PURPOSE: Vasovagal syncope (VVS) is a chronic debilitating condition seen mostly in young women of reproductive age. There are anecdotal reports of increased syncope and presyncope around menstruation. This case-control study assessed the e…
OBJECTIVE: To assess differences in gynecologic history and lightheadedness during menstrual cycle phases among patients with POTS and healthy control women. METHODS: In a prospective, questionnaire-based study carried out at Paden Autonom…
Einleitung: Gewebeproben von peritonealer Endometriose, Adenomyose und von basalem Endometrium zeigten die gleichen zyklischen immunhistochemischen Veränderungen bezüglich der Hormonrezeptoren sowie der P-450 Aromatase*. Da beschrieben wurd…
endometriums with endometriosis, which were labeled with Cy5-dUTP. Fluorescent labeled probes were hybridized on a microarray of 4800 human genes. Results: We could detect many genes expressed differently in eutopic endometrium with or with…
The human endometrium exhibits regular cycles of growth, differentiation, and breakdown in response to changing levels of ovarian steroids. Following the tissue loss and repair processes of menstruation, rising levels of estradiol initiate …
Endometrial expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-3, MMP-7 and MMP-11 occurs during menstrual breakdown and subsequent estrogen-mediated growth, but not during the secretory phase. These enzymes are suppressed by progesterone treatme…