Efthymia Papakonstantinou

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus · active 2024-2025

Study types

  • article 1
  • rct 1

Condition tags

  • mesh:D004715 2
  • endometriosis 2
  • endometrioma 1
rct 2025
The effect of combined oral contraceptive pills on angiogenesis in endometriotic lesions
Hormones (Athens, Greece) ·doi:10.1007/s42000-025-00636-4

PURPOSE: Neoangiogenesis is necessary for adhesion and invasion of endometriotic lesions. We hypothesize that by blocking angiogenetic pathways we can suppress endometriosis. Oral contraceptive pills (OCs) are routinely used in endometriosi…

article 2024
The effect of GnRH-a on the angiogenesis of endometriosis
Hormones (Athens, Greece) ·doi:10.1007/s42000-024-00559-6

PURPOSE: Neoangiogenesis is necessary for adhesion and invasiveness of endometriotic lesions in women affected by endometriosis. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is one of the main components of angiogenesis and is part of the majo…