OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of heparanase-1, an endoglycosidase that degrades heparan sulfate proteoglycans, in eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissues from women with endometriosis. DESIGN: An immunohistochemical study. SETT…
OBJECTIVE: To quantitate antiapoptotic and proapoptotic gene expression in endometrial cells (ECs) of women with and without endometriosis. DESIGN: Determination of transcript abundance (TA) of apoptosis-regulating genes in eutopic and ect…
PURPOSE: To compare the effects of two different blastocyst thawing protocols on implantation, pregnancy, and live birth rates. METHODS: Ninety four consecutive frozen-thawed blastocyst transfers from 1996 to 2002 were retrospectively anal…
BACKGROUND: Situs inversus is an uncommon condition caused by a single autosomal recessive gene of incomplete penetration. A potential diagnostic dilemma can occur in the young female patient with a history of situs inversus who presents wi…
OBJECTIVE: To compare controlled ovarian hyperstimulation-intrauterine insemination (COH-IUI) or IVF-ET pregnancy rates per cycle (PR) and cycle and cumulative fecundity (f and cf) with COH-IUI or IVF-ET in endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospec…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between apoptotic cells and macrophages in the eutopic endometrium of women with and without endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of archival uterine endometrial biopsy specimens. SETTIN…
BACKGROUND: The aetiology of endometriosis is unknown. Ectopic dissemination of the endometrial cells gives origin to endometriotic lesions, but occurs in women with and without endometriosis. It has been suggested that increased ectopic ce…
Small bowel involvement by endometriosis occurs in about 0.5% of patients, but nodular endometriosis involving the entire wall of the terminal ileum is extremely rare. Endometriotic nodules protruding into the intestinal lumen may lead to c…
OBJECTIVE: To compare the ability of peripheral blood monocytes (PBM) and peritoneal macrophages (PM) to mediate the in vitro cytolysis of endometrial cells from eutopic and ectopic endometrium in women with endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospect…