Peritoneal fluid prostaglandins in endometriosis, tubal disorders, and unexplained infertility
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Peritoneal fluid concentrations of prostaglandins 6-keto-PGF1 alpha and thromboxane B2 were elevated in women with endometriosis, tubal disorders, or unexplained infertility compared to controls, irrespective of sex steroid levels or menstrual cycle day.
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To elucidate the roles of prostaglandins in peritoneal fluid and sex steroids in patients with endometriosis (N = 29), tubal disorders (N = 15), and unexplained infertility (N = 13), assays were performed using 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha (6-keto-PGF1 alpha) (a metabolite of prostacyclin), thromboxane B2 (a metabolite of thromboxane A2), estradiol, and progesterone. Women with normal pelvic anatomy (N = 25) served as controls. Peritoneal fluid 6-keto-PGF1 alpha concentrations in patients with endometriosis (742 +/- 104 pg/ml, mean +/- SE), tubal disorders (987 +/- 211 pg/ml), and unexplained infertility (1659 +/- 770 pg/ml) were higher than those in the control women (515 +/- 77 pg/ml). The thromboxane B2 levels in the peritoneal fluid in endometriosis (554 +/- 73 pg/ml), tubal disorders (614 +/- 107 pg/ml), and unexplained infertility (668 +/- 161 pg/ml) were higher than the levels in the control subjects (333 +/- 23 pg/ml). There was no relationship between 6-keto-PGF1 alpha/thromboxane B2 in peritoneal fluid and day of menstrual cycle. The concentrations of estradiol and progesterone were normal in all patient groups and were not related to the 6-keto-PGF1 alpha and thromboxane B2 levels. The authors suggest that these prostanoids, which may contribute to infertility, may originate mainly from the peritoneum as a result of irritation by endometriotic implants, tubal adhesions, and scarring.
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