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Tumor markers have proved to be generally useful for diagnosing and monitoring malignancy. In contrast, high levels of tumor markers disturb us for differing benign disease from malignancy. We had 5 cases with benign disease who showed high…
We measured CA 125 levels in sera and menstrual blood of subjects with a normal ovulatory cycle and in those with endometriosis. Serum CA 125 levels were higher in the latter, in each phase of the menstrual cycle. The CA 125 levels in patie…
CA-125 levels in menstrual discharge were determined in 55 patients with chronic pelvic pain to evaluate whether this test would be useful in differentiating between pelvic pain due to endometriosis and other causes. Of the 28 women with en…
A 30-year-old infertile women with stage IV endometriosis was treated initially with endoscopic surgery, danazol and intrauterine insemination to no avail. Before starting ovulation induction for in vitro fertilization, transvaginal sonogra…
Serum concentration of CA-125 and 17 beta-estradiol (E2) were measured by radioimmunoassay in 40 patients with stage III or IV endometriosis to evaluate their usefulness in assessing the outcome of disease. Patients were categorized into go…
Serum levels of CA-125 in women with external endometriosis and on danazol were assayed for an extended period, and changes in the CA-125 pattern were analyzed. Whereas the prognosis for the patients in case 1 was good, those for cases 2, 3…