Selective progesterone receptor modulators (SPRMs) represent a new class of progesterone receptor ligands that exert clinically relevant tissue-selective progesterone agonist, antagonist, partial, or mixed agonist/antagonist effects on vari…
This article reviews the effects of estradiol (E(2)), progesterone (P) and P receptor antagonists (PA) on the rhesus macaque endometrium. Ovariectomized macaques can be treated with implants of estradiol (E(2)) and P to induce precisely con…
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to create a novel animal model for studies of endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: To facilitate the study of the transplantation of endometriosis into immunodeficient RAG-2/gamma(c)KO mice, endometriosis b…
According to current theory, endometriosis is initiated during retrograde menstruation when menstrual fragments flow out of the fimbriated end of the fallopian tubes and become established on the ovarian surface or other sites in the perito…
Several reports indicate that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression is increased in endometrial glands and stroma during the menstrual phase in the human endometrium. Here we report that VEGF receptor type 2 (KDR), normally e…