OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between the follicular fluid (FF) reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and ROS-TAC score and pregnancy after intracytoplasmic sperm injec…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate peritoneal fluid hemosiderin-laden macrophages (H-LMs) in patients with endometriosis compared to controls. STUDY DESIGN: Consecutive series of 46 patients during a year undergoing laparoscopy for benign gynecologic …
The management approach to patients with pelvic endometriosis is multidimensional. One must consider several factors such as patient’s age, parity, extent of the disease, and menopausal status when planning treatment strategies. The main go…
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Read the full review for this Faculty Opinions recommended article: Dienogest is as effective as leuprolide acetate in treating the painful symptoms of endometriosis: a 24-week, randomized, multicentre, open-label trial.
The objective of this study was to compare letrozole-stimulated cycles to natural cycles in 208 patients undergoing intrauterine insemination (IUI) between July of 2004 and January of 2007. Group I (n = 47) received cycle monitoring only (n…
Minimally invasive surgical approaches in gynecology have evolved considerably in the last 30 years. The integration of robotic technology represents significant progression along the continuum of minimally invasive operative techniques in …
BACKGROUND: Although nerve fibres are present in eutopic and ectopic endometrium, it is unclear whether they appear in ovarian endometriotic lesions. We investigated the presence of nerve fibres in ovarian endometriotic lesions and its corr…
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether routine renal ultrasonography may be recommended in all patients with pelvic endometriosis, in order to avoid silent ureteral involvement of the disease.DESIGN: Retrospective descriptive study.SETTINGS: Tertiary…
OBJECTIVE: To present our initial experience in laparoscopic surgery for benign adnexal disease performed exclusively through an umbilical incision using a single three-channel port and flexible laparoscopic instrumentation. DESIGN: Case r…
MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, and Web of Science databases literature search from inception to March 2009 was performed to identify published clinical trials and cohort, observational, and in vitro studies that evaluated the use of aromatase inh…
Endometriosis is an enigmatic disorder with obscure pathogenesis. The objective of this review was to critically appraise the recent advances in the etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and clinical management of endometriosis. Several studies suppo…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of a combination of letrozole and gonadotropins in advanced reproductive age infertile women who were treated with IUI. DESIGN: A retrospective case control study. SETTING: A private practice affiliate…
This was a preliminary study to determine the effect of aromatase inhibitors in preventing the flare induced by GnRH agonist (GnRH-a) in women with endometriosis (n = 9) or leiomyomata (n = 4) who were given letrozole on the first 5 days of…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of time from surgery on the outcome of subsequent in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles in endometriosis patients. STUDY DESIGN: One hundred five women treated surgically for endometriosis and who underwent …