BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory disease, however the mechanisms underlying inflammation remain unclear. Non-hormonal drugs that can prevent endometriosis progression and resolve endometriotic infertil…
BRCA1 is one of the causative genes for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome with a high risk of early-onset breast cancer. Whereas olaparib (OLA), an inhibitor of poly-ADP-ribose polymerase, has been applied as adjuvant therapy to…
PURPOSE: To analyze the usefulness of intravaginal insemination (IVI) for the infertility treatment in couples with sexual dysfunction before applying assisted reproductive technology (ART). METHODS: Among 208 couples who presented sexual …
Ureterocolic fistula is a rare phenomenon and cases secondary to diverticulitis are even rarer. We present a case of ureterocolic fistula secondary to diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon following laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy due to e…
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of cystic cervical endometriosis that caused a massive hemorrhage due to rupture of a cyst and successful management with a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Universi…