Georgios E Koumantakis

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 2002-2013

Study types

  • article 3
  • other 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 5
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • infertility 1
article 2013
Inverse correlation between peritoneal ¯uid leptin concentrations and the extent of endometriosis

BACKGROUND: The role of leptin in reproductive processes has received increasing attention. Because leptin has intrinsic angiogenic properties, may be induced by in¯ammatory cytokines and induces matrix metalloproteinases, we examined perit…

other 2004
Elevations in peritoneal fluid macrophage migration inhibitory factor are independent of the depth of invasion or stage of endometriosis
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.11.044

OBJECTIVE: To quantify levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in the peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with endometriosis, and to correlate these levels with the extent of disease. DESIGN: Controlled clinical study. SETTING: …

other 2003
CYP1A1, CYP19, and GSTM1 polymorphisms increase the risk of endometriosis
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)04817-3

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possibility of genetic contribution of CYP1A1, CYP19, GSTM1, and GSTT1 polymorphisms to endometriosis. DESIGN: Genetic polymorphism analysis. SETTING: Case-control study. PATIENT(S): A group of 275 women wit…

article 2003
Inverse correlation between peritoneal fluid leptin concentrations and the extent of endometriosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deg233

BACKGROUND: The role of leptin in reproductive processes has received increasing attention. Because leptin has intrinsic angiogenic properties, may be induced by inflammatory cytokines and induces matrix metalloproteinases, we examined peri…

article 2002
Pulmonary endometriosis in a patient with unicornuate uterus and noncommunicating rudimentary horn
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03188-6

ObjectiveTo report a rare case of a patient with catamenial hemoptysis, secondary infertility, and endometriosis associated with a unicornuate uterus and noncommunicating rudimentary horn.DesignCase report.SettingUniversity hospital.Patient…