Human Reproduction

Journal Article The aetiology of endometriosis Get access S.K. Smith S.K. Smith Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Rosie Maternity HospitalRobinson Way, Cambridge CB2 2SW, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Acade…

The objective of this study was to determine the clinical sensitivity and specificity of a bubbling phenomenon, including peritoneal surfaces, as a diagnostic test for endometriosis during laparoscopy. A prospectively controlled study of wo…

To evaluate non-invasively the role of levonorgestrel releasing devices in direct contact with the endometrium on menstrual spotting and endometrium inactivation, we inserted levonorgestrel releasing devices (20 micrograms/24 h) either into…

Decidualized tissues are characterized by the intensive outgrowth of the microvasculature. Several angiogenic factors are assumed to be involved during the drastic change in the vasculature occurring in the process of decidualization. We ex…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency of antibodies in the serum of patients with endometriosis reacting with endometrial, ovarian, thyroid and skeletal muscle antigens. A total of 55 fertile patients with pelvic pain w…

Journal Article The relationship between endometriotic lesions and the disease endometriosis Get access Agneta Bergqvist Agneta Bergqvist Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Huddinge University HospitalS-141 86 Huddinge, Sweden Search …

The objective of this prospective comparative study was to investigate the relationship of endometriosis to endometrial thickness and sonographic echo pattern prior to the administration of human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG). Patients were…

The three-dimensional organization of the smooth musculature around the human ampulla is revealed by means of scanning electron microscopy after NaOH maceration and ultrasonic microdissection of the interstitial connective tissue. The muscu…

Serum CA 125 concentrations are elevated in some women with endometriosis; however, the low sensitivity and specificity of the assay have made it impractical to use it as a diagnostic test for endometriosis. Recently a second-generation CA …

Cyclical ultrastructural changes in the endometrium and Fallopian tube have been reported previously but in different subjects. The aim of this study is to compare cyclical changes in endometrial gland and tubal (isthmic, mid-tube, ampulla,…

Hypo-oestrogenic and anabolic/androgenic side-effects of danazol are well known by the gynaecologist and some of them are present in > 50% of patients being treated for endometriosis. Additionally, danazol produces hepatocellular damage in …

Journal Article Classification of endometriosis:Improving the classification of endometriotic ovarian cysts Get access Camran Nezhat, Camran Nezhat 3 1Center for Special Pelvic Surgery555 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, NE, Suite 276, Atlanta, GA …

Journal Article Classification of endometriosis:The need for modification Get access Jean-Bernard Dubuisson, Jean-Bernard Dubuisson 1 Clinique Universitaire Port-Royal Baudelocque, C.H.U. Cochin Port-Royal 123, Boulevard Port-Royal75014 Par…

To evaluate the long-term effects of treatment with RU486 and to test its efficacy in endometriosis, a 3-month trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of daily administration (100 mg/day or approximately 2 mg/kg/day) on the functional a…

Ovulation induction alone, and ovulation induction in conjunction with one of four assisted procreation methods [intra-uterine insemination (IUI), intra-peritoneal insemination (IPI), gamete intra-Fallopian transfer (GIFT) or in-vitro ferti…

Journal Article Dioxin pollution and endometriosis in Belgium Get access P.R. Koninckx, P.R. Koninckx 3 1Division of Gynaecologic Endoscopic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, K.U.LeuvenB–30…

Endometriosis and infertility are commonly associated. This study investigated the role of accelerated lipid peroxidation of spermatozoa by the peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis as a cause for this association. It proposes tha…

Journal Article Is mild endometriosis a disease:Endometriosis does not exist; all women have endometriosis Get access Johannes L.H. Evers Johannes L.H. Evers Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht and The…

Journal Article Classification of endometriosis:Endoscopic exploration and classification of the chocolate cysts Get access Ivo A. Brosens Ivo A. Brosens University Hospital GasthuisbergB 3000 Leuven, Belgium Search for other works by this …

The expression of heat shock protein (hsp) 70 was investigated in endometrial samples from patients with unexplained infertility associated (n = 5) or not associated (n = 10) with endometriosis, and compared with a control group consisting …

Two weeks after oocyte aspiration for in-vitro fertilization, a 38-year-old woman with a history of endometriosis presented with abdominal pain and fever. On exploratory laparotomy, both ovaries were enlarged and contained seropurulent flui…

A standard infertility evaluation consists of a semen analysis, hysterosalpingogram, post-coital test, endometrial biopsy and laparoscopy. Although these tests are well grounded in clinical experience, information on their ability to discri…