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Research highlights related to endometriosis

A call for more transparency of registered clinical trials on endometriosis
Guo S-W, Hummelshoj L, Olive DL, Bulun SE, D’Hooghe TM, and Evers JL.
Human Reproduction, 2009 doi:10.1093/humrep/dep045

Videoregistration of surgery should be used as a quality control
Koninckx PR.
JMIG 2008;15(2):248-253.

Recognizing endometriosis as a social disease: the European Union-encouraged Italian Senate approach
Bianconi L, Hummelshoj L, Coccia ME, Vigano P, Vittori G, Veit J, Music R, Tomassini A, D'Hooghe T.
Fertil Steril 2007;88(5):1285-7.

Co-expression of two perivascular cell markers isolates mesenchymal stem-like cells from human endometrium
Schwab KE, Gargett CE.
Hum Reprod 2007 [epub ahead of print]

Plasma Urocortin Levels in the Diagnosis of Ovarian Endometriosis
Florio P, Reis FM, Torres PB, Calonaci F, Toti P, Bocchi C, Linton EA, Petraglia F.
Obstet Gynecol 2007;110(3):594-600.

Evolution of medical treatment for endometriosis: back to the roots?
Wieser F, Cohen M, Gaeddert A, Yu J, Burks-Wicks C, Berga SL, Taylor RN.
Hum Reprod Update 2007;13(5):487-99.

Endometriosis: cost estimates and methdological perspective.
Simoens S, Hummelshoj L, D'Hooghe T.
Human Reprod Update 2007;13:394-404.

The risk of cancer and the role of parity among women with endometriosis.
Melin A, Sparen P, Bergqvist A.
Human Reprod 2007;22(1):i27-i28.

Antiangiogenetic action of dopamine agonists in experimentally-induced endometriotic lesions.
Novella-Maestra E, Carda C, Noguera I, Ruiz-Sauri A, Simon C, Pellicer A.
Human Reprod 2007;22(1):i47.

Dendric cells support angiogenesis and promote lesion growth in a murine model of endometriosis.
Fainaru O, Adini A, Bazinet L, Pravda E, Hornstein MD, Folkman J.
Human Reprod 2007;22(1):i48-i49.

Effect of ovarian involvement on peritoneal fluid cytokine concentrations in endometriosis patients.
Bedaiwy MA, El-Nashar SA, Sharma RK, Falcone T.
Reprod Biomed Online 2007;14(5):620-5.

Gene Expression Analysis of Endometrium Reveals Progesterone Resistance and Candidate Susceptibility Genes in Women with Endometriosis.
Burney RO, Talbi S, Hamilton AE, Vo KC, Nyegaard M. Nezhat CR. Lessey BA. Giudice LC.
Endocrinology 2007 [epub ahead of publication].

Laser capture microdissection and cDNA array analysis of endometrium identify CCL16 and CCL21 as epithelial-derived inflammatory mediators associated with endometriosis.
Chand AL, Murray AS, Jones RL, Hannan NJ, Salamonsen LA, Rombauts L.
Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2007;5:18.

Surgical interruption of pelvic nerve pathways in dysmenorrhea: a systematic review of effectiveness.
Latthe PM, Proctor ML, Farquhar CM, Johnson N, Khan KS.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2007;86(1):4-15.

Expression of inducible microsomal prostaglandin e synthase in local lesions of endometriosis patients.
Chishima F, Hayakawa S, Yamamoto T, Sugitani M, Karasaki-Suzuki M, Sugita K, Nemoto N.
Am J Reprod Immunol 2007;57(3):218-26.

Suppression of IL-1beta-induced COX-2 expression by trichostatin A (TSA) in human endometrial stromal cells.
Wu Y, Guo SW.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2007 Feb 10; [Epub ahead of print]

Effect of a statin on an in vitro model of endometriosis.
Esfandiari N, Khazaei M, Ai J, Bielecki R, Gotlieb L, Ryan E, Casper RF.
Fertil Steril 2007;87(2):257-62.

