OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of endometriosis and its different stages in infertile women and women not exposed to spermatozoa. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Artificial insemination donor program at a university hospital. P…
ABSTRACT Macrophage Fcγ receptors (FcγRs) play an important role in the host defense against infection and in the pathophysiology of immune cytopenias. Modulation of macrophage FcγR expression is a potential therapeutic approach to immune d…
OBJECTIVE: To ascertain if there is an association between endometriosis and spontaneous abortion. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Medical School Hospital. POPULATION: 174 infertile women laparoscopically diagnosed with endome…
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to assess the physical signs and clinical symptoms associated with endometriosis in infertile women. STUDY DESIGN: This case-control study was carried out in an academic tertiary hospital. There were 174 infertil…
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship in infertile women between endometriosis and luteal phase defects and other infertility conditions. SETTING: University Medical School. DESIGN: Case-control study. PATIENTS: One hundred and seventy-f…