OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) with the risk of endometriosis and adenomyosis. METHODS: Genotyp…
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the recurrence and fertility outcome of stage III - IV endometriosis after conservative surgery. METHODS: A retrospective study was performed on 90 women with stage III - IV endometriosis who had been diagnosed by pat…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate mRNA expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP-1) in ectopic endometriosis tissue and uterine endometrium from women with and without endometriosis. METHODS: Th…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of laparoscopy in diagnosis and treatment of infertile women with endometriosis. METHODS: Totally 314 infertile cases were diagnosed as having endometriosis by laparoscopy, and 58, 173, 68 and 15 cases we…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of the matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) 1, 3 promoter single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) with the susceptibility to endometriosis (EM) and adenomyosis. METHODS: The SNP of the MMP-1 and MMP-3 gene…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of different ovarian stimulation protocols on in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) outcomes in infertile women with adenomyosis. METHODS: We carried out a retrospective cohor…