Peritoneal endometriosis and "endometriotic" nodules of the rectovaginal septum are two different entities.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:To compare histologically and stereologically the endometriotic nodule of the rectovaginal septum to peritoneal endometriosis. DESIGN:Morphometric investigation, cytokeratin and vimentin content, and steroid receptor evaluation were performed on endometriotic tissue from the peritoneum (n = 52) and rectovaginal nodules (n = 68). SETTING:An academic teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Biopsies were taken from 120 patients undergoing a laparoscopy for infertility and/ or pelvic pain (52 from typical black peritoneal endometriotic implants and 68 from endometriotic nodule of the rectovaginal septum). None of the patients were treated. RESULTS:Mitotic activity was found to be significantly different in peritoneal and rectovaginal endometriosis. The evaluation suggested that the stroma is not mandatory for the invasion of glandular epithelium in the rectovaginal nodule, which is, like a adenomyoma, a circumscribed nodular aggregate of smooth muscle and glandular elements. Cytokeratin and vimentin content as well as the estrogen receptor (ER) and P receptor (PR) content were significantly lower in both types of lesion when compared with eutopic endometrium. But vimentin immunoreactivity in epithelium, as well as the ER and PR content, were significantly lower in nodules when compared with black peritoneal lesions. CONCLUSION:It is suggested that the rectovaginal endometriotic nodule is a different disease from peritoneal endometriosis and must be called rectovaginal adenomyosis or rectovaginal adenomyoma. Its histopathogenesis probably is not related to the implantation of regurgitated endometrial cells but to the metaplasia of Müllerian rests.

journal_name

Fertil Steril

journal_title

Fertility and sterility

authors

Donnez J,Nisolle M,Smoes P,Gillet N,Beguin S,Casanas-Roux F

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-09-01 00:00:00

pages

362-8

issue

3

eissn

0015-0282

issn

1556-5653

pii

S0015-0282(16)58501-X

journal_volume

66

pub_type

杂志文章
  • Development of a method to isolate and culture highly purified populations of stromal and epithelial cells from human endometrial biopsy specimens.

    abstract::Appropriate endometrial maturation is of paramount importance to achieve reproductive success. Practical and ethical considerations require that in vitro methods be available to evaluate regulation of human endometrial function. Additionally, tissue complexity requires separation of individual cell populations. This r...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)53160-4

    authors: Osteen KG,Hill GA,Hargrove JT,Gorstein F

    更新日期:1989-12-01 00:00:00

  • Partial androgen insensitivity--are all tissues equal?

    abstract::Nonaromatizable androgens, administered in high doses to an adult patient with partial androgen insensitivity, failed to result in a change in phallic size despite a clear decline in SHBG and gonadotropin levels. These findings raise the question of differential tissue sensitivity to androgens. Because ancillary labor...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)56114-7

    authors: Keely EJ,Belsham DD,Wrogemann K,Faiman C

    更新日期:1993-08-01 00:00:00

  • Addition of eosin to the aniline blue assay to enhance detection of immature sperm histones.

    abstract:OBJECTIVES:To compare the aniline blue assay with and without eosin, and to correlate the results with pregnancy outcome after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) procedure. DESIGN:A retrospective study. SETTING:University-based fertility center. PATIENT(S):One hundred thirty infertile patients. INTERVENTION(S)...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.09.026

    authors: Wong A,Chuan SS,Patton WC,Jacobson JD,Corselli J,Chan PJ

    更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00

  • Radiozinc spermatogenesis test: follow-up semen analysis.

    abstract::Semen analysis was performed on 8 men, every 2 months, for a period of 8 months, after the application of the radiozinc spermatogensis test. Semen was examined for volume, cell count, motility, and abnormal forms. Results showed no evidence of any changes in semen parameters. Student's test was used to compare the ...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)40037-3

    authors: el-Arini AF,Salama MN,el-Beheiry AH,el-Din Nofal MM

    更新日期:1973-11-01 00:00:00

  • Round spermatid nucleus injection (ROSNI).

    abstract::This Committee Opinion reviews the unresolved issues and experimental nature associated with the procedure and its limited success rates. ...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.033

    authors: Practice Committee of American Society for Reproductive Medicine.,Practice Committee of Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology.

