Development of a subcutaneous endometriosis rat model.

Purpose: To present a rat model of subcutaneous endometriosis for the study of pathophysiology and the effects of drugs.

Methods: Fifty three-month-old female Wistar rats (Rattus norvergicus) were distributed into one control group and four treatment groups: estradiol (2.5; 5; 10 mg/kg s.

Effects of acupuncture and electroacupuncture on estradiol-induced inflammation and oxidative stress in health rodents.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of classical acupuncture (Ac) and electroacupuncture (EAc) on estradiol-induced inflammation and oxidative stress in health rodents.

Methods: Twenty-four eight-week old female rats were treated with estradiol valerate (EV) 4.0 mg i.

Elevated diastolic blood pressure in insulin-resistant polycystic ovarian syndrome patients.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to further understand interrelationships between insulin resistance in PCOS and elevated diastolic blood pressure.

Design: A prospective case control study.

Participants: Fifty normal women and 43 PCOS patients, 16 of them with insulin resistance.