A selection of our recent contributions to Reproductive Science and Medicine 

Publications in peer reviewed journals: 
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Emmons S, Patton P: 
Acupuncture treatment for infertile women undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection. 
Medical Acupuncture 2001;12:18-21.

Wolf DP, Patton PE, Burry KA, Kaplan PF:
 IUI-ready versus conventional semen cryopreservation for donor insemination: a comparison of retrospective results and a prospective, randomized trial.
Fertility and Sterility, 2001, 76:1 181-185. 

Gorrill MJ, Johnson LK, Patton PE, Burry KA: 
Oocyte donor screening: the selection process and cost analysis,
Fertility and Sterility 2001, 75:2 : 400-404

Nusser K, Mitalipov S, Widmann A, Gerami-Naini B, Yeoman RR, and Wolf DP:
Developmental competence of oocytes after ICSI in the rhesus monkey
Hum Reprod 2001 16: 130-137. 

Gorrill MJ, Sadler-Fredd K, Patton PE, Burry KA: 
Multiple gestations in assisted reproductive technology:  can they be avoided with blastocyst transfers?
Am J Obstet Gynecol 184:1471-7;2001.

Lentz GM, Mandel LS, Lee D, Gardella C, Melville J, Goff BA: Testing surgical skills of obstetric and gynecologic residents in a bench laboratory setting: validity and reliability.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001;184:1462-70.

Goff BA, Lentz GM, Lee D, Fenner D, Morris J, Mandel LS:
Development of a Bench Station Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills.
Obstet Gynecol 2001;98:412-6.

Navarrete T, Johnson A, Mixon B, Wolf DP:
The Relationship Between Fertility Potential Measurements on Cryobanked Semen and Fecundity of Sperm donors.
Hum Repro, 15:(2) 344-350; 2000

Goff BA, Lentz GM, Lee D, Houmard B, Mandel LS. 
Development of an objective structured assessment of technical skills for obstetric and gynecology residents.
Obstet Gynecol 2000;96:146-50.

Thyer AC, Patton PE, Burry KA, Mixon BA, Wolf DP: 
Fecundability trends among sperm donors as a measure of donor performance.
Fertil Steril 71(5):891-5;1999.

Gregory T and Patton PE:
Isolated pleural effusion in severe ovarian hyperstimulation: A case report.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 180: 1468-71;1999.

Burry KA, Patton PE, Hermsmeyer K: 
Percutaneous absorption of progesterone in postmenopausal women treated with transdermal estrogen. 
Am J Obstet Gynecol.180: 1504-11;1999.

Gorrill MJ, Kaplan PF, Patton PE, Burry KA:
Initial experience with extended culture of cryopreserved embryos.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 180: 1472-4;1999.

Patton PE, Sadler-Fredd K, Burry KA, Gorrill MJ, Johnson A, Larson JM, Wolf DP: The development and integration of an extended embryo culture program.
Fertility Sterility 72:418-22;1999

Utian WH, Burry KA, Archer DF, Gallagher JC, the Esclimô Study Group, Boyett RL, Guy MP, Tachon GJ, Chadha-Boreham HK, Bouvet AA: 
Efficacy and safety of low, standard, and high dosages of an estradiol transdermal system (Esclim) compared with placebo on vasomotor symptoms in highly symptomatic menopausal patients.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 181:71-9;1999.

Burry KA et al., CombiPatch Study Group] Archer DF, Furst K, Tipping D et al.: 
A randomized comparison of continuous combined transdermal delivery of estradiol-norethindrone acetate and estradiol alone for menopause.
Obstet Gynecol 94(4):498-503;1999.

Goff BA, Lentz GM, Lee DM, Mandel LS.
Formal teaching of surgical skills in an obstetric-gynecology residency. 
Obstet Gynecol 1999;93:785-90.

