Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

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2007 Self-reported mechanical problems during condom use and semen exposure: Comparison of two randomized trials in the United States of America and Brazil.  Sexually Transmitted Diseases.  34:557-562. 2007
2007 Efficacy of the male latex condom and of the female polyurethane condom as barriers to semen during intercourse: A randomized clinical trial.  American Journal of Epidemiology.  166:88-96. 2007
2007 A case of infertility in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.  Pediatric Neurosurgery.  43:146-148. 2007
2005 Estrogen, progestin, and urinary incontinence [2] (multiple letters).  Journal of the American Medical Association.  294:2696-2698. 2005
2005 Acceptability of five nonoxynol-9 spermicides.  Contraception.  71:438-442. 2005
2005 Estrogen plus progestin and risk of venous thrombosis [1] (multiple letters).  Journal of the American Medical Association.  293:1322-1323. 2005
2005 Opportunities and obstacles in adult women's medicine.  Sexuality, reproduction & menopause.  3:88-92. 2005
2004 Participant characteristics associated with withdrawal from a large randomized trial of spermicide effectiveness.  BMC Medical Research Methodology.  4. 2004
2004 Myxoglobulosis of the appendix in a postpartum patient.  Journal of Gynecologic Surgery.  20:127-130. 2004
2003 Efficacy of the female condom as a barrier to semen during intercourse.  American Journal of Epidemiology.  157:289-297. 2003
2003 Partner characteristics, intensity of the intercourse, and semen exposure during use of the female condom.  American Journal of Epidemiology.  157:282-288. 2003
2002 The endocrine laboratory and the assisted reproduction team.  Infertility and Reproductive Medicine Clinics of North America.  13:681-694. 2002
2001 A one-year experience with a capitated health care plan for infertility.  Fertility and Sterility.  75:749-753. 2001
2000 Safety and acceptability of a baggy latex condom.  Contraception.  61:217-223. 2000
2000 Hidden costs of infertility treatment in employee health benefits plans.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  182:891-895. 2000
2000 Reproductive medicine and research: Contract laboratories vs. the university-based researcher.  Fertility and Sterility.  73:677-679. 2000
1999 Prostate-specific antigen in vaginal fluid as a biologic marker of condom failure.  Contraception.  59:195-201. 1999
1998 Objective markers of condom failure.  Sexually Transmitted Diseases.  25:427-432. 1998
1997 Peripheral progesterone (P) levels and endometrial response to various dosages of vaginally administered P in estrogen-primed women.  Fertility and Sterility.  68:810-815. 1997
1997 Identification of early pregnancy landmarks by transvaginal sonography: Analysis by logistic regression.  Fertility and Sterility.  68:168-170. 1997
1996 The effect of routine breast examination on serum prolactin levels.  Fertility and Sterility.  65:869-870. 1996
1992 Drug promotion and scientific exchange.  New England Journal of Medicine.  326:133-134. 1992
1992 Hyperprolactinemia: Evaluation and management.  Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America.  21:105-124. 1992
1991 Applications of laser surgery in gynecology: Hype or high tech?.  Surgical Clinics of North America.  71:1005-1022. 1991
1991 Effect of estrogen/progestin administration on the ovarian response to gonadotropins: A randomized, prospective study.  Fertility and Sterility.  55:642-643. 1991
1991 Visualization of free peritoneal fluid with transvaginal sonography: A preliminary study 1991
1990 Detection of antigalactosyltransferase antibodies in plasma from patients with antisperm antibodies.  Fertility and Sterility.  54:133-137. 1990
1990 Hormonal treatment of functional ovarian cysts: A randomized, prospective study.  Fertility and Sterility.  54:775-777. 1990
1990 Performance anxiety during infertility treatment: Effect on semen quality.  Fertility and Sterility.  53:337-340. 1990
1990 Secretory immune system of the female reproductive tract. II. Local immune system in normal and infected fallopian tube.  Fertility and Sterility.  54:51-55. 1990
1989 CV 205–502 treatment of hyperprolactinemia.  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.  68:336-339. 1989
1989 Comparison between 1-hour and 24-hour follow-up radiographs in hysterosalpingography using oil based contrast media.  Fertility and Sterility.  52:753-755. 1989
