2011
Endometriosis: Pathogenesis and Management of Pain
Kulp J, Arici A. Endometriosis: Pathogenesis and Management of Pain. 2011, 40-49. DOI: 10.1002/9781444391855.ch4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicationsGonadotropin-releasing hormone agonistAnti-inflammatory medicationsChronic pelvic painDysfunctional immune responseManagement of painOral contraceptive pillsSymptoms of endometriosisTime of laparoscopyEtiology of endometriosisSymptomatic endometriomasPelvic painSurgical treatmentHormone agonistMedical managementRetrograde menstruationContraceptive pillsLikely multifactorialImmune responseCommon conditionEndometriosisGenetic predispositionPainStem cellsPopulation of lesions
1996
The peritoneal environment in endometriosis
Oral E, Olive D, Arici A. The peritoneal environment in endometriosis. Human Reproduction Update 1996, 2: 385-398. PMID: 15717438, DOI: 10.1093/humupd/2.5.385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeritoneal fluidPeritoneal environmentPF of womenEtiology of endometriosisMonocytes/macrophagesSpermatozoon-oocyte interactionEndometriotic implantsEndometrial fragmentsPeritoneal factorsPeritoneal endometriosisRetrograde menstruationIL-8MCP-1Postimplantation survivalChemoattractant cytokinesMast cellsEndometriosisImmune systemMesothelial cellsCytokinesGrowth factorOvum captureMacrophagesEtiologyCell types