S Kennedy
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· 44 papers in corpus
other
1998
review
1998
Endometriosis is probably a complex trait, like diabetes, hypertension or asthma, which implies that the disease is caused by an interaction between multiple genes and the environment. This paper reviews the evidence, in both human and nonh…
diagnostic-accuracy
1997
We assessed the value of hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography (HyCoSy) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as alternatives to laparoscopy and dye insufflation with or without hysteroscopy in the investigation of infertility. A total of 19 w…
review
1997
It is likely that endometriosis is a common multifactorial disease, like diabetes and asthma, caused by an interaction between multiple gene loci and the environment. Such conditions do not have a clear Mendelian pattern of inheritance. Thi…
meta-analysis
1997
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a major women's health-care problem. It causes pain and/or infertility, and affects millions of women worldwide. Endometriosis is defined according to histological criteria by the presence of tissue resembling e…
other
1997
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1997
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1996
observational
1996
We investigated the length of time between the onset of pain symptoms and the surgical diagnosis of endometriosis in women from the UK and the USA. A total of 218 women with surgically confirmed disease, recruited through endometriosis self…
other
1996
This study describes the introduction of hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography (HyCoSy) as a first line outpatient investigation of uterine and tubal factors in two fertility units. 136 infertile women had transvaginal scanning before and dur…
other
1996
The expression of integrin subunits has been investigated in the stroma and epithelium of eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissues, using immunohistochemistry and fluorescently activated cell-sorting techniques. Integrin subunits exhibited t…
observational
1996
Healthy premenopausal women with regular cycles are believed to be increasing or maintaining bone density. However, few studies have prospectively documented spinal cancellous bone, the bone that changes rapidly in response to reproductive …
other
1996
other
1995
PURPOSE: The study aimed to identify families with endometriosis and to document disease severity within the families and the clinical characteristics of the affected women. RESULTS: Two hundred and thirty women with surgically confirmed e…
observational
1993
The present study investigates the specificity of anti-endometrial antibodies present in serum of women with endometriosis. A two colour indirect immuno-histochemical method was used, so that the antigenic reactivity of endogenous immunoglo…
1993
case-report
1991
other
1991
The uncertainties surrounding the diagnosis and management of endometriosis often leave the patient in pain, feeling confused by the limited information provided by her doctor and with a mixed bag of emotions: fear, grief, anger and self-gu…
other
1988