OBJECTIVE: The prospective SONATA pivotal Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) trial was performed in the United States (US) and Mexico to examine the safety and effectiveness of transcervical fibroid ablation (TFA) in the treatment of sy…
C19 steroids are converted to estrogens by aromatase P450 (P450arom). Aromatase expression in humans is regulated by use of tissue-specific promoters in the placenta (promoter I.1), adipose tissue (promoters I.4, I.3, and II), and gonads (p…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of and factors associated with hysterectomy subsequent to endometrial ablation. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING: Gynecology practice. PATIEN…
We report a case of umbilical endometriosis externa and systematically review the literature regarding this finding. In our case report, a 47-year-old woman with cyclic umbilical bleeding, pelvic pain, and no previous umbilical surgery deve…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy and safety of intravaginal Crinone 8% (Columbia Research Laboratories, Miami. FL) versus IM progesterone for luteal phase support after IVF-ET. DESIGN: Prospective open trial with comparison to histor…
C19 steroids are converted to estrogens by aromatase P450 (P450arom). Aromatase expression in humans is regulated by use of tissue-specific promoters in the placenta (promoter I.1), adipose tissue (promoters I.4, I.3, and II), and gonads (p…
Ovarian remnant syndrome occurs infrequently after oophorectomy, yet when present it can contribute greatly to pelvic discomfort. The syndrome may be difficult to diagnose, identify surgically, and treat without intraoperative or postoperat…