ObjectiveTo compare the levels of IL-1beta, IL-6, and TNFalpha in endometriotic tissue and in endometrium from women with endometriosis and healthy controls.DesignOpen.SettingDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology at a university hospital.…
ObjectiveTo determine whether there is a difference in fibrinolytic compounds in endometriotic tissue, endometrium, peritoneal fluid (PF), and plasma from women with endometriosis and in endometrium and PF from healthy women.DesignProspecti…
The metabolism of [3H]estrone sulfate (E1S) into [3H]estrone (E1) and [3H]estradiol-17 beta (E2) was studied in samples of endometriotic tissue and uterine endometrium obtained simultaneously from 13 patients, 7 in the proliferative and 5 i…
A histochemical method for the detection of steroid-binding sites in very small tissue specimens was evaluated. Competitive binding experiments proved the method to be sufficiently specific. When applied to endometrium and endometriotic tis…
Eighteen normally menstruating women with endometriosis were treated with 600 mg of danazol daily for 6 months. Blood samples were taken before and after 2, 4, 8, 12, and 16 weeks of treatment and were analyzed for plasma dehydroepiandroste…