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Testing the water before swimming: satisfying the need for clinical trials of devices, media, and instruments before their use in assisted reproduction laboratories
14 December 2011
The steady progress of assisted reproduction technologies (ART) realized significant improvements that increase the chance of delivering healthy offspring to parents suffering with infertility. Develo...
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Nicolás Garrido,
Antonio Pellicer,
Craig Niederberger
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245-246
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| Views and reviews |
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Contemporary aspects of male gamete (dys)function: aiming towards optimizing the treatment of fertilization disorders
At its inception, in vitro fertilization (IVF) was a relatively straightforward procedure encompassing the in vitro insemination of surgically retrieved oocytes and the trans-cervical uterine placemen...
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Zev Rosenwaks,
Gianpiero D. Palermo
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247
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Development and current applications of assisted fertilization
Since the very early establishment of in vitro insemination, it became clear that one of the limiting steps is the achievement of fertilization. Among the different assisted fertilization methods, int...
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Gianpiero D. Palermo,
Queenie V. Neri,
Devin Monahan,
Justin Kocent,
Zev Rosenwaks
et al.
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248-259
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Semen analysis: looking for an upgrade in class
Objective: To review the literature database regarding current methods for diagnosing male subfertility and to critique new testing methods that have the potential to be incorporated as part of routin...
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Christopher De Jonge
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260-266
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Epigenetics of the male gamete
Objective: To review and summarize the current understanding of the epigenetic status of human sperm in regards to protamination, specific localization and modifications of retained histones, and DNA ...
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Douglas T. Carrell
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267-274
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Human spermatozoal RNAs
Objective: To provide a focused review of the scientific literature pertaining to spermatozoal RNA. Design: Review of the literature and appraisal of relevant articles. Setting: Not applicable. Patien...
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Toshio Hamatani
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275-281
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| ASRM pages |
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Increased maternal cardiovascular mortality associated with pregnancy in women with Turner syndrome
22 December 2011
In women with Turner syndrome, the risk of death from aortic dissection or rupture during pregnancy may be 2%, and this risk persists during the postpartum period owing to pregnancy-related aortic cha...
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Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
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282-284
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| Original articles |
| Andrology |
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Genome-wide sperm deoxyribonucleic acid methylation is altered in some men with abnormal chromatin packaging or poor in vitro fertilization embryogenesis
09 December 2011
Objective: To evaluate genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in sperm from men with abnormal sperm chromatin packaging and patients displaying abnormal embryogenesis after IVF in the absence of known f...
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Kenneth I. Aston,
Vasu Punj,
Lihua Liu,
Douglas T. Carrell
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285-292.e4
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Superoxide dismutase content in sperm correlates with motility recovery after thawing of cryopreserved human spermatozoa
09 December 2011
Objective: To investigate the correlation between sperm superoxide dismutase (SOD) content and motility recovery after thawing of cryopreserved human sperm, based on the rationale that this antioxidan...
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Mariano G. Buffone,
Juan C. Calamera,
Santiago Brugo-Olmedo,
Sabrina De Vincentiis,
Maria M. Calamera,
Bayard T. Storey,
Gustavo F. Doncel,
Juan G. Alvarez
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293-298
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The utility and cost of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae screening of a male infertility population
22 December 2011
Objective: To determine the utility and cost of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) screening in infertile males. Design: Cohort study. Setting: Canadian tertiary-level male infe...
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Trustin Domes,
Kirk C. Lo,
Ethan D. Grober,
J. Brendan Mullen,
Tony Mazzulli,
Keith Jarvi
et al.
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299-305
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The management of retrograde ejaculation: a systematic review and update
15 December 2011
Objective: To determine the best management of retrograde ejaculation to optimize the chance of conception. Design: Systematic review. Setting: Tertiary reproductive medicine center. Patient(s): Subfe...
