Iwona Szymusik

Mechanisms resulting from the physiological immaturity of the digestive system in children delivered before 32 weeks of gestation and, in particular, different interactions between the microbiome and the body have not been fully elucidated …

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the utility of circulating miR-125b-5p, miR-199a-3p, miR-451a, and miR-3613-5p as biomarkers of endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: Patients with stage III or IV of endometriosis according to the revised Amer…

Background: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside of the uterine cavity. It affects approximately 6–12% among reproductive-age women. Laparoscopy is still the gold…

Around 20% to 30% of patients after solid organ transplantation are of reproductive age. The estimated rate of infertility in this group is slightly higher than in the general population. Choosing the optimal moment for pregnancy in transpl…

The aim of this review was to summarize the available evidence about the use of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) as a contraceptive method in nulliparous women. For this purpose, studies evaluating the efficacy, safety…

OBJECTIVES: Multidirectional influence of endometriosis on fertility impairments is well known. Altered implantation and placentation among affected patients raised concerns regarding possible negative influence on the course of pregnancy. …

The objective was to evaluate the quality of life and the incidence of depression among women suffering from endometriosis. Afterwards, the dependency between pelvic pain, its severity and stages of endometriosis were analyzed. The study pr…

IntroductionIn vitro fertilization (IVF) singletons have a worse perinatal outcome than spontaneously conceived singletons, especially in terms of preterm birth and its complications.Material and methodsAn observational retrospective case c…

OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed at performing proteomic analysis of matched eutopic endometrium and ovarian endometrioid cysts from women with endometriosis in order to discover any abnormal protein expression related to the disease. DES…

Despite significant scientific progress, etiology of endometriosis remains enigmatic. New advances in molecular biology have allowed the use of proteomics in demystifying this puzzling disease. Proteomics is a technology that permits the vi…

Introduction of robotic surgery in the first decade of the 21 century was one of the biggest breakthroughs in surgery since the introduction of anesthesia. For the first time in history the surgeon was placed remotely from the patient and w…

OBJECTIVE: Infertility seems to be a great worldwide problem. Many publications present the epidemiology of infertility, but the percentage distribution of factors responsible for infertility varies significantly. The objective was to defin…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to analyze the influence of epidural analgesia (EA) on the course of labor. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study group consisted of 191 women with EA ("walking anesthesia"). 209 women without EA were chosen fo…

OBJECTIVES: To compare the efficacy of microlaparoscopy and laparoscopy in the assessment of pelvic region in infertile women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 47 patients (aged 24-35) had microlaparoscopy and subsequent laparoscopy performed in orde…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to analyze the use of endoscopic procedures in the group of infertile patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study material consisted of 636 patients, aged 20-41. They all had endoscopic procedures performe…

AIM: The aim of the study was to find out parturients' evaluation of epidural analgesia (EA) during labor and factors influencing their opinion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 100 women, aged 26-42, who gave birth at I Department of Obstetrics and …