Matts Olovsson

ORCID: 0000-0001-5497-9013 · 39 papers in corpus
observational 2014
Human fertility (Cambridge, England) ·doi:10.3109/14647273.2014.922705

Endometriosis affects fertility in many women and may partly be due to decreased endometrial receptivity. Several mechanisms have been suggested, notably, progesterone resistance for which a number of candidate biomarkers have been suggeste…

lab-animal 2014
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719113497284

The antiprogestin mifepristone has been used for more than 20 years as a medical alternative for early pregnancy termination. After mifepristone administration, significant changes have been observed in the endometrial vessels, with cell in…

observational 2012

Results Data on endometriosis patients were compared to the general population, the most seminal findings being: • Endometriosis patients qualify more frequently (42%) for free medical aid in the Swedish health care system (frikort for vard…

2012
2012
2012
·doi:10.1016/s0020-7292(12)61261-2
2012
·doi:10.1016/s0020-7292(12)61262-4
2012
·doi:10.1016/j.jval.2012.08.1886
review 2011
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/j.1600-0897.2011.01045.x

PROBLEM: Endometriosis is a very complex disease that profoundly affects the quality of life of many women. METHOD OF STUDY: A review of the relationships between the female immune system and the occurrence and development of endometriosis…

case-report 2011
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.3109/09513590.2011.569795

Ultrasonography can detect ovarian endometriomas, but negative findings cannot exclude other localizations of endometriosis, especially in symptomatic patients. We describe a case of sudden development of large bilateral endometriomas after…

nonrandomized-trial 2010
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.02.019

OBJECTIVE: To study the concentrations of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptors-1 and -2 (sVEGFR-1 and -2), angiogenin, and angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) in serum and peritoneal fluid f…

observational 2006
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2005.08.064

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether serum and peritoneal fluid levels of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) differ between women with and without endometriosis and to examine the relationship between proliferative …

other 2006
Reproduction (Cambridge, England) ·doi:10.1530/rep.1.01110

Studies were performed to elucidate the possible relationship between microvessel density, proliferative activity and angiogenesis in eutopic endometrium from women with and without endometriosis and peritoneal endometriotic lesions. The qu…

other 2002
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1034/j.1600-0412.2002.810903.x

BACKGROUND: Endometrial angiogenesis is important for bleeding control and fertility, and is believed to be regulated by angiogenic growth factors under the influence of ovarian steroids. OBJECTIVE: To document the pattern of expression of…