperm concentrations showing highest variability for low and lowest for high concentrations.

TL;DR: Despite the increased ability to detect pigmented and nonpigmented endometriotic lesion, histological study revealed the presence of endometiosis in normal peritoneum in 13% (group I) and 6% ( group II) of cases.

TL;DR: It is concluded that torsion of hyperstimulated adnexa in patients who conceived after gonadotropin therapy, is a special entity that requires more attention to achieve early diagnosis and can be saved by simply unwinding it.

TL;DR: Two in vitro fertilization sperm preparation protocols using pentoxifylline (long and short exposure before insemination) were studied in 57 couples with male factor infertility and 17 healthy infants have now delivered and pregnancy wastage is not increased.

TL;DR: Ovarian diathermy is a useful option in women with polycystic ovaries complaining of refractory anovulatory infertility, and in 9 responders there was a transient rise in mean follicle-stimulating hormone and fall in testosterone on postoperative day 1.

TL;DR: Intercycle variability in basal FSH values did not predict changes in ovarian response to gonadotropin stimulation and thus may not be used to select an optimal cycle in which to stimulate an individual patient.

TL;DR: Full-thickness resection of the colon for the treatment of deep bowel endometriosis is a safe procedure with low morbidity, good postoperative relief of symptoms, and favorable pregnancy rates.

TL;DR: Waist:hip ratio (an index of android fat distribution) was associated with hirsutism and with coronary artery disease and the strongest associations were found in older women (aged greater than or equal to 60), suggesting androgen excess in women may signal risk for coronary arteries disease.

TL;DR: The first 54 women to complete a behavioral treatment program based on the elicitation of the relaxation response showed statistically significant decreases in anxiety, depression, and fatigue as well as increases in vigor.

TL;DR: A new therapeutic schedule was used in a group of 10 patients who, after GnRH-a and gonadotropic stimulation, were judged to be at high risk of OHSS on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG).

TL;DR: Three hundred thirty-five patients selected for in vitro fertilization (IVF) were randomly divided into two groups and dummy embryo transfer was subjected to dummy ET to choose the most suitable ET catheter for each patient.

TL;DR: Dysmenorrhea was reported by 78% of the patients, pelvic pain by 39%; and deep dyspareunia by 32%.

TL;DR: In IVF cycles pretreated with GnRH-a, P levels on the day of hCG are not predictive of conceiving in that cycle, and no significant difference in clinical pregnancy rates or ongoing pregnancy rates occurred between the low and high P groups.

TL;DR: It is concluded that growth hormone augments the response of the human ovary to stimulation by gonadotropins, and suggests a role for the use of GH in induction of ovulation.

TL;DR: A detailed assessment was made of the prevalence of subfertility in two different samples of British women aged 25 to 44 years, using interviews, postal questionnaires, and medical record searches as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: It is concluded that CC challenge test provides a reliable individual prognosis for the ovarian response to COH.

TL;DR: The preoperative use of a potent, subcutaneously injected gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) was evaluated in a series of 60 women with large submucosal fibroids and found the significant decrease of the fibroid size, a lower fluid absorption, and the restoration of a normal hemoglobin concentration.

TL;DR: It is concluded that treatment with CC/IUI improves fecundity in couples with unexplained infertility or surgically corrected endometriosis.

TL;DR: Cocaine may now be related to male subfertility and that history of use should be ascertained during diagnostic interviews, according to a association found with the high prevalence of cocaine use in the general male population.

TL;DR: It is suggested that there is no need to administer leuprolide acetate routinely during the luteal phase of the preceding IVF cycle.

TL;DR: Research is needed to determine the site of entry of HIV into reproductive tissues risks throughout the menstrual cycle and protective effects of contraceptives as result of this knowledge.