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Amanda Jefferys,
Dimitrios Siassakos,
Peter Wardle
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306-312.e6
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Normal live birth after testicular sperm extraction and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in variant primary ciliary dyskinesia with completely immotile sperm and structurally abnormal sperm tails
02 December 2011
Objective: To report on the investigation and fertility management of variant primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). Design: Case report. Setting: University-affiliated assisted reproductive technologies p...
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Robert I. McLachlan,
Tomomoto Ishikawa,
Tiki Osianlis,
Phil Robinson,
Donna Jo Merriner,
David Healy,
David de Kretser,
Moira K. O’Bryan
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313-318
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Presence of spermatogonia in 47,XXY men with no spermatozoa recovered after testicular sperm extraction
02 December 2011
Objective: To evaluate the presence of spermatogonia in men diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome (KS), in whom no testicular spermatozoa were recovered by testicular sperm extraction. Design: Retrospec...
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Dorien Van Saen,
Herman Tournaye,
Ellen Goossens
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319-323
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Elective single embryo transfer and perinatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
15 December 2011
Objective: To determine whether elective single embryo transfer (eSET) lowers the risk of poor perinatal outcomes associated with IVF, when [1] compared with double embryo transfer (DET) or multiple e...
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Rosheen Grady,
Nika Alavi,
Rachel Vale,
Mohammad Khandwala,
Sarah D. McDonald
et al.
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324-331.e8
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Selection of high-potential embryos by culture in poly(dimethylsiloxane) microwells and time-lapse imaging
03 January 2012
Objective: To assess the developmental kinetics of human embryos and their ability to develop to morphologically normal blastocysts. Design: Experimental study on human embryos donated for research us...
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Shu Hashimoto,
Nobuhiro Kato,
Kazuhiro Saeki,
Yoshiharu Morimoto
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332-337
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Developmental potential of embryos from intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles containing fragmented oocytes
08 December 2011
Objective: To determine the incidence of fragmented oocytes in intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles, describe the developmental potential of their sibling oocytes, and define clinical outcom...
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Daniel J. Kaser,
David E. Reichman,
Elizabeth S. Ginsburg,
Joseph A. Politch,
Catherine Racowsky
et al.
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338-343
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Vaginal (Crinone 8%) gel vs. intramuscular progesterone in oil for luteal phase support in in vitro fertilization: a large prospective trial
20 December 2011
Objective: To compare the efficacy of intravaginal and IMP for luteal phase support in IVF cycles. Design: Prospective trial. Setting: Tertiary care private practice. Patient(s): Women 25–44 years old...
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Kaylen M. Silverberg,
Thomas C. Vaughn,
Lisa J. Hansard,
Natalie Z. Burger,
Tamara Minter
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344-348
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Effect of maternal height and weight on risk of preterm birth in singleton and twin births resulting from in vitro fertilization: a retrospective cohort study using the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Clinic Outcome Reporting System
12 December 2011
Objective: To examine the effect of height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) on the risk of preterm birth of singleton and twin pregnancies conceived by vitro fertilization (IVF). Design: Retrospecti...
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Richard P. Dickey,
Xu Xiong,
Rebekah E. Gee,
Gabriella Pridjian
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349-354
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of surgical versus medical management of early pregnancy loss
22 December 2011
Objective: To determine the cost-effectiveness of medical and surgical management of early pregnancy loss. Design: Analyses of cost, effectiveness, and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios and utilit...
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Mary Rausch,
Scott Lorch,
Karine Chung,
Margaret Frederick,
Jun Zhang,
Kurt Barnhart
et al.
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355-360.e1
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Antitrophoblast antibodies are associated with recurrent miscarriages
09 December 2011
Objective: To investigate whether antitrophoblast antibodies are associated with unexplained recurrent miscarriages, we used choriocarcinoma cells JEG-3, since these cells are negative for class I and...