Thurmond AS, Brandt KR, Gorrill MJ: 
Tubal obstruction after ligation reversal surgery: results of transcervical fluoroscopic catheter recanalization. 
Radiology 210:747-50;1999.

Lee DM and Yeh J: 
Localization of Bcl-2 in the human fetal mullerian tract.
Fertil Steril 1998;70(1);135-40.

McKinney KA, Severino M, McFall P, Burry K, Thompson W: 
Treatment-seeking women at menopause: A comparison between two university clinics. 
Menopause 5(3):174-7;1998.

Patton PE, Hess DL, Cook DM, Loriaux DL, Braunstein GD: 
Human chorionic gonadotropin production by the pituitary gland in a premenopausal woman.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 178(6):1138-42;1998.

Smith GD, Sadhu A., Wolf DP. 
Transient exposure of rhesus macaque oocytes to calyculin-A and okadaic acid stimulates germinal vesicle breakdown permitting subsequent development and fertilization. 
Biol Repro, 58:880-886, 1998.

Liu DS, Connor WE, Wolf DP, Alexander M. 
Uneven distribution of desmosterol and docasahexaenoic acid in the heads and tails of rhesus monkey sperm.
J Lipid Res, 39:1404-1411, 1998.

Mayerhofer A, Smith GD, Danilchik M, Levine J, Wolf DP, Dissen GA, Ojeda SR. Oocytes are a source of catecholamines in the primate ovary: Evidence for a novel cell-cell regulatory loop.
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 95:10990-10995, 1998.

Lawce M, Olson S, Wolf DP, Magenis R, R Ellen. 
Comparative Mapping of Human Cos and Probes in Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta) using fluorescence in situ hybridization. 
J. Assoc Genetic Tech 24:37-43, 1998.

Wolf DP, Meng L, Ely JJ, Stouffer RL.
Recent progress in mammalian cloning . 
J Asst Reprod Genetics, 15:234-238, 1998.

Smith GD, Sadhu A., Mathies S, Wolf DP. 
Characterization of Protein Phosphatases in Mouse Oocytes, 
Developmental Biology, 204, 537-549, 1998. 

Zelinski-Wooten MB, Hutchison JS, Hess DL, Wolf DP, Stouffer RL. 
A bolus of recombinant human follicle stimulating hormone at midcycle induces periovulatory events following multiple follicular development in macaques.
Hum Repro, 13:554-560, 1998.

Liu DS, Connor WE, Wolf DP, Alexander M. 
Uneven distribution of desmosterol and docasahexaenoic acid in the heads and tails of rhesus monkey sperm.
J Lipid Res, 39:1404-1411, 1998.

Wolf DP, Meng L, Stouffer RL, Ely JJ. 
An Update on Mammalian Cloning. 
J Asst Rep & Genetics, 15:235-239, 1998.

Lee A, Christenson LK, Patton PE, Burry KA, Stouffer RL: 
Vascular endothelial growth factor production by human luteinized granulosa cells in vitro.
Hum Reprod 12(12):2756-61;1997.

Hornstein MD, Yuzpe AA, Burry KA, Heinrichs L, Buttram VL, Orwoll ES: 
[Reply of the Authors to Fertil Steril 63:955-62;1995]
Fertil Steril 67(5):976-7;1997.

Hornstein MD, Yuzpe AA, Burry K, Buttram VC, Heinrichs L, Soderstrom RM, Steinberger E, Lin J-S: 
Retreatment with nafarelin for recurrent endometriosis symptoms: efficacy, safety and bone mineral density.
Fertil Steril 67(6):1013-8;1997.

Larson JM, McKinney KA, Mixon BA, Burry KA, Wolf DP: 
An intrauterine insemination-ready cryopreservation method compared with sperm recovery after conventional freezing and post-thaw processing.
Fertil Steril 68(1):143-8;1997.

