BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is believed to be associated with dysfunction of the lymphocyte population and cytotoxicity of natural killer (NK) cells, induced by the production of interleukin-2 (IL-2). OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investiga…
Objective: To compare and determine the differences in the level of homocysteine in the blood and follicular fluid in infertile women with and without endometriosis, then analyze the effect of homocysteine levels to oocyte quality. Methods:…
Abstract Objective: To compare and determine the differences in the level of homocysteine in the blood and follicular fluid in infertile women with and without endometriosis, then analyze the effect of homocys¬teine levels to oocyte qualit…
Background: To assess the increased cellular immunity of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC) derived LAK cells from endometriosis patients towards endometriosis cell cultures after stimulation with IL-2. Methods: This study is a quasi…
In order to have a profile of cytosolic estrogen and progesterone receptors in either endometriotic tissue or endometrium in patients with and without endometriosis a cross-sectional study was performed involving 43 infertile women. The…