BACKGROUND: Transvaginal and transabdominal ultrasonography has become a widely used investigative method in the diagnostic workup of endometriosis, as well as for the postoperative follow-up. The variety of lesions, the distorted anatomy c…
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Endometriosis is a commonly encountered disorder in women of reproductive age, consisting of the presence of active ectopic endometrial tissue outside the endometrial cavity. Surgical scar endometriosis is a rare condit…
PURPOSE: Endometriosis has an incidence reaching up to 50% in infertile women. Cytokine-mediated immune responses seem to play an important role in endometriosis pathogenesis, but still the etiology and pathophysiology remain unclear. In th…
THE AIM OF THE STUDY: The aim of the study was to determine menopause-related changes in serum levels of main proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included 175 women, who were divided into 5 stud…