Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Uterus-like mass composed of a cavity lined by mucosa resembling endometrium and surrounding smooth muscle layer simulating myometrium is an extremely rare disease entity of which the histogenesis is presently unknown. A 39-year-old, gravid…

Emerging evidence suggests that adenomyosis, like endometriosis, may also be an epigenetic disease. In this study, we evaluated the effect of valproic acid (VPA) in ICR mice with adenomyosis, induced by neonatal dosing with tamoxifen. For a…

Cervical endometriosis is uncommon and usually an incidental or retrospective finding on histopathology reports. It can be asymptomatic or present with a diverse range of persistent symptoms and even life-threatening hemorrhage. The conditi…

AIM: Endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary is the third most common type of epithelial ovarian cancer. Endometrioid tumors as well as endometriotic implants are characterized by the presence of epithelial cells, stromal cells, or a combinatio…

AIM: Endometriosis is defined by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus. The disease causes pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, dyschezia and urinary symptoms. The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness…

AIM: The aim of the present study was to compare the expression of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in eutopic and ectopic endometria of women with endometriosis and eutopic endometria of women without endometriosis, and to inve…

AIM: To investigate whether the interferon-gamma (IFNG) gene dinucleotide (CA)-repeat polymorphism is responsible in part for genetic susceptibility to endometriosis in South Indian women. METHODS: Following extraction of genomic DNA, geno…

AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the long-term effectiveness and safety of hysteroscopic rollerball endometrial ablation as a surgical management of adenomyosis with menorrhagia and/or dysmenorrhea. We compared the results of patien…

AIM: To establish an improved noninvasive fluorescent animal model for endometriosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Adenovirus encoding enhanced green fluorescent protein (Ad-eGFP) was used to transfect primary culture endometrial glandular cells …

AIM: To retrospectively assess the long-term outcome, including pregnancy rate, recurrence rate and ovarian reserve, after laser ablation surgery in infertile women with endometrioma. METHODS: From March 1997 to June 2007, 45 subfertile wo…

A 50-year-old Japanese woman with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kustner-Hauser syndrome and two pelvic tumors underwent laparotomy. Laparotomy revealed that no torsion of the right ovarian tumor had occurred, with uterine leiomyoma originating from the …

The more that one looks at the condition endometriosis, the more one realises that it is a unique and complex condition exhibiting a bizarre range of deviations from normal endometrial and myometrial physiology, and presenting with a challe…

We report a case of bilateral and primary tubal carcinoma associated with granulomatous inflammation and long-standing primary infertility. A 38-year-old woman with a 17-year history of primary infertility presented with lower abdominal pai…

The abdominal wall is an uncommon site of extrapelvic endometriosis, which usually develops in a previous surgical scar and it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any abdominal swelling. Endometriosis involving the rectus …

AIM: Since ovarian endometrioma is frequently diagnosed in women of reproductive age, laparoscopic excision of the endometrioma is performed for most cases. However, endometriomas frequently recurs even after repeated surgical procedures. T…

AIM: To determine the value of transvaginal color Doppler study of uterine artery and investigate the differences in blood flow of uterine artery among women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). MATERIAL & METHODS: A total of 50 female patients…

AIM: To prospectively study the influence of the uterine junctional zone thickness measured on pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), on implantation rates during in vitro fertilization (IVF). METHODS: A prospective clinical-imaging stud…

AIM: To assess the efficacy and safety of human placenta extract in the relief of climacteric symptoms. METHODS: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was performed on 108 women with menopausal symptoms. Human p…

Endometriosis in Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome has been reported only once previously. We present here a case of endometrioma in a patient with Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome. A 26-year-old patient with Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndr…

AIM: Ovulation is a local physiological inflammatory process with active participation of inflammatory mediators and immune cells. To prevent extensive inflammatory injury to the follicle at ovulation there is also a local anti-inflammatory…

AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the use of lidocaine 10% spray was effective in pain control during hysterosalpingography (HSG). METHODS: A total of 81 patients were randomly assigned to three groups: Group 1, 10 mg lido…

AIM: To investigate the safety and efficacy of 52 weeks of dienogest treatment in patients with endometriosis. METHODS: One hundred and thirty-five patients with endometriosis received 2 mg of dienogest orally each day for 52 weeks. Advers…

Endometriosis associated with ascites is an uncommon condition, but nevertheless important because it mimics the presentation of ovarian malignancy. We present the case of a 34-year-old woman who was admitted with the acute onset of abdomin…

BACKGROUND: Objective evaluation of pelvic pain symptoms using a standard pain questionnaire is essential to assessing the treatment of endometriosis and related pain. AIM: To evaluate the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) as a multi-dimensi…

AIM: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of preoperative hormonal therapy before laparoscopic cystectomy of ovarian endometriomas. We identified differences in follicle loss and surgical difficulties with or without preop…