International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
· ISSN (print) 0020-7292
· ISSN (e) 1879-3479
· 511 papers in corpus
observational
2010
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of newly diagnosed endometriosis in premenopausal women who requested a consultation with their general practitioner because of non-gynecological problems. METHOD: Participants in the study were inv…
review
2010
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical, therapeutic, and pathologic features of published cases presenting primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the ovary associated with endometriosis. METHODS: A case report, 15 cases of infiltrating SCC o…
case-report
2010
case-report
2010
diagnostic-accuracy
2009
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings relative to surgical presence of deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). METHODS: This prospective study included 92 women with clinical suspici…
rct
2009
OBJECTIVES: To compare the efficacy and safety of dienogest at doses of 1, 2, and 4mg/day orally in the treatment of endometriosis. METHODS: An open-label, randomized, multicenter, 24-week comparative trial in women with histologically con…
nonrandomized-trial
2009
OBJECTIVE: To perform vaginal hysterectomy and adnexectomy without laparoscopic assistance in women with ovarian endometriosis by accessing the posterior cul-de-sac via the posterior uterocervical-broad ligament space. METHOD: The author i…
2009
case-report
2009
other
2009
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical presentation of perineal endometriosis and evaluate its treatment. METHODS: Clinical data were analyzed from the records of 36 patients with perineal endometriosis who were operated on between 1983 and 20…
nonrandomized-trial
2009
Little attention has been given to the role of hormonal therapies in treating symptoms caused by bowel endometriosis [1]. The aim of the present open-label prospective study was to evaluate the effects of GnRH analogues (GnRH-a) on pain and…
observational
2008
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between endometriosis severity and body mass index (BMI). METHODS: Of 481 women seen for endometriosis at a university hospital in Korea, 153 had stage I, 113 had stage II, 110 had stage III, and …
other
2008
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is expressed in endometriotic ovarian tissue. METHODS: We collected tissue samples from the ovaries of 41 women with ovarian endometriosis and from the endometrium of 20 healthy…
other
2008
OBJECTIVE: To describe a new surgical approach to rectovaginal endometriosis. Rectovaginal endometriosis can be infiltrative or superficial involving the bowel. Only infiltrative disease should be treated by intestinal resection. However, i…
diagnostic-accuracy
2008
OBJECTIVES: To use surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF-MS) protein chip array technology to detect proteomic patterns in the serum of women with endometriosis; build diagnostic models; an…
review
2008
The introduction of minimally invasive techniques over recent years has led to the resurgence of pelvic denervation procedures such as presacral neurectomy and uterine nerve ablation being performed for women with dysmenorrhea and pelvic pa…
observational
2008
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate psychiatric morbidity in Egyptian women before and after hysterectomy for benign indications. METHOD: A 2-year prospective observational study at Sohag University Hospital, Egypt, in which 96 women scheduled for hyst…
case-report
2008
Genitourinary aspergillosis is rare in patients who are not immunocompromised. A 39-year-old woman (para 3) presented with vaginal urinary leakage with no history of previous trauma, procedure, or fever. The patient's last delivery had been…
observational
2008
OBJECTIVE: To explore the clinicopathologic findings and oncological outcome of early-stage synchronous endometrial and ovarian malignancies. METHODS: A retrospective study of 93 women with synchronous stage I ovarian and stage I-II endome…
other
2008
other
2008
Deeply infiltrating endometriosis is the clinical form of the disease that is generally associated with conditions of more intense pain and may require more complex surgical management, consequently resulting in greater risks to the patient…
review
2007
nonrandomized-trial
2007
OBJECTIVE: To describe a newly modified laparoscopic presacral neurectomy procedure and to evaluate the long-term benefits of the surgery as a treatment for midline dysmenorrhea. METHOD: Eighty-eight reproductive female patients with midli…
observational
2007
OBJECTIVE: To compare uterine artery pulsatility index (PI) and flow velocity wave (FVW) patterns between women with no history of abortion and women with recurrent pregnancy loss of unexplained cause. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was c…
rct
2007
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether vitamins C and E supplementation lowers oxidative stress marker levels and improves pregnancy rate in women with endometriosis. METHODS: Thirty-four women with endometriosis received a bar containing vitamin…