Violeta Cuenca

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of danazol on endometrioma cells in culture, in relation to cell proliferation. STUDY DESIGN: Danazol has been shown to be effective in treating endometriosis, leading to remission. The mode of action is th…

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of the GnRH agonist leuprolide on the growth of cultured endometrioma cells. STUDY DESIGN: Experimental study in an academic setting on endometrioma cell lines cultured from 15 women undergoing laparoscopy o…

AIM: To evaluate the anti-proliferative activity and mitochondrial toxicity of gossypol in endometrioma cells maintained in short-term cultures. METHODS: (A) Three endometrioma cell lines from patients were treated with 25 or 50 nmol/L goss…

Objective: To explore the effect of INF α- 2b on oxygen \nconsumption of endometrioma cells in culture. Design: Oxygen \nconsumption is evaluated by the use of phosphorimeter, which measures \noxygen concentration in solution. Patients: A s…

Objective: To explore the effect of INF α- 2b on oxygen consumption of endometrioma cells in culture. Design: Oxygen consumption is evaluated by the use of phosphorimeter, which measures oxygen concentration in solution. Patients: A sample …

The object was to study the concentration of nitric acid in chocolate cyst fluid. Chocolate cyst fluid was obtained by aspiration from endometriomas during laparoscopy and/or laparotomy in 12 patients with endometriomas. Chocolate cyst flui…

In Brief OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of interferon α-2b on the growth of endometrioma cells and its effect on the DNA synthesis. METHODS Cells from four separate endometrioma cell lines were seeded into six-well plates in M199 medium co…

This study uses antiendometrial antibodies as an indicator for follow-up of patients with endometriosis after surgical treatment. This is a prospective study of 32 patients with endometriosis. The patients were used as their own controls. S…

Argon laser laparoscopy was used for treatment of 46 patients with pelvic endometriosis. Infertility was the primary diagnosis in 31 patients, and pelvic pain was the primary diagnosis in 21 patients. A 600 mum laser fiber was used through …

To assess the presence of autoimmune factors in patients with endometriosis, endometrial homogenates, peritoneal fluid, and serum were evaluated in 23 patients with endometriosis and 22 control subjects. The methods used were Ouchterlony im…