Ana Maria Sanchez

No ORCID on file · 15 papers in corpus
observational 2020
Open Forum Infectious Diseases ·doi:10.1093/ofid/ofz525

BACKGROUND: Vaginal and seminal microbiomes have gained increasing interest for their involvement in reproductive health and fertility. However, their role in reproductive outcome is not fully understood yet. In this study, we aimed to corr…

review 2018
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms19092477

Endometrial cells perceive and respond to their microenvironment forming the basis of endometrial homeostasis. Errors in endometrial cell signaling are responsible for a wide spectrum of endometrial pathologies ranging from infertility to c…

meta-analysis 2018
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms19082320

Growing evidence supports a role of vitamin D (VD) in reproductive health. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is expressed in the ovary, endometrium, and myometrium. The biological actions of VD in fertility and reproductive tissues have been investi…

meta-analysis 2017
Journal of ovarian research ·doi:10.1186/s13048-017-0341-4

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory condition that affects women in their reproductive period causing infertility and pelvic pain. The disease, especially at the ovarian site has been shown to have a detrimental impa…

observational 2016
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719116630414

Cannabinoids and modulators of the endocannabinoid system affect specific mechanisms that are critical to the establishment and development of endometriosis. The aim of this study was to measure the systemic levels of endocannabinoids and r…

review 2016
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology ·doi:10.1016/j.jsbmb.2015.07.023

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory condition that affects women in their reproductive period. Alterations in ovarian follicle morphology and function have been documented in affected women. The local intrafollicular…

2016

previous genome-wide association studies confirm vezatin as the locus with the strongest evidence for association with endometriosis

review 2016

Ovarian endometriomas are found in a consistent proportion of patients with endometriosis and are associated with a more severe form of the disease. The endometriotic tissue lining the inside of the endometrioma has been extensively studied…

lab-animal 2016

Endometriosis is caused by the displacement of endometrium outside the uterus contributing heavily to infertility and debilitating pelvic pain. Ectopic adhesion and growth are believed to occur under the influence of a favorable hormonal en…

review 2016

Ovarian endometriomas are found in a consistent proportion of patients with endometriosis and are associated with a more severe form of the disease. The endometriotic tissue lining the inside of the endometrioma has been extensively studied…

case-report 2015
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2015.01.021

A panel of experts in the field of endometriosis expressed their opinions on management options in a 35-year-old patient desiring pregnancy with a history of previous surgery for endometrioma and bowel obstruction symptoms. Many questions t…

meta-analysis 2015
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dev022

STUDY QUESTION: Is it possible to replicate the genetic association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs13394619, rs4141819, rs7739264, rs17694933 and rs10859871 in five genetic loci previously identified as associated with endometr…

lab-animal 2015
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719115578930

Endometriosis is caused by the displacement of endometrium outside the uterus contributing heavily to infertility and debilitating pelvic pain. Ectopic adhesion and growth are believed to occur under the influence of a favorable hormonal en…

observational 2014
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/det466

STUDY QUESTION: Does the iron content of an endometrioma represent a potential source of toxicity for the adjacent follicles? SUMMARY ANSWER: The presence of an endometrioma increases iron and H/L ferritin levels, and transferrin receptor …

review 2014
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719114529374

Ovarian endometriomas are found in a consistent proportion of patients with endometriosis and are associated with a more severe form of the disease. The endometriotic tissue lining the inside of the endometrioma has been extensively studied…