Ana L Rocha

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

article 2017

Plasma Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Women With Pelvic Pain: A Potential Biomarker for Endometriosis?

Biomarkers in medicine ·doi:10.2217/bmm-2016-0327

AIM: To test whether plasma BDNF levels are useful to predict the presence of endometriosis in women with pelvic pain. PATIENTS & METHODS: Prospective cross-sectional study including 67 consecutive women aged 24-49 years, scheduled for lapa…

article 2017

Plasma urocortin-1 as a preoperative marker of endometriosis in symptomatic women

Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.1080/09513590.2017.1380188

Accurate noninvasive diagnostic tests for endometriosis are still missing. This study evaluated the predictive value of the neuropeptide urocortin 1 (Ucn1) to detect pelvic endometriosis in symptomatic women. We enrolled prospectively 97 co…