Caroline M. Da Luz

Abstract Study question Does the transplantation of endometrial tissue fragments into the peritoneal wall of female mice reduce natural fertility and lead to compromised obstetric and perinatal outcomes? Summary answer Experimental murine e…

Abstract Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is highly associated with infertility. This association seems to be related to oocyte impairment, mainly in the initial stages of endometriosis (minimal and mild), where no dist…

Research questionIs the transcriptome of cumulus cells of infertile women with advanced endometriosis (EIII/IV), with and without endometrioma, altered?DesignIn this prospective case-control study, next-generation RNA sequencing was used to…

\n Os mecanismos da infertilidade relacionada à endometriose ainda não foram esclarecidos, embora diversos estudos proponham um efeito deletério desta doença sobre a qualidade oocitária (QO). No entanto, a análise de oócitos em pacientes co…

A deleterious effect of endometriosis on oocyte quality has been proposed. Evidence suggests that cumulus cells could be used as indirect biomarkers of oocyte quality. The PTGS2 gene, which encodes cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), is deregulated i…