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:

Dmowski, WP, Braun, DP. New Concepts in Pathogenesis of Endometriosis. 4th World Congress of World Association of Reproductive Medicine (WARM), Guadalajara, Mexico, September 25, 2008.

Xu X, Ding J, Rana N, Dmowski WP. Association Between COMT Gene Polymorphism and Endometriosis-associated Pain: An Interim Analysis. Poster Presentation, ASRM 2007 Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 15, 2007.

Ding J, Rana N, Dmowski WP. Length of Progesterone Treatment Before Transfer and Implantation Rates of Frozen-Thawed Blastocysts. Poster Presentation, ASRM 2007 Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 15, 2007.

Dmowski, WP. Immunology of Endometriosis, Lublin, Poland, May 19, 2007.

Xu X, Ding J, Rao G, Shen J, Prinz RA, Dmowski WP. Estradiol induces heparanase-1 expression and heparin sulfate proteoglycan degration in the endometrium. Poster Presentation, ASRM 2006 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 23, 2006.

Ding J, Dmowski W, Rana N. Pregnancy and Delivery After Oocyte Cryopreservation with Slow Freezing Method. Poster Presentation, ASRM 2006 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 23, 2006.

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.

Dmowski, WP. IVF-PGD for Prevention of Genetic Disorders. Postepy w Diagnostyce i Terapii Plodu i Noworodka, Katowice-Szczyrk, Poland, March 17-18, 2006.

Dmowski, WP. Clinical Application of Umbilical Cord-Derived Stem Cells. Postepy w Diagnostyce i Terapii Plodu i Noworodka, Katowice-Szczyrk, Poland, March 17-18, 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.

Dmowski, WP. Immunology of Endometriosis. Roundtable Presentation, ASRM & CFAS 2005 Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 18, 2005.

Dmowski WP. Endometriosis. RESOLVE of Illinois. Chicago, Illinois, May 2005.

Dmowski, WP. Defective Cellular Immunity in Etiopathogenesis of Endometriosis – A 1981 Theory Revisited 20 Years Later. 12th Congress of Polish Society of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Lublin, Poland, May 20, 2005.

Dmowski, WP. Future Directions in Endometriosis Research and Medical Treatment. 2nd World Congress of World Association of Reproductive Medicine (WARM), Rome, Italy, May 8, 2004.

Dmowski, WP. Laparoscopic Management of Ovarian Endometriomas: Effect of Surgery on the Ovarian Reserve. Wspolczesne Poglady Na Reoperacje W Ginekologii, Lublin, Poland, May 7, 2004.

Dmowski, WP. Immunology of Endometriosis. Symposium: Recent Developments to Endoscopic Surgery and Endometriosis Treatment, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Hospital, Athens, Greece, July 6, 2004.

Dmowski, WP. Immunology of Endometriosis. European Congress of Reproductive Immunology, Pilsen, Czech Republic, July 2, 2004.