Chelsky R, Wilson RA, Morton MJ, Burry KA, Patton PE, Szumowski J, Giraud GD:
Alteration of ascending thoracic aorta compliance following treatment with menotropin.
Am J Obstet Gynecol, 176(6):1255-61;1997.

Burry KA [Discussant]: 
Clinical utility of saline solution infusion sonohysterography in a primary care obstetric-gynecologic practice.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 176(6):1313-18;1997.

Lee A, Christenson LK, Stouffer RL, Burry KA, Patton PE: 
Vascular endothelial growth factor levels in serum and follicular fluid of patients undergoing in vitro fertilization.
Fertil Steril 68(2):305-11;1997.

McKinney KA, Duell PB, Wheaten D, Hess DL, Severino M, Patton P, Spies H, Burry K: 
Differential effects of subcutaneous estrogen and progesterone on low-density lipoprotein size and susceptibility to oxidation in postmenopausal rhesus monkeys.
Fertil Steril 68(3):525-30;1997.

Haluska GJ, Cook MJ, Novy MJ:
Inhibition and augmentation of progesterone production during pregnancy: Effects on parturition in rhesus macaques.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 176:682-691, 1997.

Gravett MG, Novy MJ: 
Endocrine-immune interactions in pregnant non-human primates with intrauterine infection. 
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 5:142-53;1997.

Lee A, Ying YK, Novy MJ: 
Hysteroscopy, hysterosalpingography and tubal ostial polyps in infertility patients.
J Reprod Med 42:337-41;1997.

Connor WE, Weleber RG, DeFrancesco C, Lin DS, Wolf DP. 
Sperm abnormalities in retinitis pigmentosa. Invest Opthal Vis Science. 38:2619-2628, 1997

Meng, L. Wolf DP. 
Sperm-induced oocyte activation in the rhesus monkey: Nuclear and cytoplasmic changes following intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
Hum Reprod 12:1062-1068, 1997.

Meng L, Ely JJ, Stouffer RL, Wolf DP. 
Rhesus monkeys produced by nuclear transfer.
Biol Reprod 57:454-459, 1997.

Zelinski-Wooten MB, Hutchison JS, Trinchard-Lugan I, Hess, DL, Wolf DP, Stouffer RL.
Initiation of periovulatory events in gonadotrophin-stimulated macaques with varying doses of recombinant human chorionic gonadotrophin. 
Hum Reprod 12(9):1877-1885, 1997.

DeJonge C and Wolf DP. 
Regulation of embyo number for transfer.
Fertil Steril 68:784-786, 1997

Giraud GD, Morton MJ, Wilson RA, Burry KA, Speroff L: Effects of estrogen and progestin on aortic size and compliance in postmenopausal women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 174:1708-18;1996.

Severino MF, Murray MJ, Brandon DD, Clinton GM, Burry KA, Novy MJ: Rapid loss of oestrogen and progesterone receptors in human leiomyoma and myometrial explant cultures. Mol Hum Reprod 2(11):823-28;1996.

Baggia S, Gravett MG, Witkin SS, Haluska GJ, Novy MJ: Interleukin 1 intra-amniotic infusion induces preterm contractions in pregnant rhesus monkeys. J Soc Gynecol Invest 3:121-126, 1996.

Gravett MG, Haluska GJ, Cook MJ, Novy MJ: Fetal and maternal endocrine responses to experimental intrauterine infection in rhesus monkeys. Am J Obstet Gynecol 174:1725-1733, 1996.

Weston AM, Wolf DP. Differential preimplantation development of rhesus monkey embryos in serum supplemented media. Mol Reprod Dev 44:88-92, 1996.

Ouhibi N., Kanka J., Horska M., Moor R.M., Fulka J. Jr. Nuclear transplantation in pigs: M-phase karyoplast to M-phase cytoplast fusion. Reprod. Nutr. Dev., 1996, 36, 661-666.

