Ov D Slayden

This study investigated how chronic pelvic pain (CPP) develops using rhesus macaques with naturally occurring endometriosis and a multiple lesion induction mouse model (MIM), as repeated retrograde menstruation is considered an underlying m…

We previously published the DexFEM trial, which showed that in women with heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), oral dexamethasone reduces menstrual blood loss. Here, we report a pharmacodynamic analysis exploring the likely mechanism for this ef…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is an inflammatory disease associated with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). Growing evidence indicates that endometriotic lesions are not the sole source of pain. Instead, central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction creat…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is the presence of endometrium-like tissue outside the uterine cavity. An experimental model of endometriosis has been created in the baboon by the transcervical collection and laparoscopic inoculation of menstrual…

Abstract Purpose Few investigations have examined the uptake of radiotracers that target the prominent sex-steroid receptors in the uterus across the menstrual cycle and with disease state. We aimed to determine if uptake of the radiotracer…

Endometriosis is a devastating disease in which endometrial-like tissue forms lesions outside the uterus. It causes infertility and severe pelvic pain in ≈176 million women worldwide, and there is currently no cure for this disease. Magneti…

Endometriosis Treatment In article number 2107808, Ov D. Slayden, Oleh Taratula, and co-worker develop an endometriosis therapy based on targeted magnetic nanoparticles that efficiently accumulate in endometriotic lesions following systemic…

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with irregular menstrual cycles, hyperandrogenemia, and obesity. It is currently accepted that women with PCOS are also at risk for endometriosis, but the effect of androgen and obesity on endo…

Background: The symptom of heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) diminishes quality-of-life for many mid-age women and imposes substantial societal burden. We investigated our hypothesis that HMB reflects impaired endometrial vasoconstriction due …

Endometriosis is an incurable gynecological disease characterized by the abnormal growth of endometrium-like tissue, characteristic of the uterine lining, outside of the uterine cavity. Millions of people with endometriosis suffer from pelv…

C-X-C ligand 13 (CXCL13), a regulator of mucosal immunity, is secreted by human endometrial epithelium and may be involved in embryo implantation. However, cyclic expression of human endometrial CXCL13 in health and disease is not well stud…

In article number 1906936, Ov D. Slayden, Oleh Taratula, and co-workers present a nanomedicine approach for endometriosis treatment. Photo-responsive nanoparticles concurrently delineate and ablate endometriosis tissue xenografts in mice em…

ObjectiveTo identify novel transcriptomic changes to eutopic endometrium by exposure to chronic mild hypernadrogenemia (testosterone [T]) with/without exposure to an obesogenic Western-style diet (WSD).DesignTwo-by-two factorial arrangement…

Endometriosis is a painful disorder where endometrium-like tissue forms lesions outside of the uterine cavity. Intraoperative identification and removal of these lesions are difficult. This study presents a nanoplatform that concurrently de…

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disorder defined by endometrium-like tissue outside the uterine cavity that results in pelvic inflammation. Pro-inflammatory cytokines can increase 11 β -hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1),…

Background: Endometriosis is a painful disorder in women where endometrium-like tissue exists outside of the uterine cavity. Progress on new therapies for the disorder is dependent on physiologically relevant models. Menstruation and develo…