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Chapter 1 1.1 Chapter 1 13.2.2Ce// actf?es/on mo/eci//es Adhesive properties of endometrial cells determine the process of attachment of retrogradely shed endometrium to the peritoneal lining.Several cell adhesion molecules are expressed by…

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists have gained extensive clinical use, ranging from reproduction to oncology. There are many clinically available GnRH agonists and these can be used via various methods of delivery, ranging from …

The last revised classification of endometriosis of the American Fertility Society takes the extension of endometriotic lesions and the three macroscopic appearances of this disease into consideration. The aim of this study was to determine…

BACKGROUND: The current medical treatment of endometriosis, a common gynaecological disease, is still associated with a high recurrence rate. To establish an appropriate in-vivo model to evaluate new therapeutic strategies we validated the …

Endometriosis is thought to be an ovarian-dependent benign disease that affects up to 12% of women during their reproductive life. For the past ten years the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-agonists have been proved effective and safe…

Endometriosis is one of the most frequent diseases in gynecology. It is histologically defined as a non-malignant pathology in which endometrial-like tissue is found outside the uterus. The pathogenesis and mechanisms involved in the develo…

In a study, 52 patients with histologically confirmed endometriosis underwent a "three-step" therapy. The follow-up period was up to 60 months (median 33.5 months). If r-AFS-score was posttherapeutically 0, recurrence occurred latest after …

Endometriosis is defined as endometriotic tissues growing outside the uterine cavity. The cell biological processes responsible for the pathogenesis of this disease are not well understood. In order to detect differences in proliferative ac…

After bioptical diagnosis of endometriosis, 81 patients were treated with GnRH-agonists buserelin or leuprolide for six months. Biopsies before and after treatment were used to test a semiquantitative score-system, regarding atrophy of glan…

The rare case of a decidualized endometriosis of the appendix vermiformis is reported in a woman who developed HELLP syndrome during the 32nd week of a twin pregnancy. Cesarean section and simultaneous appendectomy were performed. An inspec…

Integrins are cell adhesion molecules that undergo cell-specific dynamic changes during the normal menstrual cycle in the human endometrium. Here, using immunohistochemistry, we have investigated the expression pattern of the integrins alph…

The expression of gap junction connexins (Cx) in the female reproductive tract of rodents and in the human endometrium is highly regulated by steroid hormones. Here we have investigated the distribution and regulation properties of Cx43, Cx…

The aim of this study was to obtain data about the pregnancy rate in patients with uterine leiomyomata after treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists followed by myomectomy. Between 1987 and 1993, 61 patients with uteri…

In a previous study 198 patients with histologically confirmed endometriosis underwent a "three-step" therapy, where surgical removal of endometriosis implants was followed by a 6 months treatment with 3.75 mg leuprorelinacetate depot as mo…

27 patients of the department of gynecology and obstetrics of the university of Essen received a six month therapy with the GnRH-analogon triptorelin because of endometriosis diagnosed by laparoscopy. All the patients experienced not only a…