The role that autoantibodies play in infertility remains uncertain. There are conflicting data regarding the prevalence of autoantibodies in women with endometriosis. Certainly no one has demonstrated an association between the presence of …
ObjectiveTo track the severity and location of pelvic pain associated with endometriosis throughout the reproductive-age years and to evaluate the association between these pain parameters and the stage of disease.DesignHistorical prospecti…
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether pelvic endometriosis impairs the efficacy of GIFT. DESIGN: Matched follow-up study. SETTING: University-based assisted reproduction program. PARTICIPANTS: Patients undergoing GIFT between 1987 and 1991. Ca…
A standard infertility evaluation consists of a semen analysis, hysterosalpingogram, post-coital test, endometrial biopsy and laparoscopy. Although these tests are well grounded in clinical experience, information on their ability to discri…
OBJECTIVE: To determine if types I, III, or IV collagen are present in ectopic endometrium and to determine which type(s) of collagen are present in the connective tissue surrounding ectopic endometrial implants. DESIGN: Paired intrauterin…
The effect of treatment on stages I and II endometriosis was evaluated in 61 women with laparoscopically proven disease who were undergoing therapeutic donor insemination. Only treatment cycles completed after diagnostic laparoscopy were us…
The natural history of endometriosis, including the belief that it is a progressive disease, is reviewed with the help of a large, cross-sectional, prospective study and a smaller longitudinal study. Two studies are reviewed that address th…