Ashok Agarwal

No ORCID on file · 99 papers in corpus · active 1997-2023

Study types

  • article 61
  • review 15
  • book-chapter 14
  • other 5
  • book 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 82
  • infertility 40
  • endometrioma 3
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • adenomyosis 1
review 2008
Pathogenic mechanisms in endometriosis-associated infertility
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.02.093
review 2008
Redox considerations in female reproductive function and assisted reproduction: from molecular mechanisms to health implications
Antioxidants & redox signaling ·doi:10.1089/ars.2007.1964

Physiological levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important regulatory role through various signaling transduction pathways in folliculogenesis, oocyte maturation, endometrial cycle, luteolysis, implantation, embryogenesis, and …

article 2008
Relationship between extent of cytoskeleton damage of oocytes incubated in PF of endometriosis and the stage of the disease and duration of infertility
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1664
article 2007
Correlation between sperm DNA damage, stage of endometriosis and the duration of infertility
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.704
article 2007
Differential expression of follicular fluid cytokines: relationship to subsequent pregnancy in IVF cycles
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60346-x
article 2007
DNA damage in metaphase II oocytes is induced by peritoneal fluid from endometriosis patients
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.1007
article 2007
DNA damage to embryos incubated in the peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis: role in infertility
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.1046
article 2007
Endometriosis induced alterations in the mouse oocyte cytoskeleton
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.709
article 2007
Peritoneal fluid interleukin (IL-8) in patients with endometriosis – is there a co-relation with severity or symptoms of disease?
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.725
article 2007
Response of immature and mature mouse cytoskeleton to endometriosis – role of oxidative stress
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.697
article 2007
Sperm chromatin damage and its role in the pathogenesis of infertility in patients with endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.1209
review 2006
Impact of ovarian endometrioma on assisted reproduction outcomes
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61439-3
article 2006
P-111
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.457
article 2006
P-367
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.723
article 2006
P-849
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.1238
review 2006
Role of oxidative stress in endometriosis
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/s1472-6483(10)62026-3
article 2006
Serum and peritoneal abnormalities in endometriosis: potential use as diagnostic markers.
Minerva ginecologica

Endometriosis is an ambiguous disease and its exact pathogenesis still remains elusive to clinicians and scientists. Local and systemic aberrations in immune response are associated with endometriosis. This article reviews the literature re…

review 2006
The role of free radicals and antioxidants in reproduction
Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology ·doi:10.1097/01.gco.0000193003.58158.4e

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review summarizes the role of free radicals and oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of human reproduction. RECENT FINDINGS: An extensive review of the literature on the role of oxidative stress in influencing as…

article 2005
Animal Experimentation Effect of pentoxifylline in reducing oxidative stress-induced embryotoxicity1

Purpose: To 1) evaluate the embryotoxic effects of hydrogen peroxide on mouse embryo development and 2) examine if pentoxifylline can reverse hydrogen peroxide induced em-bryotoxicity. Methods: Prospective in vitro study examining the effec…

article 2005
Combined Effect of Oxidative Stress and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α on Mouse Oocyte Spindle Structure
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.07.488
other 2005
Effect of pentoxifylline in reducing oxidative stress-induced embryotoxicity
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-005-7202-6

PURPOSE: To 1) evaluate the embryotoxic effects of hydrogen peroxide on mouse embryo development and 2) examine if pentoxifylline can reverse hydrogen peroxide induced embryotoxicity. METHODS: Prospective in vitro study examining the effec…

article 2005
Effect of Tumor Necrosis Factor Induced Alterations in Microtubule and Chromosomal Alignment of Metaphase II Oocyte— Possible Role in Endometriosis Associated Infertility
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.07.1040
article 2005
Effects of peritoneal fluid on preimplantation mouse embryo development and apoptosis in vitro
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61170-4
article 2005
Infliximab may reverse the toxic effects induced by tumor necrosis factor alpha in human spermatozoa: an in vitro model
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.11.068
article 2005
Modulation of Preimplantation Embryo Development and Apoptosis by Peritoneal Fluid From Patients With Endometriosis
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.07.1021