Kleber Pimentel

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 2006-2008

Study types

  • article 5

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
  • adenomyosis 1
article 2008
Effect of oral contraceptives on vascular endothelial growth factor, Cox-2 and aromatase expression in the endometrium of uteri affected by myomas and associated pathologies
Contraception ·doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2008.07.002

BackgroundThe study was conducted to evaluate vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), Cox-2 and aromatase expression in the endometrium of uteri with myomas and other associated pathologies.Study designHysteroscopy was performed in 118 w…

article 2008
The effect of oral contraceptives on aromatase expression in the eutopic endometrium of patients with endometriosis
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.1080/09513590801890816

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of oral contraceptives containing gestodene on aromatase expression in the endometrium of patients diagnosed with endometriosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Endometrial biopsies were taken at the time of laparos…

article 2007
Aromatase expression in the eutopic endometrium of myomatous uteri: The influence of the menstrual cycle and oral contraceptive use
·doi:10.1080/09513590701321565

AIMS: To detect aromatase expression in the endometrium of myomatous uteri and to correlate it with the location of the myoma, phase of the menstrual cycle, the presence of menorrhagia and oral contraceptive use. METHOD: Aromatase p450 expr…

article 2006
Aromatase and cyclooxygenase-2 expression in endometrial polyps during the menstrual cycle
·doi:10.1080/09513590600585955

OBJECTIVES: To study the changes in aromatase, Ki-67 and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression during the menstrual cycle in both endometrial polyps and normal endometria. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Paraffin-embedded tissue samples from 118 premen…

article 2006
Effect of the menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives on aromatase and cyclooxygenase-2 expression in adenomyosis
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.1080/09513590601005375

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether aromatase expression in the eutopic endometrium and adenomyotic foci is affected by previous use of oral contraceptives containing gestodene, and to determine whether changes in cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expr…