China’s Long Road toward Recognition of Below-Replacement Fertility
Fig. 2.1 China’s route to low fertility: Eight estimates of the fertility trend, 1988–2008 (Guo 2011) At least three reasons can be identified for the dismissal of the 1992 survey…
Diversity across Low-Fertility Countries: An Overview
Fig. 1.1 Trends in total fertility rates in selected countries, 1980–2010 (For China, National Bureau of Statistics data in China chapter, this volume; for other countries, World Bank 2013) The…
Diagnosis of Endometriosis
Fig. 9.1 Proteomic profiles in peritoneal fluid, follicular fluid and peripheral blood in endometriosis Fig. 9.2 Proteomic profiles of eutopic and ectopic endometrium Wolfler et al. [26] studied the expression…
Role of Iron in the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis
Fig. 5.1 Role of peritoneal macrophages in inflammation Another by-product of heme degradation by HO-1 is bilirubin, a powerful antioxidant. Bilirubin has also been found in higher levels in the…
Endometriosis and Ovarian Cancer
Genetic alteration seen in endometriosis Genetic alteration seen in EAOC PTEN Deletion: Present in endometrial cyst (Sato N et al.) PTEN Deletion: Present in 40 % of CCC of ovary…
Oxidative Stress and Endometriosis
Fig. 4.1 Retinoid levels in endometriosis. HNP1 human neutrophil peptide, MCP monocyte chemotactic protein, TNF tumor necrosis factor, GF Growth factor, IL Interleukin Several studies have discussed the origin of…
Role of Environmental Pollutants in Endometriosis
Fig. 6.1 TCDD induced AhR receptor modulation. TCDD tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, ARNT aryl hydrocarbon nuclear translocator, ER estrogen receptor, AhR aryl hydrocarbon receptor, E estrogen 6.9 Altered Hormone Signaling Pathways TCDD has…
Concluding Remarks
© The Author(s) 2015Sajal Gupta, Avi Harlev and Ashok AgarwalEndometriosisSpringerBriefs in Reproductive Biology10.1007/978-3-319-18308-4_11 11. Concluding Remarks Sajal Gupta1 , Avi Harlev3, 4 and Ashok Agarwal2 (1) Assistant Professor, Lerner College of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University, American Center for…
Management of Endometriosis
59. Yaron, Y., Peyser, M. R., Samuel, D., Amit, A., & Lessing, J. B. (1994). Infected endometriotic cysts secondary to oocyte aspiration for in-vitro fertilization. Human Reproduction (Oxford, England), 9(9),…
Endometriosis: Impact on Patient Quality of Life
© The Author(s) 2015Sajal Gupta, Avi Harlev and Ashok AgarwalEndometriosisSpringerBriefs in Reproductive Biology10.1007/978-3-319-18308-4_8 8. Endometriosis: Impact on Patient Quality of Life Sajal Gupta1 , Avi Harlev3, 4 , Ashok Agarwal2 , Nathan Reynolds5 , Tahir Beydola5 and Namariq Haroun5 (1) Assistant Professor, Lerner College of Medicine…
