ObjectiveTo investigate the localization and expression of steroid sulfatase (STS) in cumulus cells obtained from subjects with and without endometriosis.DesignCase-control study.SettingIn vitro fertilization program at the Showa University…
OBJECTIVE: Steroid sulfatase (STS) is an important enzyme that converts biological inactive steroid sulfate to active free steroid. As estrogen is thought to play an important role in cell proliferation in gynecological cancer, the existenc…
PURPOSE: To discriminate patients with severe mental disorders from those complaining of menopausal symptoms, psychological tests were performed on patients who visited the menopausal clinic. The effectiveness of hormone replacement therapy…
Relationship between endometrial findings and serum hormone concentrations in patients with functional uterine bleeding (FUB) was not clarified yet. One hundred patients affected by FUB were divided into four groups according to their endom…