STUDY QUESTION: Which transcriptomic alterations in mid-luteal endometrial scratch biopsies, taken prior to the assisted reproductive treatment (ART) treatment cycle are associated with unsuccessful pregnancy? SUMMARY ANSWER: Dysregulated …
The aim of these case reports and literature review is to report the importance of cyclical variation of serum CA-125 levels in two patients with endometriosis. Two case reports and a literature review of cyclical variation in serum CA-125 …
Excessive endometrial angiogenesis is proposed as an important mechanism in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Evidence is reviewed for the hypothesis that the endometrium of women with endometriosis has an increased capacity to proliferate…
OBJECTIVE: To compare the proliferation of endothelial, epithelial, and stromal cells in the endometrium of women with endometriosis and normal controls. DESIGN: Proliferating cells were identified using the monoclonal antibody antiprolife…
Twenty-three women with laparoscopically diagnosed early-stage endometriosis collected daily saliva samples at home and brought them to the laboratory at the completion of each menstrual cycle. Levels of progesterone in the saliva were dete…
The management of women with endometriosis is complex and necessitates individualization of patient care. The most commonly used medical therapies are danazol, GnRH agonists, medroxyprogesterone acetate and gestrinone. Studies to date have …