endometriosis/obesity

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic excision of endometriotic lesions in obese women. Methods: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected

UNASSIGNED Tamoxifen is a medication often used for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer. It is classically associated with several gynecological side effects to include a thickened endometrial stripe, increased uterine polyp formation, and an increased risk of uterine cancer. Rarely

To investigate the effects of medical treatment of endometriosis on concentrations of insulin and glucagon in comparison with those of androgens, 12 non-obese women with minimal endometriosis were randomly allocated to receive treatment with either danazol or the gonadotropin-releasing hormone

Research question: Does obesity affect endometrial gene expression in women with endometriosis, specifically women with stage I disease? Design: Differential gene expression analysis was conducted on endometrium from women with

OBJECTIVE Obese and overweight women experience a lower probability for pregnancy after IVF. However, despite the increasing prevalence of obesity, the large majority of infertile women are non-obese. One of the most common indications for IVF is endometriosis. Thought-provoking inverse correlation

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition in women that results in pelvic pain and subfertility, and has been associated with decreased body mass index (BMI). Genetic variants contributing to the heritable component have started to emerge from genome-wide association studies (GWAS), although

OBJECTIVE This study aims to determine whether women with endometriosis have greater subclinical atherosclerosis than the general population. METHODS This case-control study included 66 women with endometriosis and 66 controls matched for age and body mass index. All subjects were >or=35 years old.

OBJECTIVE To outline the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with deep intestinal endometriosis submitted to surgical treatment at a tertiary referral center with a multidisciplinary team, and correlate those characteristics with the surgical procedures performed and operative

OBJECTIVE To assess the role of elastography in preoperative ultrasound assessment of abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) location. METHODS 33 patients qualified for surgical excision of AWE were included in the study. Preoperative assessment of AWE was performed transabdominally on a Samsung Medison

Despite higher costs for robotic-assisted laparoscopy (RAL) than standard laparoscopy (SL), RAL treatment of endometriosis is performed without established indications. PubMed/MEDLINE was searched for 'robotic surgery' and 'endometriosis' or 'gynaecological benign disease' from January 2000 to

OBJECTIVE The identification of highstage and recurrent cases of bowel endometriosis is critical, because these cases require careful surgical planning. We aim to describe the clinical characteristics of women with bowel endometriosis, our principles in laparoscopic management of this pathology, and

A multiparous obese patient with prior abdominal surgeries complained of cyclic abdominal pain located near the surgical scar. A 1 cm lesion was identified on imaging. Computed tomography-guided needle localization was performed immediately before surgery. This allowed for complete excision of the

Do young women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or endometriosis report more psychological distress than their peers without a history of these conditions? Young women (aged 18-23 years) with PCOS or endometriosis had a greater risk of moderate to severe psychological distress than women

OBJECTIVE Obesity is a growing public health concern now reaching epidemic status worldwide for children and adults due to multiple problems impacting on energy intake and expenditure with influences on human reproduction and infertility. A positive family history and genetic factors are known to

A 51-year-old morbidly obese, hypertensive, anemic, and amenorrheic female presented with anuria and respiratory symptoms. The patient had a distinctly massive abdomen with necrotic anterior abdominal wall, and laboratory findings revealed a leukocytosis, profound anemia, coagulopathy and renal