Konstantinos Ravanos

observational 2018

Anatomic distribution of endometriosis: A reappraisal based on series of 1101 patients

European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2018.09.001

OBJECTIVE: To reappraise the anatomic distribution of endometriosis lesions in cases with Superficial Implants (SI), Ovarian Endometrioma (OMA) and Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis (DIE). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective observational s…

observational 2018

Unexplained infertility patients present the mostly impaired levels of progesterone receptors: Prospective observational study

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/aji.12828

PROBLEM: Τo assess the endometrial expression of progesterone receptors in various subgroups of infertile women during implantation window. ΜETHODS: A prospective observational study was performed during March 2013-February 2017. Infertile …

observational 2017

LIF endometrial expression is impaired in women with unexplained infertility while LIF-R expression in all infertility sub-groups

Cytokine ·doi:10.1016/j.cyto.2017.04.009

The main objective of our study was to study LIF and LIF-R endometrial expression during the implantation window in the various sub-groups of infertile women according to infertility cause. A prospective observational case-control study was…

2016

Endometrial expression of progesterone receptors but not avb3 integrins is significantly decreased in women with unexplained infertility and poor ovarian reserve

·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.07.432

rct 2012

History of endometriosis may adversely affect the outcome in menopausal recipients of sibling oocytes

Reproductive BioMedicine Online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.07.020

Due to the known adverse effect of endometriosis on gamete quality, it has always been difficult to demonstrate a direct effect of endometriosis on implantation. In order to eliminate these confounding effects, this prospective comparative …