OBJECTIVE: To clarify the pathogenesis of endometriosis on the basis of analysis of primary lesion sites, age at onset, rate of progression, and response to drug treatment. STUDY DESIGN: The clinical records of 690 women with laparoscopica…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the utility of using oily contrast medium (Lipiodol; Kodama, Tokyo, Japan) to treat infertility because of mild endometriosis. DESIGN: Macrophages in the peritoneal cavity of ICR mice (Japan SLC, Shizuoka, Japan) …
Six hundred and eighteen endometriosis patients out of 2,966 cases diagnosed with laparoscopy were statistically analyzed. The incidence of pelvic endometriosis was 28.3% of infertile cases, 47.2% of infertile cases of etiology unknown ster…
The relationship between classifications (Beecham, Acosta, Sugimoto, AFS and private plan) and chances of subsequent gestation was studied on 26 patients with laparoscopically diagnosed endometriosis. The success in conception was judged on…
Ascitic fluid was obtained from a patient with ovarian endometrioid carcinoma. The cells obtained from the fluid were cultured in Eagle's minimum essential medium containing 15% fetal calf serum at 37 degrees C under humidified 5% CO2 and 9…