Fertility and sterility
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Fertility and sterility · Jun 2009
Expression of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and IGF signaling: molecular complexity in uterine leiomyomas.
To study whether dysregulation of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and IGF signaling are common molecular changes in symptomatic leiomyomas (fibroids) and whether IGFs are associated with large fibroids. ⋯ Altered expressions of IGFs and their related downstream proteins were found in one third of fibroids. Large fibroids show high levels of IGF-1 and p-AKT activity compared with small ones.
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Fertility and sterility · Jun 2009
Laparoscopic management of neural pelvic pain in women secondary to pelvic surgery.
To report the impact of the laparoscopic approach to the pelvic nerves in the management of neural pelvic pain in women secondary to pelvic surgery. ⋯ Laparoscopy is a unique method for diagnosis and therapeutic management of surgically damaged nerves and must be considered as a first-line option in the treatment of pelvic somatic pain, whereas in regard to the management of pelvic visceral pain, medical treatment remains first-line treatment.