Patrick Puttemans

BACKGROUND: Transvaginal Hydro Laparoscopy (THL) is known as a minimal invasive procedure allowing endoscopic exploration of the female pelvis. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the possibilities of the THL as a tool for early diagnosis and treatment…

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the added value of transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy (THL) in the investigation of the infertile patient. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study, based on records from 01/09/2006 to 30/12/2019 wa…

Increasing evidence indicates that early onset endometriosis (EOE), starting around menarche or early adolescence, may have an origin different from the adult variant, originating from neonatal uterine bleeding (NUB). This implies seeding o…

Neonatal uterine bleeding (NUB) occurs in approximately 5% of newborns and is generally considered to be of little clinical significance. However, the real clinical importance of this condition and its long-term implications remain to be de…

Accumulating evidence indicates that adolescent endometriosis is common and often severe. Here we explore the possibility that seeding of naive endometrial progenitor cells into the pelvic cavity early in life, that is, at the time of neona…

INTRODUCTION: Treatment of ovarian endometriomas is commonly achieved through laparoscopic surgery and this can be effective in eliminating the disease, although a majority of recent trials documented an adverse effect of surgery on ovarian…

Auteur(s): BROSENS I, GORDTS SY, PUTTEMANS P , | Samenvatting: In deze bijdrage wordt de hypothese voorgesteld dat de maturatiegraad van progesteronrespons in het neonatale endometrium aan de basis kan liggen van zowel endometriose als van …

The incidence and severity of endometriosis in adolescent are comparable with the incidence in adult women. The mean delay between the onset of symptoms and the final diagnosis varies between 6.4 and 11.7 years. The longer the diagnosis is …

in human blastomeres An international journal published for ESHRE, covering research and clinical work in human reproduction and relevant animal studies

Auteur(s): PUTTEMANS P, GORDTS S, VALKENBURG M, CAMPO R, GORDTS SY, BROSENS I | Samenvatting: Recent onderzoek laat vermoeden dat endometriose vaak begint tijdens de adolescentie, met chronische pijnklachten die jarenlang kunnen aanslepen v…

Abstract The incidence and severity of endometriosis in ad-olescent are comparable with the incidence in adult women. The mean delay between the onset of symptoms and the final diagnosis varies between 6.4 and 11.7 years. The longer the dia…

The pathogenesis of early-onset endometriosis has recently been revisited, sparked by the discovery of endometrial stem/progenitor cells and their possible role in endometriosis, and because maternal pregnancy hormone withdrawal following d…

There are now convincing data showing that cystectomy of the endometrioma is not only no cure of infertility, but may harm follicle reserve. The question arises why is cystectomy for an endometrioma, in contrast with other -benign cysts, a …

To improve the still fragmented understanding of endometriosis, a life cycle approach was adopted that revealed unexpected aspects of the natural history of the disease throughout a woman's life. Three age-related stages of endometriosis ar…

Present management of the ovarian endometrioma focuses on the size of the cyst and dictates that surgery should not be performed unless this exceeds 3 cm, which neglects the complex pathology of this condition. Studies of ovaries with the e…

The incidence of endometriosis in the infertile female is estimated to be between 20 and 50 %. Although the causal relationship between endometriosis and infertility has not been proven, it is generally accepted that the disease impairs rep…

Endometriosis is a disease of unknown aetiology, multiple presentations and an enigmatic course during a woman’s reproductive years. Clinical aspects of the diagnosis and the rationale for its treatment are discussed.

Introduction As mentioned in previous chapters of this atlas, the workspace and environment offered by transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy are significantly different from the workspace and working conditions every gynecologist is used to when pe…