Silva JC

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
article 2013
Biology of reproduction ·doi:10.1095/biolreprod.112.103598

Considerable effort has been invested in searching for less invasive methods of diagnosing endometriosis. Previous studies have indicated altered levels of the CALD1 gene (encoding the protein caldesmon) in endometriosis. The aims of our st…

article 2011
Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) ·doi:10.1590/s1807-59322011000800001

INTRODUCTION: Chronic pelvic pain is a disease that directly affects the social and professional lives of women. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of this clinical condition and to identify independent factors associated with it in wome…

article 2010
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas ·doi:10.1590/s0100-879x2010007500072

Endometriosis is a complex and multifactorial disease. Chromosomal imbalance screening in endometriotic tissue can be used to detect hot-spot regions in the search for a possible genetic marker for endometriosis. The objective of the presen…

review 2008
Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina ·doi:10.1590/s1516-31802008000300010

CONTEXT: Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, which is commonly detected in gynecological practice but rarely reported as a coloproctological disorder. The objective of the present…