OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate endometrial biopsy and curettage in detecting small nerve fibers in eutopic endometrium for diagnosis of endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: Endometrial biopsies with precise, consistent techni…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate types of nerve fibers in endometrium and myometrium in women with endometriosis. DESIGN: Laboratory study using human tissue. SETTING: University-based laboratory. PATIENT(S): Women with and without endometriosi…
Endometriosis affects 10-15% of the female population during their reproductive years. Although the pathogenesis of this disease is undefined, the presence of endometrium-like tissue plaques outside of the uterus could implicate the eutopic…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease that can be associated with severe pelvic pain; however, the mechanisms by which pain is generated remain unknown. METHODS: Peritoneal endometriotic lesions and normal peritoneum were p…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common gynaecological disease and is frequently associated with recurrent and serious pelvic pain such as dysmenorrhoea and dyspareunia, but the mechanisms by which these symptoms are generated are not well un…
Forty-two women with laparoscopically-confirmed pelvic endometriosis (assessed according to the American Fertility Society modified classification) had serum levels of the cell-surface antigen CA-125 measured before, during and after medica…
Fifty-five women with a convincing clinical history of menorrhagia associated with recognizable pelvic disease (40 women) or a confirmed coagulation disorder (15 women) were studied through one or more cycles with measurements of menstrual …