Thompson W

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus · active 1994-2020

Study types

  • article 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
  • infertility 1
2020
Journal of the Endocrine Society

Abstract Endometriosis and uterine fibroids (leiomyomas) are benign gynecological disorders affecting 5-15% of women of reproductive age. They cause a wide range of symptoms including mild to severe pelvic pain and infertility. Due to a pau…

2020
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-020-72409-5

Shift work, performed by approximately 21 million Americans, is irregular or unusual work schedule hours occurring after 6:00 pm. Shift work has been shown to disrupt circadian rhythms and is associated with several adverse health outcomes …

2019
Journal of the Endocrine Society
2019
Molecular and cellular biochemistry ·doi:10.1007/s11010-019-03535-6

Lipotoxicity, an accumulation of intracellular lipid metabolites, has been proposed as an important pathogenic mechanism contributing to kidney dysfunction in the context of metabolic disease. Palmitic acid, a predominant lipid derivative, …

article 2016
Cell and tissue research ·doi:10.1007/s00441-016-2358-1

Our objective has been to establish a pro-angiogenic role for exosomes in endometriosis and to determine whether a differential expression profile of cellular and exosomal microRNAs (miRNAs) exists in endometriosis. We performed an in vitro…

article 1994
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a138461

The aim of this study was to determine the influence of peritoneal fluid from patients with minimal stage or treated endometriosis on sperm motility parameters. Peritoneal fluid aspirated at diagnostic laparoscopy for unexplained infertilit…