Edmund Chada Baracat

The purpose of this study was to explore the psychosexual perspectives of a group of Brazilian men whose wives underwent an elective hysterectomy. A qualitative design based on the narrative analysis method was used to interview 22 husbands…

OBJECTIVE: To describe clinical and epidemiological aspects of patients with pelvic endometriosis who underwent laparoscopy at our service. METHODS: Retrospective study of 892 post-laparoscopy patients with histologically confirmed diagnosi…

OBJECTIVE: This study analyzed the relationship between clinical characteristics of endometriosis and Th1/Th2 immune response patterns. METHODS: A prospective study was performed with 65 patients with endometriosis (Group A) and 33 without …

Purposeendometriosis and its associated infertility have been the object of continuous research for over a century. To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the disease, it has become necessary to determine the aspects of its etiol…

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effects of metoclopramide-induced hyperprolactinemia on the prolactin receptor of murine endometrium.DesignExperimental study using the RNA extraction to detect tissue prolactin receptor isoforms by reverse-transcri…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between the CYP17alpha gene polymorphism and hot flushes in postmenopausal women. METHODS: Ninety-three non-hysterectomized, postmenopausal women were enrolled in this study. Vasomotor symptoms were…

ObjectiveTo evaluate p27 protein expression in the endometrium of women with endometriosis.DesignTransversal case-control study.SettingEndometriosis Unit, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil.Patient(s)Thirteen patients with stage I/II e…

We designed the present study in order to evaluate the eventual role of polymorphisms in the genes encoding cytochrome P450c17alpha (CYP17) and the progesterone receptor (PROGINS) as risk factors for endometriosis development. Eligible case…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the number of lysosomes in glandular epithelia of the endometrioma capsule and endometrium from patients with or without endometriosis using a histochemical method (acidic phosphate determination) under light microsco…

Objetivo: estudar os efeitos do danazol sobre a mama da rata em estro permanente. Métodos: os animais foram divididos em três grupos: os do grupo A (n = 12) receberam água (placebo), como grupo controle; os do grupo B (n = 13) foram exposto…

UnlabelledHormone replacement therapy with progestogen is known to have severe side effects or complications in certain patients.ObjectiveThe goal of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an alternative treatment regimen with…

Objetivo: divulgar a metodologia da indução de endometriose experimental em animais de laboratório. Método: utilizamos ratas albinas, virgens, adultas de aproximadamente três meses de idade, que foram inicialmente anestesiadas pelo éter etí…