Kyu Sup Lee

BACKGROUND: This study was performed to determine whether genetic polymorphisms of aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor (AhRR), glutathione-S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) and glutathione-S-transferase T1 (GSTT1) are associated with susceptibility …

Immunological abnormalities of cell-mediated and humoral immunity might be associated with the pathogenesis of endometriosis. This study has examined the effects of peritoneal fluid obtained from patients with endometriosis (ePF) on the phe…

Objective: Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disorder characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Many theories have been suggested to explain the mechanism for the development of this disease. Althou…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of nitric oxide on endometrial cell proliferation and the effects of peritoneal fluid from women with and without endometriosis on the production of nitric oxide and upon the nature of nitric oxide-indu…

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) is the major cause of heavy menstrual bleeding during reproductive years and impacts on women’s health both medically and socially. The pathophysiology of DUB is largely unknown but occurs in both ovulat…

Objective : To explore the association of the N-acetyl transferase 2 (NAT 2) gene polymorphisms with endometriosis. Methods : One hundred seventy-two women with surgically or histologically diagnosed endometriosis of stages I-IV, and 205. p…

PURPOSE: Our objective was to explain a relationship between concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and nitric oxide (NO) in follicular fluid, oocyte quality, and outcomes of in vitro fertilization--embryo transfer (IVF-E…