Read the full review for this Faculty Opinions recommended article: The effect of combined surgical-medical intervention on the progression of endometriosis in an adolescent and young adult population.
OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the clinical profile of adenomyosis by comparison with uterine leiomyomas. DESIGN: Retrospective case-control study. SETTING: Academic medical center. PATIENT(S): The study comprised 76 women undergoing hysterecto…
Amenorrhea is a common symptom that generally presents to the gynecologist for evaluation and therapy during adolescence. Its presence, in combination with an anomaly of the vagina and a pelvic mass, suggests many possible etiologies whose …
In Brief OBJECTIVE To determine if exposure of human gametes to macrophage secretory products reduces sperm binding to the zona pellucida, and to determine which cytokine(s) may be responsible for this effect. METHODS A human macrophage cel…
There are many considerations in the surgical treatment of patients with infertility. Of prime importance is the baseline condition of the tubes and skill of the surgeon. With further advances in the understanding of the process of fertiliz…
OBJECTIVE: To study autoimmune aspects of endometriosis. DESIGN: Lymphoblast transformation and hemolytic plaque formation were used to assess specific T- and B-cell activity against endometrial antigens. SETTING: Military teaching hospit…
Peritoneal macrophages (PM) were obtained by peritoneal dialysis from a regularly menstruating woman with renal failure. Macrophages (10(6) cells) were incubated at 37 degrees C for various periods of time (0-4 hr) in the presence of 14C-an…