Ioannis M Matalliotakis

..Overall, our study indicated a link between endometriosis and increased risk of allergic autoimmune disorders that should further be explored...

..The efficacy and safety of a single dose of ampicillin/sulbactam compared to a single dose of cefuroxime at cord clamp for prevention of post-cesarean infectious morbidity has not been assessed...

..Furthermore, it is difficult to diagnose adenomyosis before surgery, because there are no pathognomonic signs, symptoms or physical findings. Finally, reference data are very limited...

..Our unusual case serves as a reminder that clear cell adenocarcinoma may coexist with endometriosis, and that parity does not necessarily protect infertility patients against the development of ovarian cancer...

..In relation to wellbeing, however, it is recommended that patients with a high BMI reduce their weight before IVF treatment...

..Interleukin (IL)-18 is a novel cytokine, previously known as interferon (IFN)-gamma inducing factor. We evaluated the levels of IL-18 and IFN-gamma in seminal plasma (SP) of fertile and infertile men...

..To provide a review of the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome...

..To investigate the response to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and ART outcomes in women with advanced-stage endometriosis and previous surgeries at the Yale IVF program between 1996 and 2002...

..The association between demographic factors, menstrual and reproductive characteristics, and clinical profile for women with endometriosis was analyzed in a retrospective case-control study...

..To analyze a hypothesis regarding the pathogenesis of endometriosis...

..The aim of the present study was to evaluate if there was any association between endometriosis and SAB. Moreover, we investigated risk factors in women with endometriosis and SAB...

..To investigate the familial aggregation and the risk of endometriosis among the female relatives of women with endometriosis. We also compared the epidemiologic characteristics of women with and without family history of endometriosis...

..In the present study we compared the levels of CA-125, CA 19-9, and CA 15-3 in the peritoneal fluid (PF) of patients with and without endometriosis, then assessed the possibility of a correlation among these tumor markers...

..Few studies examining the association of endometriosis with the risk of breast cancer. Our goal was to investigate the familial risk of breast cancer in women with endometriosis...

..The purpose of this article was to investigate the familial risk of NHL in women with endometriosis. We report on 10 cases with endometriosis and positive family history of NHL...

..A review of the literature confirms the uniqueness of the co-existence of Lyme disease in women with endometriosis in these cases...

..Recent studies reported that endometriosis could behave as a neoplasmatic process. The purpose of this study is to investigate the family risk of ovarian, colon and prostate cancer in women with endometriosis...

..Multiple recurrences of endometriosis were documented. Although clearly an unusual case, our patient highlights the importance of using even the most advanced surgical techniques judiciously...

..The aim of this investigation was twofold: first, to demonstrate an association between endometriosis, ABO blood groups and Rhesus factor and, second, to show potential correlation of ABO blood group and stages of endometriosis...

..Because leptin has intrinsic angiogenic properties, may be induced by inflammatory cytokines and induces matrix metalloproteinases, we examined peritoneal fluid (PF) leptin concentrations in women with endometriosis...

..CONCLUSION(S): Peritoneal fluid migration inhibitory factor levels are markedly elevated in women with endometriosis but are independent of the extent of disease...

..We also studied the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and epidermal growth factor-receptor (EGF-Rc) whose function in angiogenesis implies an active role in endometriosis...

..The apoptotic rate as well as Bcl-2 and Bax expression in ovarian endometriotic cells were not affected by the stage of endometriosis or the phase of the menstrual cycle...

..To investigate the possibility of genetic contribution of CYP1A1, CYP19, GSTM1, and GSTT1 polymorphisms to endometriosis...

..b) Moreover, the results support the view that the determination of CA-125 levels may assist in evaluating progress of endometriosis treatment...

..To investigate the expression of p16, retinoblastoma (pRb), and cyclin D1 oncoproteins in endometriomas and adenomyosis...

..Inhibin B has a diagnostic role in women with gonadotropin-resistant ovary syndrome associated with secondary amenorrhea. A review of the literature confirms the uniqueness of the diagnostic role of inhibin B in these cases...

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..To our knowledge, this is the first case of catamenial hemoptysis with a congenital müllerian anomaly. We describe successful management using a combination of GnRH agonist and surgical resection of the rudimentary uterine horn...

..To investigate possible correlation(s) between mutations of BrCA1, BrCA2, and p53 genes versus soluble HLA expression in familial endometriosis...

..Intraperitoneal tuberculosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis in cases in which ovarian cancer is suspected, even when malignancy-associated risk factors are present...

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..Although there is a continual report of novel findings, the application of them in clinical practice is a long-lasting procedure requiring longitudinal clinical trials so as to achieve a balance between efficacy and safety...