Aila Tiitinen

Peer reviewed

ObjectiveTo study reproductive outcomes, and pregnancy and delivery complications after conservative or operative treatment of rectovaginal endometriosis during long-term follow-up.DesignRetrospective cohort study.SettingUniversity hospital…

INTRODUCTION: The association between endometriosis and breast cancer is unclear. We assessed the risk of breast cancer in women with surgically verified endometriosis, with special focus on the age at cancer diagnosis, time from endometrio…

STUDY QUESTION Is all-cause and cause-specific mortality increased among women with surgically verified endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER The all-cause and cause-specific mortality in midlife was lower throughout the follow-up among women with …

STUDY QUESTION: Is all-cause and cause-specific mortality increased among women with surgically verified endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: The all-cause and cause-specific mortality in midlife was lower throughout the follow-up among women wit…

We assessed the association of surgically verified endometriosis and risk of non-gynecological cancers according to the type of endometriosis (i.e., ovarian, peritoneal and deep infiltrating endometriosis). All diagnoses of endometriosis co…

We assessed the association of surgically verified endometriosis and risk of non-gynecological cancers according to the type of endometriosis (i.e., ovarian, peritoneal and deep infiltrating endometriosis). All diagnoses of endometriosis co…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the risks of gynecologic cancer according to the type of endometriosis in women with surgically verified endometriosis. METHODS: This is a population-based study of women with surgically verified endometriosis retrieved…

Introduction To study the trends in incidence rate, type and surgical treatment, and patient characteristics of surgically verified endometriosis during 1987-2012. Material and methods This is a register-based cohort study. We identified wo…

INTRODUCTION: To study the trends in incidence rate, type and surgical treatment, and patient characteristics of surgically verified endometriosis during 1987-2012. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This is a register-based cohort study. We identified …

Urinary tract endometriosis (UTE) is a rare form of deep infiltrating endometriosis. We studied the operative treatment of UTE and evaluated postoperative recurrences and fertility outcomes. This is a retrospective cohort study of 53 women …

Endometriosis-associated infertility is poorly treatable with various forms of surgery. Therefore, assisted reproduction techniques (ARTs), such as controlled ovarian hyperstimulation, intrauterine insemination, or in vitro fertilization, a…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its naturally occurring circulating antagonist, soluble VEGF receptor-1 (sVEGFR-1), in infertility. VEGF is a key angiogenic factor in the endometrial and ovari…

ObjectivesNearly one third of women complain of heavy menstrual bleeding during their reproductive years. Hysterectomy and levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) are effective treatment options for menorrhagia. However, the …

Ovarian granulosa cell tumour (GCT) is a rare malignancy, which has been linked to both infertility and infertility treatment with ovulation inducers. The reproductive features were analysed of 146 women with GCT diagnosed between 1956 and …

ObjectiveTo determine the effects of gonadotropin-induced ovarian stimulation on the plasma levels of endothelin-1 as well as on uterine blood flow and endometrial thickness.DesignControlled cross-over clinical study.SettingAcademic researc…

Background. To compare intrauterine insemination (IUI), direct intraperitoneal insemination (DIPI), and timed intercourse (TI), each combined with superovulation, in the treatment of couples with unexplained infertility, including couples w…

PurposeWe evaluated the effect of induction of ovulation on uterine perfusion.MethodsIn 42 infertile women transvaginal color Doppler was performed at days 16-21 of a spontaneous ovulatory cycle and prior to embryo transfer in an in vitro f…