Ioannis Matalliotakis

A 37-year old woman presented with severe endometriosis and the patient underwent a conservative operation. We investigated the effect of treatment with danazol on the levels of CA-125, CA-19-9, CA 15-3, SIL-2R, IL-6, IL-1a, TNE-a, SCD8 and…

Our knowledge of the relationship between minimal to mild endometriosis and subfertility is limited. The main reason for this lack of progress is most probably that the mechanism of subfertility remains to be determined. It has been claimed…

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the ovarian function of women with endometriosis could be identified by serologic concentration of the oncofetal antigen CA 19-9 before, during and after treatment for 6 months with danaz…

DESIGN: The levels of TNF-a, sCD8, and sCD4 were measured in serum samples taken from 20 women. Blood samples for TNF-a, sCD8 and sCD4 levels were taken from 10 endometriotic women before treatment, during the last 15 days of a 6-month admi…

The aim of this study was to verify to what extent danazol alters insulin sensitivity. To this end, insulin tests were performed before the application of danazol and during the last 15 days of a six-month treatment with this agent on nine …

OBJECTIVE: To compare CA-125 levels in endometriotic women with normal controls. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The level of the oncofetal antigen CA-125 was measured in serum samples taken from 40 women, aged 21 to 33 years. Blood samples for CA-1…

Ten patients suffering from endometriosis were treated with danazol at a dose of 200 mg three times daily for 6 months. A thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) test was carried out in the follicular phase before treatment, at the sixth month …