1989 Identification of a deoxyribonucleic acid allelic variant for β1-4 galactosyltransferase expression associated with male sperm binding/penetration infertility.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  160:1160-1165. 1989
1989 The infertility workup and diagnosis 1989
1988 Secretory immune system of the female reproductive tract: I. immunoglobulin and secretory component-containing cells.  Obstetrics and Gynecology.  71:56-60. 1988
1987 Are we exploiting the infertile couple?.  Fertility and Sterility.  48:735-739. 1987
1987 Inhibition of prolactin secretion by antiserum to the α- and β-subunits of gonadotropin.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  156:863-868. 1987
1986 Diagnosis and management of prolactinomas.  Cancer and Metastasis Reviews.  5:125-138. 1986
1986 Bromocriptine as primary therapy for prolactin-secreting macroadenomas: Results of a prospective multicenter study.  Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey.  41:48-50. 1986
1986 Determination of antisperm antibodies in infertile couples by millititer filtration.  Fertility and Sterility.  45:299-301. 1986
1986 Long-term medical therapy and follow-up of pediatric-adolescent patients with prolactin-secreting macroadenomas.  Fertility and Sterility.  45:713-716. 1986
1986 Regulation of human prolactin secretion by gonadotropin-releasing hormone in vitro.  Fertility and Sterility.  46:26-31. 1986
1986 Report of the National Symposium on the Clinical Management of Prolactin-Related Reproductive Disorders..  Fertility and Sterility.  45:607-610. 1986
1985 Bromocriptine as primary therapy for prolactin secreting macroadenomas; results of a prospective multicenter study.  Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey.  40:649-650. 1985
1985 Bromocriptine as primary therapy for prolactin-secreting macroadenomas: Results of a prospective multicenter study.  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.  60:698-705. 1985
1985 Diagnosis and management of prolactinomas.  Fertility and Sterility.  43:5-16. 1985
1985 Diagnosis and treatment of hyperprolactinemic syndromes..  Obstetrics and gynecology annual.  14:310-327. 1985
1985 In vitro and in vivo evaluation of latex condoms using a two-phase nonoxynol 9 system.  Fertility and Sterility.  43:931-936. 1985
1985 Mullerian dysgenesis 1985
1984 Detection of ovulation.  Fertility and Sterility.  41:680-681. 1984
1984 Long-term monolayer culture of human anterior pituitary cells: Functional validation of a method.  Fertility and Sterility.  41:75-80. 1984
1984 Microbiologic study of infertile women at the time of diagnostic laparoscopy: Association of ureaplasrna urealyticurn with a defined subpopulation.  Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey.  39:110-111. 1984
1983 Incidence of genital mycoplasmas in women at the time of diagnostic laparoscopy 1983
1983 Microbiologic Study of Infertile Women at the Time of Diagnostic Laparoscopy: Association of Ureaplasma Urealyticum with a Defined Subpopulation.  New England Journal of Medicine.  308:502-505. 1983
1983 Comparison of dopamine agonists in the treatment of hyperprolactinemic syndromes: A multicenter study.  Fertility and Sterility.  39:744-748. 1983
1982 Culture of normal human anterior pituitary cell monolayers 1982
1982 Evaluation of Delestrogen and Parlodel as a luteolytic agent in humans.  Fertility and Sterility.  37:213-217. 1982
1982 Patients with unexplained infertility..  Fertility and Sterility.  38:261-262. 1982
1981 An estrogen-bromocriptine regimen as a potential means of fertility regulation.  Fertility and Sterility.  35:241. 1981
1981 Assessment of pituitary function.  Obstetrics and gynecology annual.  Vol.10:349-361. 1981
1981 Inhibition of peritoneal adhesion re-formation after lysis with thirty-two per cent dextran 70..  Fertility and Sterility.  35:592-593. 1981
1979 Assessment of pituitary function in patients with serum prolactin levels greater than 100 ng/ml.  Fertility and Sterility.  32:177-182. 1979

Education And Training

  • UAB Hospital, Internship
  • UAB Hospital, Residency
  • The Salk Institute, Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • UAB Hospital, Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Doctorate, Baylor College of Medicine 2000
  • Doctor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine 1975

    • Full Name

  • Richard Blackwell