The interplay between endometriosis and fertility in rats: a systematic review.

For the last decades, endometriosis has been a major gynecological problem and a significant cause of infertility for women worldwide. It is estimated that the disease affects about 10-15% of all women of reproductive age and 70% of women suffering from chronic pelvic pain. At the same time, the incidence is about 40-60% in women with dysmenorrhea and 20-30% in women with subfertility.

Addressing hepatic metastases in ovarian cancer: Recent advances in treatment algorithms and the need for a multidisciplinary approach.

The lifetime risk for ovarian cancer incidence is 1.39% and the lifetime risk of death is 1.04%.

Circulating adipokines and mRNA expression in adipose tissue and the placenta in women with gestational diabetes mellitus.

Maternal adipose tissue and the placenta secrete various molecules commonly called adipokines such as chemerin, omentin-1, visfatin, adiponectin, and leptin that are important players in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as a state of glucose intolerance characterized by β-cell dysfunction and insulin resistance. To examine whether circulating adipokines and their mRNA expression in the adipose tissue and the placenta are altered in GDM pregnancy, we compared 15 GDM women [obese (BMI > 30) and non-obese (BMI < 30)] to 23 NGT (normal glucose tolerance) women [obese and non-obese], at the time of the Cesarean section.

Effect of smoking on ceruloplasmin and its ferroxidase activity in pregnant women.

This study deals with the effects of smoking on serum ceruloplasmin and its ferroxidase activity in pregnant women. The mean value (+/- SD) of serum ceruloplasmin in women smokers during pregnancy is significantly higher (p < 0.01) in comparison to that of nonsmokers, whereas the ferroxidase activity of ceruloplasmin in smokers is not significantly different from that of nonsmokers.