Michalas S
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· 11 papers in corpus
· active 1967-2006
Study types
- article 8
- review 2
- letter 1
Condition tags
- endometriosis 10
- chronic_pelvic_pain 2
- infertility 2
- dysmenorrhea 1
- endometrioma 1
- dyspareunia 1
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article
2006
Pathogenesis of endometriosis involves growth factors, which are synthesized locally. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) prevents apoptosis and has mitogenic action on endometrial cells. The IGF-1 gene undergoes alternative splicing and r…
article
2006
In this study over a 10-year period, 1584 patients complaining of infertility of more than 1 year duration were evaluated for their laparoscopic findings in relation to the presence or not of chronic pelvic pain (CPP). Infertility was the o…
review
2003
The classic concept of endometriosis as a cause of infertility is challenged. Traditionally, both surgical and medical therapy have focused on alleviation of symptoms, prevention of disease progression, and promotion of fertility. In spite …
review
2003
Endometriosis has been traditionally included among the most important causes of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women of reproductive age. The main clinical manifestations of endometriosis are dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and chronic nonmenstru…
article
2003
The peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis contains an increased insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) bioavailability, which is produced by limited hydrolysis of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) on IGF-binding protein 3 (IGF…
article
2002
Despite significant developments in medical and surgical approaches for treating endometriosis, the optimal therapy has yet to be established. The relationship between prevalence of fecundity and stage of endometriosis according to their ma…
article
2001
Increased Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Activity Can Rescue KLE Endometrial-like Cells from Apoptosis
BACKGROUND: The peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with endometriosis contains protease(s) activity able to hydrolyze insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3), increasing the bioavailability of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)…
article
2001
Ovarian tumors are one of the major preoccupations in the everyday practice of gynecology. During the period January 1997 through December 2000, 54 cases of ovarian tumors in young females aged 14-20 years were diagnosed and managed laparos…
letter
2000
We report an effective alternative for the management of endometriotic cysts with transabdominal drainage under ultrasonographic control, followed by injection of 30 mg of methotrexate.
article
1998
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors influencing postoperative pregnancy rate in women with extensive endometriosis and large endometriomata as the only identified cause of infertility that were treated by laparoscopy. METHOD: Sixty-four infertil…
article
1967