Stovall DW

No ORCID on file · 9 papers in corpus · active 1991-2018

Study types

  • article 5
  • other 3
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 8
  • infertility 3
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
article 2018
What Is New in Endometriosis?
Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000002902

This month we focus on current research in endometriosis. Dr. Stovall discusses four recent publications, which are concluded with a "bottom-line" that is the take-home message. A complete reference for each can be found in on this page alo…

article 2014
VCAM-1 on Peritoneum and α4β1 Integrin in Endometrium and Their Implications in Endometriosis
International journal of gynecological pathology : official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists ·doi:10.1097/pgp.0000000000000118

The objective of the study is to investigate vascular cellular adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression on peritoneal mesothelial cells and α4β1 integrin on eutopic endometrium as possible mechanisms in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. It …

review 1997
Autoantibodies and infertility: a review of the literature
Journal of reproductive immunology ·doi:10.1016/s0165-0378(97)00025-9

The role that autoantibodies play in infertility remains uncertain. There are conflicting data regarding the prevalence of autoantibodies in women with endometriosis. Certainly no one has demonstrated an association between the presence of …

article 1997
Endometriosis-associated pelvic pain: evidence for an association between the stage of disease and a history of chronic pelvic pain
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(97)81468-9

ObjectiveTo track the severity and location of pelvic pain associated with endometriosis throughout the reproductive-age years and to evaluate the association between these pain parameters and the stage of disease.DesignHistorical prospecti…

other 1994
Endometriosis impairs the efficacy of gamete intrafallopian transfer: results of a case-control study
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)57183-0

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether pelvic endometriosis impairs the efficacy of GIFT. DESIGN: Matched follow-up study. SETTING: University-based assisted reproduction program. PARTICIPANTS: Patients undergoing GIFT between 1987 and 1991. Ca…

other 1994
Infertility evaluation in fertile women: a model for assessing the efficacy of infertility testing
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a138442

A standard infertility evaluation consists of a semen analysis, hysterosalpingogram, post-coital test, endometrial biopsy and laparoscopy. Although these tests are well grounded in clinical experience, information on their ability to discri…

other 1992
Immunohistochemical detection of type I, III, and IV collagen in endometriosis implants
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55013-4

OBJECTIVE: To determine if types I, III, or IV collagen are present in ectopic endometrium and to determine which type(s) of collagen are present in the connective tissue surrounding ectopic endometrial implants. DESIGN: Paired intrauterin…

article 1992
The effect of laparoscopic ablation or danocrine on pregnancy rates in patients with stage I or II endometriosis undergoing donor insemination.
Obstetrics and gynecology

The effect of treatment on stages I and II endometriosis was evaluated in 61 women with laparoscopically proven disease who were undergoing therapeutic donor insemination. Only treatment cycles completed after diagnostic laparoscopy were us…

article 1991
Endometriosis and associated pathology.
Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

The natural history of endometriosis, including the belief that it is a progressive disease, is reviewed with the help of a large, cross-sectional, prospective study and a smaller longitudinal study. Two studies are reviewed that address th…