Additional file 4: Table S4. Basic characteristics of the included studies.
BACKGROUND: To investigate the effectiveness of the GnRH-a ultra-long protocol, GnRH-a long protocol, and GnRH-a short protocol used in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) in infertile women with endometriosis. METHODS: We searc…
PurposeDifferential methylation of both HOXA10 and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) has been reported in different endometrium disorders, and the two genes are linked through the estrogen pathway. The current study investigates the DNA m…
Objective: This study is to compare the effect of combined therapy gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) plus add-back tibolone on endocrine hormone levels and bone loss of endometriosis patients. Methods: Totally 100 endometrios…
ObjectiveOxidative stress is generated during the pathophysiology of endometriosis (EMT). Hydrogen (H2) has been demonstrated as a gas antioxidant. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the protective effect of H2 on EMT in rats.Study…
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the impacts of laparoscopic ovarian endometriosis cystectomy combined with postoperative GnRH-a therapy on ovarian reserve, pregnancy outcome and recurrence. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This wa…
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and side-effects of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) in the treatment of moderate or severe dysmenorrhea associated with adenomyosis and the infl…
Objective To analyze the diagnostic value of ultrasonography and the causes of misdiagnosis for uterine adenomyosis.Methods Transvaginal or abdominal ultrasonography examinations were performed in 88 patients with uterine adenomyosis before…