OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the temporal and spatial expression of estrogen receptor (ER), 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17beta-HSD) in uterine endometria and the endometrial-myometrial interface (EMI) of aden…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the ureteral injury in gynecological laparoscopies and discuss its diagnosis, treatment and prevention. METHODS: Ureteral injury in gynecological laparoscopies during the past 13 years was reviewed retrospectively…
OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical characteristics of benign ovarian tumor/mass which manifest as pelvic mass, ascites and high serum levels of CA(125). METHOD: Clinical data of 3 cases of such disease in Peking Union Medical College Hosp…
OBJECTIVE: To study the diagnosis and therapy of the rectovaginal endometriosis. METHODS: Descriptive retrospective study, between 1992 and 2002, 10 women with rectovaginal endometriosis were treated at the Peking Union Medical College Hos…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of matrix metalloproteinases-9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) mRNA in the endometrium during mid-luteal phase in women with unexplained infertility and its steroidal re…
OBJECTIVE: To study the repairing process and the factors causing subsequent surgery after trancervical resection of endomitrium (TCRE). METHODS: From March 1991 to September 2002, 1 431 hysteroscopic endometrium resection procedures were …
OBJECTIVE: To report the diagnosis and treatment of 11 cases with perineal endometriosis (PE). METHODS: Eleven patients with PE treated in our department from 1983 - 2000 years were analyzed retrospectively and were followed for 0.5 - 7.0 …
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical value of using hysteroscopy combined with laparoscopy in gynecologic disease. METHODS: From January 1995 to January 2001, two hundred thirty five operations were performed under hysteroscopy combined wit…
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical features of congenital vaginal atresia (CVA) with normal uterine corpus and investigate the relationship between the subtypes and management. METHODS: Sixteen cases, partical atresia (type I) 10 and compl…
OBJECTIVE: To detect the expression of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors, the fms-like tyrosine (flt-1), kinase insert domain-containing receptor (KDR) in normal human endometrium during menstrual cycle and inv…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the hemodynamic changes before and after uterine arterial embolization (UAE) in the treatment of adenomyosis. METHODS: UAE was performed in 30 patients with adenomyosis diagnosed by clinical manifestation, magneti…
OBJECTIVE: To study the possibility of a correlation between occurrence of endometriosis (EM) and polymorphism of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DRB1 allele. METHODS: Polymorphism of HLA-DRB1 allele were detected by polymerase chain reactio…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of angiogenesis and expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the pathophysiology of adenomyosis of the uterus. METHODS: The study included 32 patients with histologically proven adenomyo…
OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical efficacy of uterine arterial embolization (UAE) in the treatment of adenomyosis. METHODS: UAE procedures were performed in 23 patients with adenomyosis. Two 3.0 F FASTRACKER-325 tubes were placed into bila…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between renin-like activity (RA) and angiotensin II (A II) and the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). METHODS: Blood samples were taken from 42 patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IV…
OBJECTIVE: To study the genetic susceptibility in patients with endometriosis by genotyping their human leukocyte antigen-DQA1 (HLA-DQA1) alleles. METHODS: The allelic types of HLA-DQA1 were detected by polymerase chain reaction single spe…
OBJECTIVE: To clarify the features of malignant ovarian neoplasms arising from ovarian endometriosis. METHODS: A total of 26 women with malignant ovarian neoplasms arising from ovarian endometriosis were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS:…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlation of metabolism disturbance of oxygen free radical (OFR) with endometriosis and endometrioma, to provide an evidence for the diagnosis and treatment. METHODS: (1) The lipid peroxide (LPO), selenium (…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of mifepristone on expression of estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) in cultured human eutopic and ectopic endometria. METHODS: Endometrial (n = 22) and endometriotic (n = 12) tissues…
OBJECTIVE: To review the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis in adolescents and to evaluate the surgical and medical treatment options for this special population. METHOD: To review the 6 cases of adolescent endometriosis and to revie…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the human leucocyte antigen (HLA) expression of ectopic endometrial epithelial cells in cases with endometriosis and its role in pathogenesis of endometriosis. METHODS: By immunohistochemical analysis, HLA express…
OBJECTIVE: To examine the expression of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) in the endometrium of patients with and without endometriosis. METHODS: A reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-…
OBJECTIVE: To detect the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and thrombospondin (TSP)-1 mRNA in the ectopic and eutopic endometrium of patients with endometriosis. METHODS: Thirty-two specimens of ovarian endometrioma, …