Shiau CS

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspiration and ethanol sclerotherapy on anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) in patients with ovarian endometriomas. SETTING: Teaching hospital affiliated with Chang Gung Universi…

OBJECTIVE: Patients with a rare rupture of endometriomas may require surgery. In this retrospective study, we assessed the outcomes of surgical interventions for ruptured ovarian endometriomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-three patients w…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficiency of transvaginal aspiration accompanied by ethanol sclerotherapy for treating cyst recurrence in patients who have previously undergone surgery to treat endometriosis and to analyze various factors…

OBJECTIVE: Approximately 4% of women are admitted to hospitals because of ovarian cyst rupture, hemorrhage, or torsion. Endometriotic cyst rupture is a rare surgical emergency associated with severe peritonitis and pelvic adhesion, and we a…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of transvaginal ultrasound aspiration and ethanol sclerotherapy in patients with recurrent ovarian endometriomas. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Teaching hospital affiliated with Chang Gung …

CA-125 is a 220-kD cell surface glycoprotein present in over 80% of non-mucinous epithelial ovarian carcinomas and it occurs in the serum of healthy males and females at low concentrations (< 35 U/mL). Serum CA-125 concentration may also be…

PURPOSE: The purpose was to determine the effect of basal uterine perfusion on the pregnancy rates of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) in women aged 40 and above. METHODS: A total of 47 patient aged 40 and over underwent…

PURPOSE: Our objective was to study the effect of a sonographically diffusely enlarged uterus without distinct uterine masses on the outcome of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). METHODS: Nineteen primary infertility patients…