Renate G. van der Molen

INTRODUCTION: Treatment for women with endometriosis is only partially or temporarily effective. Moreover, medical hormonal treatment is associated with debilitating side effects and interferes with fertility, while surgery has a relatively…

ProblemMenstrual effluent (ME) is widely used to study immune-related reproductive disorders. However, women using contraceptives are often excluded from such studies due to limited knowledge of their impact on the endometrial immune cell c…

Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease defined by the growth of endometrium-like tissue outside the uterus. The disease is present in approximately 5-10% of women of reproductive age and causes pelvic pain and infertility. The pathophysi…