Nasir Rana

No ORCID on file · 34 papers in corpus · active 1988-2010

Study types

  • article 33
  • book-chapter 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 32
  • infertility 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • endometrioma 1
article 2010
11 EFFECT OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY ON OVARIAN FUNCTION IN WOMEN WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS
·doi:10.1016/s1472-6483(10)62429-7
article 2010
COMT Val-158-met gene polymorphism is not associated with endometriosis-related pain
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.07.801
article 2007
Association between COMT gene polymorphism and endometriosis-associated pain: an interim analysis
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.726
article 2007
Immunohistochemical detection of heparanase-1 expression in eutopic and ectopic endometrium from women with endometriosis
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.081

ObjectiveTo investigate the expression of heparanase-1, an endoglycosidase that degrades heparan sulfate proteoglycans, in eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissues from women with endometriosis.DesignAn immunohistochemical study.SettingAcade…

article 2006
Quantitative expression of apoptosis-regulating genes in endometrium from women with and without endometriosis
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.06.026

ObjectiveTo quantitate antiapoptotic and proapoptotic gene expression in endometrial cells (ECs) of women with and without endometriosis.DesignDetermination of transcript abundance (TA) of apoptosis-regulating genes in eutopic and ectopic e…

article 2005
Quantitative Expression of Growth Regulatory Genes in Matched, Eutopic and Ectopic Endometrial Cells from Women with Endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.07.486
book-chapter 2005
Should In Vitro Fertilization/Embryo Transfer (IVF/ET) be the First-line Approach to the Management of Infertility in Women with Endometriosis?
·doi:10.5005/jp/books/10334_6
article 2004
Laparoscopic appendectomy in a female patient with situs inversus: case report and literature review.
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

BACKGROUND: Situs inversus is an uncommon condition caused by a single autosomal recessive gene of incomplete penetration. A potential diagnostic dilemma can occur in the young female patient with a history of situs inversus who presents wi…

article 2004
Quantitative expression of growth regulatory genes in endometrium from women with and without endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.07.183
article 2004
The effects of endometrioma resection on subsequent ovarian stimulation and fertilization/embryo transfer (IVF/ET) success rates
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.07.092
article 2003
Differential Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF)-1α expression in endometrium from women with and without endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(03)01507-3
article 2003
Genomic response of endometrial cells to TNF-alpha stimulation in women with endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(03)01499-7
article 2002
Cumulative pregnancy rates with IVF/ET and COH/AIH in endometriosis: should IVF/ET be the first line of treatment in the management of infertility in this population?
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)03043-6
article 2002
Cycle-specific and cumulative fecundity in patients with endometriosis who are undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation-intrauterine insemination or in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03343-5

ObjectiveTo compare controlled ovarian hyperstimulation-intrauterine insemination (COH-IUI) or IVF-ET pregnancy rates per cycle (PR) and cycle and cumulative fecundity (f and cf) with COH-IUI or IVF-ET in endometriosis.DesignRetrospective a…

article 2002
Endometrial apoptosis, macrophage content, and TNFα expression in endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)03014-x
article 2002
Expression of apoptosis related genes in uterine endometrium from women with and without endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)04054-2
article 2002
Heparanase-1 expression in endometrium during menstrual cycle in healthy control women and in women with endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03611-7
article 2002
Program calender: VIII world congress on endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)02983-7
article 2002
Relationship between apoptosis and the number of macrophages in eutopic endometrium from women with and without endometriosis
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03334-4

ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between apoptotic cells and macrophages in the eutopic endometrium of women with and without endometriosis.DesignRetrospective analysis of archival uterine endometrial biopsy specimens.SettingInstitu…

article 2001
Apoptosis in endometrial glandular and stromal cells in women with and without endometriosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/16.9.1802

BACKGROUND: The aetiology of endometriosis is unknown. Ectopic dissemination of the endometrial cells gives origin to endometriotic lesions, but occurs in women with and without endometriosis. It has been suggested that increased ectopic ce…

article 2001
Bcl-2 expression and apoptosis in endometrium of women with and without endometriosis.
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)02443-8
article 2001
Postlaparoscopic Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Unrecognized Nodular Endometriosis of the Terminal Ileum
The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists ·doi:10.1016/s1074-3804(05)60569-5

Small bowel involvement by endometriosis occurs in about 0.5% of patients, but nodular endometriosis involving the entire wall of the terminal ileum is extremely rare. Endometriotic nodules protruding into the intestinal lumen may lead to c…

article 2000
Expression of TNFα Receptor Type-I Gene in Endometrial Cells from Women With and Without Endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(00)00783-4
article 1998
Cytolysis of Eutopic and Ectopic Endometrial Cells by Peripheral Blood Monocytes and Peritoneal Macrophages in Women with Endometriosis
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00062-4

ObjectiveTo compare the ability of peripheral blood monocytes (PBM) and peritoneal macrophages (PM) to mediate the in vitro cytolysis of endometrial cells from eutopic and ectopic endometrium in women with endometriosis.DesignProspective st…

article 1998
Spontaneous Apoptosis of Endometrial Tissue is Impaired in Women with Endometriosis
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00073-9

ObjectiveTo evaluate spontaneous apoptosis in single-cell suspensions of eutopic and ectopic endometrium from women with endometriosis and in eutopic endometrium from fertile controls without endometriosis.DesignPaired specimens of eutopic …