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Nina Rogenhofer,
Robert Ochsenkühn,
Viktoria von Schönfeldt,
Rudah Brentano Assef,
Christian J. Thaler
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361-366.e1
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| Endometriosis |
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Deep infiltrating endometriosis is a determinant factor of cumulative pregnancy rate after intracytoplasmic sperm injection/in vitro fertilization cycles in patients with endometriomas
16 December 2011
Objective: To evaluate the cumulative pregnancy rate (CPR) per patient after in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF-ICSI) cycles in patients with endometriomas and to evaluate th...
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Marcos Ballester,
Anne Oppenheimer,
Emmanuelle Mathieu d’Argent,
Cyril Touboul,
Jean-Marie Antoine,
Michelle Nisolle,
Emile Daraï
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367-372.e3
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Endometriosis-associated nerve fibers, peritoneal fluid cytokine concentrations, and pain in endometriotic lesions from different locations
12 December 2011
Objective: To assess the relationship between endometriotic lesions with associated nerve fibers with both pain and peritoneal fluid (PF) cytokine concentrations based on lesion location. Design: An o...
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Brett McKinnon,
Nick A. Bersinger,
Carlos Wotzkow,
Michael D. Mueller
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373-380
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| Fertility preservation |
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Female cancer survivors are low responders and have reduced success compared with other patients undergoing assisted reproductive technologies
16 December 2011
Objective: To investigate the effect of prior chemotherapy and radiation on assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcomes. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: University-based infertility c...
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Sara E. Barton,
Stacey A. Missmer,
Katharine F. Berry,
Elizabeth S. Ginsburg
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381-386
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Live birth after ovarian tissue autotransplantation following overnight transportation before cryopreservation
19 December 2011
Objective: To describe the first live birth after transplantation of ovarian tissue following overnight transportation of the tissue before freezing. Design: Technical note. Setting: University depart...
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Ralf Dittrich,
Laura Lotz,
Gudrun Keck,
Inge Hoffmann,
Andreas Mueller,
Matthias W. Beckmann,
Hans van der Ven,
Markus Montag
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387-390
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| Genetics |
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Variants of the WNT7A gene in Chinese patients with müllerian duct abnormalities
19 December 2011
Objective: To search for WNT7A gene mutations in a cohort of 191 Chinese Han patients with müllerian duct abnormalities (MDAs). Design: Phenotypic and mutational study. Setting: University hospital. P...
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Yujie Dang,
Yingying Qin,
Rong Tang,
Yulan Mu,
Guangyu Li,
Mingdi Xia,
Zi-Jiang Chen
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391-394.e1
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Origins and rates of aneuploidy in human blastomeres
22 December 2011
Objective: To characterize chromosomal error types and parental origin of aneuploidy in cleavage-stage embryos using an informatics-based technique that enables the elucidation of aneuploidy-causing m...
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Matthew Rabinowitz,
Allison Ryan,
George Gemelos,
Matthew Hill,
Johan Baner,
Cengiz Cinnioglu,
Milena Banjevic,
Dan Potter,
Dmitri A. Petrov,
Zachary Demko
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395-401
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Should TSPYL1 mutation screening be included in routine diagnostics of male idiopathic infertility?
02 December 2011
Objective: To investigate a putative role of TSPYL1 in male idiopathic infertility. Design: Clinical article. Setting: University hospital. Patient(s): A total of 104 infertile men were selected with ...
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Poupak Javaher,
Manfred Stuhrmann,
Christina Wilke,
Eileen Frenzel,
Georgi Manukjan,
Anika Grosshenig,
Frank Dechend,
Eva Schwaab,
Jörg Schmidtke,
Stephanie Schubert
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402-406
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Knowledge and attitudes regarding expanded genetic carrier screening among women’s healthcare providers
02 December 2011
Objective: To determine women’s healthcare providers’ knowledge and attitudes regarding genetic disorders and expanded genetic screening. Design: Survey of American Society for Reproductive Medicine 2...
