BACKGROUND: Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) levels increase in women with endometriosis. COX-2, via increasing prostaglandin E2, contributes to an increase in vascular endothelial growth factor. In this way, COX-2 may contribute to the progression…
ObjectiveTo compare the efficacies of anastrozole and raloxifene on endometriosis.Study designA randomized, placebo-controlled, single-blind, experimental study was performed on 45 adult Wistar female rats in the Experimental Surgery Labora…
AIM: In the present study, we aimed to compare the effects of cetrorelix and leuprolide on endometriosis. METHODS: This randomized, placebo-controlled, single-blind, experimental study was performed on 45 Wistar adult female rats in the Exp…
ObjectiveTo investigate the efficacy of imiquimod on endometriosis.DesignRandomized, placebo-controlled, single-blind, experimental study.SettingExperimental surgery laboratory at a university in Turkey.Animal(s)Thirty Wistar female rats.In…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of levamisole on experimental endometriosis. METHODS: After the implantation of endometrial tissue on abdominal peritoneum, 40 rats were randomized to 1 of 4 equal intervention groups. Levamisole (2 mg…
ObjectiveTo investigate the efficacy of recombinant human interferon alpha-2b on endometriosis.Study designThe randomized, placebo-controlled, single-blind, experimental study was performed on 30 Wistar female rats in the Experimental Surge…
In this study, correlation between duration of premature rupture of the membranes (PROM) and the degree of membrane, decidua, and myometrium infections were histologically investigated. The study was carried on 61 women with term pregnancy …