The G2964A 3'-untranslated region polymorphism of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 gene is associated with endometriosis in South Indian women.
Bhanoori M, Deenadayal M, Kennedy S, Shivaji S.
Hum Reprod 2007 [Epub ahead of print]

Progesterone receptor polymorphism +331G/A is associated with a decreased risk of deep infiltrating endometriosis.
van Kaam KJ, Romano A, Schouten JP, Dunselman GA, Groothuis PG.
Human Reproduction 2007; 22: 129-35.

Multi-disciplinary centres/networks of excellence for endometriosis management and research: a proposal.
D'Hooghe T and Hummelshoj L.
Hum Reprod 2006;21(11):2743-8.

What’s the delay? A qualitative study of women’s experiences of reaching a diagnosis of endometriosis.
Ballard KD, Lowton K, Wright JT.
Fertil Steril 2006;86:1296-1301.

PRESENTATIONS now available online from: The art and science of endometriosis - standardizing the measurement of pain and diagnostic criteria

Significant evidence of one or more susceptibility loci for endometriosis with near-Mendelian inheritance on chromosome 7p13-15
Zondervan KT, Treloar SA, Lin J, Weeks DE, Nyholt DR, Mangion J, Mackay IJ, Cardon LR, Martin NG, Kennedy SH, Montgomery GW.
Hum Reprod 2006 Dec 11; [Epub ahead of print]

Endometriosis may be generated by mimicking the ontogenetic development of the female genital tract
Gaetje R, Holtrich U, Engels K, Kissler S, Rody A, Karn T, Kaufmann M.
Fertil Steril 2006 Nov 28; [Epub ahead of print]

Nutrition plays a role in reproductive health
Selected papers from the 62nd Annual Meeting of the ASRM in Fertil Steril 2006;86 (Supplement 2)

Improved visualisation of endometriosis using a new spectral analysis autoflourescence laparoscopy system
Palter S.
Fertil Steril 2006;86(Suppl 2):S82.

Effects of different stages of endometriosis on the outcome of in vitro fertilization
Al Fadhli R, Kelly SM, Tulandi T, Tanr SL.
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2006;28(10):888-91.

Persistence of dysmenorrhea and nonmenstrual pain after optimal endometriosis surgery may indicate adenomyosis
Parker JD, Leondires M, Sinaii N, Premkumar A, Nieman LK, Stratton P.
Fertil Steril 2006;86(3):711-5.

Pain, mast cells, and nerves in peritoneal, ovarian, and deep infiltrating endometriosis
Anaf V, Chapron C, El Nakadi I, De Moor V, Simonart T, Noel JC.
Fertil Steril 2006;86(5):1336-43.

Nerve fibres in peritoneal endometriosis
Tokushige N, Markham R, Russell P, Fraser IS.
Hum Reprod 2006;21(11):3001-7.

Uterotubal transport disorder in adenomyosis and endometriosis--a cause for infertility
Kissler S, Hamscho N, Zangos S, Wiegratz I, Schlichter S, Menzel C, Doebert N, Gruenwald F, Vogl TJ, Gaetje R, Rody A, Siebzehnruebl E, Kunz G, Leyendecker G, Kaufmann M.
BJOG 2006;113(8):902-8.

Postsurgical ovarian failure after laparoscopic excision of bilateral endometriomas
Busacca M, Riparini J, Somigliana E, Oggioni G, Izzo S, Vignali M, Candiani M
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2006;195(2):421-5.

Increased expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in the eutopic endometrial tissue of women with endometriosis
Collette T, Maheux R, Mailloux J, Akoum A
Hum Reprod 2006;21(12):3059-3067

Molecular genetic evidence that endometriosis is a precursor of ovarian cancer
Prowse AH, Manek S, Varma R, Liu J, Godwin AK, Maher ER, Tomlinson IP, Kennedy SH
Int J Cancer 2006;119(3):556-62.

