Endometriosis Lectures.
THE ENDOMETRIOSIS INSTITUTE is committed to the dissemination of knowledge on endometriosis. Lectures, seminars, and symposia for medical audiences are regularly provided by our staff. In addition, patient education activities can be scheduled in advance or conducted on an ad hoc basis by our staff.

Endometriosis Presentations.
The staff members of the Endometriosis Institute present the results of their clinical and basic research at local, national, and international meetings of the specialty societies. The following are some of the presentations given recently or scheduled to be presented:

W. P. Dmowski, M.D., Ph.D. “Apoptosis in the eutopic and ectopic endometrium and the effect of TNF-α.” To be presented at the 3rd World Congress of WARM (World Association of Reproductive Medicine), Rome, Italy, September 2006.

D. Braun, Ph.D. “Comparative study of eutopic and ectopic endometria in women with endometriosis.” Presented at the Chicago Association of Reproductive Endocrinologists (CARE), Chicago, Illinois, February 2006.

J. Ding, Ph.D., HCLD. “Our experience with egg freezing – slow freezing protocol.” Presented at the Chicago Association of Reproductive Endocrinologists (CARE), Chicago, Illinois, February 2006.

Anwar S. Al-Kunani, M.D., MRCOG. “Selenium deficiency and recurrent miscarriages.” Presented at the Chicago Association of Reproductive Endocrinologists (CARE), Chicago, Illinois, February 2006.

X. Xu, Ph.D. “Heparanase gene expression and regulation in the endometrium by estrogen: a potential role in the patholgenesis of endometriosis.” Presented at the Chicago Association of Reproductive Endocrinologists (CARE), Chicago, Illinois, February 2006.

W. P. Dmowski, M.D., Ph.D. “Differential response of pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptotic genes in TNF-α in endometrium from women with and without endometriosis.” Poster presented at the 13th Euroconference on Apoptosis, Budapest, Hungary, October 2005.

W. P. Dmowski, M.D., Ph.D. “Differential in vitro effect of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) on endometrial apoptosis and TNF-α receptor type-I (TNFR-I) expression in women with and without endometriosis.” Poster presented at the 13th Euroconference on Apoptosis, Budapest, Hungary, October 2005.

D. Braun, Ph.D. “Quantitative expression of growth regulatory genes in matched, eutopic and ectopic endometrial cells from women with endometriosis.” Poster presented at the Conjoint Annual Meeting of ASRM & CFAS, Montreal, Canada, October 2005.

J. Ding, Ph.D., HCLD. “Comparative effectiveness of two luteal phase support protocols for IVF.” Poster presented at the Conjoint Annual Meeting of ASRM & CFAS, Montreal, Canada, October 2005.