2023
Vitamin D and infertility
Simpson S, Pal L. Vitamin D and infertility. Current Opinion In Obstetrics & Gynecology 2023, 35: 300-305. PMID: 37266579, DOI: 10.1097/gco.0000000000000887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovarian syndromeVitamin DGynaecological disordersVitamin D serum levelsOvarian reserve parametersD serum levelsVitamin D deficiencyVitamin D statusDiminished ovarian reserveCommon gynaecological disorderReproductive health burdenHigher pregnancy rateD deficiencyD statusOvarian reserveOvarian syndromeInfertile womenSerum levelsUterine myomaMenstrual regularityEndometriosis patientsInsulin levelsUterine fibroidsHealth burdenPregnancy rate
2008
Characterizing the reproductive hormone milieu in infertile women with diminished ovarian reserve
Pal L, Zhang K, Zeitlian G, Santoro N. Characterizing the reproductive hormone milieu in infertile women with diminished ovarian reserve. Fertility And Sterility 2008, 93: 1074-1079. PMID: 19100532, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiminished ovarian reserveReproductive hormone profilesOvarian reserveInfertile womenUrinary excretionMenstrual cycleHealthy controlsHormone profilesAge-comparable healthy controlsUrinary FSH levelsProspective observational studyEarly follicular phaseEntire menstrual cycleAge-comparable controlsMetabolites of estrogenFSH levelsHormone milieuInfertility practiceMenopause transitionUrine voidsFollicular phaseEstrone conjugatesFSH surgeObservational studyMAIN OUTCOMEDiminished ovarian reserve in a woman with a balanced 13;21 translocation
Kummer N, Martin JR, Pal L. Diminished ovarian reserve in a woman with a balanced 13;21 translocation. Fertility And Sterility 2008, 91: 931.e3-931.e5. PMID: 18829026, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian reservePrimary infertilityDecreased ovarian reserveUniversity Teaching HospitalLaboratory evaluationBalanced autosomal translocationEndocrinologic evaluationConcomitant findingsEarly menopauseInfertility practiceUnknown etiologyCase reportCaucasian womenTeaching hospitalMAIN OUTCOMEFamilial historyReproductive endocrinologySemen analysisBalanced translocationInfertilityPossible roleDiagnosisWomenAutosomal translocationsKaryotype analysisDown regulation of the IGF gene family in human luteinized granulosa cells (GC): a distinct ‘genomic signature’ of diminished ovarian reserve?
Jindal S, Greenseid K, Bat-Sheva M, Hurwitz J, Santoro N, Pal L. Down regulation of the IGF gene family in human luteinized granulosa cells (GC): a distinct ‘genomic signature’ of diminished ovarian reserve? Fertility And Sterility 2008, 90: s266. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSimple Tools for Assessment of Ovarian Reserve (OR): Individual Ovarian Dimensions Are Reliable Predictors of OR
Bowen S, Norian J, Santoro N, Pal L. Simple Tools for Assessment of Ovarian Reserve (OR): Individual Ovarian Dimensions Are Reliable Predictors of OR. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2008, 63: 98-99. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000300473.00069.0f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerum FSH levelsFSH levelsFollicle-stimulating hormoneOvarian reserveOvarian dimensionsPremenopausal womenAcademic infertility practicePremenopausal infertile womenProspective observational studyEarly follicular phaseBody mass indexTransvaginal ultrasound measurementCause of infertilityTreatment of infertilityOvarian widthOvarian stimulationIndependent predictorsInfertile womenMass indexSmoking statusInfertility practiceFollicular phaseMale factorOvarian measurementsCommon cause