2018
EndoART: A proposed randomized controlled trial on endometriomas in assisted reproductive technologies, comparing the effect of no intervention, surgery, and prolonged GnRH downregulation on pregnancy rates
Tomassetti C, Adamson D, Arici A, Canis M, Hompes P, Hummelshoj L, Mol B, Nardo L, Rombauts L, D’Hooghe T. EndoART: A proposed randomized controlled trial on endometriomas in assisted reproductive technologies, comparing the effect of no intervention, surgery, and prolonged GnRH downregulation on pregnancy rates. Journal Of Endometriosis And Pelvic Pain Disorders 2018, 10: 158-173. DOI: 10.1177/2284026518784236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical pregnancy rateLive birth ratePregnancy rateART pregnancy rateFresh ART cyclesOvarian surgeryART cyclesOutcome measuresCumulative clinical pregnancy rateSecondary outcome measuresPrimary outcome measureMulti-center trialReproductive technologiesHigher pregnancy rateBirth rateQuality of lifeDifferent treatment groupsPelvic painOvarian reserveHormonal suppressionClinical managementTreatment groupsMatter of debateSurgeryGnRH
2001
Effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists on monocyte chemotactic protein-1 production and macrophage infiltration in leiomyomatous uterus
Sozen I, Senturk L, Arici A. Effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists on monocyte chemotactic protein-1 production and macrophage infiltration in leiomyomatous uterus. Fertility And Sterility 2001, 76: 792-796. PMID: 11591415, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(01)02378-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonocyte chemotactic protein-1Leiomyomatous uterusMacrophage countGonadotropin-releasing hormone agonistDirect paracrine effectChemotactic protein-1 productionMCP-1 levelsChemotactic protein-1MCP-1 stainingCross-sectional studyMyometrium of womenMCP-1 expressionMonocyte chemotactic protein-1 productionMCP-1 protein expressionUniversity Medical CenterProtein-1 productionGnRH agonistHormone agonistMacrophage infiltrationMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMEImmunohistochemical analysisLeiomyoma cellsParacrine effectsGnRH