D'Hooghe T — Endo Lab

review 2003

Uterine adenomyosis in the infertility clinic

Human Reproduction Update ·doi:10.1093/humupd/dmg010

This review discusses uterine adenomyosis as a (co-)factor in female subfertility. The clinical presentation of adenomyosis uteri is reviewed as well as recent developments in non-invasive imaging modalities for the condition. Different tre…

review 2002

Mini symposium on pathogenesis of endometriosis and treatment of endometriosis-associated subfertility. Introduction: the endometriosis enigma

Human Reproduction Update ·doi:10.1093/humupd/8.1.79

observational 2001

The risk of endometriosis and exposure to dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls: a case-control study of infertile women

Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/16.10.2050

BACKGROUND: A case-control study was designed to determine the possible association between chronic exposure to dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and the occurrence of endometriosis. The study group consisted of 42 infertile end…

review 1994

Deeply infiltrating endometriosis is a disease whereas mild endometriosis could be considered a non-disease

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1994.tb21763.x

Deeply infiltrating endometriosis can be defined as endometriosis infiltrating deeper than 5 mm under the peritoneal surface. Type I is a conical lesion suggested to be caused by infiltration; type II is mainly caused by retraction of the b…