B L Harlow — Endo Lab

observational 1999

Influence of age, diagnosis, and cycle number on pregnancy rates with gonadotropin-induced controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and intrauterine insemination

Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00300-3

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether age, diagnosis, and cycle number influence cycle fecundity associated with gonadotropin-induced controlled ovarian hyperstimulation/IUI. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. SETTING: The Center for Reproductive …

observational 1998

Predicting risk of complications with gynecologic laparoscopic surgery

Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s0029-7844(98)00209-9

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence and predictors of risk for operative complications, conversions to laparotomy, and postoperative admissions after laparoscopic procedures. METHODS: We obtained demographic information on and medical hi…

observational 1997

Epidemiologic determinants of endometriosis: a hospital-based case-control study

Annals of epidemiology ·doi:10.1016/s1047-2797(97)00017-3

PURPOSE: Risk factors for endometriosis were identified through data obtained from a case-control study at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. METHODS: Cases were 50 women with infertility-associated endometriosis. The p…

diagnostic-accuracy 1995

Use of a new CA 125 assay in the diagnosis of endometriosis

Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a136064

Serum CA 125 concentrations are elevated in some women with endometriosis; however, the low sensitivity and specificity of the assay have made it impractical to use it as a diagnostic test for endometriosis. Recently a second-generation CA …