abstract background: recent studies have suggested that oxidative stress (os) may have a contribution in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. however, the results of previous studies regarding os in endometriosis are controversial. the objective of this study was to compare the serum levels of os markers in endometriosis versus the control group. methods: this case-control study was carried out o...

background:   acute appendicitis with appendicial endometriosis is a very infrequently encountered condition during pregnancy. decidualization is the hypertrophy of endometrial stromal cells by the effect of progesterone. similarly, in pregnancy, ectopic stromal endometrial cells in endometriosis can also be transformed by the same mechanism and ectopic decidua (deciduosis) may occur case: here...

Background: Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a key pro-inflammatory cytokine that is secreted by accumulated active macrophages in ectopic tissue of endometriosis. MIF is involved in pathophysiological events of endometriosis, such as angiogenesis and cell proliferation. MIF that stimulates the synthesis of PGE2, leads to over-expression of local estradiol synthesis in endometrio...

background and aims: this research aimed to study a possible link between endometriosis and polymorphism of the progesterone receptor gene. materials and methods: the control group consisted of 86 women without endometriosis and the case group comprised 86 patients with a diagnosis of endometriosis by laparoscopy. genotypes for alu insertion polymorphisms (a1/a1, a1/a2 and a2/a2) were described...

The problem of infertility is relevant to the whole world, that explaned both by prevalence (at least 50 million couples on planet are diagnosed) and enormous medical, ecoomic, social psychological significance. Another important aspect heterogeneity its causes – about 40% infertile marriages caused female factor, 35% male, 20% a combination male factors 5% have no identified factor. In 2019, A...

Background: Endometriosis, a gyncological disorder,benign and common cause of infertility, is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma at ectopic locations outside the uterine cavity. Clinical observations have led to the assessment that endometriosis is an invasive disease. Abnormal expression of adhesion molecules such as cadherins is likely to be an important determinant of l...

Background: Endometriosis is a complex disease that profoundly affects the quality of life in many women. This disease affects roughly one in ten women of reproductive age. Endometriosis induces a variable amount of inflammatory reaction in pelvic environment. An active immune system needs to recognize these inflammatory agents. Rapid innate immune system defenses against infections involve the...

background: the endometriosis health profile-30 (ehp-30) is a disease-specific questionnaire to measure the health-related quality of life in patients with endometriosis. the aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the persian version of endometriosis health pro-file (ehp-30) in women with endometriosis referring to three gynecology clinics in tehran, iran. methods: on...