Schmidt T

The uterine myometrium is the rarest location for an ectopic pregnancy resulting in the so-called 'intramural or intramyometrial ectopic pregnancy'. It presents a particular diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for the treating physician. I…

Genetic associations between variants on chromosome 5p13 and 8q24 and gastric cancer (GC) have been previously reported in the Asian population. We aimed to replicate these findings and to characterize the associations at the genome and tra…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-targeted gene therapy for the treatment of endometriosis. DESIGN: Analysis of the VEGF gene expression and promoter activity in ectopic and eutopic endometrium. Evaluation …

BACKGROUND: The question of whether Müllerian anomalies are significantly more often combined with endometriosis is a controversially discussed problem. Some publications described this association in patients with obstructive but not non-o…

A 37-year-old patient had recurring thromboses, occlusion of the left femoral vein with hereditary hyperhomocysteinemia, hypermenorrhea and anaemia. Conservative therapy with endometrium ablation and gestagene failed. A supracervical hyster…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the diagnostic value of maternal CA 125 in patients with symptomatic first trimester pregnancy and to evaluate the prognostic significance of CA 125 versus beta-hCG in early pregnancies with intact fetal heartbeat, comp…

Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy (THL) was evaluated in comparison with the already established chromolaparoscopy in the detection of tubal factors, adhesions as well as endometriosis. 43 infertile patients without previous pelvic operations a…

Leptin is mainly synthesized by adipocytes and might represent the connecting link between fatty tissue and brain. In reference to reproduction, leptin resistance could play a role particularly in the pathogenesis of the PCO syndrome. Howev…