Alfred O. Mueck

Abstract Purpose Until now, it is not clear how much total ovarian tissue can be removed without affecting ovarian functions. Aim to investigate impact of stepwise removed ovarian tissue on endocrine hormone levels reflecting ovarian functi…

Objective: To investigate temporary or long-term changes of AMH after laparoscopic endometrioma cystectomy and its dependency on characteristics of endometriomas.Methods: One hundred and seventy-one women, open-labeled prospective study; fi…

OBJECTIVES: Dienogest (DNG) is already used in hormone therapy, since recently being also the progestogenic component of the first estradiol based contraceptive pill. Data on breast cancer risk are currently not available. Progesterone rece…

The authors wish to clarify that analyses in the paper are based on the full-analysis set (FAS), excluding patients for whom data were unavailable. For the revised American Fertility Society (rAFS) score, data were unavailable in 9.5% of pa…

Dienogest is a progestogen that combines the pharmacological properties of 19-norprogestins and progesterone derivatives. Dienogest has a potent effect on endometrial tissue, producing antiproliferative effects on endometriotic cells, as we…

New research on mechanisms of progestin effects in endometriosis treatment has been performed with dienogest (DNG), which has recently been launched in this regard. It is effective in the same low dosage of 2 mg/day, similar to the use of c…

Dienogest (DNG) has the essential properties of an effective progestogen for use in a new contraceptive pill using estradiol valerate as estrogenic component -- it inhibits ovulation and protects against endometrial proliferation. DNG is a …

OBJECTIVES: To compare the efficacy and safety of dienogest at doses of 1, 2, and 4mg/day orally in the treatment of endometriosis. METHODS: An open-label, randomized, multicenter, 24-week comparative trial in women with histologically conf…

Surveys show that most women desire a change in their menstrual pattern in the sense that they would prefer less menstruations or even amenorrhea. On this behalf, there is no difference between women having spontaneous natural cycles and wo…

The effect of estradiol, progesterone, and three progestogens on calcium influx was investigated in cell cultures of human vessels under resting conditions. Estradiol significantly inhibited calcium influx in endothelial and smooth muscle c…