Is the endometriosis recurrence rate increased after ovarian hyperstimulation?
D'Hooghe TM, Denys B, Spiessens C, Meuleman C, Debrock S
Fertil Steril 2006;86(2):283-90.

Role of estrogens in inflammatory response: expression of estrogen receptors in peritoneal fluid macrophages from endometriosis
Capellino S, Montagna P, Villaggio B, Sulli A, Soldano S, Ferrero S, Remorgida V, Cutolo M
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2006;1069:263-7.

Iron overload enhances epithelial cell proliferation in endometriotic lesions induced in a murine model. Defrere S, Van Langendonckt A, Vaesen S, Jouret M, Ramos RG, Gonzalez D, Donnez J
Human Reproduction 2006;21(11):2810-6.

Significance of laparoscopy in the management of chronic pelvic pain
Drozgyik I, Vizer M, Szabo I
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2006 [Epub ahead of print]

Cycling and early pregnant endometrium as a site of regulated expression of the vitamin D system
Vigano P, Lattuada D, Mangioni S, Ermellino L, Vignali M, Caporizzo E, Panina-Bordignon P, Besozzi M, Di Blasio AM
J Mol Endocrinol 2006;36(3):415-24.

Natural hair colour and the incidence of endometriosis
Missmer SA, Spiegelman D, Hankinson SE, Malspeis S, Barbieri RL, Hunter DJ
Fertil Steril 2006;85(4):866-70.

ProteinChip technology is a useful method in the pathogenesis and diagnosis of endometriosis: a preliminary study
Kyama CM, T'jampens D, Mihalyi A, Simsa P, Debrock S, Waelkens E, Landuyt B, Meuleman C, Fulop V, Mwenda JM, D'Hooghe TM
Fertil Steril 2006;86(1):203-9.

Role of laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis in patients with failed in vitro fertilization cycles
Littman E, Giudice L, Lathi R, Berker B, Milki A, Nezhat C
Fertil Steril 2005;84(6):1574-8.

Endometriosis and deficient intake of antioxidants molecules related to peripheral and peritoneal oxidative stress
Hernandez Guerrero CA, Bujalil Montenegro L, de la Jara Diaz J, Mier Cabrera J, Bouchan Valencia P
Ginecol Obstet Mex 2006;74(1):20-8.

Activin-A secretion is increased in the eutopic endometrium from women with endometriosis
Rombauts L, Donoghue J, Cann L, Jones RL, Healy DL
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2006;46(2):148-53.

High density of small nerve fibres in the funcational layer of the endometrium in women with endometriosis
Tokushige N, Markham R, Russell R, and Fraser IS
Human Reprod 2006;21(3):782-787.

The endometria of patients with endometriosis show higher expression of class I human leukocyte antigen than the endometria of healthy women
Vernet-Tomas del M, Perez-Ares CT, Verdu N, Molinero JL, Fernandez-Figueras MT, Carreras R
Fertil Steril 2006;85:78-83.

Association between endometriosis and cancer: A comprehensive review and a critical analysis of clinical and epidemiological evidence
Somigliana E, Vigano P, Parazzini F, Stoppelli S, Giambattista E, Vercellini P
Gynecol Oncol 2006;101(2):331-41.

Proliferative activity of early ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma depends on association with endometriosis
Komiyama SI, Aoki D, Katsuki Y, Nozawa S
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2006;127(1):130-6

Is there an association between septate uterus and endometriosis?
Nawroth F, Nawroth F, Rahimi G, Nawroth C, Foth D, Ludwig M, Schmidt T
Hum Reprod 2006;21(2): 542-4.

Pre-IVF GnRH agonists boost pregnancy rates for endometriosis patients
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006; 1

Update on endometriosis: 9th World Congress on Endometriosis
Hummelshoj L, Prentice A, Groothuis P
Women's Health 2006;2(1):53-56.