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Kaylene Ready,
Imran S. Haque,
Balaji S. Srinivasan,
John R. Marshall
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407-413
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| Gynecology and menopause |
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Sex-related differences in association of oxidative stress status with coronary artery disease
23 December 2011
Objective: To assess oxidative stress status in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients according to gender. Design: Case-controlled, observational, retrospective study. Setting: Clinical and research ...
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Cristina Vassalle,
Rosalia Sciarrino,
Sara Bianchi,
Debora Battaglia,
Antonella Mercuri,
Silvia Maffei
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414-419.e2
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| Mental health, sexuality, and genetics |
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Childless women’s knowledge of fertility and assisted human reproduction: identifying the gaps
22 December 2011
Objective: To determine the knowledge about fertility and assisted human reproduction (AHR) treatments of a large sample of childless women. Design: Self-report questionnaire comprising two self-ratin...
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Judith C. Daniluk,
Emily Koert,
Anthony Cheung
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420-426
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Informing egg donors of the potential for embryonic research: a survey of consent forms from U.S. in vitro fertilization clinics
26 December 2011
Objective: To understand whether and to what extent U.S. IVF clinics inform egg donors that resultant embryos initially intended to be implanted for reproductive purposes may in fact be used for resea...
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Gerald Owen Schaefer,
Ninet Sinaii,
Christine Grady
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427-433
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Male fertility: psychiatric considerations
16 December 2011
Objective: To examine: 1) current knowledge on normal biologic variation of seminal parameters; 2) how stress and psychological factors affect sperm quality in fertile and infertile males; and 3) how ...
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Elise Hall,
Vivien K. Burt
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434-439
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| Reproductive biology |
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Impact of infertility regimens on breast cancer cells: follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone lack a direct effect on breast cell proliferation in vitro
20 December 2011
Objective: To examine the impact of hormones used for controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) on normal and malignant breast cell growth and proliferation. Design: In vitro study of cultured normal ...
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Samir Alexandre Boukaidi,
Anne Cooley,
Ashley Hardy,
Laura Matthews,
Stanislav Zelivianski,
Jacqueline S. Jeruss
et al.
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440-444
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Immunization of male mice with B-cell epitopes in transmembrane domains of CatSper1 inhibits fertility
26 December 2011
Objective: To evaluate the contraceptive ability of two B-cell epitopes in CatSper1. Design: In vivo study with mice. Setting: University laboratory animal service center. Animal(s): BALB/c mice. Inte...
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Honggang Li,
Xiaofang Ding,
Cuicui Guo,
Huangtao Guan,
Chengliang Xiong
et al.
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445-452
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Fertilization outcome could be regulated by binding of oviductal plasminogen to oocytes and by releasing of plasminogen activators during interplay between gametes
19 December 2011
Objective: To detect plasminogen and plasminogen activators (PA) in oviduct and oocytes and to clarify the role of the plasminogen/plasmin system on mammalian fertilization. Design: Experimental prosp...
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Irene Mondéjar,
Luis A. Grullón,
Francisco A. García-Vázquez,
Raquel Romar,
Pilar Coy
et al.
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453-461.e3
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Arteriolar insulin resistance in a rat model of polycystic ovary syndrome
12 December 2011
Objective: To investigate the vascular dysfunction caused by insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and the effectiveness of vitamin D in an animal model. Design: Controlled experiment...
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Levente Sara,
Peter Antal,
Gabriella Masszi,
Anna Buday,
Eszter M. Horvath,
Peter Hamar,
Emil Monos,
Gyorgy L. Nadasy,
Szabolcs Varbiro
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462-468
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Androstenedione induces abnormalities in morphology and function of developing oocytes, which impairs oocyte meiotic competence
Objective: To obtain insight into the effects of androstenedione on ovarian folliculogenesis and oogenesis. Design: Experimental study. Setting: St. Marianna University School of Medicine. Animal(s): ...
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Wataru Tarumi,
Sanae Tsukamoto,
Yuki Okutsu,
Noriyuki Takahashi,
Toshitaka Horiuchi,
Masanori T. Itoh,
Bunpei Ishizuka
et al.
