Endometriosis is a common gynecologic condition in which endometrial tissue grows in ectopic locations. It is estimated that 5 million women of reproductive age, or 10 percent of women, in the United States, are affected by this disease.1 Approximately 20 percent of women with chronic pelvic pain and 30–45 percent of women with infertility have endometriosis.2 Endometrial tissue outside the ute...

BACKGROUND A few studies have investigated the role of adiponectin fraction for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in RTx recipients. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We studied 57 adult subjects (39 males, 18 females; 10 cadaveric donors) with at least three years of allograft survival (median 251 months). We examined clinical backgrounds such as treated drugs, blood pressure (BP, mmHg), body mass index (BMI)...