European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology

Dyspareunia, a common symptom of endometriosis, severely affects quality of sex life in affected women. The objective of the present work was to review the effect of surgical resection of endometriosis on pain intensity and quality of sex l…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of carbon dioxide (CO2) pneumoperitonal pressure on the ultrastructure of implanted endometriotic lesions in a rat model. STUDY DESIGN: An endometriotic model was established in Sprague-Dawley rats with pe…

OBJECTIVE: A randomised and controlled experimental study was carried out to determine the effect of short and long series of treatment with recombinant human interferon-alpha-2b on surgically induced endometriosis in rats. STUDY DESIGN: N…

OBJECTIVES: We hypothesized that treatment of adenomyosis with the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) can concurrently improve urinary incontinence along with irritative and obstructive symptoms and thus positively affec…

OBJECTIVES: Increased incidence of preterm birth, pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) babies have been reported in women with endometriosis, but the study populations included women in whom a definitive …

OBJECTIVE: To review the literature on the effects of diet on endometriosis and dysmenorrhoea. STUDY DESIGN: A systematic search for trials investigating a relationship between diet and endometriosis/dysmenorrhoea was undertaken, and 23 st…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to measure anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) serum levels in women with severe endometriosis, in order to demonstrate the effect of the disease on ovarian reserve. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective case-control stud…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of integrin β3 and osteopontin (OPN) in the eutopic endometrium of adenomyosis and to characterize possible endometrial defects in adenomyosis. STUDY DESIGN: Twenty-eight adenomyosis patients and 27…

OBJECTIVE(S): To compare HOXA10 protein expression in the endometrium between natural control cycles and GnRH antagonist-treated cycles obtained during the window of implantation of normally menstruating women. STUDY DESIGN: This study was…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety, feasibility and efficacy of a hysteroscopic local anaesthetic intrauterine cornual block (ICOB) on women's perception of pain during outpatient Thermachoice endometrial ablation (TEA). STUDY DESIGN: Pre-m…

An increasing number of women with severe endometriosis have conceived through assisted reproductive technology, but endometriosis can cause life-threatening complications for both the mother and baby during pregnancy. We describe a case of…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether abnormal expression of Musashi-1 occurs in eutopic and ectopic endometria from patients with adenomyosis and whether it is correlated with serum estradiol or progesterone levels. STUDY DESIGN: Musashi-1 ex…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and 8-isoprostane levels in the peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: One hundred and ten women with laparoscopically and histopathologically confirmed e…

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the preoperative diagnosis of specific anatomical locations of endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: Between July 2008 and April 2011, 152 women (mean age 33.5 ± 6.1 years)…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the long-term efficacy and quality of life associated with laparoscopic bilateral uterine artery occlusion plus partial resection of symptomatic adenomyosis. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 182 eligible patients with symptoma…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the intraoperative features and long-term postoperative results of patients with ureteral endometriosis who underwent ureteral reimplantation. STUDY DESIGN: In this retrospective study, we reviewed records of all …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the long-term impact of different types of endometrioma surgery on reproductive performance and on age of menopause. STUDY DESIGN: This was a longitudinal observational cohort study of 68 women with previous endomet…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the current study was to evaluate the prevalence and the impact of sexual dysfunction, sexual distress and interpersonal relationships in patients with endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: A questionnaire-based multicentre c…

OBJECTIVES: Previous studies have suggested an association between endometriosis and development of ovarian cancer. A study was performed to evaluate the cases of ovarian carcinoma associated with endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: The study inc…

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the levels of MCP-1, RANTES and MCP-3 in the peritoneal fluid correlate with endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: Patients with endometriosis were compared with controls. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology…

OBJECTIVE: To introduce a model incorporating expected risks for a vaginal procedure based on objective measurements of a patient's characteristics and propose it as a potential tool to assist in the selection of candidates for vaginal surg…

OBJECTIVE: To use the ENZIAN classification for preoperative estimation of laparoscopic operating time in patients with deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study of women with DIE (n=151) who underwent lapa…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the expression level of the most relevant angiogenesis-related genes in the eutopic endometrium of women with and without endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: 32 regularly menstruating patients (18 with endometriosis and 14 c…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRHa) on the peritoneal fluid microenvironment in women with endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: Peritoneal fluid was collected from 85 women with severe endometri…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the responsiveness to change and the minimal clinical important difference (MCID) of the Dutch Endometriosis Health Profile-30 (EHP-30) questionnaire. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective cohort study among endometriosis patien…