Shailaja Raj

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 1982-2017

Study types

  • article 4

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 4
  • infertility 1
article 2017
Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center ·doi:10.1177/107327481702400114

Endometriosis is a common gynecological disorder most often involving the pelvic region. Although it is rare, endometriosis occurring outside of the peritoneal cavity most commonly occurs within scars of the abdominal wall, but it has been …

article 1983
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/0002-9378(83)90720-2

Pelvic fluid was collected from 66 women undergoing laparoscopic sterilization or diagnostic laparoscopy for evaluation of infertility. Cells consisting mainly of macrophages were separated, counted, and subjected to histochemical staining …

article 1982
·doi:10.1097/00006254-198210000-00016

A recent report states that the number of macrophages in peritoneal fluid is higher in infertile women, with or without endometriosis, than it is in fertile women. Activated macrophages are postulated to affect fertility by phagocytosis or …

article 1982
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(16)32537-6

The volume of peritoneal fluid and its macrophage content were examined in 80 women undergoing laparoscopy. The amount of pelvic fluid was not dependent on the patency of the fallopian tubes, and no statistical difference in the fluid volum…