J L Shifren — Endo Lab

article 1998

Impact of Varying Stages of Endometriosis on the Outcome of In Vitro Fertilization–Embryo Transfer

Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1023/a:1022574221115

PurposeThe impact of severity of endometriosis on the outcome of in vitro fertilization (IVF) was analyzed in an uncontrolled, retrospective study in an academic IVF program.MethodsSixty-one patients with a primary diagnosis of endometriosi…

article 1997

Angiogenesis and Macrophage Activation in Endometriosis

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb48540.x

Recent studies suggest that the symptoms associated with endometriosis are the result of local peritoneal inflammation. Increased concentrations of activated pelvic macrophages and lymphocytes and the elevated levels of specific cytokines a…

article 1996

Ovarian steroid regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor in the human endometrium: implications for angiogenesis during the menstrual cycle and in the pathogenesis of endometriosis.

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jcem.81.8.8768883

The human endometrium undergoes a complex process of vascular and glandular proliferation, differentiation, and regeneration with each menstrual cycle in preparation for implantation. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an endothel…