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No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 2012-2017

Study types

  • other 2
  • article 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 3
  • infertility 2
article 2017
Endometriosis-associated infertility: GDF-9, AMH, and AMHR2 genes polymorphisms
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-017-1026-z

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to determine whether there is a correlation between polymorphisms in the growth differentiation factor-9 (GDF-9) gene and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) gene and its receptor, AMHR2, and endometriosis-assoc…

other 2014
Serum prolactin and CA-125 levels as biomarkers of peritoneal endometriosis
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation ·doi:10.1159/000362272

BACKGROUND/AIMS: To evaluate serum prolactin and CA-125 levels as biomarkers for the diagnosis of peritoneal endometriosis. METHODS: A prospective study was performed. Blood samples were drawn from a peripheral vein during the secretory ph…

other 2013
Dopamine receptor D2 genotype (3438) is associated with moderate/severe endometriosis in infertile women in Brazil
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.11.036

OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of dopamine receptor D2 polymorphisms in patients with peritoneal endometriosis and in healthy control subjects. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): One hundred seven…

2012
Frequent polymorphisms of FSH receptor do not influence antral follicle responsiveness to follicle-stimulating hormone administration as assessed by the Follicular Output RaTe (FORT).
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-012-9761-7

PurposeTo verify whether carriers of common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the FSH receptor (FSHR) show reduced responsiveness of antral follicles to FSH administration as assessed by the FORT.MethodsWe performed a prospective st…