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Filter by:Pelvic endometriosis is a complex estrogen-dependent inflammatory syndrome of unknown etiology, altering the microenvironment of the peritoneal cavity and probably endometrial receptivity, and adversely affecting the physiological processes associated with fertilization. Literature data suggest that the distribution of immune system cells in the eutopic endometrium in the presence of endometriosis differs from the physiological state. The functioning of the immune system seems to be significantly modified not only in the foci of endometriosis, but also in the eutopic endometrium, affecting its physiological functions. Chronic endometritis (CE) is a potential factor impairing endometrial receptivity in the course of endometriosis. However, it is not known whether CE is one of the complications of endometriosis or perhaps an element of its pathogenesis. At the moment, endometrial diagnostics is not obligatory in the treatment of endometriosis in women of reproductive age, but it could potentially bring additional benefits and contribute to the improvement of obstetric results and increase the effectiveness of infertility treatment in women with endometriosis.
Endometriosis is a common benign disease in premenopausal women and causes chronic pelvic pain and infertility. This infertility may be due to pelvic adhesions and surgery but also because of poor oocyte quality. It is known that endometriosis is associated with an increase oxidative stress, wich induce chronic inflammation, deleterious effect for DNA, proteins and can caused cellular death. ROS markers found in follicular fluid or in serum are significatively higher in endometriosis women. The investigators want to dose a marker of apoptosis in infertile women and see if it's significatively higher in serum and in follicular fluid of patients with endometriosis compared to others infertility causes and if it's correlated to oocyte quality and IVF results. Real time PCR will be used to dose cell free DNA in serum and follicular fluid of patients undergoing IVF treatment (endometriosis and infertility due to tubal factor, male infertility or idiopathic cause). Then the investigators will compare cell free DNA rate with oocyte and embryo quality and with pregnancy outcomes in the different group.
The health toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), present in air and food, generated during energy production and waste incineration, is well known. PAHs can activate the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, which may interact with classic estrogen receptors and modify estrogen-dependent inflammation in endometriosis. There is no data on the hypothetical role of PAHs in the etiopathogenesis of endometriosis. The aim was to compare PAHs concentrations in visceral fat in women with endometriosis and idiopathic infertility.
This prospective pilot study was performed to explore the influence of a dietary intervention, the Low FODMAP diet or endometriosis diet, on endometriosis-related pain and Quality of Life (QoL). Participants could choose between adherence to a diet; the Low FODMAP diet or endometriosis diet, or to contribute to the control group and not adhere to a diet.
This is a single-center, retrospective case-control study. All consecutive women who underwent classic and nerve-sparing segmental rectosigmoid resection between January 2005 and June 2022 will be included. In the majority of cases classic segmental rectosigmoid resection was done between January 2005 and December 2010. Nerve-sparing segmental rectosigmoid resection has been increasingly employed since January 2011 until now. Preoperative (anamnestic, physical objective, and ultrasonographic data), surgical and postoperative data of the patients included in this study will be analyzed. In particular, postoperative data will be obtained by analyzing reports of follow-up visits, which are routinely done at our institution at 1, 6, 12 months and then every year following the surgical procedures.
The study targets to evaluate the role of estimation of plasma expression levels of gene of microRNAs 203 and 210 in helping to diagnose and grade endometriosis. The study included women with unexplained infertility and clinical picture suggestive of presence of endometriosis were divided randomly into two groups: Control and study groups. All patients underwent exploratory laparotomy for diagnosis and grading of endometriosis if present. Patients of study group gave blood samples for estimation of plasma expression levels of microRNA 203 and 210 using qRT-PCR procedure.
This is a Phase IIa, open-label, non-randomised and non-placebo-controlled study. The study is designed to evaluate the diagnostic value and safety of a single intravenous dose of SN132D in up to 18 participants with suspected endometriosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) will be performed pre- and post-infusion of SN132D.
78 endometriosis patients presented with infertility were clinically examined and the diagnosis was assured by US imaging. The study also included 11 control fertile women free of gynecological problems as a control for lab tests. Patients and controls gave blood samples for lab investigations. All patients underwent diagnostic abdominal laparoscopy under general anesthesia for disease staging. Quantitative determination of expression levels of genes of microRNA-125b-5p and 203a was conducted using qRT-PCR.
Endometriosis is a gynecologic condition that can cause severe pelvic pain and significantly impair quality of life. Endometriosis symptoms cannot always be controlled by medical therapy or surgery alone, indicating a need for the development of other adjunct treatments. Mindfulness is a non-medical treatment modality that has been used in the management of chronic pelvic pain.1-3 There is preliminary data to suggest that in-person mindfulness-based workshops can also improve endometriosis-related pain, but further research is needed.4-8 There are significant barriers to utilizing in-person mindfulness resources, the largest being cost and local availability of the workshop. The objective of this pilot project is to assess the effectiveness of virtual mindfulness-based workshops to improve quality of life and pain in patients with endometriosis. The information from the workshops will then be used to create free online resources for patients to learn mindfulness-based approaches to manage endometriosis-related pelvic pain to reduce the financial and geographical barriers to access. Better access to mindfulness-based endometriosis management will enhance the treatment options for people suffering from this condition.
Comparison of quality of life before and after 14 days of use of Endo App® in endometriosis patients compared to non-users