    更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00

  • Modification of germinal epithelium ischemia by perfusion.

    abstract::Three groups of dogs underwent testicular ischemia for a 3-hour period. Group I (10 animals) was not subsequently perfused. Group II (10 animals) underwent subsequent perfusion by a new in vivo reversible method via the internal spermatic artery with heparinized saline. Group III (5 animals) underwent perfusion with S...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)42924-9

    authors: Stiles RE Jr,Klugo RC,Farah RN,Cerny JC

    更新日期:1977-11-01 00:00:00

  • Comparison of effects of 3 mg drospirenone plus 20 μg ethinyl estradiol alone or combined with metformin or cyproterone acetate on classic metabolic cardiovascular risk factors in nonobese women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of a pill with drospirenone (3 mg) plus ethinyl E(2) (20 μg) (DRP/20EE) alone or associated with metformin or cyproterone acetate (CPA) on some metabolic cardiovascular risk factors in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN:Randomized, open-label clinical trial. SETTING:...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.10.016

    authors: Fruzzetti F,Perini D,Lazzarini V,Parrini D,Gambacciani M,Genazzani AR

    更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00

  • The effect of baseline complex ovarian cysts on in vitro fertilization outcome.

    abstract:STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of baseline complex ovarian cysts on controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis with stratification by stimulation regimen and the presence or absence of surgically documented endometriosis. PATIENTS:Two hundred s...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:

    authors: Stewart EA,Jackson KV,Friedman AJ,Rein MS,Fox JH,Hornstein MD

    更新日期:1992-06-01 00:00:00

  • Timing luteal support in assisted reproductive technology: a systematic review.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To summarize the available published randomized controlled trial data regarding timing of P supplementation during the luteal phase of patients undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART). DESIGN:A systematic review. SETTING:Not applicable. PATIENT(S):Undergoing IVF. INTERVENTION(S):Different starti...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.12.125

    authors: Connell MT,Szatkowski JM,Terry N,DeCherney AH,Propst AM,Hill MJ

    更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00

  • Assessment of insulin resistance in lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To develop and validate a specific simple measure of insulin sensitivity using oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) values for lean polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) women. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Gynecologic Outpatient Clinic of University Hospital, affiliated with Unit of Gynecologic Endocrinolog...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.04.004

    authors: Morciano A,Romani F,Sagnella F,Scarinci E,Palla C,Moro F,Tropea A,Policola C,Della Casa S,Guido M,Lanzone A,Apa R

    更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00

  • Potential chemoprotective effect of melatonin in cyclophosphamide- and cisplatin-induced testicular damage in rats.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of melatonin on cyclophosphamide (CP)- and cisplatin-induced testicular toxicity with use of sperm parameters and biochemical and histopathologic approaches. DESIGN:Experimental study. SETTING:Vakif Gureba Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. ANIMALS:Six-week-old adult male Wistar albino rats...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1758

    authors: Ilbey YO,Ozbek E,Simsek A,Otunctemur A,Cekmen M,Somay A

    更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00

  • Palliation of recurrent endometriosis with radiotherapeutic ablation of ovarian remnants.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To review the use of radiotherapy for relieving the symptoms of recurrent endometriosis caused by functioning ovarian remnants. DESIGN:Retrospective study (case report). PATIENT(S):A woman with recurrent endometriosis of 14 years' duration. INTERVENTION(S):After hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy, hor...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00342-7

    authors: Thomas WW Jr,Hughes LL,Rock J

    更新日期:1997-11-01 00:00:00

  • Effect of a phosphodiesterase type 3 inhibitor in oocyte maturation medium on subsequent mouse embryo development.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of a phosphodiesterase type 3 inhibitor in oocyte maturation medium on subsequent embryo development. DESIGN:Animal study. SETTING:University laboratory. ANIMAL(S):CD-1 mice. INTERVENTION(S):Immature oocytes were arrested meiotically in medium containing a specific phosphodiester...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.03.041

    authors: Jee BC,Chen HY,Chian RC

    更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00

  • Stimulation of ejaculated human spermatozoa by caffeine.

