Esther Eisenberg

ObjectiveEndometriosis is a chronic, estrogen dependent condition that affects 5-10% of reproductive aged women and is associated with pelvic pain and infertility. As the approach to therapy shifts from surgical ablation to pharmacological …

Problem: The environmental contaminant 2,3,7,8‐tetracholorodibenzo‐p‐dioxin (TCDD) has been suggested to play a role in the etiology of endometriosis, but whether women develop this disease due to a prior exposure to endocrine disruptors is…

CONTEXT: Endometriosis, the growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, is principally an estrogen-dependent disease. In contrast, exposure to progesterone during pregnancy or therapeutically has been shown to provide benefit to some w…

Two recent studies reported in this issue of Fertility and Sterility have explored important issues regarding the understanding and diagnosing of endometriosis. These studies emphasize the complexity of endometriosis and underscore the diff…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze endometrial progesterone receptor (PR) expression in women with endometriosis compared with disease-free women and to assess the impact of in vitro 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) exposure on PR isotype expr…

ObjectiveTo discuss the role that reduced endometrial responsiveness to progesterone (P) might play in the pathophysiology of endometriosis.DesignA review of experimental evidence regarding the failure of P to regulate the expression of mat…

Contents: Preface: Who We Are and Why We Wrote This BookIntroduction: What is Hysterectomy and What Is the Debate? Part I About the Female Reproductive Organs 1. Anatomy of the Uterus 2. Looking at the Uterus: Imaging and Diagnosis Part II …

The endometrial lining of the human uterus is a highly specialized, steroid-sensitive tissue. Throughout the reproductive years, the endometrium undergoes dramatic cycles of growth, differentiation, and breakdown under the influence of ovar…

The human endometrium exhibits regular cycles of growth, differentiation, and breakdown in response to changing levels of ovarian steroids. Following the tissue loss and repair processes of menstruation, rising levels of estradiol initiate …

The cyclic expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) by human endometrium has been suggested to play a role in the invasive process necessary to establish endometriosis. The ability of progesterone exposure to inhibit endometrial MMP-3…

Endometriosis is a benign, though aggressive, disease of the female reproductive tract that consists of endometrial stromal and epithelial cells growing at an extrauterine site. Although it is widely accepted that the majority of cases of e…

Environmental contaminants that are known to disrupt steroid action can influence the development of reproductive diseases. Our group has focused on whether 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD or dioxin) can disrupt steroid regulation…

Surgical modalities such as electrosurgery and lasers have been used for many years to treat endometriosis. They are relatively unselective with wide scatter, however, leading to the potential for significant tissue damage and injury. As an…