The purpose of our study was to determine the influence of lead and cadmium in concentrations commonly found in the environment on the redox system of the follicular fluid (FF) and on the results of assisted reproduction. A prospective stud…
The number of children, adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer has been rising recently. Various oncological treatments have a detrimental effect on female fertility, and childbearing becomes a major issue during surveillance af…
Endometrial cancer remains the most common malignancy of the female genital system in developed countries. Tumor suppressor genes are responsible for controlling the cells fate in the cell cycle and preventing cancerogenesis. Gene expressio…
BackgroundOxidative stress appears to be involved in oocyte growth and maturation that when impaired results in poor embryo quality and lower potential to implant. The biochemical microenvironment of the oocyte (follicular fluid (FF)) consi…
IntroductionHE4 protein (human epididymis protein-4), which is the fourth subfraction of human epithelial protein, is a glycoprotein widely used as a tumor marker in ovarian cancer. If was first discovered in the epididymal epithelium and r…
BackgroundAnti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is considered to be one of the most significant indicators of women's fertility. Many studies have shown that vitamin D may modify human reproductive functions; however, the results are conflicting. Th…
Wstep. Endometrioza jest jednym z cześciej wystepujących problemow diagnostyczno-terapeutycznych wśrod kobiet w okresie rozrodczym. Celem pracy byla analiza czestości wystepowania chorob sercowo-naczyniowych w grupie pacjentek z rozpoznaną …
Introduction. Infertility is the lack of possibility of producing offspring, although regular sexualintercourse without use of contraceptives are present for over a year. It is a disease affectingaround a million of couples in Poland.Aim of…
Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma in another places of the female body than the uterine cavity. Despite of being a relatively common disease it still remains a diagnostic and therapeutic enigma, mainl…
OBJECTIVES: The study presents a retrospective review of patients diagnosed with abdominal wall endometrioma in the cesarean section scar between the years 2001-2006. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study presented age symptoms, size of tumor, ti…
OBJECTIVES: Abdominal wall endometriosis is usually a secondary process in scars after a cesarean section or appendectomy. Malignant transformation is an infrequent complication of endometriosis. The great majority of cases belong to adenoc…
OBJECTIVES: Endometriomas are rare in pregnancy. May be difficult to diagnose and may cause significant complications at any stage during gestation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The author presents 2 cases of ovarian endometriomas diagnosed and t…