Bruce J. Tromberg

We are involved in the development of photodynamic therapy (PDT) as a minimally invasive method for treating dysfunctional uterine bleeding, one of the primary clinical indications for hysterectomy. In this paper, we analyse light propagati…

The origin and process of regeneration in rabbit endometrium was evaluated following photodynamic epithelial destruction using topically applied aminolevulinic acid (ALA). Selective destruction of endometrial epithelium was performed using …

A rat animal model was used for comparing the photodynamic efficacy of two formulations of topically administered Photofrin in the uterus: 0.7 mg/kg Photofrin and 0.7 mg/kg Photofrin + 4% Azone, a penetration-enhancing agent. Uterine struct…