Fong‐Ming Chang

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article 2009

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Leptin on Peritoneal Macrophages of Patients with Endometriosis

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00779.x

PROBLEM: The expression of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 is considered as a marker of macrophage activation and has been implicated in the development of endometriosis. Leptin is an immunomodulator, which may also affect the development of endomet…

article 2008

Ultrasonographic Assessment of Ovarian Endometrioma

·doi:10.1016/s0929-6441(09)60001-1

Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disease that affects about 10% of women of reproductive age. Most women with endometriosis experience pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia and infertility, all of which reduce their quality of life. U…