Shawky Z A Badawy

Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. A 42-year-old multiparous patient presented for consultation as a referral for management of re…

ObjectiveTo study the effects of aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole) on the growth and estradiol secretion of endometrioma cells in culture.DesignEndometrioma cells are grown in vitro until maximum growth before used in this study. This was d…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of danazol on endometrioma cells in culture, in relation to cell proliferation. STUDY DESIGN: Danazol has been shown to be effective in treating endometriosis, leading to remission. The mode of action is th…

A 42-year-old multiparous patient presented for consultation as a referral for management of recurrent catamenial pneumothorax. Evaluation by a pulmonologist failed to reveal any chest masses. She was treated for endometriosis using Danazol…

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of the GnRH agonist leuprolide on the growth of cultured endometrioma cells. STUDY DESIGN: Experimental study in an academic setting on endometrioma cell lines cultured from 15 women undergoing laparoscopy o…

AIM: To evaluate the anti-proliferative activity and mitochondrial toxicity of gossypol in endometrioma cells maintained in short-term cultures. METHODS: (A) Three endometrioma cell lines from patients were treated with 25 or 50 nmol/L goss…