OBJECTIVE: To investigate cyclooxygenase (COX-2) expression within different endometriotic lesions and to assess whether these expression patterns correlate with clinical characteristics. DESIGN: Retrospective cross-sectional study. SETTI…
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine if COX-2, CK7 and CK20 are involved in the malignant transformation of endometriosis. METHODS: We compared COX-2, CK7 and CK20 expressions between isolated endometriosis lesions and endo…
OBJECTIVE: To analyse the frequency and the determinants of recurrence rate of clinically detectable endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective cohort multicenter study. Eligible for the study were all women observed for the first time durin…
OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of laparoscopic excision of visually diagnosed endometriosis in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain. STUDY DESIGN: Sixty-two women with chronic pelvic pain and who underwent laparoscopic excision of vi…
OBJECTIVE: To test whether serum monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) chemokine levels correlate with endometriosis in infertile women. STUDY DESIGN: A group of women with endometriosis (n = 18, infertile) was compared with patients with…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the observer's influence on the diagnosis and classification of endometriosis according to the rASRM classification. DESIGN: : Prospective analysis. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENTS: Digital videotapes …
Levonorgestrel releasing-intrauterine systems (LNG-IUS) were originally developed as a method of contraception in the mid 1970s. The only LNG-IUS approved for general public use is the Mirena LNG-IUS, which releases 20 mcg of levonorgestrel…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate cytokine levels (IL-1beta, TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-8), soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) and number of macrophages in peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with no minimal endometriosis and associated (or not) …
OBJECTIVE(S): The objective was to evaluate the duration of pituitary desensitization after the administration of 3.5 mg of triptorelin (T) and leuprolin (L) depot preparations in patients with endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: Two groups of 30…
OBJECTIVE: With the present study we wanted to evaluate the effect of a radical resection of bowel and bladder endometriosis with respect to relief of pain symptoms and long-term effects. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospectively we analyzed 23 patien…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the reproductive outcome following Helica Thermal Coagulator (Helica TC) in an infertile population with early-stage endometriosis. DESIGN: A clinical observational trial conducted in a NHS tertiary referral centr…
OBJECTIVE: To determine follicular fluid (FF) and serum levels of soluble Fas (sFas) and soluble Fas ligand (sFasL) in patients undergoing IVF cycles. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective comparative study among patients with endometriosis (n=12), …
A case of endometriosis infiltrating the Bartholin gland is presented. The initial diagnosis was a Bartholin gland cyst. The clinical diagnosis was made during the operation when chocolate-colored fluid poured into operation field. Laparosc…
BACKGROUND: The value of [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) uptake in endometriosis has not yet been extensively reported. CASE REPORT: A 32-year-old woman was examined to find an explanation for right pelvic pa…
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that endometriosis may originate from genomic alterations in the endometrium by genomic analysis of endometrial tissues in patients with endometriosis and compare them with those from normal controls. METH…
OBJECTIVE: Changes in peritoneal fluid (PF) composition may affect fertilization as well as early embryonic development. Leptin, an adipocyte hormone, has been shown to act as a link between adipose tissue and the reproductive system. There…
OBJECTIVE: To assess the level of lipid peroxidation in the peritoneal fluid of infertile women with peritoneal endometriosis and of fertile disease-free controls. STUDY DESIGN: Level of lipid peroxidation (malondialdeyde, malondialdeyde w…
OBJECTIVE: To assess the diagnostic benefit of laparoscopy in infertile women with normal hysterosalpingography (HSG) or suspected unilateral pathology on HSG. STUDY DESIGN: Charts of infertile women that underwent complete infertility eva…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate endometriosis patients' symptoms and relate them to different stages and locations of endometriosis and also to fertility/infertility of the patients. STUDY DESIGN: Sixty-eight patients diagnosed with endometriosis c…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 specific inhibitors versus placebo in the treatment of endometriosis-associated pelvic pain. STUDY DESIGN: A group of women (n = 28) with pelvic pain after conserva…
OBJECTIVE: To elucidate whether endometriosis can be diagnosed clinically by assessing the differences between serum CA125 levels during menstruation and during the rest of the menstrual cycle. METHODS: The study was performed in 28 patien…