Expression of DJ-1 and mTOR in eutopic and ectopic endometria of patients with endometriosis and adenomyosis.

Objective: Endometrial cells may aberrantly express molecules involved in invasion and migration, leading to endometriosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of DJ-1 and phosphorylated mammalian target of rapamycin (p-mTOR) in ectopic and eutopic endometria of endometriosis and adenomyosis.

Methods: Endometrial specimens were obtained from healthy non-menopausal women (n = 17) or patients with ovarian endometriotic cysts (n = 48) or adenomyosis (n = 30) during January 2011 to June 2012.

[Gonadotrophin dose and ovarian response: relations to the clinical outcome of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer].

Objective: To investigate the association of gonadotrophin (Gn) dose and ovarian response with the clinical outcome of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET).

Methods: Patients undergoing IVF-ET with Gn stimulation for no more than 15 days were enrolled in this study. The patients were divided into 3 groups, namely group A (390 cycles) with total Gn dose :3375 IU and retrieved oocytes:4, group B (64 cycles) with total Gn dose :3375 IU and retrieved oocytes < or =3, and group C (97 cycles) with total Gn dose< or =3300 IU and retrieved oocytes< or =3.