Kiyomizu M

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article 2007
Maintenance therapy involving a tapering dose of danazol or mid/low doses of oral contraceptive after gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist treatment for endometriosis-associated pelvic pain
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.05.052

Pelvic pain associated with endometriosis was treated by the long-term administration of a tapering dose of danazol or mid/low doses of oral contraceptives after the end of therapy involving a GnRH agonist (GnRH-a). Results demonstrated tha…

article 2006
Association of Two Polymorphisms in the Peroxisome Proliferator-Acativated Receptor-γ Gene With Adenomyosis, Endometriosis, and Leiomyomata in Japanese Women
Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation ·doi:10.1016/j.jsgi.2006.03.005

ObjectiveThe peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) is a nuclear hormone receptor that plays an important role in many diseases. This study investigated whether two polymorphisms (Pro12Ala in exon B and C161T in exon …

article 2006
Synergistic effect of interleukin‐6 promoter (IL6 −634C/G) and intercellular adhesion molecule‐1 (ICAM‐1 469K/E) gene polymorphisms on the risk of endometriosis in Japanese women
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/j.1600-0897.2006.00426.x

PROBLEM: Endometriosis is an immune-related, chronic inflammatory disease with a polygenic predisposition. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene promoter region polymorphism (-634C/G) and the interce…

article 2005
Usefulness and limits of CA-125 in diagnosis of endometriosis without associated ovarian endometriomas
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deh890

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic significance of CA-125 for endometriosis without ovarian endometriomas. METHODS: Preoperative serum CA-125 levels were measured in 775 consecutive women diagnosed by laparosco…