Mahdavi A

PURPOSE: To evaluate the application of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) as a treatment method for abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The characteristics of the AWE lesions in the patients were obtained using ultrasoun…

BACKGROUND: Luteinizing hormone receptor gene shows four nonsynonymous polymorphisms within the exons. Three of these polymorphisms, i.e. rs4539842 (an insertion of 6bp CTGCAG at nucleotide position 54), rs12470652 (c.827A>G/p.Asn 291Ser), …

BACKGROUND: The effect of elevated progesterone level on human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) day in in vitro fertilization cycles is controversial. Some suppose that rise in progesterone level seems to have a negative impact on implantation …

BACKGROUND: Detection of best predictor of ovarian reserve in patients with temporarily or consistently elevated early follicular phase serum levels of FSH is one of the most important goals in assisted reproductive technique (ART). OBJECT…

PURPOSE: This study was designed to evaluate the effects of adding Estradiol (E2) supplementation to progesterone (P) on improvement of pregnancy outcomes in poor responder patients who underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF). METHODS: In a…

OBJECTIVES: We compared the perioperative morbidity of laparoscopic hysterectomy for gynecologic oncologic (group A) and benign gynecologic (group B) indications at a single institution. METHODS: This is a retrospective analysis of 159 con…

Vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma arising from pelvic endometriosis has not been reported in the literature. We report a case of a 50-year-old woman with stage I clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina who was found to have endometriosis ad…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe the feasibility and outcome of total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy with or without pelvic lymphadenectomy for patients with stage I cervical cancer or severe pelvic endometriosis using harmonic shears as the…