Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 1 , Pages 293-296, 1 January 2010

PPAR-γ expression in peritoneal endometriotic lesions correlates with pain experienced by patients

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inselspital, Berne University Hospital, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland

Received 10 March 2009; received in revised form 3 July 2009; accepted 10 July 2009. published online 14 August 2009.

Endometriosis is a significant gynecologic condition that can cause both pain and infertility and affects up to 15% of women during their reproductive years. In peritoneal endometriotic lesions, the expression of peroxisome proliferation–activated receptor gamma, a nuclear receptor with antiinflammatory and neuroprotective roles, is positively correlated with the pain reported by patients.

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 B.M. has nothing to disclose. N.B. has nothing to disclose. A.H. has nothing to disclose. A.K. has nothing to disclose. M.M. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(09)02476-5

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.07.980

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 1 , Pages 293-296, 1 January 2010

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