Takakura M
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· 5 papers in corpus
observational
2023
OBJECTIVE: Dienogest (DNG), a fourth-generation progestin, reduces pain associated with endometriosis and uterine adenomyosis; however, it is associated with irregular uterine bleeding that can cause anemia and poor quality of life. We inve…
case-report
2018
Dienogest (DNG) is considered to be effective against ovarian endometrioma (OMA). We report a rare case of OMA transformation to ovarian cancer during long-term endometriosis treatment with a periodic administration of a gonadotropin-releas…
lab-animal
2014
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of estrogen contained in oral contraceptives (OCs) on the action of progestin on ovarian endometrioma epithelial cells. DESIGN: Experimental in vitro study and immunohistochemical analysis. SETTING: Un…
lab-animal
2012
BACKGROUND: Epithelial cells of endometriotic tissues are difficult to propagate in vitro as experimental material is scarce owing to their limited life span. However, there is an increasing concern regarding their malignant transformation …
case-report
2012
BACKGROUND: Severe hemothorax is a rare complication after laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis, and the causes and proper management are not well understood. CASE: We report here the extremely rare case with massive hemothorax after lap…