OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that a recent corpus luteumn (CL) withoutfresh ovulation stigma (OS) can befound uwth a higher incidence and recurrence in baboons with endometriosis and is associated Lith a reduced egg recovery rate after…
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that diagnostic laparoscopy can cause pelviperitoneal inflammation. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of data collected during a prospective controlled study in baboons. SETTING: An academic research environ…
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that a recent corpus luteum (CL) without fresh ovulation stigma (OS) can be found with a higher incidence and recurrence in baboons with endometriosis and is associated with a reduced egg recovery rate afte…
This study was done to test the hypothesis that the incidence and recurrence of retrograde menstruation is higher in baboons with spontaneous endometriosis than in those without. A total of 399 laparoscopies was performed on 113 female babo…
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that spontaneous endometriosis is a progressive disease in baboons. DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective cohort study, Institute of Primate Research, Nairobi, Kenya. PARTICIPANTS: Twelve baboons with histologi…
OBJECTIVE: The Sampson hypothesis of retrograde menstruation as a cause of endometriosis was tested by determining the effect of intrapelvic injection of menstrual versus luteal endometrium on the incidence, peritoneal involvement, and stag…