    abstract::Caffeine (1, 3, 7-trimethyl-2, 6-dioxypurine), a cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase inhibitor, increased the motility of ejaculated human spermatozoa. Both the percent motility and the grade of forward progression were significantly increased (P smaller than 0.001) and maintained in the presence of 6 mM of caffeine f...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)40936-2

    authors: Schoenfeld C,Amelar RD,Dubin L

    更新日期:1975-02-01 00:00:00

  • Minimum standards for practices offering assisted reproductive technologies: a committee opinion.

    abstract::This document is designed to provide a framework for assisted reproductive technology (ART) programs that meet or exceed the requirements suggested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for certification of ART laboratories. This document replaces the document, "Revised Minimum Standards for Practices...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章,实务指引

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.11.024

    authors: Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.,Practice Committee of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology.,Practice Committee of the Society of Reproductive Biologists and Technologists. Electronic address: asrm@as

    更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00

  • Is chromosome testing of the second miscarriage cost saving? A decision analysis of selective versus universal recurrent pregnancy loss evaluation.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To compare the cost of selective recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) evaluation, which is defined as RPL evaluation if the second miscarriage is euploid, versus universal RPL evaluation, which is defined as RPL evaluation after the second miscarriage. Traditionally, an RPL evaluation is instituted after the third ...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.03.038

    authors: Bernardi LA,Plunkett BA,Stephenson MD

    更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00

  • Successful induction of ovulation using highly purified follicle-stimulating hormone in a woman with Kallmann's syndrome.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To describe a woman with Kallmann's syndrome who was treated successfully with highly purified FSH to achieve ovulation induction and pregnancy. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):A 32-year-old woman with Kallmann's syndrome who had been treated with oral contraceptives to prime se...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00535-x

    authors: Battaglia C,Salvatori M,Regnani G,Giulini S,Primavera MR,Volpe A

    更新日期:2000-02-01 00:00:00

  • Effect of ovariectomy on the gene expression of detrusor muscarinic receptors in female rats.

    abstract::Eight rats served as control subjects with sham surgeries and eight rats underwent ovariectomy. Two months later, the expression of muscarinic receptors, neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), and estrogen receptor (R) at the mRNA level were assessed by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. The results show...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.01.161

    authors: Long CY,Hsu CS,Shao PL,Liu CM,Su JH,Tsai EM

    更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00

  • Effect of incubating human sperm at room temperature on capacitation-related events.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of human sperm incubation at room temperature (20 degrees C) upon capacitation-related events. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Basic research laboratory. PATIENT(S):Semen samples were obtained from normozoospermic volunteers. Human follicular fluid (hFF) was collected from women u...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)02982-x

    authors: Marín-Briggiler CI,Tezón JG,Miranda PV,Vazquez-Levin MH

    更新日期:2002-02-01 00:00:00

  • Selecting controls is not selecting "normals": design and analysis issues for studying the etiology of polycystic ovary syndrome.

    abstract:INTRODUCTION:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a highly prevalent disorder among postmenarcheal premenopausal women, accounting for much of anovulatory infertility, and it is associated with several comorbidities. The natural history of PCOS, as well as hypotheses regarding its etiology, facilitates employment of the...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.09.066

    authors: Bloom MS,Schisterman EF,Hediger ML

    更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00

  • Local injury of the endometrium induces an inflammatory response that promotes successful implantation.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To study whether an injury-induced inflammation might be the mechanism underlying the favorable effect of endometrial biopsy on the implantation rate in in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients. DESIGN:Controlled clinical study. SETTING:A medical center IVF unit and a research institute. PATIENT(S):Women unde...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.02.022

    authors: Gnainsky Y,Granot I,Aldo PB,Barash A,Or Y,Schechtman E,Mor G,Dekel N

    更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00

  • A novel approach to cervical reconstruction using vaginal mucosa-lined polytetrafluoroethylene graft in congenital agenesis of the cervix.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To report a novel technique for cervical reconstruction in a patient with congenital agenesis of the cervix. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:University-based tertiary care hospital. PATIENT(S):A woman with congenital absence of the cervix, functional vagina, and adenomyosis uteri. INTERVENTION(S):Laparoscopic...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.02.007

    authors: Nguyen DH,Lee CL,Wu KY,Cheng MH

    更新日期:2011-06-01 00:00:00

  • Association between polymorphisms in the protein L-isoaspartate (D-aspartate) O-methyltransferase gene and premature ovarian failure.

