Aim: Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is one of the most commonly used methods in order to evaluate the condition of fallopian tubes in infertility clinics. In the present paper, we retrospectively compared the findings of HSG and laparoscopy to…
We describe a 37-year-old woman with giant cystic adenomyosis who underwent a hysterectomy, providing magnetic resonance imaging and gross and microscopic images.
Young patients with complex atypical hyperplasia (CAH) or stage Ia, G1 adenocarcinoma (IaG1) of the endometrium, who desire to preserve fertility, can select the conservative therapy by oral progestin, medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA). How…
Both the classic form of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor, GnRH I, and GnRH agonists reportedly have antiproliferative and apoptotic (programmed cell death) effects on cultured endometriotic cells as well as on some cancer cells …
BACKGROUND: GnRH II is the second form of GnRH and is widely distributed in peripheral tissues of the female reproductive tract as well as in the central nervous system. In the present study, we studied the possible implication of GnRH II i…
ObjectiveTo report a case of sciatic endometriosis diagnosed by computerized tomography (CT)-guided biopsy in combination with CD10 immunohistochemical staining.DesignCase report.SettingUniversity hospital.Patient(s)A 33-year-old Japanese w…
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the usefulness of transvaginal and transrectal ultrasonography for diagnosis and management of deeply infiltrating rectosigmoid endometriosis. METHODS: A series of six patients (aged 32-39 years) with rectosigmoid e…
PROBLEM: To assess whether interferon-gamma-induced protein-10 (IP-10), a chemokine that has antiangiogenic activities, may be involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. METHOD OF STUDY: A total of 120 patients undergoing laparoscopy fo…
Endometriosis is assumed to be one of the causative factors of infertility, although the mechanism remains to be elucidated. Mechanical factors distorting the pelvic anatomy and/or changes in the biochemical and cellular environment in the …
The actions of danazol on the release of gonadotropins and prolactin (PRL) were investigated by using a culture of rat anterior pituitary gland cells. The addition of danazol in the range between 10(-9) M and 10(-5) M elevated the levels of…