Open AccessCharacterizing the endometrial fluid cytokine profile in women with endometriosis
Author(s) -
Natalia C. Llarena,
Elliott G. Richards,
Anju Priyadarshini,
David Fletcher,
Tracey L. Bonfield,
Rebecca Flyckt
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1573-7330
pISSN - 1058-0468
DOI - 10.1007/s10815-020-01989-y
Subject(s) - endometriosis , medicine , prospective cohort study , stage (stratigraphy) , peritoneal fluid , endometrium , cytokine , gastroenterology , gynecology , biology , paleontology
To compare growth factor and cytokine profiles in the endometrial secretions of patients with and without endometriosis to determine whether a particular protein profile is predictive of the disease.