Recently added articles from Gynecological Endocrinology:
Sex, fat and breast cancer
Jan 01, 2009; Simpson, Evan R ... The worldwide incidence of obesity is now recog- nized to be of pandemic proportions. Obesity is associated with a number of clinical conditions including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular problems and cancer. There is now good epidemiological evidence to indicate that obese women are at increased ...
Adverse effects of excessive ovarian response on the pregnancy rate of in vitro fertilization treatment
Jan 01, 2009; Ng, Ernest Hung Yu ... In vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) is an effective treatment for various causes of infertility. Ovarian stimulation is being used in the majority of assisted reproduction units in order to improve the success rate by increasing the number of oocytes and thus embryos available for ...
Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome: Recent clinical and genetic findings
Jan 01, 2009; Sultan, Charles; Biason-Lauber, Anna; Philibert, Pascal ... Abstract Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is characterized by Müllerian duct aplasia in an XX individual with female phenotype presenting primary amenorrhea at adolescence. Multiple abnormalities may be associated with the MRKH syndrome. Genetic investigations focused on ...
Testosterone replacement therapy in the climacteric: Benefits beyond sexuality
Jan 01, 2009; Maia, Hugo JR; Casoy, Julio; Valente, Jorge ... Abstract Testosterone therapy during menopause has a wide range of benefits that reach beyond the realm of human sexuality. This is a consequence not only of the widespread distribution of androgen receptors in various extragonadal tissues but also of the conversion of androgens to ...
Cimicifuga racemosa treatment and health related quality of life in post-menopausal Spanish women
Jan 01, 2009; Mollá, Maria Dolores Juliá; García-Sánchez, Yolanda; Sarrió, Alberto Romeu; Pérez-López, Faustino R ... Abstract Objective. The effect of Cimicifuga racemosa (CR) treatment was evaluated in healthy symptomatic post-menopausal women using the Cervantes health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) scale. Design. A prospective observational study was carried out in 122 healthy symptomatic ...
Relationship between serum adipocytokine levels and metabolic syndrome in menopausal women
Jan 01, 2009; Park, Hyun Tae; Cho, Soo Hun; Cho, Geum Joon; Shin, Jung Ho; Hong, Soon Cheol; Kim, Tak; Hur, Jun Young; Kim, Young Tae; Kim, Sun Haeng ... Abstract Objective. Adipocytokines are bioactive substances derived from adipose tissues, especially visceral fat, and play a crucial role in the development of metabolic syndrome. The aims of this study were to estimate serum levels of adipocytokines (adiponectin, resistin and ...
Effects of phytoestrogens genistein and daidzein on progesterone and estrogen (estradiol) production of human term trophoblast cells in vitro
Jan 01, 2009; Richter, Dagmar Ulrike; Mylonas, Ioannis; Toth, Bettina; Scholz, Christoph; Briese, Volker; Friese, Klaus; Jeschke, Udo ... Abstract Objective. Phytoestrogens are a diverse group of nonsteroidal plant compounds that occur naturally in many plants. Because they possess a ring system similar to estrogens they are able to bind on estrogen receptors alpha and beta in humans. The effects of the phytoestrogens ...
The role of iron in the pathogenesis of endometriosis
Jan 01, 2009; Kobayashi, Hiroshi; Yamada, Yoshihiko; Kanayama, Seiji; Furukawa, Naoto; Noguchi, Taketoshi; Haruta, Shoji; Yoshida, Shozo; Sakata, Mariko; Sado, Toshiyuki; Oi, Hidekazu ... Abstract Background. Endometriosis may cause symptoms including chronic pelvic pain and infertility, and increases susceptibility to the development of ovarian cancer. Genomic studies have started to delineate the wide array of mediators involved in the development of endometriosis ....
Low-dose human chorionic gonadotropin during the proliferative phase may adversely affect endometrial receptivity in oocyte recipients
Jan 01, 2009; Prapas, Nikos; Tavaniotou, Asimina; Panagiotidis, Yannis; Prapa, Stella; Kasapi, Evangelia; Goudakou, Maria; Papatheodorou, Achilleas; Prapas, Yannis ... Abstract The effect of low-dose human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) administration in the proliferative phase of oocyte recipients was investigated in a prospective randomized trial. Sibling oocytes from the same donor were shared at random among two different recipients. In group I ...
Triggering with HCG or GnRH agonist in GnRH antagonist treated oocyte donation cycles: a randomised clinical trial
Jan 01, 2009; Galindo, Anna; Bodri, Daniel; Guillén, Juan José; Colodrón, Marta; Vernaeve, Valérie; Coll, Oriol ... Abstract Aim. To compare donor and recipient outcome after inducing the final oocyte maturation with hCG or GnRH agonist in GnRH-antagonist treated oocyte donation (OD) cycles. Methods. Two-hundred fifty-seven oocyte donors were enrolled to participate in a clinical trial in a private ...
