Archives of gynecology and obstetrics

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term effects of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) on quality of life in women with chronic pelvic pain. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-three women with chronic pelvic pain were randomized into PTNS…

INTRODUCTION: Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), also known as scatter factor, and its receptor c-Met have been shown to be implicated in endometriosis. HGF acts as a mitogen, motogen, and morphogen on endometrial epithelial cells. The express…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis as a benign disease appears frequently in premenopausal women with highly variable symptoms. In advanced stages bowel involvement is common. In symptomatic disease the adequate treatment requires complete resection…

AIMS: To determine the effects of different doses of melatonin treatment on endometrial implants, the activity of antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD), the angiogenesis factor, the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and the …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the time from the first subfertility diagnosis to pregnancy (TTP) and to elucidate factors influencing TTP for patients in German gynecological practices comprising a representative sample and…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the alterations in histone modifications in woman with endometriosis. METHODS: Global histone H3/H4 acetylation and H3K4/H3K9 methylation in eutopic and ectopic endometrium from 15 endometriosis patients were assa…

PURPOSE: To compare the effect of hemostatic matrix (HM) and electrosurgical bipolar coagulation (EBC) on ovarian reserve in patients undergoing endometrioma surgery. METHODS: Thirty patients with single ovarian endometrioma ≥4 cm were ran…

OBJECTIVES: Non-surgical diagnostic approach for endometriosis would be of great gain to both physicians and patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of serum measurement of IL-6 combined with the presence of ner…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of serum level of VEGF-A in comparison to CA-125 in diagnosis and follow-up of patients with advanced endometriosis after conservative laparoscopic surgery. METHODS: A prospective randomized case-control stu…

PURPOSE: The literature includes a wealth of medical data on endometriosis, but the economic significance of the condition has so far been neglected. An analysis of hospital costs for endometriosis in Austria was, therefore, carried out for…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy and safety of laparoscopic treatment of bladder endometriosis, especially in cases of full thickness endometriotic nodules. DESIGN: Retrospective review of medical records. SETTING: Tertiary medical cente…

PURPOSE: To determine, with extended receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, the diagnostic value of cytokines showing significantly different peritoneal concentrations between women with and without endometriosis. METHODS:…

PURPOSE: To investigate patients preferences concerning the duration of hospital stay after gynaecologic laparoscopic surgery due to benign conditions. METHODS: This study included women who underwent gynaecologic laparoscopic surgery due …

PURPOSE: Ectopic pregnancy (EP) presents a major health problem for women of child-bearing age. EP refers to the pregnancy occurring outside the uterine cavity that constitutes 1.2-1.4 % of all reported pregnancies. All identified risk fact…

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

PURPOSE: To evaluate human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) as an extrabiomarker to cancer antigen 125 (CA125) to improve the detection of ovarian carcinoma. METHODS: Sixty patients with ovarian carcinoma, 50 patients with benign ovarian tumors …

BACKGROUND: Both endometriosis and adenomyosis are common benign gynecological diseases. This study aimed to find the novel noninvasive, biochemical diagnostic markers for detection of endometriosis and adenomyosis, and evaluate the correla…

INTRODUCTION: Although care in certified breast centers is now established throughout Germany, numerous services are still not being reimbursed. This also affects other centers involved in the specialty of gynecology such as gynecological c…

PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to observe alterations of pacemaker cells termed cajal-like type of tubal interstitial cells (t-ICC) in oviduct from early-stage EMs and tEP, discuss underlying mechanisms and potential role in tubal factor…

PURPOSE: In the GnRH-antagonist protocol, ovarian stimulation with gonadotropins typically commences on cycle day 2 or 3. Initiation of ovarian stimulation with a spontaneously occurring menstruation, however, poses significant organization…