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BACKGROUND: Adequate thickness of the endometrium has been well recognized as a critical factor for embryo implantation. This was a prospective cohort study to investigate the benefits of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for women with thin endom…

An elevated level of IL-10 has been considered a critical factor for the development of endometriosis; however, its detailed mechanism and causal relationship remain unclear. This study explored the cellular source and angiogenic activity o…

OBJECTIVE: Elderly age is one of the poor prognostic factors in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), but the optimal age cut-off is not known. The present study sought to identify the ideal age cutoff that represents a negative prognostic facto…

BACKGROUND/AIMS: The identification of new compound candidates for endometriosis treatment is needed. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is considered a crucial target to control the progress and recurrence of endometriosis. Here, we identified ursol…

BACKGROUND This study investigated the quality and quantity of eggs and embryos as well as the clinical pregnancy outcome in young infertile women with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) after in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm inj…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility, efficiency, and safety of manual morcellation in laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) supracervical hysterectomy. DESIGN: Retrospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING:…

BACKGROUND: To evaluate the impact of the presence of endometrioma and laparoscopic cystectomy on ovarian reserve as assessed by serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) level. In addition, factors related to the decline in ovarian reserve were a…

It is believed that endometrial miRNAs contribute to the aetiology of endometriosis in stem cells; however, the mechanisms remain unclear. Here we collected serum samples from patients with or without endometriosis and characterized the miR…

Immune dysregulation may be involved in the development of endometriosis. The anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 plays an important role in eliminating unwanted cells and cellular debris in a silent way. We investigated the modulatory role of…

PURPOSE: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the feasibility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxides (USPIO) in the detection of experimentally induced endometriosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: E…

OBJECTIVE: Abdominal wall endometriosis is rare, with an incidence of 0.03-0.47% following cesarean delivery. STUDY DESIGN: The study reviewed abdominal wall endometriomas during an 8-year period in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecol…

A case of endosalpingiosis presented as a multilobular cyst on sonography. The tentative clinical diagnosis was an ovarian tumor; however, laparotomy revealed a degenerative cyst of the uterine myoma with a stalk connecting to the uterus. H…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the correlation between the diagnosis of borderline tumor of the ovary by frozen and permanent pathology. METHODS: All pathology reports with diagnoses of borderline tumor of the ovary between 1980 and 1998 at Massac…

PURPOSE: The impact of severity of endometriosis on the outcome of in vitro fertilization (IVF) was analyzed in an uncontrolled, retrospective study in an academic IVF program. METHODS: Sixty-one patients with a primary diagnosis of endome…

PURPOSE: The outcome of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in a group of infertile women with a history of in utero exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) was analyzed. Records from an academic IVF program were retrospectively reviewed. METHODS: S…

Cytokeratins are a set of 19 proteins that together constitute the class of intermediate filament protein expressed by epithelial cells and tumors. Using a panel of 9 different monoclonal anti-cytokeratin antibodies, the authors have perfor…