Isabelle Perrault

ORCID: 0000-0002-8560-1379 · 2 papers in corpus

article 2006

Menstrual effluent in endometriosis shows no difference in volume, VEGF-A, MMP2 and MMP9 or sFLT

Reproductive BioMedicine Online ·doi:10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60858-9

Since retrograde menstruation is considered a key event in the aetiology of endometriosis, this study sought to determine whether the menstrual effluent of women with this condition is different from that of those with a normal pelvis. As t…

article 2006

Reduced levels of VEGF-A and MMP-2 and MMP-9 activity and increased TNF-α in menstrual endometrium and effluent in women with menorrhagia

·doi:10.1093/humrep/del089

BACKGROUND: Heavy regular menstrual periods (menorrhagia) are an important cause of ill health in women and remain the leading indication for hysterectomy. Abnormalities of the endometrial blood vessels are among the possible causes of this…