Walker W

ORCID: 0000-0002-6604-1839 · 4 papers in corpus
review 2017
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2017.05.003

This review discusses the current state of our understanding regarding the genetic basis of the most important reproductive disorders in women. For clarity, these disorders have been divided into eugonadal and hypogonadal types. Hypogonadal…

review 2014
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-014-3531-y

IntroductionIncreased progesterone levels during pregnancy may cause decidualisation of endometriomas mimicking malignancies on radiology and causing management dilemmas.CaseAn ovarian cyst was detected in a 33-year-old woman at her routine…

2001
Clinical microbiology reviews ·doi:10.1128/cmr.14.3.476-488.2001

Numerous epidemiological and clinical studies have noted differences in the incidence and severity of parasitic diseases between males and females. Although in some instances this may be due to gender-associated differences in behavior, the…

1997
Infection and immunity ·doi:10.1128/iai.65.3.1119-1121.1997

Given that differences between the sexes in relative susceptibility to parasitic infections have been noted, this study further elucidates the mechanisms responsible by demonstrating that male SCID mice are more resistant than female mice t…