Archives of gynecology and obstetrics

PURPOSE: To determine if endometrial gene expression is different in women with endometriosis-related infertility and fertile women. METHODS: Prospective study of mid-follicular phase endometrium in 47 subjects in two phases: microarray st…

OBJECTIVE: The primary aim of the study was to analyze the endometrioma recurrence rate in patients who underwent laparoscopic excision followed by postoperative long-term regimen of oral contraceptives (OCs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: 168 pa…

BACKGROUND: Giant and multilobular endocervical polyps are rare and need to be differentiated from cervical neoplastic lesions. CASE REPORT: The authors report a 29-year-old sexually inactive woman presenting with a prolapsed giant endocer…

PURPOSE: To examine possible effects of endometriosis-related immune events on reproductive function. METHODS: The synthesis and review of the relevant current literature in English language. RESULTS: The endometriosis-related immune even…

PURPOSE: The use of prophylactic pre-operative bilateral ureteric catheters for major gynaecological surgery is controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of ureteric catheter-associated morbidity in our Unit, whe…

PURPOSE: To assess the effects of levamisole on experimental endometriosis in rats through the histopathology of the implants, the blood leukocyte and lymphocyte counts and the concentrations of interleukin-6, vascular endothelial growth fa…

OBJECTIVE: Recently, the FCRL3 -169T>C (rs7528684) single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) has been demonstrated to be a risk factor of endometriosis related infertility. We studied whether the FCRL -169T>C SNP can be associated with endometri…

PURPOSE: To study the relation of pelvic pain symptoms and pelvic adhesions to Doppler ultrasound findings in patients with ovarian endometriomas. METHODS: 62 patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery for endometrioma were divided into t…

OBJECTIVE: Uterine transplantation experiments have been performed in various animal species for future clinical applications of uterine transplantation for permanent uterine factor infertility in humans. The aim of this study was to confir…

PURPOSE: To examine the possible roles of various immunological factors in recurrent miscarriage and unexplained infertility. METHODS: The synthesis and review of the relevant current literature in English language. RESULTS: Substantial e…

BACKGROUND: Adhesions lead to considerable patient morbidity and are a mounting burden on surgeons and the health care system alike. Although adhesion formation is the most frequent complication in abdominal and pelvic surgery, many surgeon…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the relationship between endometriosis and polymorphisms in the genes encoding tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), TRAIL receptor (DR) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) and their serum levels …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the changes in the volume of rectovaginal endometriotic nodules infiltrating the rectum during 12-month treatment with hormonal therapies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective, non-randomized, self-controlled clinic…

PURPOSE: Abnormal myometrial motility may play a role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Uterine contractility is a major contribution to labour. Myometrial motility might be controlled by CD 117-positive uterine smooth muscle cells. ME…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the clinical manifestations and treatment outcomes of abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients diagnosed with AWE at the Gil Medical Center from January 2002 to Septembe…

PURPOSE: To prevent multiple pregnancies the goal of ovulation induction by gonadotropins is to achieve only mono-follicular development. The most important issue is therefore to determine the starting dose. The aim of this study is to comp…

INTRODUCTION: The PlasmaJet (PJ) coagulator uses neutral pure argon plasma to achieve coagulation. Helica thermal coagulator (HTC) achieves coagulation with helium gas. HTC is currently used in the treatment of mild to moderate endometriosi…

INTRODUCTION: The presence of an endometrioma has been proposed to affect the ovarian function in a negative way. Our aim was to present the key evidence on multiple aspects of endometriomas' management in subfertile couples scheduled for a…

OBJECTIVE: To study the influence of mifepristone on the expression of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) protein and COX-2 mRNA and then to evaluate the mechanism. METHODS: After the establishment of 30 mice endometriosis models, the mice were rand…

PURPOSE: The most widely accepted classification for endometriosis is the Revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine (rASRM) system, but this does not take deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) into account. The Enzian classificat…

PURPOSE: Our research aimed to evaluate the effect of endometriosis on folliculogenesis and pregnancy, and to assess the involvement of inflammatory factors (IL1b, PGE2, PGF2α, and TGFβ2) in follicular fluid. METHODS: A total of 65 follicu…

PURPOSE: We use a non-surgical endoloop snare technique to remove prolapsed pedunculated submucous uterine myomas under the concept that ligating the pedicle causes tumor necrosis and natural elimination of the tumor. We evaluated our metho…

PURPOSE: The objectives of this study were to examine the age distribution among women suffering from endometriosis and to establish that endometriosis is not a disease that occurs only in premenopausal women. The null hypothesis was that t…

PURPOSE: This study aims to present the clinical characteristics of a series of postmenopausal women with endometriosis and to evaluate the preferential location, extension and histopathological features of the lesions. METHODS: We retrosp…