Rosa-e-Silva JC
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· 38 papers in corpus
other
2015
The objective of this prospective study was to determine the plasma levels of nitric oxide (NO) in women with chronic pelvic pain secondary to endometriosis (n=24) and abdominal myofascial pain syndrome (n=16). NO levels were measured in pl…
other
2014
rct
2014
INTRODUCTION: The hemostatic and inflammatory systems may activate each other. Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting 10% of women. The objective of this study was to compare the hemostatic effects of two treatments widel…
case-report
2014
Objective. To report a case of Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH) in which there were two nonfunctional rudimentary uteruses with the presence of ovarian endometrioma, corroborating that there are valid alternative theories to t…
other
2012
The objective of this study was to determine the inter- and intra-examiner reliability of pain pressure threshold algometry at various points of the abdominal wall of healthy women. Twenty-one healthy women in menacme with a mean age of 28 …
other
2011
PURPOSE: To correlate ovarian reserve (OR) markers with response in assisted reproduction techniques (ART) and determine their ability to predict poor response among patients with endometriosis (EDT). METHODS: We evaluated ART cycles of 27…
observational
2010
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether basal levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and anti-müllerian hormone (AMH), antral follicle count (AFC), and the numbers of dominant follicles, oocytes, and mature oocytes retrieved after ovarian sti…
observational
2010
Similar to dyslipidemia, the oxidative stress and intrinsic inflammatory status may be associated with the development of endometriosis. Thus, we performed a cross-sectional study and found that women with endometriosis had an increased low…
rct
2009
BACKGROUND: The study was conducted to evaluate the cardiovascular risk markers associated with endometriosis and the influence of the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) compared with the GnRH analogue (GnRHa) leuprolide acetate o…
rct
2009
BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study were: (i) to evaluate the effects of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) on both proliferation and apoptosis markers and hormone receptors of the eutopic and ectopic endometriu…
case-report
2009
OBJECTIVE: To document a rare case of endometriosis in the soleus and gastrocnemius muscles. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Tertiary care center. PATIENT(S): A 30-year-old fertile woman presented with moderate dysmenorrhea associated with…
observational
2009
PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION: Celiac disease (CD) involves immunologically mediated intestinal damage with consequent micronutrient malabsorption and varied clinical manifestations, and there is a controversial association with infertility. The…
case-report
2008
INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a benign, estrogen-dependent, chronic gynecological disorder associated with pelvic pain and infertility. The disease most commonly affects women during the reproductive age, although postmenopausal patients d…