Shawky Z. A. Badawy

Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. A 42-year-old multiparous patient presented for consultation as a referral for management of re…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of danazol on endometrioma cells in culture, in relation to cell proliferation. STUDY DESIGN: Danazol has been shown to be effective in treating endometriosis, leading to remission. The mode of action is th…

A 42-year-old multiparous patient presented for consultation as a referral for management of recurrent catamenial pneumothorax. Evaluation by a pulmonologist failed to reveal any chest masses. She was treated for endometriosis using Danazol…

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of the GnRH agonist leuprolide on the growth of cultured endometrioma cells. STUDY DESIGN: Experimental study in an academic setting on endometrioma cell lines cultured from 15 women undergoing laparoscopy o…

AIM: To evaluate the anti-proliferative activity and mitochondrial toxicity of gossypol in endometrioma cells maintained in short-term cultures. METHODS: (A) Three endometrioma cell lines from patients were treated with 25 or 50 nmol/L goss…