Eda Vrtačnik-Bokal

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article 2026

Deep infiltrating endometriosis has been linked to worsened maternal and neonatal outcomes. However, reports regarding bowel endometriosis are still scanty. We aimed to evaluate pregnancy, delivery, and newborn adverse outcomes in women aft…

article 2020
Acta chimica Slovenica ·doi:10.17344/acsi.2020.5864

Oxidative stress in the follicular fluid (FF) is thought to be responsible for the abnormal development of oocytes. In our study patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, and tubal infertility factor (TIF), and health…

article 2019
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.1080/09513590.2019.1683821

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease defined by the presence and growth of functional endometrial-like tissue, glands and stroma, outside the uterine cavity. Macrophages are broadly classified into pro-inflammatory M1 macrophages,…

editorial 2017
Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology ·doi:10.1080/17425255.2017.1297421

Endometriosis is a common benign and proliferative chronic disorder, characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus: in particular, ectopic endometrial tissue und...

article 2017
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-017-4633-0

PurposeTo evaluate reproductive and maternal-fetal outcomes after integrated approach for endometriosis-associated infertility (EAI).MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed reproductive and maternal-fetal outcomes of 277 women affected by EAI, s…

article 2017
Medical hypotheses ·doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2017.03.032

The theory of retrograde menstruation as aetiopathogenesis of endometriosis formulated by John Sampson in 1927 shows clear shortcomings: this does not explain why retrograde menstruation is a physiological process that affects 90% of women,…