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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiopsyEndometriumFalse Positive ReactionsFemaleHumansInfertility, FemaleLuteinizing HormoneObserver VariationSelf CareConceptsProportion 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiopsyEndometriumFemaleHumansInfertility, FemaleLogistic ModelsLuteal PhaseLuteinizing HormoneProspective StudiesConceptsLate 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
1997
Effect of postmenopausal estrogen replacement on circulating androgens.
Casson P, Elkind-Hirsch K, Buster J, Hornsby P, Carson S, Snabes M. Effect of postmenopausal estrogen replacement on circulating androgens. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1997, 90: 995-8. PMID: 9397118, DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(97)00538-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen replacement therapyMenopausal estrogen replacement therapySerum androgen levelsPostmenopausal womenReplacement therapySex hormonesAndrogen levelsPlacebo-controlled crossover studyAdrenal androgen deficiencyMean serum E2Postmenopausal estrogen replacementEstrogen replacementSerum dehydroepiandrosteroneAndrogen deficiencyBioavailable testosteroneSerum E2Crossover studyTreatment armsAndrogen replacementAdrenal effectsPrevious randomizedPg/Micrograms/TestosteroneSerum samples
1991
Superovulation fails to increase human blastocyst yield after uterine lavage
Carson S, Smith A, Scoggan J, Buster J. Superovulation fails to increase human blastocyst yield after uterine lavage. Prenatal Diagnosis 1991, 11: 513-522. PMID: 1766927, DOI: 10.1002/pd.1970110806.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine lavageFertile womenHuman chorionic gonadotropin administrationBlastocyst recoveryChorionic gonadotropin administrationBlastocyst yieldGonadotropin administrationOvulation inductionTotal fluid volumeLavage techniqueLavagePreimplantation genetic diagnosisFluid volumeInsemination timingWomenGenetic diagnosisDiagnosisDonor inseminationSuperovulationPreimplantation diagnosisEmbryo collectionDaysInseminationRegimensComplications