Allan Templeton

'To whom correspondence should be addressed Laparoscopy was carried out on 490 infertile women whose partners had semen analyses showing a minimum of 5 x 106 motile spermatozoa/ml. Patients were divided into two groups using WHO criter…

'To whom correspondence should be addressed Endometriosis is a puzzling condition and the literature is characterized by a large number of uncontrolled reports on its aetiology and pathophysiology. In particular the relationship betwee…

OBJECTIVES: To review the available evidence regarding the immunological, epidemiological and other factors involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. METHODS: Literature review. RESULTS: Endometriosis remains a poorly-understood dise…

Endometriosis, defined by the presence of viable endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, is a common condition affecting 2-3% of women of reproductive age. Today, a composite theory of retrograde menstruation with implantation of end…

OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) on in vitro proliferation of endometrial cells and their production of the cytokine interleukin-8 (IL-8). DESIGN: In vitro study. SETTING: Obstetrics…

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, Scotland

OBJECTIVE: To study follicle development in women with minimal-mild endometriosis. DESIGN: In women with endometriosis a spontaneous ovulatory cycle was compared with two subsequent cycles in which either clomiphene or clomiphene and FSH w…

Twenty-one infertile women with laparoscopically documented minimal-mild endometriosis (AFS score 2-10) were studied during 27 cycles (six women had two cycles each) to investigate follicular development and ovulation. Of the 27 cycles stud…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate menstrual symptoms in relation to pelvic pathology. DESIGN: A prospective questionnaire-based study. SETTING: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Scotland. SUBJECTS: 1250 questionnaires were sent out prior to planned admi…

The follicular development, fertilization and cleavage rates and follicular fluid endocrinology were assessed in 20 women with mild endometriosis during a spontaneous menstrual cycle. Diagnostic laparoscopy was performed 32 h after the onse…

Twenty infertile women with laparoscopically confirmed mild endometriosis and ten women with tubal infertility underwent diagnostic laparoscopy 32 h after the onset of the endogenous luteinizing hormone (LH) surge during a spontaneous menst…

A group of 1542 pre-menopausal Caucasian women were assessed prospectively to investigate the prevalence of endometriosis. The women were either having laparoscopy because of infertility (n = 654), undergoing laparoscopic sterilization (n =…

There is disagreement as to whether follicular aspiration and oocyte recovery leads to a defective luteal phase. A group of 20 women with mild endometriosis was studied over two consecutive spontaneous cycles. Follicular aspiration and oocy…

Endometriosis is a puzzling condition and the literature is characterized by a large number of uncontrolled reports on its aetiology and pathophysiology. In particular the relationship between mild endometriosis and subfecundity is uncertai…

A group of 50 infertile female patients was assessed laparoscopically to study the natural history of endometriosis. They were treated either with danazol (n = 21), or diathermy ablation (n = 13) or had conservative surgery with postoperati…

(1989). Gynaecological short communication: Early endometriosis: Does it cause symptoms? Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 332-333.

Laparoscopy was carried out on 490 infertile women whose partners had semen analyses showing a minimum of 5 X 10(6) motile spermatozoa/ml. Patients were divided into two groups using WHO criteria: those in whom the semen parameters were nor…