Disability weight for each disease plays a key role in combining years lived with disability and years of life lost in disability adjusted life year. For the Korean Burden of Disease 2012 study, we have conducted a re-estimation of disabili…
Objective: Diagnostic laparoscopy had been frequently used in female infertility. In the present study, we assessed the change of indications and clinical efficacy of diagnostic laparoscopy in gynecologic disorders. Methods: A clinical anal…
Objective: To investigate the relationship between glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) gene polymorphism and endometriosis in Korean women. Methods: The GSTM1 gene polymorphism was analyzed by GSTM1-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR)…
ObjectiveTo compare levels of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) components in the peritoneal fluid of patients with and without endometriosis.DesignPatients with endometriosis were compared with control patients.SettingSeoul National Univers…