Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages 1303-1306 , April 2009

Cyclooxygenase-2 overexpression in ovarian endometriomas is associated with higher risk of recurrence

  • Lei Yuan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Shanghai Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, and Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shanghai Medical School, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
    • ,
  • Fanghua Shen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Shanghai Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, and Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shanghai Medical School, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
    • ,
  • Yuan Lu, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Shanghai Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, and Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shanghai Medical School, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
    • ,
  • Xishi Liu, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Shanghai Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, and Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shanghai Medical School, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
    • ,
  • Sun-Wei Guo, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Obstetric and Gynecologic Research, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Sun-Wei Guo, Ph.D., Institute of Obstetric and Gynecologic Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Renji Hospital, 145 Shangdong Zhong Road, Shanghai 200001, People's Republic of China (FAX: 86-21-5889-0018).

Received 30 October 2007 ,Revised 17 January 2008 ,Accepted 17 January 2008.

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 L.Y. has nothing to disclose. F.S. has nothing to disclose. Y.L. has nothing to disclose. X.L. has nothing to disclose. S.-W.G. has nothing to disclose.

 L.Y. and F.S. contributed equally to this work.

PII: S0015-0282(08)00164-7

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.070

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages 1303-1306 , April 2009

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