Clinical and experimental obstetrics & gynecology

OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of diagnostic laparoscopy findings in 600 unexplained infertility cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 600 diagnostic laparoscopies performed between 1995 and 2008 were investigated. Laparoscopies were performed i…

OBJECTIVE: The effects of fibrin glue (FG) and suture were investigated and compared with experimental induction in an endometriosis model. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A randomized, controlled, and double-blind study was performed with 25 adult …

OBJECTIVE: The study endeavored to observe the effects of estrogen and progestin on expression of matrixmetalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) in a nude mouse model of endometriosis (EMT) and to exp…

The aim of this study was to compare hemodynamic changes in the uterine and ovarian arteries between infertile women with moderate and/or severe endometriosis and healthy women. In this prospective study, 99 women in their generative age we…

PURPOSE: To check the pathologic changes of focal adenomyosis after heat therapy using radiofrequency and to evaluate which approach--endometrial ablation or direct heat therapy--is better for adenomyosis. To evaluate whether the timing of …

PURPOSE: Enterobiasis is the most common parasitic disease of the temperate zones and infects the human intestinal tract. In rare cases extraintestinal infections with Enterobius vermicularis may occur and can affect the female genital trac…

We present a case of primary endometriosis of the umbilicus in a young nulliparous patient without any previous history of abdominal or pelvic surgery. Primary endometriosis of extra pelvic sites is unusual while umbilical endometriosis is …

PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of three-dimensional ultrasound (3D-US) and three-dimensional power-Doppler (3DPD-US) as adjuncts to conventional B-mode-US in evaluation of complex benign ovarian lesions. METH…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Abdominal wall endometriosis is a very rare location of this pathology. We aimed to report a series of five cases of abdominal wall endometriosis following …

PURPOSE: To correlate ovarian reserve (OR) markers with response in assisted reproduction techniques (ART) and determine their ability to predict poor response among patients with endometriosis (EDT). METHODS: We evaluated ART cycles of 27…

PURPOSE: To describe the role of various surgical therapies for the relief of pelvic pain. METHODS: The latest studies involving surgical therapies for relief of pelvic pain are reviewed and the pros and cons are discussed. RESULTS: Lapar…

PURPOSE: To describe medical therapeutic options for chronic pelvic pain. Furthermore to describe some new concepts in the etiology of chronic pelvic pain leading to some novel therapies. METHODS: The benefits and risks of various medical …

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of endometriosis in epithelial ovarian cancer patients. METHODS: Patients who had undergone epithelial ovarian cancer surgery between 2000 and 2004 were subjected to a retrospec…

The case of a 20-year-old pregnant woman with a history of one previous cesarean section (CS) who developed a tumorous mass in the area of the CS scar is presented. The clinical diagnosis of endometriosis or fibromatosis was made but the hi…

BACKGROUND: Because of its low incidence, medical treatment of has not yet been well established although surgical excision is generally considered effective. We report the first case of primary bladder endometriosis successfully managed wi…

PURPOSE: The effect of retained one or both ovaries on the de novo ovarian pathologies required re-operation after hysterectomy due to benign gynecologic conditions were investigated retrospectively. This study was done to determine the occ…

Although endometriosis is a common condition it can present with a wide range of symptoms. We report a case of chronic right hypochondrial and shoulder pain which proved to be due to endometriosis.

The case of a woman with native mitral valve endocarditis due to Haemophilus parainfluenzae (HPI) associated with a pelvic abscess and endometriosis is reported. Although HPI is an infrequent pathogen involved in endocarditis, association t…

A 32-year-old female with a clinical history of abdominal swelling underwent CT of the abdomen. A huge biloculated cystic mass with a mural nodule in the abdominal and pelvic region was seen. The lesion showed slightly homogeneous enhanceme…

Spontaneous rupture of an unscarred uterus in reproductive-age women is exceedingly rare, especially in the context of dysfunctional bleeding and a patent cervical canal. A 25-year-old nulligravida female, who reported recent onset of metro…

PURPOSE: To determine the effect of the presence of endometriosis on the delivered pregnancy rate following in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer. METHODS: A retrospective cohort analysis of fresh or frozen embryo transfer in women with d…

BACKGROUND: Patients with severe extraperitoneal endometriosis require rapid remission and cannot wait for the effects of oral contraceptive hormones (OCs) to appear. CASE: We successfully achieved personalized gonadotropin-releasing hormo…

A 51-year-old morbidly obese, hypertensive, anemic, and amenorrheic female presented with anuria and respiratory symptoms. The patient had a distinctly massive abdomen with necrotic anterior abdominal wall, and laboratory findings revealed …

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a quite common condition in women of reproductive age. The purpose of this study is to delineate the association between hemoperitoneum and endometriosis. MATERIALS & METHODS: The records of all patients with…

INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to delineate the association between endometriosis and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and the prevalence of this coexistence. MATERIALS & METHODS: The records of all patients with endometrioti…