European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology

OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole) on the growth and estradiol secretion of endometrioma cells in culture. DESIGN: Endometrioma cells are grown in vitro until maximum growth before used in this study. This…

OBJECTIVES: To identify factors that influence the decision-making process on the type of hysterectomy (total or supracervical) and the impact of surgery of subsequent sexual function. STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey was undertaken …

Past studies have clearly shown the existence of a spectrum of endometrial progesterone responses in neonatal endometrium, varying from proliferation to full decidualization with menstrual-like shedding. The bleedings represent, similar to …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the usefulness of vaginal danazol and diphereline in the management of intra-operative bleeding during hysteroscopy. DESIGN: Randomized controlled clinical trial. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENTS: One hundred …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether different methods of hemostasis and pathologic subtypes would lead to significant differences regarding ovarian reserve after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy. STUDY DESIGN: Data were prospectively collected …

OBJECTIVE: Around 5% of women experience persistent voiding dysfunction after surgery for deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) with colorectal involvement. The gold standard to manage persistent voiding dysfunction is intermittent self-cat…

OBJECTIVES: Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) raises a number of diagnostic and therapeutic problems. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the reference technique in endometriosis, is questioned for posterior pelvic lesions, especially in …

OBJECTIVE: A prominent stress reaction in the pelvis of women with endometriosis and the role of human heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in inflammation and the growth of endometriosis has been recently demonstrated. We report here expression o…

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate TENS effectiveness as a complementary treatment of chronic pelvic pain and deep dyspareunia in women with deep endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: This randomized controlled trial was performed in a tertiary health care center…

OBJECTIVES: Low dose oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) that contain synthetic estrogen and progestin are often used to relieve chronic pelvic pain associated with endometriosis. We sought to evaluate the efficacy of drospirenone/ethinylestrad…

OBJECTIVES: To assess and compare the ovarian reserve in patients with different-sized endometriomas undergoing cystectomy or ablative surgery in order to determine the best surgical approach to safeguard healthy ovarian tissue. STUDY DESI…

OBJECTIVE(S): To explore the use of competing risk (CR) as compared to the commonly used Kaplan-Meier (KM) methodology in estimating the cumulative live-birth rate (CLBR) after IVF Treatment in a context of high dropout rates and informativ…

OBJECTIVE: To study if ultrasound-guided aspiration with ethanol sclerosis is a safe and effective treatment for endometriomas. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a prospective study of 25 women with 27 endometriomas (two bilateral) measuring 4-10…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is the evaluation of serum YB-1 levels in the diagnosis of endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: Serum samples of 12 patients with histologically confirmed endometriosis and of 10 control patients were collect…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of CD56 in endometrial samples from patients with adenomyosis and its relationship with menstrual cycle phase and severity of dysmenorrhea. STUDY DESIGN: 40 patients with histologically proved adeno…

OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of gynaecological pathologies in women with Fowler's syndrome (FS) which is characterised by chronic urinary retention (CUR) secondary to failure of urethral sphincter to relax and allow normal voiding. …

OBJECTIVE: To identify the characteristics of cases and fibroids that will indicate which patients should undergo myomectomy to improve fertility. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We recruited patients (n=101) who had undergone myomectomy to improve…

OBJECTIVE: A prospective pilot study to evaluate the potential role of osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT) on quality of life (QOL) of patients with Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis (DIE) and colorectal involvement. STUDY DESIGN: Twenty …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify key genes associated with endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: Microarray data GSE7846 was downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in human endometrial end…

OBJECTIVE: Resveratrol, a phytoalexin polyphenol, has anti-angiogenic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory properties. We aimed to compare the anti-inflammatory and anti-angiogenic effects of resveratrol and leuprolide acetate (LA) in an experim…

OBJECTIVE: In the light of the relationship between the TP53 Arg72Pro (rs1042522) polymorphism and the risk of endometriosis remains inclusive or controversial. For better understanding of the effect of TP53 Arg72Pro polymorphism on endomet…

OBJECTIVES: The sonographic features of endometriomas and their natural history during pregnancy remain poorly known. The objective of our study was to report our experience concerning the diagnosis, spontaneous progression and management o…

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease, a steroid receptor-binding protein bearing the regulator of the G-protein signaling domain (SRB-RGS) can suppress the estrogen receptors-mediated transcriptional activities. We soug…

Cutaneous endometriosis is a rare condition, especially when it occurs without previous surgery. We report a case of a 27-year old woman with catamenial bleeding from her umbilicus. A MRI, cytological and pathological examination confirmed …

OBJECTIVE: The present study was aimed to investigate quality of life, negative emotions, such as anger, anxiety and depression, and possible psychopathological comorbidity in patients affected by endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: We undertook …