Alak BM, Smith GD, Woodruff TK, Stouffer RL, Wolf DP. Enhancement of primate oocyte maturation and fertilization in vitro by inhibin-A and activin-A. Fertil Steril 66:646-653, 1996.

Wolf DP. Sperm-egg interaction. In: Evaluation and Treatment of the Infertile Male (GM Centola, K Ginsburg, eds). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp 6-l8, 1996

Ouhibi N., Fulka J. Jr, Kanka J.,Moor R.M. Nuclear transplantation of ectodermal stem cells in pig oocytes: Ultrastructure and autoradiography. Mol. Reprod. Dev., 1996, 44, 533-539.

Ojeda SR, A Mayerhofer, GA Dissen, DF Hill, GD Smith, DP Wolf, WL Dees, MK Skinner. Ovarian development is influenced by a neuroendocrinotrophic regulatory complex. In: The Ovary: Regulation, Dysfunction and Treatment (M Filicori, C Flamigni, eds). Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, pp 51-59, 1996.

Stouffer RL, Brenner RM, Hess DL, Hibbert MA, Wolf DP, Zelinski-Wooten MB. Role of steroids infolliculogenesis: Human and nonhuman primate studies. In: The Ovary: Regulation, Dysfunction and Treatment (Filicori M and Flamigni C, ed). New York: Elsevier Science BV, pp 35-40, 1996.

Smith GD, Wolf DP, Trautman KC, da Cruz e Silva EF, Greengard P, Vijayaraghavan S. Primate sperm contain protein phosphatase 1 (PP1): A biochemical mediator of motility. Biol Reprod 54:719-727, 1996.

Wolf DP, Alexander M, Zelinski-Wooten MB, Stouffer RL. Maturity and fertility of rhesus monkey oocytes collected at differrent intervals after an ovulatory stimulus (human chorionic gonadotropin) in IVF-cycles. Mol Reprod Dev 43:76-81, 1996.

Hibbert ML, Stouffer RL, Wolf DP, Zelinski-Wooten MB. Midcycle administration of a progesterone synthesis inhibitor prevents ovulation in primates. Proc Natl Acad Sci, USA 93:1897-1901, 1996.

Thurmond AS, Burry KA, Novy MJ: Salpingitis isthmica nodosa: Results of transcervical fluoroscopic catheter recanalization. Fertil Steril 63(4):715-22;1995.

Hornstein MD, Yuzpe AA, Burry KA, Heinrichs L, Buttram Jr. VC, Orwoll ES: A prospective, randomized, double blind trial of 3 vs. 6 months of nafarelin therapies for symptoms of endometriosis. Fertil Steril 63(5):955-62;1995.

Brandon DD, Erickson TE, Keenan EJ, Strawn EY, Novy MJ, Burry KA, Warner C, Clinton GM: Estrogen receptor gene expression in human uterine leiomyomata. JCEM 80(6):1876-81;1995.

Kaplan PF, Gorrill MJ, Burry KA, Vos KL, Sherrill GM, Hollander JC: Satellite in vitro fertilization: The Oregon experience. Am J Obstet Gynecol 172(6):1823-9;1995.

Strawn, Jr EY, Novy MJ, Burry KA, Bethea C: Insulin-like growth factor I promotes leiomyoma cell growth in vitro. Am J Obstet Gynecol 172(6):1837-44;1995.

Burry KA (Formal Discussant): Yee B, Lin YP, Chacon RR et al. A simplified method of timing frozen embryo transfers. Am J Obstet Gynecol 172(6):1844-50;1995.

Zelinski-Wooten MB, Hutchison JS, Hess DL, Wolf DP, Stouffer RL. Folicle stimulating hormone alone supports follicle growth and oocyte development in gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonist-treated monkeys. Hum Reprod 10(7):1658-1666, 1995

Wolf DP. Cryopreservation of sperm. In: Reproductive Medicine and Surgery (EE Wallach, HA Zacur, eds). St. Louis: C.V. Mosby Company, pp 795-865, 1995.

