Koumantakis G

No ORCID on file · 8 papers in corpus · active 2003-2019

Study types

  • article 6
  • other 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 8
  • infertility 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
article 2019
Role of FN1 and GREB1 gene polymorphisms in endometriosis
Molecular medicine reports ·doi:10.3892/mmr.2019.10247

Endometriosis is a complex gynecological disorder, affecting up to 10% of women of childbearing age, characterized by the presence of functional endometrial tissue at ectopic positions generally within the peritoneum. It is a heritable cond…

other 2017
Extra pelvic endometriosis: Retrospective analysis on 200 cases in two different countries
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.08.019

OBJECTIVE(S): The purpose of the study was to review patients' characteristics and the location of extrapelvic endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: Out of 1000 women with endometriosis during a 20year period, we found 200 cases with extra pelvic e…

other 2017
The role of gene polymorphisms in endometriosis
Molecular medicine reports ·doi:10.3892/mmr.2017.7398

Endometriosis is a benign gynecologic disorder, affecting up to 10% of women, characterized by the presence of functional endometrial tissue at ectopic positions generally within the peritoneum. It is a heritable condition influenced by mul…

article 2008
Familial aggregation of endometriosis in the Yale Series
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-008-0644-1

ObjectiveTo investigate the familial aggregation and the risk of endometriosis among the female relatives of women with endometriosis. We also compared the epidemiologic characteristics of women with and without family history of endometrio…

article 2008
The familial risk of breast cancer in women with endometriosis from Yale series
Surgical oncology ·doi:10.1016/j.suronc.2008.01.002

ObjectiveFew studies examining the association of endometriosis with the risk of breast cancer. Our goal was to investigate the familial risk of breast cancer in women with endometriosis.DesignRetrospective study.SettingUniversity-based end…

article 2003
Altered expression of interleukin-18 in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(03)01122-1

ObjectivePeritoneal fluid (PF) inflammatory factors may participate in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. The aim of this study was to investigate PF interleukin (IL)-18 levels in women with and without endometriosis.DesignControlled clinic…

article 2003
Increased levels of interleukin-15 in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis: inverse correlation with stage and depth of invasion
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deg083

BACKGROUND: Interleukin (IL)-15 is a novel cytokine with immunoregulatory and angiogenic properties. We compared IL-15 levels in the peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with and without endometriosis. METHODS: PF samples were obtained from 55 wo…

article 2003
Increased Pregnancy‐Associated Plasma Protein‐A (PAPP‐A) Concentrations in Peritoneal Fluid of Women with Endometriosis
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1034/j.1600-0897.2003.01164.x

PROBLEM: Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) belongs to a group of glycoproteins isolated from extracts of human placenta. Healthy ovarian and uterine tissues are also known to express PAPP-A. We hypothesized that PAPP-A levels m…