Archives of gynecology and obstetrics

PURPOSE: To identify predictors of complete miscarriage after expectant management or misoprostol treatment of non-viable early pregnancy in women with vaginal bleeding. METHODS: This was a planned secondary analysis of data from a publish…

PURPOSE: Here, we compared endometrioma recurrence rates in patients who have undergone a laparoscopic cystectomy and treated with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) alone or a GnRHa combined with a levonogestrel intrauterine …

PURPOSE: The etiology of endometriosis is mostly under-explored, but abnormalities in the immune system leading to an autoimmune reaction have been suggested. The systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is one of the most common autoimmune disea…

PURPOSE: Proposal of a systematic approach to assess Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) through pelvic Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using the Enzian classification and examination of inter-rater agreement. METHODS: Three radiologist…

PURPOSE: Segmental resection has been generally associated with increased peri-operative risk of major complications. While major complications are widely acknowledged, minor complications, such as slight, to moderate infections, peripheral…

INTRODUCTION: Our study assesses the patients' opinion about gynecological examination performed by undergraduate students (UgSts). This assessment will be used in improving our undergraduate training program. A positive opinion would mean …

PURPOSE: To investigate the potential role of Bone morphogenetic protein 1 (BMP1) in endometriosis lesions. METHODS: Endometriosis model in mice was established. The expression of BMP1-3 expression in mice of endometriosis lesions was eval…

PURPOSE: To explore the trends of oocyte and pregnancy outcomes over the ovulation trigger-OPU (oocyte pickup) time interval in four mainly used COH protocols. METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted between January 2013 and July 2…

PURPOSE: To assess feasibility of a standardized robot-assisted hysterectomy managed by resident and supervised by senior surgeon using dual-console on a 21-step grid (max score = 42) assessing resident autonomy. METHODS: A total of seven …

PURPOSE: Lymph node metastasis is a significant predictive factor for disease recurrence and survival in cervical cancer patients and relevant for therapeutic strategies. We evaluated the clinical value of indocyanine green (ICG) by measuri…

PURPOSE: No consensus exists on the relationship between vitamin D status and endometriosis. The chief aim of our study was to evaluate the association between serum vitamin D levels and endometriosis. METHODS: We searched for MEDLINE, EMB…

PURPOSE: ADAMTS-1 and 9 play a crucial role in the ovulation and their altered levels may play a role in the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The aim of this study was to assess ADAMTS-1 and 9 expression and their correlati…

PURPOSE: This study was performed to assess the practical laparoscopic training in Gynecological Endoscopy Working Group (AGE) certified Training Centers (TC) and evaluate the possible implementation for a manual dexterity skills-training w…

PURPOSE: Recent studies reported that in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients, other stimulation agents are superior to the popular first-line regimen, clomiphene citrate (CC) for ovarian stimulation. Nonetheless, CC is still widely us…

BACKGROUND: Circulating non-coding RNAs have great potential for diagnosing endometriosis as non-invasive markers. We have assessed the potential accuracy and utility for diagnosis of endometriosis. METHODS: We searched many bases to ident…

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PURPOSE: Qualitative research has received growing attention in the multidisciplinary investigation of patients' perceptions about chronic diseases. The purpose of this systematic review was to characterize the usage of qualitative research…

PURPOSE: Studies showed anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of macrolide antibiotics such as clarithromycin in endometriosis. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of clarithromycin in patients…

PURPOSE: Despite long and intensive research, endometriosis remains one of the leading causes of morbidity among premenopausal women. The majority of endometriosis-related ovarian carcinomas occur in the presence of atypical ovarian endomet…

PURPOSE: To determine the influence of endometriosis on the ovarian response during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation measured by number of oocytes retrieved and the follicular output rate (FORT). METHODS: A retrospective, single center …

PURPOSE: There is no established non-invasive method to diagnose patients with endometriosis. As a nondestructive type of radiation, infrared light might be used for discrimination by causing vibration of the covalent bonds of the molecules…

PURPOSE: To investigate the expression of annexin A2 (ANXA2) in ectopic and eutopic endometrium and serum of women with adenomyosis, and their relationships with adenomyosis-associated dysmenorrhea. METHODS: The expression of ANXA2 was det…

PURPOSE: To determine the impact of pelvic inflammation caused by tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) on ovarian response to stimulation. METHODS: This retrospective longitudinal cohort analysis that was carried out in a tertiary university-affilia…

PURPOSE: To compare the clinical outcome of fresh embryo transfer with frozen-thawed embryo transfer in subsequent cycle of GnRH antagonist protocol. METHODS: Totally, 1430 women were enrolled from the cases of our Assisted Reproduction Ce…

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a frequent presenting symptom in gynaecology outpatient clinics. Neuromodulator pharmacological agents could be an option for treatment based on its efficacy in treating chronic pain in other conditi…