J A Simon

OBJECTIVE: A possible association of endometriosis with decreased bone mineral density in women has been proposed. It has been reported that cortical and trabecular bone mass of the distal portion of the radius is decreased in patients with…

OBJECTIVE: To survey the nonsurgical diagnostic techniques for distinguishing adenomyosis, and to determine whether one technique offers diagnostic advantages. DATA SOURCES: We conducted a thorough search of the MEDLINE data base and ident…

PURPOSE: To prospectively compare conventional spin-echo magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and transvaginal sonography for the diagnosis of adenomyosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty women with clinically suspected adenomyosis underwent MR i…

The persuasive data not only illustrate a familial tendency towards adenomyosis but also emphasize that adenomyosis can be diagnosed noninvasively and accurately by MRI. A possible familial predisposition toward or a direct familial cause o…

Intrauterine insemination is commonly performed in the treatment of infertility. Infectious complications associated with intrauterine insemination are frequently cited, though rarely reported. A review of the literature yields only five re…

To the Editor.— We wish to announce the birth of a healthy infant to an infertile nulligravid woman following nonsurgical recovery and transfer of an in vivo fertilized donated ovum.1,2 The infertile recipient, a woman in her 30s with an ei…