M Y Dawood

OBJECTIVE(S): To determine [1] vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels in peritoneal fluid from women with endometriosis and compare them with those from oral contraceptive (OC) users and normal cycling wom…

Operative laparoscopy can be used for many surgical procedures on the fallopian tube and ovary. These include: (1) tubal sterilization; (2) salpingectomy and salpingostomy for tubal pregnancy; (3) fimbrioplasty, salpingoneostomy, and linear…

OBJECTIVE: To determine changes in trabecular vertebral bone mass, serum E2, and serum calcitonin during and after therapy of pelvic endometriosis with depot leuprolide acetate (LA) or danazol. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, double-blind…

The non-surgical treatment of endometriosis involves hormone therapy that either affects the lesions directly, or indirectly inhibits endometrial proliferation and induces atrophy through estrogen deprivation, or through a combination of th…

The mechanisms of action of estrogen/progestin oral contraceptives, derivatives of testosterone including danazol and synthetic luteinizing hormone or gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists in the treatment of endometriosis are reviewed. T…

A review of studies examining the effect of medical therapy of endometriosis on bone mass and potential approaches to preventing bone loss was undertaken. Studies specifically examining bone density in women with endometriosis treated medic…

A review of the clinical features, diagnosis and management of primary and secondary dysmenorrhea updates some old views. Dysmenorrhea is painful menstruation, either cramps with no visible cause, primary dysmenorrhea, or secondary to speci…

Cortical bone (distal radius and ulna) and trabecular bone mineral content of the thoracolumbar vertebrae (T-12 to L-4) were measured with single-photon absorptiometry and quantitative computed tomography, respectively, in 55 women with lap…

Dysmenorrhea affects over 50% of menstruating women and causes extensive personal and public health problems, a high degree of absenteeism and severe economic loss. In primary dysmenorrhea there is no macroscopically identifiable pelvic pat…