Wolf DP. Sperm cryopreservation. In: Infertility: Evaluation and Treatment (WR Keye, RJ Chang, RW Rebar, MR Soules, eds). Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company, pp 686-695, 1995.

Wolf DP. Sperm storage. In: Cambridge Reviews in Human Reproduction, Vol 1, Gametes - The Spermatozoon (JG Grudzinskas, JL Yovich, JL Simpson, T Chard, eds). Cambridge: Cambridge Univiersity Press, pp 192-205, 1995.

Fulka J. Jr, Ouhibi N., Kanka J.,Moor R.M. Chromosome condensation activity (CCA) in bisected C57Bl/6JxCBA mouse oocytes. Reprod. Fertil. Dev., 1995, 7, 1123-1127.

Sullivan N.F., Ouhibi N. Preimplantation rat embryology: Chimeric and Transgenic Strategies. In: Strategies in Transgenic Animal Science, Eds. Glenn M. Monastersky and James M. Robl, AMS Press Washington DC, 1995, p-37-55.

Ouhibi N., Sullivan N.F., English J., Colledge W.H., Evans M.J., Clarke N.J. Initial culture behaviour of rat blastocysts on selected feeder cell lines. Mol. Reprod. Dev., 1995, 40, 311-324.

Johnson A.R., Bassham B., Lipshultz L.I. and Lamb D.J.: A Quality Control System for the Optimized Sperm Penetration Assay. Fertility & Sterility, 64:832-837, 1995.

Weathersbee P.S., Johnson A.R.: A Simple Method for Preparing Modified TES and Tris Yolk Buffer that is Optically Clear and Membrane Filterable. Fertility & Sterility, 63:925-928, 1995.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS:

Lee DM and Patton PE: 
Tubal Surgery and Treatment of Infertility. 
In Sciarra JJ, ed.  Gynecology & Obstetrics.  Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.  2004, Vol. 5, Chapter 106.

Patton PE, Wolf DP: 
Unstimulated In-Vitro Fertilization and In-Vitro Oocyte Maturation. 
In:  Seifer DB, Collins RL, eds.  Office-Based Infertility Practice.  New York:  Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 2002:174-83.

Kaplan PF, Austin DJ, Gorrill MJ:
Satellite and Transport In Vitro Fertilization.
In: Contemporary Endocrinology.   Assisted Fertilization and Nuclear Transfer in Mammals.  Don P. Wolf and Mary B. Zelinski-Wooten, eds.  Totowa, NJ: Humana Press, Inc.  2001, Chapter 11, pp. 189-97.

Burry KA:
Embryo Transfer: A Concise and Practical Summary of the Techniques. 
In: Contemporary Endocrinology. Assisted Reproduction and Nuclear Transfer in Mammals.  Wolf DP,  Zelinski-Wooten M. eds. The Humana Press, Inc., Totowa, NJ. 2001 Chapter 9 pp. 159-71. 

Patton PE:
Measurement of Reproductive Potential in the Human Female. 
In:Contemporary Endocrinology. Assisted Fertilization and Nuclear Transfer in Mammals.  Wolf DP,  Zelinski-Wooten M. eds. The Humana Press, Inc., Totowa, NJ.  2001 Chapter 5, pp. 81 - 93. 

Gorrill MJ: 
Satellite and Transport In Vitro Fertilization . 
In:  Assisted Fertilization and Nuclear Transfer in Mammals. Don P. Wolf and Mary B. Zelinski-Wooten, eds.  Totowa, NJ: The Humana Press, Inc., 2001, Chapter 11, pp. 189-97.

Patton PE:
Operative Laparoscopy for Infertility.
In: Sciarra JJ, ed., GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS, Vol. 5 Chapter 62, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, 2000.

Gorrill MJ:
Selection and Screening of Potential Oocyte Donors.  
In: FUNDAMENTALS AND PRINCIPLES OF OOCYTE AND EMBRYO DONATION. Mark V. Sauer, ed.  New York, NY: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 1998.

