Hideaki Masuzaki
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· 66 papers in corpus
observational
2020
Background: As its name indicates, anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is primarily found as an inhibitor of the Müllerian duct in male fetus. On the other hand, AMH may act as a mediator of Müllerian duct-derived female tissue, such as endometriu…
nonrandomized-trial
2020
Abstract Background Surgery for endometriomas may cause detrimental effects on ovarian reserve. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of three-step laparoscopic surgery for endometriomas utilizing novel progestin, dienogest in terms of p…
nonrandomized-trial
2020
Abstract Background Surgery for endometriomas may cause detrimental effects on ovarian reserve. In this study, we evaluated the safety of three-step laparoscopic surgery for endometriomas utilizing novel progestin, dienogest in terms of pos…
other
2020
PURPOSE: Surgery for endometriomas may cause detrimental effects on ovarian reserve. We evaluated the safety of three-step laparoscopic surgery for endometriomas utilizing dienogest in terms of post-surgical ovarian reserve. METHODS: Twelv…
observational
2019
BACKGROUND: Autoimmune reactions and subsequent inflammation may underlie spermatogenic dysfunction and endometriosis-related infertility. The aim of this study is to identify disease-specific antigens in immune complexes (ICs) in seminal p…
2018
The ovaries of women of reproductive age may show specific histological structures that may relate to the maintenance of primordial follicles and the regulation of early follicular development, which are keys to understanding the dynamics o…
review
2017
Endometrioma is one of the main pathologies of endometriosis, though its pathogenesis still remains enigmatic. Ovarian reserve is defined as the number and quality of the follicles left in the ovary at any given time. The cause of infertili…
case-report
2017
INTRODUCTION: Round ligament varicosities (RLV) are not well-known and they are usually caused by pregnancy. Although the groin swelling of RLV mimics an inguinal hernia, it is difficult to distinguish between them through clinical examinat…
other
2016
OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is commonly believed to originate from functionalis endometrium and adenomyosis from basalis endometrium. Due to the lack of enough information, we investigated the biological differences between these two layers of…
2016
2016
other
2016
OBJECTIVE: Increased intrauterine microbial colonization by bacteria culture method and occurrence of endometritis have been reported in women with endometriosis. Here we investigated microbial colonization in intrauterine environment and c…
2016
BACKGROUND: The different macromolecules as secreted by macrophages (Mw) in the pelvic environment are believed to enhance the growth of endometriosis. However, the possible mediator that stimulates Mw for the production of different growth…
2016
2015
other
2015
OBJECTIVE: A prominent stress reaction in the pelvis of women with endometriosis and the role of human heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in inflammation and the growth of endometriosis has been recently demonstrated. We report here expression o…
2015
other
2015
Adenomyosis is commonly believed to arise from the basalis endometrium. As an estromedin growth factor, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) exhibits multiple functions in endometriosis, a disease commonly believed to arise from the functionalis …
2015
The human lower genital tract is constantly exposed to various microorganisms, which can infect the upper genital tract through ascending migration. We report on tests of the hypothesis that as normal microbial flora in the vagina, some gra…
other
2014
Endometriosis is a multifactorial disease mostly affecting women of reproductive age. An additive effect between inflammation and stress reaction on the growth of endometriosis has been demonstrated. Here we investigated the combined effect…
2014
other
2014
OBJECTIVES: Human heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) has been reported to enhance Toll-like receptor 4-mediated pelvic inflammation and growth of endometriotic cells. However, information on tissue expression of HSP70 before and after treatment …
other
2014
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of endometriomas on the regulation of early follicular development. DESIGN: Histologic analysis of prospectively collected biopsy samples. SETTING: Research unit in a university hospital. PATIENT(S): Wo…
observational
2014
STUDY QUESTION: Is there any risk of intra-uterine bacterial colonization and concurrent occurrence of endometritis in women with endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: An increase in intra-uterine microbial colonization and concurrent endometriti…
2014