OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the decreased mitogenicity of the endometrial cell for autologous lymphocytes noted in women with pelvic endometriosis is secondary to endometrial cell interaction with the lymphocytes or due to an inherent d…
OBJECTIVE: To determine the possible role of the immune system in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. DESIGN: The lymphocyte proliferative response in the presence of autologous endometrial cells was assayed by tritiated thymidine incorpora…
Endometrial cytosol estrogen receptors (ERs) and progesterone receptors (PgRs) were quantitated in postovulatory endometrial biopsy samples of patients with luteal phase defect (LPD), those with endometriosis, and normal control subjects. S…
Plasma prostaglandin F 2-alpha (PGF 2-alpha) concentrations were compared in nine ovulatory dysmenorrheic women, one dysmenorrheic oral contraceptive user, and two nondysmenorrheic control subjects, in an effort to demonstrate a relationshi…