Almeida H

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 2020-2026

Study types

  • other 2
  • article 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 3
  • infertility 1
article 2026
Hormonal treatment in endometriosis fails to prevent IL-6 increase and endometrium fibrosis but regulates levels of CYP17A, VEGF, and NFkB
Journal of reproductive immunology ·doi:10.1016/j.jri.2026.104841

Endometriosis is a gynecological inflammatory disease characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial-like tissue. This study aims to elucidate the effect of hormonal treatment in human endometriosis inflammation, angiogenesis and fibr…

other 2025
Metformin reverses infertility in a mouse model of endometriosis: unveiling disease pathways and implications for future clinical approaches
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2024.104474

RESEARCH QUESTION: Does metformin reverse endometriosis-associated infertility? DESIGN: Endometriosis was induced by transplanting uterus fragments from B6CBAF1 mice into recipients of the same strain. The mice were divided into groups: en…

other 2024
Evidence of Browning and Inflammation Features in Visceral Adipose Tissue of Women with Endometriosis
Archives of medical research ·doi:10.1016/j.arcmed.2024.103064

BACKGROUND: Patients with endometriosis tend to have a low body mass index, suggesting an inverse relationship between body fat and risk of disease. This is supported by evidence that miRNAs differentially expressed in endometriosis induce …

2020
A Mesothelial Inclusion Cyst Presenting in a 40-Year-Old Woman as Abdominal Pain and Bloating - A Rare Diagnosis.
European journal of case reports in internal medicine ·doi:10.12890/2020_001415

Cystic mesotheliomas (also called mesothelial inclusion cysts) are rare benign neoplasms that occur more often in young women. Symptoms are usually non-specific, demanding a thorough work-up. We report a case of a 40-year-old female patient…