Purpose This review focuses on the use of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists, a typically marginalized class of drugs, and describes their role in the management of endometriosis, with special interest in 4 regions: Western …
Endometriosis, characterized by endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus, is a frequently occurred benign gynecologic disease that afflicts mainly women of reproductive age, with a prevalence of 6% to 10%. Endometriosis can be subdivided …
OBJECTIVE: The issue of female sexual function is often overlooked in women with endometriosis, especially in mainland China. The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence and associated factors of female sexual dysfunction i…
OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between the clinic-pathological features and pain symptoms in patients with endometriotic cyst (EM). METHODS: The medical data of symptoms, laparoscopy and pathology examination in 416 patients with end…
Objectiv e To study the relationship between the clinic-pathological features and pain symptoms in patients with endometriotic cyst (EM). Methods The medical data of symptoms,laparoscopy and pathology examination in 416 patients with…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a controversial and enigmatic disease. Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is responsible for painful symptoms and is the least understood type of endometriosis. Little work has been devoted to define the loca…
This paper demonstrates an in vitro model to simulate the microenvironment of endometriosis. We used microfluidic channels with cover slips to pattern and release endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) and human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPMC…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype 1 (TRPV1) in uterosacral ligament and its correlation with pain in endometriosis. METHODS: Total of 54 patients undergoing endometriotic lesions exc…
Endometriosis has critical implications for women's quality of life. However, an overview of the current knowledge of this issue is limited. The objective of this systematic review was to determine the extent of endometriosis and its treatm…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) on the expression mRNA of nerve growth factor (NGF) and its receptors (TrkA and P75NTR) in normal and eutopic endometrial stromal cells (ESC). METHO…
STUDY QUESTION: Can plasma microRNAs be used as a non-invasive diagnostic test for the detection of endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Plasma miR-17-5p, miR-20a and miR-22 are down-regulated in women with endometriosis compared with those with…
Endometriosis, with a prevalence rate ranging from 6% to 10%, is the major contributor to pelvic pain and subfertility, and considerably reduces the quality of life in affected women. However, the pathogenesis of this disease remains largel…
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the appropriate measures for diagnosing and treating perineal endometriosis (PEM) with anal sphincter involvement. METHODS: Between January 1992 and April 2011, the clinical features, di…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate clinicopathological characteristics of recurrent endometriosis and outcomes of secondary surgery. METHODS: From Jan. 2003 to Dec. 2008, 69 cases with recurrent endometriosis operated by the same senior gynecologis…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate strategies of diagnosis and treatment of ureter endometriosis. METHODS: From 1983 to 2010, the cases registered in Peking Union Medical College Hospital and confirmed as ureter endometriosis by surgery were enroll…
OBJECTIVE: To explore the hospital expenses and hospital stay of surgical management for endometriosis and adenomyosis. METHODS: The average hospital expenses and average hospital stay were compared for a total of 12003 patients of endomet…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β and Smad pathway expressed in adhesion peritoneums in patients with endometriosis (EM). METHODS: From Dec. 2009 to Mar. 2010, 11 patients with EM [including 3 p…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate follicle loss and its associated factors during laparoscopic cystectomy for ovarian endometrioma. METHOD: Between October 2008 and December 2009, 140 patients with ovarian cysts undergoing laparoscopic cystectomy at …
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis (EM) is a benign gynecologic disease predominantly found in women of reproductive age. However, its pathogenesis is still poorly understood. Our experiment was designed to establish a stable and reliable cultural e…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the characteristics and trends of surgical management on endometriosis in Peking Union Medical College Hospital From 1983 to 2009. METHODS: The medical documents of patients with endometriosis diagnosed by surgica…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the characteristics of the anatomical distribution of posterior deeply infiltrating endometriosis (PDIE) lesions, pain symptoms and effects of laparoscopic surgery. METHODS: Clinical data of 176 PDIE patients with…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between the distribution of nerve fibers in multiple endometriosis lesions and pelvic pain. METHODS: From Sept. 2007 to Sept. 2008, 120 endometriosis patients treated in Peking Union Hospital were…