Rocha AM

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus
article 2018
Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery ·doi:10.1590/0102-672020180001e1406

BACKGROUND: Deep infiltrating colorectal endometriosis may severely affect the quality of life and fertility of patients. Although segmental resection is a therapeutic option that provides positive outcomes in the management of symptoms, it…

article 2015
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.3109/09513590.2015.1092135

OBJECTIVE: To compare the expression of stem cell-related genes in the endometrium (END), superficial endometriosis (SE), and deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). STUDY DESIGN: We performed a prospective pilot study of six women suffering…

2015
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719114529373

ObjectiveTo evaluate the expression of endometrial matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) 2 and 9 and E-cadherin in peri-implantation phase of infertile women who have undergone in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles.MethodsThis prospective study in…

article 2014
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719114549846

BackgroundVery few studies have evaluated the expression of homeobox A10 (HOXA10) and steroid (estrogen and progesterone) receptors exclusively in deep endometriosis. Conclusions drawn from studies evaluating peritoneal and ovarian endometr…

review 2010
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-010-9471-y

Purposeendometriosis and its associated infertility have been the object of continuous research for over a century. To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the disease, it has become necessary to determine the aspects of its etiol…

2009
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/1477-7827-7-30

BackgroundClaudin-4 (CLDN4) is one of several proteins that act as molecular mediators of embryo implantation. Recently, we examined immunolabeling of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) in the endometrial tissue of 52 IVF patients, and found …