A Templeton
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· 21 papers in corpus
observational
2021
It is defined by the presence of endometriosis in macroscopically normal-looking tissue. Even though there have been further studies, the meaning of OME is still unclear. Firstly, it could have an important status in the pathogenesis of end…
observational
2009
BACKGROUND: There is a perception that the prevalence of infertility is on the rise. This study aimed to determine the current prevalence of infertility in a defined geographical population, ascertain changes in self-reported infertility ov…
rct
2008
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of clomifene citrate and unstimulated intrauterine insemination with expectant management for the treatment of unexplained infertility. DESIGN: Three arm parallel group, pragmatic randomised controll…
review
2003
An important scientific breakthrough of the 20th century, IVF helped open new horizons in medicine, such as pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and embryonic stem-cell therapy. A further contribution of assisted reproduction technology has b…
review
2002
Many clinical trials in obstetrics have failed to demonstrate improved outcomes with low-dose aspirin. This is not entirely surprising as prescribing aspirin for compromised tissue perfusion without insight into underlying pathology inevita…
review
2002
OBJECTIVES: To review the available evidence regarding the immunological, epidemiological and other factors involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. METHODS: Literature review. RESULTS: Endometriosis remains a poorly-understood dise…
lab-animal
2001
OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) on in vitro proliferation of endometrial cells and their production of the cytokine interleukin-8 (IL-8). DESIGN: In vitro study. SETTING: Obstetrics…
review
2000
The last 20 years has been characterised by an increasing awareness and acceptance of the problems faced by those trying to have children. Infertility affects up to 1 in 7 couples in industrialised countries, and even more couples are affec…
observational
1995
The objectives of the study were (a) to determine consultant gynaecologists' awareness of and views on a national audit project (the gynaecology audit project in Scotland) and (b) to measure changes in their reported practice in relation to…
review
1995
Current epidemiological evidence suggests that 15% of couples will experience infertility and in half this number the problem will remain unresolved. Background prevalence rates now appear to be reasonably stable, but there is evidence of a…
other
1993
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a national consensus view of suggested criteria for good quality care in induced abortion to serve as a basis for standards for audit to assess current clinical practice. DESIGN: Postal, questionnaire survey assessing …
nonrandomized-trial
1992
SummaryIntraperitoneal insemination was carried out in patients with unexplained infertility, in both spontaneous and clomiphene stimulated cycles. There was one pregnancy among 29 treated spontaneous cycles and 3 among 18 (17 per cent) cyc…
nonrandomized-trial
1991
Follicular development in spontaneous and stimulated cycles in women with minimal-mild endometriosis
OBJECTIVE: To study follicle development in women with minimal-mild endometriosis. DESIGN: In women with endometriosis a spontaneous ovulatory cycle was compared with two subsequent cycles in which either clomiphene or clomiphene and FSH w…
observational
1991
Twenty-one infertile women with laparoscopically documented minimal-mild endometriosis (AFS score 2-10) were studied during 27 cycles (six women had two cycles each) to investigate follicular development and ovulation. Of the 27 cycles stud…
observational
1991
Twenty infertile women with laparoscopically confirmed mild endometriosis and ten women with tubal infertility underwent diagnostic laparoscopy 32 h after the onset of the endogenous luteinizing hormone (LH) surge during a spontaneous menst…
review
1991
A group of 1542 pre-menopausal Caucasian women were assessed prospectively to investigate the prevalence of endometriosis. The women were either having laparoscopy because of infertility (n = 654), undergoing laparoscopic sterilization (n =…
other
1991
There is disagreement as to whether follicular aspiration and oocyte recovery leads to a defective luteal phase. A group of 20 women with mild endometriosis was studied over two consecutive spontaneous cycles. Follicular aspiration and oocy…
review
1990
Endometriosis is a puzzling condition and the literature is characterized by a large number of uncontrolled reports on its aetiology and pathophysiology. In particular the relationship between mild endometriosis and subfecundity is uncertai…
observational
1990
OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence of infertility, both primary and secondary, outcome of pregnancy, occupation, and uptake of medical services in a total population of women from a geographically defined area. DESIGN: A postal questionnai…
other
1990
A group of 50 infertile female patients was assessed laparoscopically to study the natural history of endometriosis. They were treated either with danazol (n = 21), or diathermy ablation (n = 13) or had conservative surgery with postoperati…
observational
1989
The relationship between endometriosis and semen analysis: a review of 490 consecutive laparoscopies
Laparoscopy was carried out on 490 infertile women whose partners had semen analyses showing a minimum of 5 X 10(6) motile spermatozoa/ml. Patients were divided into two groups using WHO criteria: those in whom the semen parameters were nor…