Ming-Yih Wu

No ORCID on file · 7 papers in corpus · active 2003-2010

Study types

  • article 5
  • other 1
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 7
  • adenomyosis 5
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • infertility 1
article 2010
Insertion of the Mirena Intrauterine System for Treatment of Adenomyosis-Associated Menorrhagia: A Novel Method
Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s1028-4559(10)60034-4

OBJECTIVE: Insertion of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system Mirena is difficult in women with adenomyosis, and the device is often subsequently expelled. We used a novel insertion technique (Yang's method) to overcome this prob…

article 2008
Increased matrix metalloproteinase-2 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 secretion but unaffected invasiveness of endometrial stromal cells in adenomyosis
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.05.090
article 2007
Altered apoptosis and proliferation in endometrial stromal cells of women with adenomyosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/del493

BACKGROUND: The eutopic endometrium in a woman suffering from adenomyosis is known to be biologically different from that of healthy women. The aim of this study was to examine the apoptosis and proliferation of eutopic endometrium from wom…

article 2006
Decreased suppression of interleukin-6 after treatment with medroxyprogesterone acetate and danazol in endometrial stromal cells of women with adenomyosis
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.04.034
other 2006
Increased interleukin-6 messenger RNA expression in macrophage-cocultured endometrial stromal cells in adenomyosis
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/j.1600-0897.2005.00363.x

PROBLEM: To determine the effects of macrophage on endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) in women with adenomyosis. METHOD OF STUDY: Eutopic endometrium was obtained and separated into single ESC in 10 women with adenomyosis (study group) and 1…

article 2003
Nitric oxide synthesis is increased in the endometrial tissue of women with endometriosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deg484

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that peritoneal macrophages from women with endometriosis produce excess nitric oxide (NO). This study was designed to quantify the amount of NO and determine the expression of endothelial (eNOS) and …

review 2003
The Role of Cytokines in Endometriosis*
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1034/j.1600-0897.2003.01207.x

PROBLEM: To review the literature on the role of peritoneal cytokines in the pathogenesis and endometriosis-related infertility. METHODS OF STUDY: A MEDLINE search was conducted by the key words of cytokine and endometriosis in the English …