K. Arumugam

This case-controlled study investigates whether the presence of menstrual characteristics, which may increase the exposure of the peritoneal cavity to retrograde menstruation, increases the risk of developing endometriosis. The menstrual ch…

OBJECTIVE: To show that raised iron levels in the peritoneal fluid (PF) of patients with endometriosis catalyze free radical reactions that results in the tissue destruction and fibrosis seen in these patients. DESIGN: A case-controlled st…

OBJECTIVE: To determine if lipid peroxides were raised in the pelvic peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis. DESIGN: Control study involving patients with and without endometriosis. METHODS: The lipid peroxide (malondialdehyde) l…

Endometriosis and infertility are commonly associated. This study investigated the role of accelerated lipid peroxidation of spermatozoa by the peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis as a cause for this association. It proposes tha…

The social class distribution in 147 patients confirmed to have endometriosis at laparoscopy was done to see if the disease was associated with affluence. Two hundred and eighty-one patients confirmed not to have endometriosis was used as c…

A review of the literature does not show that minimal or mild endometriosis unquestionably causes infertility although its association is known; the cause only becomes apparent as the disease progresses. In these patients therefore, prolong…

SummarySummaryThe hypothesis that obesity is a risk factor for the development of endometriosis was investigated. The Quetelet or obesity index, weight (kg)/height (m2), was calculated for 55 infertile patients who had endometriosis confirm…

The pelvic findings of 202 infertile women undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were compared to that of 464 infertile women undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy in Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Endometriosis was significant…

(1992). Gynaecological short communications: Endometriosis and oral contraception. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 337-338.

SummaryFollowing laparoscopy, 31 patients with minimal or mild endometriosis (revised American Fertility Society classification, 1985) were followed up for 12 months. No treatment was given. The cumulative conception rates were calculated u…

The cumulative pregnancy rates in 17 infertile patients with minimal or mild endometriosis who underwent laparoscopic electrocoagulation were compared with those of 20 similar patients who underwent only diagnostic laparoscopy. A life-table…

The follicular development, fertilization and cleavage rates and follicular fluid endocrinology were assessed in 20 women with mild endometriosis during a spontaneous menstrual cycle. Diagnostic laparoscopy was performed 32 h after the onse…

Raised prolactin levels have been implicated as a cause for infertility in patients with endometriosis. This study was done to investigate if serum prolactin levels were significantly raised in infertile patients with endometriosis. Serum p…

To The Editor, Dear Sir Efficacy of Medical Treatment in Infertile Patients with Minimal or Mild Endometriosis Kulenthran Arumugam and Razak M Yusof, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Malaya, 59100 Kuala Lumpur Malaysi…

Ninety-six infertile patients with endometriosis were studied and their endometriosis staged according to the Revised American Fertility Society Classification. Anovulation was detected in 19% of the 32 patients with Stage 1 disease but in …