The prognostic nutritional index (PNI), which reflects preoperative malnutrition, is useful for predicting the incidence of postoperative complications and has been reported in recent years to predict the long-term prognosis of various mali…
PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the effect of intraperitoneal administration of activin on the occurrence of endometriosis using a mouse model of endometriosis. METHODS: A mouse model of endometriosis was prepared by intraperitone…
PURPOSE: The aims of this study were to clarify the effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the early development of endometriosis and on the production of cytokines and chemokines in the murine peritoneal cavity. METHODS: Endometriotic les…
A 52-year-old woman presented to our hospital complaining of genital bleeding and was found to have a 50-mm vaginal tumor that involved the bladder, rectum, and small bowel and extended to the left pelvic side wall. Her history included a b…
AimOutside of Japan, recombinant-human chorionic gonadotropin (r-hCG) is widely used for the induction of final follicular maturation and early luteinization in women undergoing ovulation induction; whereas in Japan, urine-derived hCG (u-hC…
Infertility caused by ovarian or tubal problems can be treated using In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer (IVF-ET); however, this is not possible for women with uterine loss and malformations that require uterine reconstruction for th…
Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata (LPD) is an extremely rare condition, which is characterized by the presence of multiple peritoneal and subperitoneal nodules composed of bland smooth muscle cells. Albeit extremely rare, coexistence …
Endometriosis is a relatively common disease among women of reproductive age. However, gastrointestinal endometriosis is rare and endometriosis of the appendix resulting in perforated appendicitis is even rarer. We experienced a case of end…
The human health risk of dioxins was evaluated for four Japanese receptor groups: the general population, local residents living near a municipal solid waste incinerator, heavy fish consumers, and their infants and fetuses. In describing th…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether a relationship exists between personality and expression of pain in women with endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: With use of the Rosenzweig picture frustration study, the personality of women with endometriosis…
Open laparoscopies were performed on patients with eleven infertilities and one ectopic pregnancy in our gynecology clinic. Eight cases of endometriosis were revealed in eleven severe infertile patients. There were three cases of different …
Authors present the statistics of the diagnosis and treatment of infertile patients who visited the outpatient clinic of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, J…
Gestrinone (R 2323) is a synthetic progestogen, and noteworthy agent for endometriosis treatment. The effect of this reagent on cultured cells from porcine granulosa, human endometrial and endometrial carcinoma origin was investigated conce…