Claude L. Hughes

ORCID: 0000-0001-5178-2258 · 6 papers in corpus
review 2015
BioMed research international ·doi:10.1155/2015/204792

Ovarian endometriomas are a common manifestation of endometriosis that can represent a more severe stage of the disease. There is much debate over the treatment of these cysts in infertile women, particularly before use of assisted reproduc…

review 2015
BioMed research international ·doi:10.1155/2015/158490

In addition to estrogen dependence, endometriosis is characterized by chronic pelvic inflammation. The impact of the chronic pelvic inflammatory state on other organ systems and women's health is unclear. Endometriosis associated chronic in…

editorial 2015
BioMed research international ·doi:10.1155/2015/365951

In this special issue, we have secured a series of insightful articles from experts in this field of research and care to address endometriosis from a broad and longitudinal perspective. Specifically, this special issue brings forward sever…

review 2010
Critical reviews in toxicology ·doi:10.3109/10408444.2010.493552

Reproductive function and fertility are thought to be compromised by behaviors such as cigarette smoking, substance abuse, and alcohol consumption; however, the strength of these associations are uncertain. Furthermore, the reproductive sys…

article 1991
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/0002-9378(91)90630-a

An assessment battery including standardized measures of behavioral and psychosocial factors associated with other chronic pain conditions was administered to 102 women scheduled for laparoscopic surgery. Surgeons who were blinded to the pa…

other 1987
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)59414-x

In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) and gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) are used to treat intractable infertility in women with no distortion of the pelvic viscera, despite the lack of controlled trials demonstrating e…