Sa Ra Lee

OBJECTIVE: Adenomyosis and endometriosis are relatively common gynecological diseases that exhibit many common features. This study identified gynecological and non-gynecological diseases that exhibited comorbidity with adenomyosis and endo…

Dienogest (DNG) is a progestin with highly selective progesterone activity and minimal androgenic activity and is helpful in reducing endometriosis-related pain. This study assessed the long-term efficacy and safety and recurrence rate of e…

A 50-year-old peri-menopausal woman presented with hard palpable mass on her lower abdomen and anemia from heavy menstrual bleeding. Ultrasonography showed a 13×12 cm sized hypoechoic solid mass in pelvis and a 2.5×2 cm hypoechoic cystic ma…

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate preoperative anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels in women with endometrioma or other benign ovarian cysts and differences of AMH changes according to various characteristics. METHODS: Ninety-seven patients aged 20 t…

To investigate the characteristics and to define the most effective diagnosis and treatment option for the scar endometriosis resulting from abdominal incision or episiotomy.

Endometriosis is an enigmatic disease characterized by development of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus, causing pain and infertility. This guideline will provide evidence based information concerning diagnosis and treatment of endom…

월경과다는 산부인과 일차 진료에서 매우 흔한 문제로서 많은 여성들의 삶의 질을 저하시킬 수 있다. 본 진료지침은 임상근거자료에 의거하여 월경과다의 진단과 치료에 관한 지식을 제공하여 임상의들이 월경과다 환자에게 제공하는 진단 권고사항 및 치료 권고사항에 신뢰성을 부가하고 임상의의 판단과정에 자신감을 부여하는 근본이 되기 위함이다. 월경과다 환자의 치료로써 기존에 연구되었던 다양한 치료방법들에 관해 연구결과들을 바탕으로 그 효과…

PROBLEM: The intracellular antioxidant system, based on glutathione (GSH), plays a key role in endometrial detoxification reactions and has been proposed to be involved in the pathogenesis endometriosis. This study was designed to evaluate …

OBJECTIVE: Uterine leiomyomas are the most common tumor of the uterus. But the molecular causes of uterine leiomyoma remain unclear. We conducted the current investigation in order to elucidate the molecular mechanisms in the development of…

Objective: This study was performed to investigate the expression of cathepsin B mRNA and Protein in eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissues of patients with endometriosis and in normal endometrial tissues, to compare the expression respect…

Objective: To investigate whether polymorphism of CYP17 gene is associated with the risk of advanced endometriosis in Korean women. Methods: The 194 endometriosis patients and 209 controls were enrolled. Blood samples were collected from 19…

Objective: To compare the expression of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) in the eutopic endometrium of women with and without endometriosis. Methods: Thirty-two women with histologically confirmed endomet…

Objective To investigate whether polymorphism of gene encoding estrogen receptor-α is associated with the risk of endometriosis in Korean women. Material and Methods We investigated 136 patients with histopathologically confirmed endometrio…