OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that endometriotic tissue secretes endometriotic-specific proteins into the peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with endometriosis. DESIGN: A prospective design was utilized in this study. SETTING: Tertiary ca…
ObjectiveOur purpose was to determine in the rat model whether endometriosis could influence ovarian function by altering oocyte release or folliculogenesis.Study designWe histologically examined the ovaries of reproductively cycling rats w…
Recurrent endometriosis in women is difficult to study because of the ethical consideration of performing repeated surgeries. Previously in the rat model we described therapeutic regression of endometriosis with the gonadotropin-releasing h…
Cyclic pelvic pain is a common gynecologic problem caused by relatively few diseases, which usually can be diagnosed and remedied quickly. Some complaints reflect normal physiologic aspects of the menstrual cycle (mittelschmerz, menstrual a…
Adverse effects of the GnRH antagonist Antide on folliculogenesis and fertility were noted when we were evaluating the therapeutic value of Antide on endometriosis in a rat model. Cyclic rats with (n = 56) and without (n = 18) surgically in…