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Are we employing the most effective CA 125 and CA 19-9 cut-off values to detect endometriosis?

2005; Elsevier BV; Volume: 123; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.04.003

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Pedro Xavier, Jorge Beires, Luı́s Belo, Irene Rebelo, José Martinez‐de‐Oliveira, Nuno Lunet, Henrique Barros,

Reproductive System and Pregnancy

We found that although endometriosis is one of the most frequent and distressing gynecologic diseases, effective systemic markers for its detection are still lacking. The role of the plasma CA 125 and CA 19-9 assays for its diagnosis is indeed contradictory [ 1 Somigliana E. Vigano P. Tirelli A.S. Felicetta I. Torresani E. Vignali M. et al. Use of the concomitant serum dosage of CA 125, CA 19-9 and interleukin-6 to detect the presence of endometriosis. Results from a series of reproductive age women undergoing laparoscopic surgery for benign gynaecological conditions. Hum Reprod. 2004; 19: 1871-1876 Crossref PubMed Scopus (110) Google Scholar , 2 Harada T. Kubota T. Aso T. Usefulness of CA 19-9 versus CA 125 for the diagnosis of endometriosis. Fertil Steril. 2002; 78: 733-739 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (88) Google Scholar ].