E C Baracat

Müllerian duct anomalies (MDAs) are congenital malformations affecting the fallopian tubes, uterus, and/or vagina, resulting from developmental alterations of the paramesonephric ducts.1 Among these anomalies, uterus didelphys is frequently…

BACKGROUND: Efforts have been made to correctly characterize the role of the immune response in endometriosis. The objective of this study was to analyse the interaction between Th1 and Th2 immune response patterns and endometriosis by eval…

BACKGROUND: The impact of hyperprolactinaemia on endometrial function, along with embryo implantation, has been the subject of discussion. This article examines whether experimental hyperprolactinaemia can affect mouse ovarian function, end…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the number of lysosomes in glandular epithelia of the endometrioma capsule and endometrium from patients with or without endometriosis using a histochemical method (acidic phosphate determination) under light microsco…

This study aimed to verify whether estrogen replacement alone or associated with progesterone promotes the recurrence of experimental endometriosis in oophorectomized rats. The procedure utilized for endometriosis induction was adapted from…

Schor, E. MD; Simoes, M. J. PhD; Baracat, E. C. MD, PhD; Soares, J. M. Jr. MD; de Lima, G. Rodrigues MD, PhD; Filho, O. Giannotti MD, PhD Author Information

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the morphologic and ultrasonographic aspects of the endometrium of postmenopausal women according to the progestogen challenge test. METHODS: The study was conducted on 150 postmenopausal women. Each patient was submit…

The authors analyzed 600 patients with uterine leiomyoma examined at the Escola Paulista de Medicina and submitted to surgical treatment between 1976 and 1987. The uteri were carefully studied and leiomyomas were confirmed. Other diseases w…