I M Matalliotakis

No ORCID on file · 13 papers in corpus
case-report 2010
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ·doi:10.3109/01443610903470270

The aim of this study is to report three cases of patients with endometriosis and infertility, and associated with Lyme disease. The medical files of 405 women with endometriosis and 200 without endometriosis were studied retrospectively. W…

review 2003
Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America ·doi:10.1016/s0889-8545(02)00053-0

Adenomyosis is characterized as ectopic endometrial tissues within the myometrium in the uterus. The etiology and pathogenetic mechanism(s) responsible for adenomyosis are poorly understood. Definite diagnosis is made on hysterectomy specim…

nonrandomized-trial 2003
International Immunopharmacology ·doi:10.1016/s1567-5769(02)00216-3

Endometriosis is a common gynecologic syndrome of unknown etiology and pathogenesis. Growth factors and inflammatory mediators produced by peritoneal leukocytes have recently been postulated to participate in the pathogenesis of endometrios…

other 2001
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)02865-5

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether genetic polymorphisms of CYP1A1, GSTM1, and GSTT1 are associated with endometriosis. DESIGN: Genetic polymorphism analysis. SETTING: University department. PATIENT(S): A family with four women in two gen…

other 2001
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(00)01663-0

OBJECTIVE: To detect allelic imbalance on specific genetic loci occurring in endometriosis. DESIGN: Microsatellite analysis. SETTING: Paraffin-embedded tissues histologically confirmed as endometriotic or normal endometrium. PATIENT(S): …

rct 2001
Journal of Reproductive Immunology ·doi:10.1016/s0165-0378(01)00064-x

Adhesion molecules regulate the interaction of cells with the extracellular matrix and/or other cells. The intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1; CD54) is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily and expressed by several cell types, i…

other 2001
Mediators of inflammation ·doi:10.1080/09629350120054545

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is defined as an inflammatory condition of the female reproductive tract, a state often associated with infertility and miscarriage. Many exogenously administered factors (treatments) control the disease via as yet…

rct 2000
Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00635-3

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of treatment with danazol and leuprolide acetate depot on serum-soluble CD23 concentrations in women with endometriosis. METHODS: This randomized trial involved 20 women 18-42 years old with regular mens…

nonrandomized-trial 2000
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1067/mob.2000.105900

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to evaluate serum leptin concentrations in women with endometriosis during treatment with danazol and with leuprolide depot. STUDY DESIGN: Twenty patients aged 18 to 42 years with regular menses and doc…

other 2000
International journal of molecular medicine ·doi:10.3892/ijmm.6.6.667

Adenomyosis is a gynecological condition in which tissue histologically similar to that in endometrium is found within the myometrium in the uterus. Although, lesions of both adenomyosis and endometriosis are identical to their sources with…

case-report 2000
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/s0301-2115(00)00245-1

A 37-year old woman presented with severe endometriosis and the patient underwent a conservative operation. We investigated the effect of treatment with danazol on the levels of CA-125, CA-19-9, CA 15-3, SIL-2R, IL-6, IL-1a, TNE-a, SCD8 and…

review 1998
The Journal of reproductive medicine

Our knowledge of the relationship between minimal to mild endometriosis and subfertility is limited. The main reason for this lack of progress is most probably that the mechanism of subfertility remains to be determined. It has been claimed…

other 1989
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137008

Ten patients suffering from endometriosis were treated with danazol at a dose of 200 mg three times daily for 6 months. A thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) test was carried out in the follicular phase before treatment, at the sixth month …