Patton PE: 
Infertility. 
PORTLAND BABY RESOURCE GUIDE, 2nd ed., Auburn, CA:  I'm Expecting.  1998. 

Gorrill MJ:
In Vitro Fertilization. 
In: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HUMAN BIOLOGY, 2nd ed, vol. 5.  Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, CA, 1997. 

REVIEW ARTICLES:

Burry KA.  "Endometriosis"  A comprehensive evidence-based module of text and tools, revised and published on the Internet by HealthGate, September, 2003.

Burry KA and Cain JM: 
Estrogen replacement therapy and risk of ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women .
Letter to the Editor, JAMA 2002;288(20):2538.

Burry KA
[Letter-to-the-Editor] in response to „ Gambrell Jr RD. 
Progesterone skin cream and measurements of absorption.  Menopause 2003;10(1):1 „ Wren BG, et al.  Transdermal progesterone and its effect on vasomotor symptoms, blood lipid levels, bone metabolic markers, moods, and quality of life for postmenopausal women.  Menopause 2003;10(1):13. 

Burry KA: 
Hormone replacement therapy for postmenopausal women.  
Clinical Trials Report, Reproductive Endo-crinology and Fertility, CURRENT Women’s Health reports, Oct. 2002;2:331-2.

Leclair C and Patton PE: 
Advances in polycystic ovary syndrome treatment:  Metformin and ovarian diathermy. 
CURRENT Women’s Health reports, Oct. 2002;2:333-7.

Burry KA: 
Editor’s comments, Clinical Trials Report,
Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility, CURRENT Women’s Health reports, Oct. 2001;1:133-7.

Lee D, Ouhibi N, Battaglia D. 
Cryopreservation of ovarian tissue:  banking reproductive potential for the future. 
CURRENT Women’s Health reports, Oct. 2001;1(2):152-6.

Ouhibi N, Olson S, Patton P, Wolf D: 
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
CURRENT Women’s Health reports, Oct. 2001;1(2):138-42.

Burry KA: 
[Response to] Management of profound postmenopausal bleeding in a 65 year old patient on hormone replacement therapy. 
International Correspondence Society of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Collected Letters, Vol. 40(9), Sep. 1999.

Patton PE:  
Fertility breakthrough: Blastocyst transfer. 
Bottom Line/Health, May 1999, Boardroom, Inc., Greenwich, CT.

Burry KA [Response to] Presumed endometrial polyp in an asymptomatic patient: Treat or monitor?  International Correspondence Society of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Collected Letters, 39(3);Mar. 1998.

Burry KA [Response to] Is tubal cautery appropriate prior to in vitro fertilization for a patient who is infertile due to bilateral tubal obstruction?  International Correspondence Society of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Collected Letters, 37(12);Dec. 1996.

Orwoll ES, Yuzpe AA, Burry KA, Heinrichs L, Buttram Jr VC, Hornstein MD:  Nafarelin therapy in endometriosis:  long-term effects on bone mineral density.  ACOG Current Journal Review, 8(3);1995.

Hornstein MD, Yuzpe AA, Burry KA, Heinrichs LR, Buttram VL Jr, Orwoll ES:  Prospective, randomized, double-blind trial of 3 versus 6 months of nafarelin therapy for endometriosis associated pelvic pain.  ACOG Current Journal Review, 8(5);1995.

McKinney KA and Burry KA:  [Response to] Tamoxifen:  Proper long-term adjuvant therapy for a 65 year old who had unilateral radical mastectomy 27 years earlier?  International Correspondence Society of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Collected Letters, 36(6); June 1995.

Burry KA:  [Response to] From OCs to HRT at Menopause:  1) When and How to Change Over?  1) What Conception Risks?  International Correspondence Society of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Collected Letters, 36(10);Oct. 1995.