Arlene J. Morales
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· 7 papers in corpus
nonrandomized-trial
1998
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate for the presence of oxidatively modified lipid-protein complexes in endometriosis and endometrium of women with endometriosis and controls. DESIGN: Controlled clinical study. SETTING: Academic tertiary care center. …
other
1998
Inflammatory processes have been hypothesized to mediate some of the clinical sequelae associated with endometriosis. The peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with endometriosis is known to contain more inflammatory cells and their associated cyt…
nonrandomized-trial
1998
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether cultured human peritoneal macrophages have functional scavenger receptor(s) and whether activation of macrophages in endometriosis may involve an increase in scavenger receptor activity. DESIGN: A controlled…
review
1996
RU-486, the first clinically available antiprogestin, has numerous gynecologic applications beyond first-trimester pregnancy termination. Long-term administration of 2 mg/day of RU-486 suppresses ovulation while maintaining serum estrogen l…
nonrandomized-trial
1995
OBJECTIVE: To examine endometrial response to long-term low-does RU486 administration. DESIGN: Retrospective controlled study of women with endometriosis treated for 6 months with 50 mg RU486 daily for 6 months. Controls consisted of women…
nonrandomized-trial
1994
To evaluate the long-term effects of treatment with RU486 and to test its efficacy in endometriosis, a 3-month trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of daily administration (100 mg/day or approximately 2 mg/kg/day) on the functional a…
nonrandomized-trial
1993
Uterine leiomyomata are steroid hormone-dependent tumors that are common in reproductive-age women. Some series have found leiomyomata in up to 20 per cent of women over 30 years of age. These tumors represent the most frequent indication f…