Study questionDo small and asymptomatic intramural and subserosal uterine fibroids affect female fertility?Summary answerSmall and asymptomatic fibroids that do not encroach the endometrial cavity appear to not markedly affect female fertil…
Objective Infertility is an increasingly frequent health condition, which may depend on female or male factors. Oxidative stress (OS), resulting from a disrupted balance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) and protective antioxidants, aff…
The incidence of endometriosis in middle-aged women is not minimal compared to that in the reproductive age group. The treatment of affected women after childbearing age to the natural transition toward menopause has received considerably p…
The immune system seems to be involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Peritoneal chronic inflammation is present and natural killer cells and macrophages abnormalities have been reported in women with the disease. Moreover, a higher …