R M de Oliveira

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 1997-2007

Study types

  • article 4
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 5
  • infertility 1
other 2007
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/del516

BACKGROUND: Efforts have been made to correctly characterize the role of the immune response in endometriosis. The objective of this study was to analyse the interaction between Th1 and Th2 immune response patterns and endometriosis by eval…

article 2007
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.04.033

OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether there is an association between vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels in serum and peritoneal fluid, and the presence of pelvic endometriosis and its clinical symptoms. METHODS: Blood and perito…

article 2006
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.03.005

Endometriosis is characterized by the implant, growth and development of endometrial tissue in an extra-uterine location. Approximately 5–15% of women present the disease during the reproductive years [1]. Various immunological alterations …

article 1999
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1016/s0020-7292(99)00046-6

OBJECTIVES: The objective of the present study was to determine the concentrations of CA 125, CA 15-3, CA 19-9, carcioembryogenic antigen (CEA), alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and beta-2 microglobulin (B2MG) in patients with pelvic endometriosis. …

article 1997
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2523

The aim of this study was to evaluate CA 125 II, C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid A (SAA) and anticardiolipin antibody (aCL) concentrations for the diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis. The study population consisted of 15 women with…