Shawky Z.A. Badawy

inhibitor to suppress estrogen from all peripheral sources All this data from both clinical studies, and laboratory studies, suggest that the use of aromatase inhibitors for endometriosis treatment is very effective in alleviating the sympt…

Endometriosis has been described over 300 years ago [1-3]. It is a major cause of pain and infertilit...

Background: Congenital segmental absence of the Fallopian tube is a rare finding. These cases are diagnosed by hysterosalpingogram as tubal obstructions. Pathology evaluation of the excised Fallopian tube will confirm the etiology. Case: A …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of danazol on endometrioma cells in culture, in relation to cell proliferation. STUDY DESIGN: Danazol has been shown to be effective in treating endometriosis, leading to remission. The mode of action is th…

A 42-year-old multiparous patient presented for consultation as a referral for management of recurrent catamenial pneumothorax. Evaluation by a pulmonologist failed to reveal any chest masses. She was treated for endometriosis using Danazol…

Primary dysmenorrhea is a common symptom in the teenage population. The symptoms vary in severity and usually are well controlled by using medications containing prostaglandin synthetase inhibitors. However, the symptoms might be severe eno…

Both patency and normal anatomy of the fallopian tube are essential for reproduction. There are many pathological conditions that affect the fallopian tube and consequently affect human reproduction. During the past 28 years, the introducti…

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of the GnRH agonist leuprolide on the growth of cultured endometrioma cells. STUDY DESIGN: Experimental study in an academic setting on endometrioma cell lines cultured from 15 women undergoing laparoscopy o…

AIM: To evaluate the anti-proliferative activity and mitochondrial toxicity of gossypol in endometrioma cells maintained in short-term cultures. METHODS: (A) Three endometrioma cell lines from patients were treated with 25 or 50 nmol/L goss…

Objective: To explore the effect of INF α- 2b on oxygen \nconsumption of endometrioma cells in culture. Design: Oxygen \nconsumption is evaluated by the use of phosphorimeter, which measures \noxygen concentration in solution. Patients: A s…

Objective: To explore the effect of INF α- 2b on oxygen consumption of endometrioma cells in culture. Design: Oxygen consumption is evaluated by the use of phosphorimeter, which measures oxygen concentration in solution. Patients: A sample …

Objectives: The objective of this study is to evaluate the etiology of bleeding from the portio vaginalis of the cervix in two patients with history of severe pelvic endometriosis that required supracervical hysterectomy and bilateral salpi…

The object was to study the concentration of nitric acid in chocolate cyst fluid. Chocolate cyst fluid was obtained by aspiration from endometriomas during laparoscopy and/or laparotomy in 12 patients with endometriomas. Chocolate cyst flui…

In Brief OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of interferon α-2b on the growth of endometrioma cells and its effect on the DNA synthesis. METHODS Cells from four separate endometrioma cell lines were seeded into six-well plates in M199 medium co…

This study presents three cases of endometriosis in cesarean section scars. The main symptom was lower abdominal pain in the region of the scar. The pain was aggravated menstrually. Computed tomography and needle biopsy were of major value …

This study uses antiendometrial antibodies as an indicator for follow-up of patients with endometriosis after surgical treatment. This is a prospective study of 32 patients with endometriosis. The patients were used as their own controls. S…

Infertility is secondary to pelvic adhesions in 15-20% of cases. Pelvic adhesions result from pelvic inflammatory disease, previous pelvic surgery, foreign bodies and previous appendicitis with pelvic abscess. As a result of the insult to t…

Argon laser laparoscopy was used for treatment of 46 patients with pelvic endometriosis. Infertility was the primary diagnosis in 31 patients, and pelvic pain was the primary diagnosis in 21 patients. A 600 mum laser fiber was used through …

The use of the CO 2 dioxide laser in infertility surgery has expanded during the past several years. The results are equal to those of conventional microsurgery, and the CO 2 laser has been associated with bloodless surgery and easy accessi…