Guus Vissers

ORCID: 0000-0001-8198-2752 · 5 papers in corpus
other 2025
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deae267

STUDY QUESTION: How can we best achieve tissue segmentation and cell counting of multichannel-stained endometriosis sections to understand tissue composition? SUMMARY ANSWER: A combination of a machine learning-based tissue analysis softwa…

article 2024
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deae164

STUDY QUESTION: Is it possible to establish an ex vivo endometriosis model using cryopreserved endometriotic tissue fragments? SUMMARY ANSWER: Cryopreserved endometriotic tissue fragments remain viable after thawing and during at least 3 d…

review 2024
Human Reproduction Update ·doi:10.1093/humupd/dmae023

BACKGROUND: Fibrosis is an important pathological feature of endometriotic lesions of all subtypes. Fibrosis is present in and around endometriotic lesions, and a central role in its development is played by myofibroblasts, which are cells …

2022
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0269478

BackgroundFibroids have been identified as a possible risk factor for preterm birth, however, the magnitude of this risk is unclear. Our objective was to determine the risk of total, spontaneous, and medically indicated preterm birth in wom…

2022
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms23158064

According to recent studies and observations in clinical practice, uterine fibroids increase the risk of preterm birth. There are several theories on the pathogenesis of preterm birth in the presence of fibroids. One theory proclaims that f…