Hurd WW — Endo Lab

article 2015

Abundance and Localization of Progesterone Receptor Isoforms in Endometrium in Women With and Without Endometriosis and in Peritoneal and Ovarian Endometriotic Implants

Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719115585145

BackgroundSeveral studies suggest that resistance to progesterone may contribute to the pathophysiology of endometriosis. Progesterone mediates its biological activity via the 2 progesterone receptor (PR) isoforms (PR-A and PR-B). Effects o…

article 2006

Challenges to our understanding of endometriosis pain

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2006.08.004

Endometriosis remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge despite decades of clinical experience and research. The multiple treatment options for endometriosis described in this symposium clearly indicate how difficult it can be to diagn…

review 1998

Criteria that indicate endometriosis is the cause of chronic pelvic pain

Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s0029-7844(98)00283-x

Chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis remain two of the most perplexing problems in gynecology. In some women with both conditions, endometriosis might not be the cause of their pain. The problem is determining when the pain is caused by en…