The Journal of reproductive medicine

Traditional gynecologic opinion holds that endometriosis is rare in teenagers. However, several reports of this disease in teenagers have appeared over the past four decades, and in one study of a series of endometriosis patients, teenagers…

ObjectiveTo describe the relationship between severe diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) and assisted reproductive technology outcomes.Study designRetrospective cohort including all United States’ fertility centers reporting to the CDC Nationa…

ObjectiveTo evaluate pregnancy and birth outcomes by type of infertility treatment received.Study designAssisted reproductive technology (ART) data on women who were both treated and gave birth in Massachusetts were linked to vital records …

BACKGROUND: Cases of women with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome developing leiomyomata are rare. A case with mitotically active leiomyomata has not previously been described to our knowledge. CASE: A 43-year-old woman with MR…

OBJECTIVE: To illustrate and emphasize the need for keeping scar endometrioma in mind in order to facilitate an early diagnosis in cases of a mass detected on the abdominal wall in women who have undergone a cesarean section. STUDY DESIGN: …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate assisted reproductive technology (ART) pregnancy outcomes by infertility diagnosis. STUDY DESIGN: ART data on women who were treated and gave birth in Massachusetts were linked to vital records and hospital utilizati…

BACKGROUND: Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) is a rareform of endometrial cancer, comprising < 0.2% of all uterine malignancies and 10% of all uterine sarcomas. To date, the English-language literature contains 6 reports of extrauterine ES…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate cases of endometriosis of the abdominal wall to determine whether the diagnosis was anticipated preoperatively and whether or not the patient had undergone prior surgery. STUDY DESIGN: This was a retrospective review …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate whether there is an association between cesarean delivery and the subsequent development ofadenomyosis uteri based on pathologic diagnosis. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 601 patients who had had a hysterectomy at a communi…

BACKGROUND: Primary clear cell adenocarcinoma of the abdominal wall is exceptionally rare and most likely arises within scar endometriosis. CASE: A 37-year-old woman with 3 prior cesarean sections developed an abdominal wall mass that was c…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship of age and tumors associated with endometriosis and outcome of different histologies of epithelial ovarian cancer arising from endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: We identified cases of epithelial ovarian…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of danazol on endometrioma cells in culture, in relation to cell proliferation. STUDY DESIGN: Danazol has been shown to be effective in treating endometriosis, leading to remission. The mode of action is th…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether there are neurofilament (NF)-positive nerve fibers in the eutopic endometrium of patients with myoma and endometriosis by using stromal cell culture and to verify whether progesterone has an effect on the NF-p…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effect of transcervical resection of the endometrium (TCRE) combined with levonorgestrel-containing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) versus LNG-IUS alone in the treatment of adenomyosis. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 43 pa…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is associated with tubal alterations. STUDY DESIGN: This was a retrospective study. Our study included 335 women with ovarian endometriosis (Group A), 66 women with DIE (G…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis occurring in a cesarean section abdominal wall scar is reported at a rate of 0.03-0.45%. Malignant transformation of this type of endometriosis is exceptionally rare. CASE: A 51-year-old, G3P2012, Black woman prese…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate serum and peritoneal concentrations of amyloid protein A in women with endometriosis and to compare them with those of women without endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective study evaluated 76 women suspected of hav…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis affects 10-15% of the female population in the reproductive period and is detected in up to 40% of infertile women. Surgery is indicated to improve fertility and symptoms in these women, but some patients experienc…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) in the treatment of pelvic pain in patients with endometriosis in which previous medical and surgical treatments have failed. STUDY DESIGN: This pr…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is frequently identified in the ovaries, rectum, pelvic peritoneum, cervix and vagina. However, endometriosis undergoing malignant transformation is a rare event, particularly when the condition manifests itself pr…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a benign gynecologic disorder that affects women of reproductive age. It can be asymptomatic or can cause pelvic pain or subfertility. On rare occasions it may manifest outside of the pelvis, leading to a multit…

BACKGROUND: Cystic adenomyosis is a rare form of adenomyosis. Presently, these cysts are generally considered to be of a benign nature and result from cyclical response to menstrual dynamics. CASE: A 31-year-old, African-American female pre…

BACKGROUND: Superficial dyspareunia can be caused by a multitude of medical and psychological conditions, including pathologic conditions of the vulva. Although infectious and inflammatory causes are more common, vulvar endometriosis is a r…

BACKGROUND: Hyaluronate-carboxymethylcellulose (HA-CMC) is commonly used to inhibit adhesion formation in women undergoing gynecologic surgery. CASE: A 38-year old woman underwent a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for the indication of pers…

Bladder pain syndrome--formally known as interstitial cystitis--is a chronic bladder disorder characterized by pelvic pain and urinary irritability symptoms. The physiopathology is still unclear but is thought to involve bladder mucosal inj…