Archives of gynecology and obstetrics

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study is to determine the potential risk factors for adenomyosis and to investigate its relationship with accompanying gynecological pathologies and clinical characteristics. MATERIALS AND METHOD: This stu…

PURPOSE: In a series of publications, we had developed the concept that uterine adenomyosis and pelvic endometriosis as well as endometriotic lesions at distant sites of the body share a common pathophysiology with endometriosis constitutin…

PURPOSE: Adnexal masses represent a common finding among both premenopausal and postmenopausal women. This article will concentrate on the importance of an accurate preoperative diagnosis of adnexal masses that may be encountered in the cou…

BACKGROUND: Reported associations of progesterone receptor gene polymorphism (PROGINS) with endometriosis have been inconsistent. AIM OF THE STUDY: To evaluate the association between the PROGINS polymorphism and the risk of endometriosis.…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of atorvastatin in the treatment of experimental endometriosis. METHODS: Endometriosis was induced in 24 female rats. 4 weeks after the procedure dimensions of the foci were rec…

OBJECTIVE: A meta-analysis was conducted to determine the effectiveness of using gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRH-a), both with and without hormonal add-back therapy, for the management of endometriosis. METHODS: Cochrane lib…

PURPOSE: Genital ureaplasmas are considered opportunistic pathogens of human genitourinary tract involved in adverse pregnancy sequelae and infertility. While association of Ureaplasma urealyticum with urogenital tract infections is well es…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of dopamine agonists in a surgically induced endometriosis model on rats. STUDY DESIGN: In this prospective randomized experimental study, surgical induction of endometriosis was performed by autotranspla…

PURPOSE: Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma in ectopic locations and may be associated with local and systemic inflammatory processes. Copeptin is elevated in acute and chronic inflammation conditions.…

INTRODUCTION: Increased progesterone levels during pregnancy may cause decidualisation of endometriomas mimicking malignancies on radiology and causing management dilemmas. CASE: An ovarian cyst was detected in a 33-year-old woman at her r…

PURPOSE: Mucin-1(MUC1), a type of glucoprotein, has various expression statuses on the endometrium at different menstrual phases. Normal expression of MCU1 is closely related to successful blastocyst implantation. MUC1 was synthesized and s…

PURPOSE: To assess endometrial gene as well as protein expression of neuroendocrine and supposedly endometriosis-associated product PGP9.5 and pain symptoms in women with endometriosis and controls undergoing laparoscopy, using molecular bi…

PURPOSE: To compare women undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy with adenomyosis and women with leiomyomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective and questionnaire-based study was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uni…

AIM: The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency of dopamine agonist, Cabergoline, in decreasing the size of endometrioma, with that of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist, triptorelin acetate. STUDY: This was a pr…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of lesion location on adhesion and angiogenesis of transplanted endometriotic lesions in SCID mice. METHODS: Three groups of female SCID mice included intraperitoneal (i.p.) (n = 12), subcutaneous (s.c.) …

PURPOSE: Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) endows cells with migratory and invasive properties, a prerequisite for the establishment of endometriotic lesions. However, the role EMT might play in the pathophysiology of endometriosis is…

INTRODUCTION: Radical resection of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), including bladder and bowel resection, provides relief from pain in symptomatic patients. The laparoscopic approach to treatment is well established for bowel resecti…

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) receptor poymorphisms Asn680Ser and Thr307Ala on endometriosis in Turkish women. METHODS: Polymorphic analysis of the FSH recepto…

Gastric endometriosis is a very rare event. It enters in the differential diagnosis of cyclical or chronic epigastric pain, especially in the context of endometriotic patients. The diagnosis of a gastric submucosal mass requires further inv…

AIMS: K-Ras transcripts comprise two main isoforms: K-Ras 4A and K-Ras 4B, which act differently. The expression of both isoforms was reported in many human tissues. However, K-Ras 4B was the major expressed transcript variant. An increased…

Uterine leiomyomas affect 20-30 % of women 35 years and older. Extrauterine leiomyomas are rare and present a greater diagnostic challenge. Those unusual growth patterns occur more often in women of reproductive age with a history of hyster…

PURPOSE: Endometriosis-associated pelvic pain appears due to persistent nociceptive stimulation, but the precise mechanisms remain poorly understood. METHODS: A search was conducted to screen and select articles from PubMed. MAIN RESULTS:…

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to test if melatonin causes regression of endometriotic implants and whether it influences implant levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), ti…

PURPOSE: To compare two different surgical techniques, stripping or cystectomy, in patients treated with the same post-operative medical therapy in terms of recurrence of endometrioma, recurrence of pain and spontaneous pregnancy rate withi…