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We present a rare Müllerian anomaly known as "accessory cavitated uterine mass (ACUM)," which causes severe, refractory dysmenorrhea, and review the literature. A 17-year-old patient experienced severe, cyclic left-sided pelvic pain, correl…

ObjectiveTo evaluate the oncological and reproductive outcomes of patients with ovarian sex-cord stromal tumors (SCSTs) treated with fertility sparing surgery (FSS).Material and methodsThis retrospective study included patients diagnosed wi…

Aims: To determine the effects of a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (etanercept) on pregnancy outcomes in patients with endometrioma who were treated with assisted reproductive technology. Methods: Sixty-eight infertile patients who had end…

PurposeTo assess the effects of amifostine, N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), and leuprolide as a scavenger in a rat endometriosis model.MethodsThis is a prospective randomized animal study. Setting The Animal Laboratory of Medical University. Anima…

BACKGROUND: Doxycycline (Dox) has a number of non-antibiotic properties. One of them is the inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of Dox in a rat endometriosis model. METHODS:…

Fenofibrate -a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-a agonist- is an angiostatic agent that is commonly used in human liver diseases, therefore it may interfere with the angiogenetic process required for endometriosis. In a rat endome…

ObjectiveTo investigate the outcomes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles after controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) with GnRH antagonist or GnRH agonist (GnRH-a) in mild-to-moderate endometriosis and endometrioma.DesignPr…

ObjectiveTo determine follicular fluid (FF) and serum levels of soluble Fas (sFas) and soluble Fas ligand (sFasL) in patients undergoing IVF cycles.Study designA prospective comparative study among patients with endometriosis (n=12), infert…

ObjectiveTo investigate whether aspiration of ovarian endometriomas before controlled ovarian stimulation (COH) improves intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcomes.DesignProspective study.SettingUniversity hospital.Patient(s)A prospec…