Pain in endometriosis

J Maddern, L Grundy, J Castro… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Endometriosis is a chronic and debilitating condition affecting∼ 10% of women.
Endometriosis is characterized by infertility and chronic pelvic pain, yet treatment options …

Peripheral biomarkers of endometriosis: a systematic review

KE May, SA Conduit-Hulbert, J Villar… - Human reproduction …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Endometriosis is estimated to affect 1 in 10 women during the reproductive
years. There is often delay in making the diagnosis, mainly due to the non-specific nature of …

Blood biomarkers for the non‐invasive diagnosis of endometriosis

V Nisenblat, PMM Bossuyt, R Shaikh… - Cochrane Database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background About 10% of reproductive‐aged women suffer from endometriosis, a costly
chronic disease causing pelvic pain and subfertility. Laparoscopy is the gold standard …

An integrated multi-tissue approach for endometriosis candidate biomarkers: a systematic review

A Brulport, M Bourdon, D Vaiman, C Drouet… - Reproductive Biology …, 2024 - Springer
Biomarker identification could help in deciphering endometriosis pathophysiology in
addition to their use in the development of non invasive diagnostic and prognostic …

Diagnostic accuracy of cancer antigen 125 for endometriosis: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

M Hirsch, JMN Duffy, CJ Davis… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background The development of a non‐invasive and accurate diagnostic biomarker for
endometriosis is urgently needed. Objective Evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of serum …

Biochemical analysis of ascitic (peritoneal) fluid: what should we measure?

AC Tarn, R Lapworth - Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Ascitic fluid samples are frequently sent to the laboratory for analysis. Although the
underlying cause of the ascites is often thought to be clinically obvious, it is important to …

Expression of inflammatory cytokines in serum and peritoneal fluid from patients with different stages of endometriosis

YY Fan, HY Chen, W Chen, YN Liu, Y Fu… - Gynecological …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To investigate the level of inflammatory cytokines in endometriosis patients, and
explore the relationship between IL-37 concentration and endometriosis stages. Methods …

Effects of acupuncture for the treatment of endometriosis-related pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Xu, W Zhao, T Li, Y Zhao, H Bu, S Song - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Endometriosis is a multifactorial, oestrogen-dependent, inflammatory,
gynaecological condition that can result in long-lasting visceral pelvic pain and infertility …

[HTML][HTML] Acute small bowel obstruction caused by endometriosis: a case report and review of the literature

A De Ceglie, C Bilardi, S Blanchi… - World journal of …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Gastrointestinal involvement of endometriosis has been found in 3%-37% of menstruating
women and exclusive localization on the ileum is very rare (1%-7%). Endometriosis of the …

Interleukin-6 and other soluble factors in peritoneal fluid and endometriomas and their relation to pain and aromatase expression

I Velasco, P Acién, A Campos, MI Acién… - Journal of reproductive …, 2010 - Elsevier
Immunological changes and gene expression anomalies are involved in the
etiopathophysiology of endometriosis, although how these alterations are connected is not …