Women being evaluated for infertility were offered assisted reproductive technology at the time of diagnostic laparoscopy. Oocyte retrieval was performed after ovulation induction in 33 women, of whom 19 had concurrent operative laparoscopy…
A model for early stage endometriosis was prepared in rabbits by intraperitoneal injection of monodispersed viable endometrial cells. With this model, we have found that DHE fluorescence increases the sensitivity of detection of endometrial…
The potential of photodynamic therapy for endometriosis was evaluated by autotransplantation of endometrial tissue in 15 female virgin New Zealand white rabbits. After maturation, 14 animals were injected intravenously with 10 mg/kg of dihe…
We compared menstrual characteristics and constitutional factors in 268 white women with primary infertility due to endometriosis and in 3,794 white women admitted for delivery at seven collaborating hospitals from 1981 to 1983. Adjusting f…
Endometriosis was found in 39% and in utero diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure in 5% of 397 infertile women who had undergone laparoscopy and/or laparotomy among 750 consecutively evaluated infertile couples. Fifty percent of the DES-exposed…