Objective This study investigated the significance of diagnosing an endoscopic atrophic pattern of the fornix in autoimmune gastritis (AIG). Materials Of 10,608 individuals (men/women: 6,551/4,057) who underwent an esophagogastroduodenal en…
Objective Based on both endoscopic findings and serum auto-antibody levels, we determined the prevalence of autoimmune gastritis (AIG), which has not been previously reported, in individuals who underwent health checkup examinations in Japa…
OBJECTIVES: Low dose oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) that contain synthetic estrogen and progestin are often used to relieve chronic pelvic pain associated with endometriosis. We sought to evaluate the efficacy of drospirenone/ethinylestrad…
ObjectiveWe attempted to clarify the relationship between luteinized unruptured follicle, which occurs in the early stages of endometriosis, and unexplained infertility.Study designSeventy patients who had unexplained infertility were revie…
The clinical features and the intrafollicular environment of luteinized unruptured follicle (LUF) were investigated in 60 infertile women by means of ultrasonography. LUF was diagnosed in daily ultrasound scans in 52 (13.5%) of 384 apparent…
In order to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ultrasonic oocyte collection for IVF-ET, a comparative study was performed on the results of IVF-ET by the transabdominal and transvaginal methods in 145 cycles of 51 patients. The oocyte…