OBJECTIVE: To investigate mRNA expression of aromatase and 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (17betaHSD2) in epithelial and stromal cells from eutopic and ectopic endometrium of patients with deep endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospectiv…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether genes that had been found to be differentially expressed in deep-infiltrating endometriosis and matched eutopic endometrium in our previous complementary DNA microarray study also are differentially express…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether WT1 protein expression is altered in eutopic endometrium of endometriosis patients. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Patients with endometriosis and fertile women with…
We investigated relationships between delay of surgical diagnosis and severity of disease in 95 patients with symptomatic deep infiltrating endometriosis. The delay before surgical diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis was significan…
BACKGROUND: The scarcity of human ovarian tissue is a major problem in developing research on ovarian cryopreservation. We were interested in ovarian cortex surrounding benign ovarian cysts harvested during their requisite operations. METH…
OBJECTIVE: To identify any relationship between cyclooxygenase-2 expression and the intensity of severe, endometriosis-related dysmenorrhea. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Patients with deep endometr…