Treatment of symptomatic rectovaginal endometriosis with an oestrogen-progestogen combination versus low-dose norethindrone acetate.
Vercellini P. Pietropaolo G, De Giorgi O, Pasin R, Chiodini A, Crosginani PG
Fertil Steril 2005;84(5):1375-87.

Effect of endometriosis on IVF/ICSI outcome: stage III/IV endometriosis worsens cumulative pregnancy and live-born rates.
Kuivasaari P, Hippelainen M, Anttila M, Heinonen S
Human Reproduction 2005;20:3130-5.

Infertility researchers identify one gene's critical role in the human embryo implantation process
Kao L-C, Pisarska M, and Khan S.

Endostatin inhibits the growth of endometriotic lesions but does not affect fertility
Becker CM, Sampson DA, Rupnick MA, Rohan RM, Efstathiou JA, Short SM, Taylor GA, Folkman J, D'Amato RJ.
Fertility and Sterility 2005;84:1144-55.

Genomewide linkage study in 1,176 affected sister pair families identifies a significant susceptibility locus for endometriosis on chromosome 10q26
Treloar SA, Wicks J, Nyholt DR, Montgomery GW, Bahlo M, Smith V, Dawson G, Mackay IJ, Weeks DE, Bennett ST, Carey A, Ewen-White KR, Duffy DL, O'connor DT, Barlow DH, Martin NG, Kennedy SH
Am J Hum Genet 2005;77(3):365-76.

A review of the use of lipiodol flushing for unexplained infertility
Johnson NP
Treat Endocrinol 2005;4(4):233-243.

ABSTRACTS from the 21st Annual Meeting of ESHRE
19 - 22 June 2005, Copenhagen, Denmark

The pains of endometriosis
Berkley KJ, Rapkin AJ, Papka RE
Science 2005;308:1587-1589.

ABSTRACTS from the 3rd International Conference of the Female Reproductive Tract
27 - 30 May 2005, Frauenchiemsee, Germany

Reduced progesterone action during endometrial maturation: A potential risk factor for the development of endometriosis
Osteen KG, Bruner-Tran KL, Eisenberg E
Fertil Steril 2005;83(3):529-37

Angiostatic agents prevent the development of endometriosis-like lesions in the chicken chorioallantoic membrane
Nap AW, Dunselman GA, Griffioen AW, Mayo KH, Evers JL, Groothuis PG
Fertil Steril 2005;83(3):793-5

A randomised controlled trial of vitamin E in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea
Ziaei S, Zakeri M, Kazemnejad A
BJOG 2005;112(4):466-9.

Endometriosis in premenarcheal girls who do not have an associated obstructive anomaly
Marsh EE, Laufer MR
Fertil Steril 2005;83(3):758-60

Quality of life in women with endometriosis and deep dyspareunia
Ferrero S, Esposito F, Abbamonte LH, Anserini P, Remorgida V, Ragni N. Fertil Steril 2005;83(3):573-9

Laparoscopic treatment of pelvic pain associated with minimal and mild endometriosis with use of the Helica Thermal Coagulator
Nardo LG, Moustafa M, Gareth Beynon DW
Fertil Steril 2005;83(3):735-8

Estrogen receptor alpha dinucleotide repeat and cytochrome P450c17alpha gene polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to endometriosis
Hsieh YY, Chang CC, Tsai FJ, Lin CC, Tsai CH
Fertil Steril 2005;83(3):567-72

Rectal endometriosis
Yoshida S, Fu KI, Sano Y, Taku K, Endo Y
Gastrointest Endosc 2005;61(3):433-4

Endometriosis at 2nd surgery-residual or recurrent disease
Ferrero S, Petrera P, Remorgida V, Ragni N
Fertil Steril 2005;83(3):815

Diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis. A review
Scarselli G, Rizzello F, Cammilli F, Ginocchini L, Coccia ME
Minerva Ginecol 2005;57(1):55-78


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