Jorge Valente Filho

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus · active 2009-2010

Study types

  • article 1
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • endometriosis 1
  • infertility 1
article 2010
The effect of a continuous regimen of drospirenone 3 mg/ethinylestradiol 30 μg on Cox-2 and Ki-67 expression in the endometrium
·doi:10.3109/13625180903383928

OBJECTIVE: To study Cox-2 expression in relation to bleeding patterns in patients using an oral contraceptive containing 3 mg of drospirenone and 30 microg of ethinylestradiol (DRSP/EE). METHODS: Forty-three patients of reproductive age wit…

review 2009
Is aromatase expression in the endometrium the cause of endometriosis and related infertility?
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.1080/09513590802627647

Aromatase expression in the endometrium seems to play a pivotal role in the development of endometriotic lesions. Because inflammatory mediators such as prostaglandin E2 appear to activate aromatase in the cells of the endometrial stroma, i…