David Barlow

No ORCID on file · 7 papers in corpus
2015
meta-analysis 2010
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd001398.pub2

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial glands or stroma in sites other than the uterine cavity. It is variable in both its surgical appearance and clinical manifestation, often with poor correlation between the two. Surgic…

meta-analysis 2009
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd001300.pub2

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial glands or stroma in sites other than the uterine cavity. It is variable in both its surgical appearance and clinical manifestation often with poor correlation between the two. Surgica…

observational 2005
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.1080/09513590400020856

Endometriosis is a complex trait, which means that multiple susceptibility genes interact with one another and the environment to produce the phenotype. One of the genes previously implicated in the disease is CYP17; this encodes the enzyme…

meta-analysis 2005
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) ·doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7506.1478

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the most appropriate surgical method of hysterectomy (abdominal, vaginal, or laparoscopic) for women with benign disease. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES: Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and S…

observational 2004
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.02.094

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether polymorphisms in the estrogen receptor (ER) alpha and beta genes are associated with endometriosis in a Japanese population. DESIGN: Association study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Japanese wo…

observational 2004
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deh478

BACKGROUND: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is a multifunctional proinflammatory cytokine, associated with various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Elevated TNF-alpha levels in peritoneal fluid have been reported in women with …