    abstract::We found that four polymorphisms in the protein L-isoaspartyl-O-methyltransferase (PCMT1) gene, encoding a protein repair enzyme, are associated with premature ovarian failure (POF). All four polymorphisms were in strong linkage disequilibrium. The frequencies of two haplotypes were statistically significantly differe...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.03.078

    authors: Pyun JA,Kang H,Lee SK,Kim MH,Kwack K

    更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00

  • Consecutive cervical pregnancies.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:Report of a rare case of consecutive spontaneous cervical pregnancies. DESIGN:Case study. SETTING:Teaching hospital. PATIENT(S):One healthy nulliparous woman in the early years of her fourth decade. INTERVENTION(S):The first of two cervical pregnancies was treated with two doses of methotrexate and subseq...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.06.012

    authors: Radpour CJ,Keenan JA

    更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00

  • Stimulation of endometrium embryo transfer can improve implantation and pregnancy rates for patients undergoing assisted reproductive technology for the first time with a high-grade blastocyst.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether stimulation of endometrium embryo transfer (SEET) can improve implantation rate and pregnancy rate (PR) for patients undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) for the first time by injecting embryo culture supernatant into the uterus before blastocyst transfer (BT). DESIGN:Randomi...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.076

    authors: Goto S,Kadowaki T,Hashimoto H,Kokeguchi S,Shiotani M

    更新日期:2009-10-01 00:00:00

  • Proportional change of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in decidua and peripheral blood in unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion patients.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate the proportional changes of CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells in peripheral blood and decidua in unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (URSA) and normal pregnant (NP) women. DESIGN:Prospective, case-control study. SETTING:Large public hospital in a major city in China. PATIENT(S):Twenty-...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.03.037

    authors: Yang H,Qiu L,Chen G,Ye Z,Lü C,Lin Q

    更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00

  • Effect of short-term hormone replacement therapy on left ventricular mass and contractile function.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on cardiac structure and function and whether these changes are related to changes in blood volume. DESIGN:Open-label pilot study. SETTING:Academic medical center. PATIENT(S):Eighteen healthy postmenopausal women. INTERVENTION(S):We administered...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00398-7

    authors: Sites CK,Tischler MD,Blackman JA,Niggel J,Fairbank JT,O'Connell M,Ashikaga T

    更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00

  • Effect of curcumin on aflatoxin-induced biochemical changes in testis of mice.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of curcumin on aflatoxin-induced biochemical changes in testis of mice. DESIGN:Controlled research laboratory study. SETTING:Aflatoxin was obtained by growing Aspergillus parasiticus in SMKY liquid medium. Pure curcumin (97% purity) was purchased from Hi-Media Laboratories Pvt. Ltd...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.053

    authors: Verma RJ,Mathuria N

    更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00

  • Recruiting egg donors online: an analysis of in vitro fertilization clinic and agency websites' adherence to American Society for Reproductive Medicine guidelines.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To examine compliance with ethical guidelines of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) regarding trait-based payment variation, presentation of risks, and minimum recruitment age. DESIGN:In June 2010, we systematically examined 207 websites, of which 102 were egg donor agency or IVF clinic we...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.06.052

    authors: Keehn J,Holwell E,Abdul-Karim R,Chin LJ,Leu CS,Sauer MV,Klitzman R

    更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00

  • Sperm viability, apoptosis, and intracellular reactive oxygen species levels in human spermatozoa before and after induction of oxidative stress.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate sperm viability, incidence of apoptosis, and intracellular basal and induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) in sperm fractions. DESIGN:Prospective controlled study. SETTING:Center for Reproductive Medicine at a tertiary care hospital. METHOD(S):Liquefied seminal ejaculates (n = 12) prepared b...

    journal_title:Fertility and sterility

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.068

    authors: Mahfouz RZ,du Plessis SS,Aziz N,Sharma R,Sabanegh E,Agarwal A

    更新日期:2010-02-01 00:00:00