1999
The relevance of the peritoneal fluid in endometriosis-associated infertility
Mulayim N, Arici A. The relevance of the peritoneal fluid in endometriosis-associated infertility. Human Reproduction 1999, 14: 67-76. PMID: 10690802, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.suppl_2.67.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeritoneal fluidEndometriosis-associated infertilityPathogenesis of endometriosisOccurrence of endometriosisImmunological factorsEndometriotic lesionsFertile womenGynaecological disordersEndometriosisEarly reproductive eventsHeterogenous symptomsImmunological differencesSteps of reproductionReproductive failureDiseaseRecent studiesClear conclusionsReproductive eventsInfertilityPathogenesisLesionsSymptomsWomen
1996
Peritoneal fluid from women with moderate or severe endometriosis inhibits sperm motility: the role of seminal fluid components**Supported by grants HD-19505 and HD-32902 (to G.H.) from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Oral E, Arici A, Olive D, Huszar G. Peritoneal fluid from women with moderate or severe endometriosis inhibits sperm motility: the role of seminal fluid components**Supported by grants HD-19505 and HD-32902 (to G.H.) from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Fertility And Sterility 1996, 66: 787-792. PMID: 8893686, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58637-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeritoneal fluidSperm motilityCell-mediated inhibitionT-testStudent's t-testRandomized studyRelated infertilitySevere endometriosisMild endometriosisFertile womenSeminal fluidMAIN OUTCOMEEndometriosisSperm fractionSperm motility inhibitionLeukocyte componentsInhibitory actionSemen analysisPhysiological salineProgressive motile spermWomenNational InstituteAndrology laboratoryOvernight incubationMotility inhibition