Endometriosis as a Cause of Infertility

Eric S. Surrey; E S Surrey; J Halme; Jouko Halme

doi:10.1016/s0889-8545(21)00139-x

Endometriosis as a Cause of Infertility

Eric S. Surrey, E S Surrey, J Halme, Jouko Halme

Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America · 1989 · vol. 16(1) , pp. 79–91 · doi:10.1016/s0889-8545(21)00139-x · PMID:2664624 · W2301625722

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Endometriosis Infertility Abortion, Incomplete Abortion, Incomplete Endometriosis Endometriosis Fallopian Tubes Fallopian Tubes Female Humans Infertility Interleukin-1 Interleukin-1 Ovulation Pregnancy Prostaglandins Prostaglandins Tissue Adhesions

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[1] Accentuated cyclic activation of peritoneal macrophages in patients with endometriosis via openalex

[2] Alterations in progesterone metabolism and luteal function in infertile women with endometriosis via openalex

[3] Altered maturation and function of peritoneal macrophages: Possible role in pathogenesis of endometriosis via openalex

[4] An endometrial antibody assay in the clinical diagnosis and management of endometriosis via openalex

[5] Antiendometrial Antibodies in Patients With Endometriosis via openalex

[6] Association of endometriosis and spontaneous abortion: effect of control group selection via openalex

[7] A STUDY OF PLASMA PROGESTERONE, OESTRADIOL‐l7β, PROLACTIN AND LH LEVELS, AND OF THE LUTEAL PHASE APPEARANCE OF THE OVARIES IN PATIENTS WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS AND INFERTILITY via openalex

[8] Autoimmune phenomena in infertile patients with endometriosis. via openalex

[9] Autoimmunity to endometrium and ovary in endometriosis. via openalex

[10] Autoimmunity to Endometrium and Ovary in Endometriosis via openalex

[11] Comparison of different treatment modalities of endometriosis in infertile women via openalex

[12] Comparison of different treatment modalities of endometriosis in infertile women. via openalex

[13] Conservative Treatment of Endometriosis via openalex

[14] Cul-de-sac fluid in women with endometriosis: fluid volume and prostanoid concentration during the proliferative phase of the cycle—days 8 to 12 via openalex

[15] Cul-de-sac fluid in women with endometriosis: fluid volume, protein and prostanoid concentration during the periovulatory period—days 13 to 18 via openalex

[16] Cyclical gonadotrophin and progesterone secretion in women with minimal endometriosis. via openalex

[17] Cyclic changes of peritoneal fluid parameters in normal and infertile patients. via openalex

[18] Deficient cellular immunity in endometriosis via openalex

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[20] Endometrial estradiol and progesterone receptors in patients with luteal phase defects and endometriosis via openalex

[21] Endometriosis via openalex

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[23] Endometriosis and infertility: a laparoscopic study of endometriosis among fertile and infertile women via openalex

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[27] Fertility in Patients with Ovarian Endometriosis Before and After Treatment via openalex

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[30] Immunologic Aspects of Human Endometriosis via openalex

[31] Incidence of the luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome in fertile women and in women with endometriosis via openalex

[32] Interleukin-1: a possible role in the infertility associated with endometriosis via openalex

[33] Interleukin‐1: A possible role in the infertility associated with endometriosis via openalex

[34] Is endornetriosis an autoimmune disease via openalex

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[37] Local autoimmunity in mild endometriosis. via openalex

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[52] Prolactin hyperstimulation in response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone in patients with endometriosis via openalex

[53] Sperm phagocytosis by human peritoneal macrophages: A possible cause of infertility in endometriosis via openalex

[54] Sperm survival studies in peritoneal fluid from infertile women with endometriosis and unexplained infertility. via openalex

[55] Successful treatment of asymptomatic endometriosis: does it benefit infertile women? via openalex

[56] Surgical Induction of Endometriosis in the Rabbit: Effects on Fertility and Concentrations of Peritoneal Fluid Prostaglandins via openalex

[57] The effect of peritoneal fluid from patients with endometriosis on murine sperm-oocyte interaction via openalex

[58] The effect of peritoneal macrophage incubates on the spermatozoa assay. via openalex

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