OBJECTIVE: To explore the magnetic resonance (MR) characteristics of endometriosis. METHODS: The clinical and MR data of 33 patients with endometriosis were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: MR manifestations of endometriosis included en…
OBJECTIVE: To compare the expression of human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) in endometrial samples from patients with and without adenomyosis. DESIGN: Laboratory study using human tissue. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Thirty-fo…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) with endometriosis. METHODS: Immunohistochemistry was used to examine the NF-kappaB and VEGF protein expression i…
The human diet contains industrial-derived, endocrine-active chemicals and higher levels of naturally occurring compounds that modulate multiple endocrine pathways. Hazard and risk assessment of these mixtures is complicated by noadditive i…