Fibroids and reproductionDavid L Olive
Wisconsin Fertility Institute, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562, USA
Semin Reprod Med 28:218-27. 2010
..Higher quality studies are desperately needed to add confidence to these tenuous conclusions...
- Review of the evidence for treatment of leiomyomata
D L Olive
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA
Environ Health Perspect 108:841-3. 2000
..In summary, although a large array of options exist, there are still little data upon which to base decisions regarding optimal treatment approaches...
- Fibroids and infertility: a systematic review of the evidence
E A Pritts
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0056, USA
Obstet Gynecol Surv 56:483-91. 2001
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- The treatment of endometriosis: a review of the evidence
David L Olive
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin Madison Medical School, 53792 6188, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 955:360-72; discussion 389-93, 396-406. 2002
..Finally, the combination of in vitro fertilization and either medical or surgical therapy may be beneficial with advanced endometriosis, but further study is required...
- Letrozole for ovulation induction and controlled ovarian hyperstimulation
Elizabeth A Pritts
Wisconsin Fertility Institute, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562, USA
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 22:289-94. 2010
..In this review, the latest studies will be summarized with emphasis on dose, duration of use, safety, number of mature follicles, and pregnancy outcomes...
- Non-surgical management of leiomyoma: impact on fertility
David L Olive
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, 53792 6188, USA
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 16:239-43. 2004
..All established and new modalities are reviewed, and all new developments in the field are discussed. The resulting impact on the treatment of infertility will also be evaluated...
- Comparative assessment of pre- and post-donation attitudes towards potential oocyte and embryo disposition and management among ovum donors in an oocyte donation programme
Julianne E Zweifel
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Hum Reprod 21:1325-7. 2006
..Although speculative, donors may be more willing to assert their opinions or donor attitudes become more restrictive...
- Fibroids and infertility: an updated systematic review of the evidence
Elizabeth A Pritts
Wisconsin Fertility Institute, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562, USA
Fertil Steril 91:1215-23. 2009
..To investigate the effect of fibroids on fertility and of myomectomy in improving outcomes...
- Investigational drugs for endometriosis
Richard O Chlouber
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53792, USA
Expert Opin Investig Drugs 15:399-407. 2006
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- New medical treatments for endometriosis
David L Olive
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 600 Highland Ave, H4 628 Madison, WI 53792, USA
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 18:319-28. 2004
..It is hoped that this new wave of medications will improve the response to medical therapy for this disorder...
- Conservative surgical management of uterine myomas
David L Olive
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792 6188, USA
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 33:115-24. 2006
..Furthermore, it is critical for the practitioner to stay informed about these procedures so that patients can be given a full complement of options...
- Cornual gestation: a systematic literature review and two case reports of a novel treatment regimen
Reneita Ross
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 13:74-8. 2006
..We herein introduce a novel regimen for the treatment of nonruptured cornual pregnancies. The existing treatment regimens are also systematically reviewed...
- Estimating infertility: the devil is in the details
David L Olive
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Fertil Steril 86:529-30; discussion 534. 2006
..Policy decisions require clearly defined issues, validated tools, careful and comprehensive analysis, and cautious interpretation...
- Assessment of wishes regarding disposition of oocytes and embryo management among ovum donors in an anonymous egg donation program
Natalie Adsuar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Fertil Steril 84:1513-6. 2005
..Full disclosure to a prospective donor candidate of the program's policies for directives of donated oocytes and embryo management emphasizes the importance of the informed consent process and how it may affect the decision to donate...
- Sonohysterography: a valuable tool in evaluating the female pelvis
Steven R Lindheim
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA
Obstet Gynecol Surv 58:770-84. 2003
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- An evidence-based evaluation of endometriosis-associated infertility
Elizabeth A Pritts
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin, H4 630 CSC, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792 6188, USA
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 32:653-67. 2003
..As the data from these scientific inquiries emerge, clinicians will have a clearer view of effective treatment regimens for endometriosis...
- Angiogenic effects of norplant contraception on endometrial histology and uterine bleeding
Elizabeth A Pritts
Center for Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 513 Parnassus, Health Sciences West 1656, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143-0556, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 90:2142-7. 2005
..Irregular bleeding with Norplant use appears to reflect paracrine-mediated effects on vascular function by angiogenic factors, such as VEGF...
- Therapy for polycystic ovarian syndrome
Alex Y Wei
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin Hospital, 600 Highland Avenue, H4 628, Madison, WI 53792 6188, USA
Curr Opin Pharmacol 3:678-82. 2003
..With the discovery of the common association between insulin resistance and polycystic ovarian syndrome, however, we are able to utilize a new class of systemically targeted drugs that work on many of the symptoms found in these women...
- Venous thromboembolism prevention in gynecologic cancer surgery: a systematic review
M Heather Einstein
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Gynecol Oncol 105:813-9. 2007
..This study was designed to systematically analyze the world's literature on VTE in these patients and determine the optimal prophylaxis regimen...
- The use of high dose letrozole in ovulation induction and controlled ovarian hyperstimulation
Elizabeth A Pritts
Wisconsin Fertility Institute, 3146 Deming Way, Middleton, WI 53562, USA
ISRN Obstet Gynecol 2011:242864. 2011
..Furthermore, randomized trials are needed to determine whether high-dose letrozole might actually be optimal as a starting dose for certain treatment groups...
- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma ligand inhibition of RANTES production by human endometriotic stromal cells is mediated through an upstream promoter element
Elizabeth A Pritts
Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Fertil Steril 80:415-20. 2003
..Transcriptional repression appears to be mediated through a specific PPRE at -344 to -322 bp upstream from the RNA polymerase start site...
- Dioxin stimulates RANTES expression in an in-vitro model of endometriosis
Dong Zhao
Center for Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, HSE 1689, CA 94143 0556, USA
Mol Hum Reprod 8:849-54. 2002
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