Intrauterine devices (IUDs) provide highly effective, long-term, safe, reversible contraception, and are the most widely used reversible contraceptive method worldwide. The levonorgestrel-releasing IUD (LNG-IUD), originally designed for lon…
BACKGROUND: Because of its low incidence, medical treatment of has not yet been well established although surgical excision is generally considered effective. We report the first case of primary bladder endometriosis successfully managed wi…
ObjectiveTo explore endometriosis-related molecules in patients with use of differential display analysis.DesignProspective study.SettingNagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya, Japan.Patient(s)Women with endometriosis (n = 27) and wi…
Changes in serum glucose levels were examined in a female with insulin-independent diabetes who received a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analog treatment for pelvic endometriosis. The mean blood glucose levels were higher on buserel…
Levels of CA125, CA72-4 and CA19-9, serum markers for ovarian cancer, were measured throughout menstrual cycles in a patient with probable pelvic endometriosis. The patient had CA125 levels >1000 U ml(-1), CA72-4>10 U ml(-1) and CA19-9>150 …