2005
Prevalence of premature urinary luteinizing hormone surges in women with regular menstrual cycles and its effect on implantation of frozen-thawed embryos
Krotz S, McKenzie L, Cisneros P, Buster J, Amato P, Carson S. Prevalence of premature urinary luteinizing hormone surges in women with regular menstrual cycles and its effect on implantation of frozen-thawed embryos. Fertility And Sterility 2005, 83: 1742-1744. PMID: 15950645, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.11.078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremature LH surgeRegular menstrual cyclesFrozen embryo transferLH surgeEmbryo transferUrinary LHMenstrual cyclePregnancy rateNatural cycle frozen embryo transferFrozen-thawed embryo transferAssisted reproductive technology programRetrospective cohort studyReproductive technology programFrozen-thawed embryosCohort studyPregnancy outcomesMenstruating womenHormone surgePremature LHMAIN OUTCOMEMedical CollegePrivate medical collegeLHWomenRIA kit
2004
Absence of secretory endometrium after false-positive home urine luteinizing hormone testing
McGovern P, Myers E, Silva S, Coutifaris C, Carson S, Legro R, Schlaff W, Carr B, Steinkampf M, Giudice L, Leppert P, Diamond M, Network N. Absence of secretory endometrium after false-positive home urine luteinizing hormone testing. Fertility And Sterility 2004, 82: 1273-1277. PMID: 15533341, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.03.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProportion of casesEndometrial biopsyProliferative endometriumLH testingHealth/National InstituteReproductive Medicine NetworkEvaluation of infertilityRegular menstrual cyclesAdditional confirmatory testingMulticenter clinical trialLate luteal phaseNational InstituteFalse-positive testsInfertile womenHormone testingSecretory endometriumMenstrual cycleClinical trialsLH testLuteal phaseInfertile couplesMAIN OUTCOMEChild healthFertile volunteersClinical practiceHistological dating of timed endometrial biopsy tissue is not related to fertility status
Coutifaris C, Myers E, Guzick D, Diamond M, Carson S, Legro R, McGovern P, Schlaff W, Carr B, Steinkampf M, Silva S, Vogel D, Leppert P, Network N. Histological dating of timed endometrial biopsy tissue is not related to fertility status. Fertility And Sterility 2004, 82: 1264-1272. PMID: 15533340, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.03.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate luteal phaseHistological datingInfertile couplesPhase biopsiesLuteal phaseCycle dayDaily urinary LH testingReproductive Medicine NetworkUrinary LH testingProspective multicenter studyRegular menstrual cyclesRecurrent pregnancy lossHistory of infertilityEndometrial biopsy tissueLogistic regression modelsInfertile womenInfertility practiceLH surgeMulticenter studyRegular intercourseBiopsy resultsPregnancy lossMenstrual cycleInclusion criteriaLive births