Koji Kugu

No ORCID on file · 10 papers in corpus · active 1989-2007

Study types

  • article 8
  • other 1
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 8
  • infertility 3
  • adenomyosis 1
article 2007
High incidence of tubal dysfunction is determined by laparoscopy in cases with positive Chlamydia trachomatis antibody despite negative finding in prior hysterosalpingography
Reproductive medicine and biology ·doi:10.1111/j.1447-0578.2007.00163.x

Aim: Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is one of the most commonly used methods in order to evaluate the condition of fallopian tubes in infertility clinics. In the present paper, we retrospectively compared the findings of HSG and laparoscopy to…

article 2006
A case of giant cystic adenomyosis
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.11.028
article 2006
Combined phospho-Akt and PTEN expressions associated with post-treatment hysterectomy after conservative progestin therapy in complex atypical hyperplasia and stage Ia, G1 adenocarcinoma of the endometrium
·doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2006.06.013
article 2006
GnRH II as a Possible Cytostatic Regulator in the Development of Endometriosis
·doi:10.1097/01.ogx.0000206324.13425.9f

Both the classic form of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor, GnRH I, and GnRH agonists reportedly have antiproliferative and apoptotic (programmed cell death) effects on cultured endometriotic cells as well as on some cancer cells …

article 2005
GnRH II as a possible cytostatic regulator in the development of endometriosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dei192

BACKGROUND: GnRH II is the second form of GnRH and is widely distributed in peripheral tissues of the female reproductive tract as well as in the central nervous system. In the present study, we studied the possible implication of GnRH II i…

article 2005
Sciatic endometriosis diagnosed by computerized tomography–guided biopsy and CD10 immunohistochemical staining
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.05.034
other 2003
Characteristic images of deeply infiltrating rectosigmoid endometriosis on transvaginal and transrectal ultrasonography
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deg243

BACKGROUND: To evaluate the usefulness of transvaginal and transrectal ultrasonography for diagnosis and management of deeply infiltrating rectosigmoid endometriosis. METHODS: A series of six patients (aged 32-39 years) with rectosigmoid e…

article 2003
Concentrations of Interferon‐γ‐Induced Protein‐10 (IP‐10), an Antiangiogenic Substance, are Decreased in Peritoneal Fluid of Women with Advanced Endometriosis
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1034/j.1600-0897.2003.00037.x

PROBLEM: To assess whether interferon-gamma-induced protein-10 (IP-10), a chemokine that has antiangiogenic activities, may be involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. METHOD OF STUDY: A total of 120 patients undergoing laparoscopy fo…

review 2002
Role of Laparoscopy in the Treatment of Endometriosis-Associated Infertility
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation ·doi:10.1159/000049422

Endometriosis is assumed to be one of the causative factors of infertility, although the mechanism remains to be elucidated. Mechanical factors distorting the pelvic anatomy and/or changes in the biochemical and cellular environment in the …

article 1989
Danazol stimulates the release of follicle-stimulating hormone and inhibits the release of prolactin in vitro studies on rat pituitary cell cultures
·doi:10.1007/bf00931293