Christel Meuleman

No ORCID on file · 120 papers in corpus · active 1992-2026

Study types

  • article 84
  • review 18
  • other 8
  • letter 5
  • book-chapter 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 110
  • infertility 19
  • die_deep_infiltrating 6
  • dyspareunia 5
  • dysmenorrhea 5
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 4
  • bowel_endometriosis 3
  • endometrioma 3
  • adenomyosis 2
  • disambig:endometritis 1
article 2017
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation ·doi:10.1159/000475664

Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a proinflammatory enzyme and a marker for neutrophil activation and oxidative stress. Since oxidative stress and inflammation are linked to the pathogenesis of endometriosis, we hypothesized that the total, active, …

article 2017
·doi:10.7892/boris.94580
article 2016
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.07.770
other 2016
European journal of pediatrics ·doi:10.1007/s00431-015-2681-7

UNLABELLED: This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of symptoms related to the menstrual cycle and their impact on social activities in young teenage girls. Between March and June 2009, all girls born in 1996 who were residents …

article 2016
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dew136

status: Published

article 2016
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.07.791
article 2016
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.07.776
letter 2016
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dew336

status: Published

article 2016
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719116653677
other 2016
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.12.016

OBJECTIVE: To study single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) involved in angiogenesis (VEGF, PLGF, VEGFR1, VEGFR2, HIF-1α) and plasma levels of the corresponding proteins (VEGF, PLGF, sVEGFR1, sVEGFR2) in women with and without endometriosis.…

review 2015
Expert opinion on therapeutic targets ·doi:10.1517/14728222.2016.1118461

Introduction: Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease that results in pelvic pain and infertility. Its treatment is often frustrating due to limited medical treatment options, complex surgical treatment and high recurrence rates. Des…

article 2015
·doi:10.1093/humrep/dev068

STUDY QUESTION: Are members of the transient receptor potential (TRP) channel superfamily functionally expressed in the human endometrial stroma? SUMMARY ANSWER: The Ca(2+)-permeable ion channels TRPV2, TRPV4, TRPC6 and TRPM7 are functional…

review 2015
BioMed research international ·doi:10.1155/2015/460925

Endometriosis is associated with a range of pelvic-abdominal pain symptoms and infertility. It is a chronic disease that can have a significant impact on various aspects of women's lives, including their social and sexual relationships, wor…

article 2015
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719115574343
book-chapter 2014
·doi:10.1007/978-4-431-54421-0_20
review 2014
World journal of gastroenterology ·doi:10.3748/wjg.v20.i42.15616

Endometriosis is a gynecological condition that presents as endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus and induces a chronic inflammatory reaction. Up to 15% of women in their reproductive period are affected by this condition. Deep endomet…

letter 2014
Annals of surgery ·doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000000573

[Meuleman, Christel; Tomassetti, Carla; D'Hooghe, Thomas] Univ Hosp Leuven, Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, Leuven Univ Fertil Ctr, Leuven, Belgium. [Wolthuis, Albert; D'Hoore, Andre] Univ Hosp Leuven, Dept Abdominal Surg, Leuven, Belgium. [Van Cle…

review 2013
Seminars in reproductive medicine ·doi:10.1055/s-0032-1333475

Due to the confounding or unknown presence of endometriosis in both cases and controls, it is difficult to test the hypothesis that adenomyosis causes infertility. Based on the limited available evidence, there is evidence to support a caus…

article 2013
Annals of surgery ·doi:10.1097/sla.0b013e31828dfc5c

OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical outcome of women requiring laparoscopic excision of moderate-severe endometriosis in women with and without bowel resection and reanastomosis. METHODS: Two hundred three patients with laparoscopically excis…

article 2013
article 2013
article 2013
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/det260

STUDY QUESTION: Is there a difference between women with endometriosis who underwent laparoscopic surgery with bowel resection or without bowel resection regarding depressive symptoms, relational adjustment and sexual functioning? SUMMARY A…

article 2013
Minerva ginecologica

Endometriosis can be considered as a chronic disease which is characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrium outside the endometrial cavity and which is associated with symptoms as pelvic pain and infertility. Medical treatment is oft…

article 2013

TRIzol treatment of secretory phase endometrium allows combined proteomic and mRNA microarray analysis of the same sample in women with and without endometriosis

article 2013

TRIzol treatment of secretory phase endometrium allows combined proteomic and mRNA microarray analysis of the same sample in women with and without endometriosis