J S Cunha-Filho — Endo Lab

other 2017

Evaluation of three-dimensional SonoAVC ultrasound for antral follicle count in infertile women: its agreement with conventional two-dimensional ultrasound and serum levels of anti-Müllerian hormone

Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/s12958-017-0314-x

BACKGROUND: Several studies have reported a correlation between antral follicle count by conventional 2D transvaginal sonography and serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels. However, few studies have investigated the effectiveness of 3D SonoAVC…

observational 2009

Peritoneal and serum interleukin-18 levels are not increased in women with minimum or mild endometriosis

Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas ·doi:10.1590/s0100-879x2009001100007

Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is a cytokine that belongs to the IL-1 family. Endometriosis is strongly associated with sub-fertility, and affects about 15% of women of reproductive age. IL-18 may favor the progression of endometriosis. The objecti…

rct 2002

Prolactin and growth hormone secretion after thyrotrophin-releasing hormone infusion and dopaminergic (DA2) blockade in infertile patients with minimal/mild endometriosis

Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/17.4.960

BACKGROUND: The origin of infertility in patients with endometriosis without tubal occlusion has not yet been clearly defined. Several reports show an abnormal pituitary-ovarian axis in this group of patients. Moreover, prolactin (PRL) and …

observational 2001

Hyperprolactinemia and luteal insufficiency in infertile patients with mild and minimal endometriosis

Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme ·doi:10.1055/s-2001-14945

The objective of the present paper was to assess the presence of hormonal alterations in infertile women with stage I or II endometriosis (Group III, n = 20) compared to fertile women without endometriosis (Group I, n = 14) and to fertile w…