OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the possible therapeutic effects of interferon alpha-2b left in the peritoneum after surgery, followed by or not followed by treatment with GnRH analogs. DESIGN: A prospective, randomized clinical trial. SETTING: Un…
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of human interferon (IFN)-alpha-2b on experimental endometriosis in rats. DESIGN: Experimental, controlled, double-blind randomized study. SETTING: Experimental surgery laboratory in a university departm…
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effects of triptoreline, gestrinone, and both, on experimental endometriosis in rats. STUDY DESIGN: Experimental endometriosis was surgically induced in 225 Wistar rats. Of these, 202 rats showed at least one gr…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the repercussion of experimentally induced endometriosis on the fertility of Wistar rats and the effects of pregnancy and lactation on endometrial ectopic implants. DESIGN: Eight-five animals were used for the exp…
Basal levels of prolactin (PRL) were studied in 16 normal women and in 60 women with endometriosis, 37 of whom were infertile. In addition, the authors studied the response to an intravenous (IV) injection of luteinizing hormone-releasing h…