A R Gargiulo

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

article 2001

Adenomyosis demonstrates increased expression of the basic fibroblast growth factor receptor/ligand system compared with autologous endometrium

Menopause (New York, N.Y.) ·doi:10.1097/00042192-200109000-00012

OBJECTIVES: Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is an angiogenic growth factor present in human endometrium and myometrium. Women with leiomyoma-related abnormal uterine bleeding have local dysregulation of bFGF and its type 1 receptor (F…

review 1997

The role of GnRH agonists plus add-back therapy in the treatment of endometriosis

Seminars in reproductive endocrinology ·doi:10.1055/s-2008-1068757

Agonistic analogs of GnRH have emerged as effective drugs in the treatment of pelvic pain associated with endometriosis. Iatrogenic hypoestrogenism is the fundamental mechanism through which GnRH agonists induce regression of the exquisitel…