Leo Mäkäräinen

article 1996

Medroxyprogesterone acetate supplementation diminishes the hypoestrogenic side effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist without changing its efficacy in endometriosis

Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58023-6

ObjectiveTo examine the effects of concomitant use of goserelin and medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) in the treatment of endometriosis.DesignThirty-eight women with laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis were treated with once-a-month s.…

article 1988

Uterine contractions in endometriosis: Effects of operative and danazol treatment

·doi:10.3109/01443618809151376

SummaryTo study uterine contractions in proved endometriosis and the effects of operative and danazol treatment, intrauterine pressures at the isthmus and fundus level were recorded 27 times in 17 women with endometriosis and 20 times in 10…

article 1986

Primary and myoma‐associated menorrhagia: role of prostaglandins and effects of ibuprofen

·doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1986.tb08019.x

The release of 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha(6-keto-PGF1 alpha), a metabolite of prostacyclin (PGI2) and thromboxane B2 (TxB2), a metabolite of thromboxane A2 (TxA2), was estimated in endometrial biopsies taken from 12 menorrhagic and 12 he…