Carvalho LF

No ORCID on file · 7 papers in corpus
article 2022
American journal of epidemiology ·doi:10.1093/aje/kwac009

Endometriosis, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are chronic inflammatory disorders whose etiologies remain poorly understood but may be correlated, as endometriosis has been associated with other inflammatory disorders. We investiga…

article 2013
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2013.07.009

Study objectiveTo determine the fertility benefit of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) and intrauterine insemination (IUI) in surgically treated endometriosis.DesignRetrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2…

article 2013
Minerva ginecologica

Increasing evidence suggests that female infertility is associated with endometriosis. Indeed, 40% of women with this disease are infertile. However, a causal relationship has not yet been established, and the possible pathophysiology of in…

article 2013
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719112466301

BackgroundThere is increasing evidence that oxidative stress is one of the key factors for progression of endometriosis. In this prospective controlled trial, we measured 6 different biomarkers of oxidative stress targeting protein, lipid, …

review 2012
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) ·doi:10.1590/s0104-42302012000500020

Endometriosis, a highly prevalent gynecological disease, can lead to infertility in moderate to severe cases. Whether minimal stages are associated with infertility is still unclear. The purpose of this systematic review is to present studi…

review 2012
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-012-2439-7

PurposeSince the first description about oxygen toxicity made by Joseph Priestley, the oxidative stress has been enrolled as a key factor in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Our aim was to review oxidative stress biomarkers measured in pa…

review 2009
Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina ·doi:10.1590/s1516-31802009000500005

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The incidence of scar endometrioma ranges from 0.03 to 3.5%. Certain factors relating to knowledge of the clinical history of the disease make correct diagnosis and treatment difficult. The aim here was to identify th…