Andrea Kolbus

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2004-2008

Study types

  • other 2
  • article 1

Condition tags

  • mesh:D004715 3
  • endometriosis 3
  • dysmenorrhea 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • dyspareunia 1
other 2008
beta-HCG/LH receptor (beta-HCG/LH-R) expression in eutopic endometrium and endometriotic implants: evidence for beta-HCG sensitivity of endometriosis
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719108316907

BACKGROUND: Luteinizing hormone (LH) and human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) target their receptor in gonadal and nongonadal cells to stimulate steroidogenesis and cell growth. The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression o…

article 2005
A predictive model for endometriosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deh796

BACKGROUND: Aromatase is the key enzyme in the process of estrogen biosynthesis from the precursor androgen. Recently, aromatase has been found to be aberrantly expressed in eutopic endometrium of patients suffering from endometriosis. This…

other 2004
Systemic HCG treatment in patients with endometriosis: a new perspective for a painful disease
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift ·doi:10.1007/s00508-004-0296-5

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of endometrium-like tissue outside the uterus. This condition causes painful periods, chronic pelvic pain, subfertility and a profound reduction in quality of life, especially durin…