Oppelt P
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· 38 papers in corpus
observational
2012
STUDY QUESTION: What is the length of the diagnostic delay for endometriosis in Austria and Germany, and what are the reasons for the delay? SUMMARY ANSWER: The diagnostic delay for endometriosis in Austria and Germany is surprisingly long…
observational
2012
PURPOSE: The most widely accepted classification for endometriosis is the Revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine (rASRM) system, but this does not take deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) into account. The Enzian classificat…
observational
2012
PURPOSE: The objectives of this study were to examine the age distribution among women suffering from endometriosis and to establish that endometriosis is not a disease that occurs only in premenopausal women. The null hypothesis was that t…
review
2012
The revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine (rASRM) score is currently the best-known classification of endometriosis and is the one most widely used throughout the world. It is relatively easy to use, but it does not take into a…
observational
2011
OBJECTIVE: To develop a classification that takes deep infiltrating endometriosis into account, the ENZIAN score was introduced. The ENZIAN classification supplements the revised American Fertility Society (AFS) score with regard to the des…
other
2011
nonrandomized-trial
2010
OBJECTIVE: To compare high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) with CRP as a soluble serum marker for the diagnosis of women with endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective nonrandomized controlled trial (Canadian Task Force classification II-…
other
2009
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether sexually transmitted viruses or prokaryotes, like human papilloma viruses (HPV), herpes viruses, and Chlamydia trachomatis, are associated with endometriosis lesions. DESIGN: Sixty-six endometriosis lesion…
other
2009
BACKGROUND: None of the existing theories provides a satisfactory explanation of the development of endometriosis. One hypothesis that may lead to further clarification is that the expression of specific proteins of human endogenous retrovi…
observational
2009
INTRODUCTION: Dysmenorrhoea is the major symptom in women with endometriosis. Recently, pain modulation through Neurokinin-1-receptor (NK1R) pathways have been investigated in neuropathic pain patients. Aim of this study was, therefore, to …
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: Pain symptoms in endometriosis patients do not necessarily correlate with the extent of the disease, and there is little evidence regarding the recurrence risk. Aim of this study was to assess the risk factors for the recurrence …
observational
2008
OBJECTIVE: Uterine benign leiomyomas result from proliferation of a single smooth-muscle cell and their growth is affected by steroid hormones via steroid hormone receptors. This investigation analyzed the +331G/A and the V600L single nucle…
observational
2005
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease, which is especially found in women with subfertility problems with an incidence of up to 30%. The disease is considered an estrogen-dependent disorder, where DNA polymorphisms of the estrogen…