BACKGROUND: A prospective, observational study to identify relationships between body temperature and levels of peripheral P4 blood progesterone, and examine if these differ according to body temperature cycle pattern. METHODS: 62 data poi…
Data sharing not applicable - no new data generated. Figure S1 Sequence of ultrasound images in sagittal plane taken over a period of 4 s in preovulatory phase, showing slight deformation of the endometrial cavity (arrows) secondary to cerv…
BACKGROUND: The development of non-invasive diagnostic methods for endometriosis requires sensitive and disease specific biomarkers. Here, we describe the use of aspirated endometrial fluid from women with and without endometriosis as a nov…
BACKGROUND: There is a need for a reliable marker of endometriosis, especially in early stages of peritoneal disease during which imaging is not effective. The use of serum interleukin (IL)-6 as a marker is controversial. To readdress the m…
OBJECTIVE: To review the available information regarding chemotactic cytokines and their possible implications in human reproduction. DESIGN: A thorough literature and MEDLINE search was conducted to identify studies relating to the role o…
Chemokines are a new family of cytokines specialised in attracting leukocytes, acting in physiological conditions and in pathological processes. A wide variety of cell types in response to exogenous irritants or endogenous mediators of the …
Rupture of an ovarian endometrioma presenting as a surgical emergency during pregnancy is a rare event. We report the first case to our knowledge of growth and rupture of an endometrioma in the first trimester of pregnancy. After laparotomy…