OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of alitretionin and isotretionin on endometrial peritoneal implants and serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels. STUDY DESIGN: Forty-eight female Sprague Dawley rats were used. Initially surg…
OBJECTIVE: Resveratrol, a phytoalexin polyphenol, has anti-angiogenic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory properties. We aimed to compare the anti-inflammatory and anti-angiogenic effects of resveratrol and leuprolide acetate (LA) in an experim…
The study was conducted to investigate the effect of conservative surgery of ovarian endometriomas before an ICSI cycle. Ninety-nine patients with endometriomas who were referred to an intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycle were enro…
Vulvar edema as a complication of laparoscopy is a rare condition. A 23-year-old woman was admitted with progressive dysmenorrhea and underwent laparoscopic bilateral endometrioma cystectomy. Twenty-seven hours after surgery, unilateral vul…