Accurate pre-operative discrimination between ovarian endometriomas (EMs) and other benign ovarian tumors is crucial for surgical planning and fertility counseling. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of serum CA125, CA1…
BACKGROUND: Ovarian endometriotic cysts represent a prevalent form of endometriosis and are typically identifiable via imaging modalities. Nonetheless, differentiating endometriotic cysts from other benign non-endometriotic ovarian cysts, s…
Background and Objective: The ultrasound sliding sign dynamically assesses pouch of Douglas (POD) obliteration in suspected endometriosis. Transvaginal (TVS) and transrectal (TRS) ultrasound are used in patients with and without a self-repo…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the associations between oxidative DNA damage biomarkers (levels of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine [8-OHdG], telomere length [TL], human telomerase reverse transcriptase [hTERT], telomerase activity [TA] and polymorph…