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469-476
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Dienogest inhibits aromatase and cyclooxygenase-2 expression and prostaglandin E2 production in human endometriotic stromal cells in spheroid culture
30 November 2011
Objective: To determine the effect of dienogest (DNG) on the expression of aromatase and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and the production of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in human endometriotic stromal cells (ES...
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Kaoruko Yamanaka,
Bing Xu,
Izumi Suganuma,
Izumi Kusuki,
Shizuka Mita,
Yutaka Shimizu,
Kiyoshi Mizuguchi,
Jo Kitawaki
et al.
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477-482
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Estriol administration modulates luteinizing hormone secretion in women with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea
02 December 2011
Objective: To evaluate the influence of estriol administration on the hypothalamus-pituitary function and gonadotropins secretion in patients affected by functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (FHA). Desi...
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Alessandro D. Genazzani,
Blazej Meczekalski,
Agnieszka Podfigurna-Stopa,
Susanna Santagni,
Erica Rattighieri,
Federica Ricchieri,
Elisa Chierchia,
Tommaso Simoncini
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483-488
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Effects of transdermal testosterone on natriuretic peptide levels in women: a randomized placebo-controlled pilot study
02 December 2011
Objective: To investigate whether testosterone administration alters natriuretic peptide levels in women. Design: Three-month, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Setting: Clinical res...
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Eleanor Lin,
Elizabeth McCabe,
Christopher Newton-Cheh,
Kenneth Bloch,
Emmanuel Buys,
Thomas Wang,
Karen K. Miller
et al.
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489-493
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Cross-sectional analysis of the effects of age on the hormonal, metabolic, and ultrasonographic features and the prevalence of the different phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome
22 December 2011
Objective: To assess the effects of age on the hormonal, metabolic, and ultrasonographic features of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Design: Observational study. Setting: University department of ob...
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Dimitrios Panidis,
Konstantinos Tziomalos,
Djuro Macut,
Dimitrios Delkos,
George Betsas,
Georgios Misichronis,
Ilias Katsikis
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494-500
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Effects of acupuncture and exercise on insulin sensitivity, adipose tissue characteristics, and markers of coagulation and fibrinolysis in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial
09 December 2011
Objective: To investigate the possible effects of low-frequency electroacupuncture (EA) and physical exercise on markers of coagulation and fibrinolysis, insulin sensitivity, and adipose tissue charac...
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Elisabet Stener-Victorin,
Fariba Baghaei,
Göran Holm,
Per Olof Janson,
Gunilla Olivecrona,
Malin Lönn,
Louise Mannerås-Holm
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501-508
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Androgens and antimüllerian hormone in mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome and their newborns
12 December 2011
Objective: To explore the possible effect of metformin on maternal and fetal androgens and antimüllerian hormone (AMH) levels at birth and to study the predictors of maternal and fetal AMH levels. Des...
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Eszter Vanky,
Sven Magnus Carlsen
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509-515.e1
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Erratum
12 December 2011
In the article, “Public perceptions of providing IVF services to cancer and HIV patients” (Fertil Steril 2011; 96: 722–7.e1), the standard deviation of the participants’ age was 16.2 not 2.1. The auth...
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Defining exercise prescription in lifestyle modification programs for overweight/obese polycystic ovary syndrome women
26 December 2011
We reviewed the manuscript by Nybacka et al. with great interest. The authors randomized overweight/obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to investigate the effects of different lifestyle...
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Eduardo Caldas Costa,
George Dantas Azevedo
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Reply of the Authors
26 December 2011
We were pleased to read the letter by Costa and Azevedo supportive of our findings of individually adapted programs of dietary management and/or physical exercise that are applicable in polycystic ova...
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Åsa Nybacka,
Kjell Carlström,
Agneta Ståhle,
Sven Nyrén,
Per Hellström,
Angelica Lindén Hirschberg
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