Ji Young Lee

The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) was originally developed as a method of contraception and was first marketed in Finland in 1990. In Korea, the only LNG-IUS approved for non-contraceptive use is Mirena, a T-shaped …

BACKGROUND: This study was aimed to assess the effect of endometrial movements on pregnancy achievement in intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The population of this observational study was composed of unexplained…

Indirect inguinal hernia containing an ovary is a rare condition, especially in adult women who do not have any other genital tract anomalies. In addition, inguinal hernia containing an ovary and endometriosis is exceedingly rare. In the pr…

PROBLEM: To characterize the genetic variation across the MMP-2 and TIMP-2 gene with the risk of advanced-stage endometriosis. METHOD OF STUDY: Ten single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotype associations between MMP-2 (9082A>G, 91…

Endometriosis, one of the most common gynecologic disorders, is broadly defi ned as the presence of endometrial glandular and stromal cells outside the uterine cavity, associated with symptoms of dysmenorrhea, dyspaureunia, chronic pelvic p…

Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) that arises from extrauterine endometriosis is a rare form of malignancy. We report the case of a 37-year-old ESS patient with extrauterine endometriosis who was treated with ifosfamide/cisplatin chemothera…

목적: 자궁내막증은 자궁 밖의 다른 조직, 특히 복막, 난소, 직장질격막 등에 샘과 버팀질을 포함한 기능성의 자궁내막조직이 존재하는 질환을 말한다. 정확한 병인은 알려지지 않고 있지만 생리 중 역류한 자궁혈이 자궁 외 조직에 착상해 발생하는 것으로 생각되며 이 과정에는 혈관내피세포성장인자 (vascular endothelial cell growth factor, VEGF)가 중요한 역할을 하고 있는 것으로 보인다. 본 연구는 …

A variety of factors affect the development of endometriosis, including hormonal status and genetic factors. The growth of endometriosis is stimulated by local estrogen production in conjunction with circulating estrogen. The CYP19 gene enc…

Endometriosis is one of the most common gynaecological disorders, but its aetiology and pathogenesis remain obscure. The refluxed menstrual debris in women with endometriosis may be more prone to implantation, invasion and growth in the per…

Objective: To investigate whether polymorphism of CYP17 gene is associated with the risk of advanced endometriosis in Korean women. Methods: The 194 endometriosis patients and 209 controls were enrolled. Blood samples were collected from 19…

Endometriosis, one of the most common gynaecologic disorders, shows significantly elevated prevalence in industrial areas and there is also a possible genetic predisposition. Glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) are enzymes involved in the met…

Objective: To investigate the mRNA expression of Angiopoietin (Ang)-1 and Ang-2 in ectopic and eutopic endometrium from women with or without endometriosis throughout the menstrual cycle. Methods: Total RNA was extracted and reverse transcr…