ArticleISRN obstetrics and gynecology2014
Can platelet indices be new biomarkers for severe endometriosis?
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- Association of platelets and platelet-related parameters (PLT/MPV/PLR) in endometriosis: a meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2026Pooled it
- Blood biomarkers for the non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- The comparison of hematological inflammatory parameters before and after surgery in women with endometriosis: retrospective cohort study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Relationship between hypertensive disease stages of pregnancy and plateletcrit values: A retrospective cohort study.Heliyon · 2024Article
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- Assessment of Coagulation Parameters in Women Affected by Endometriosis: Validation Study and Systematic Review of the Literature.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Reduced microRNA-451 expression in eutopic endometrium contributes to the pathogenesis of endometriosis.World journal of clinical cases · 2019Article
- Prolactin concentration in various stages of endometriosis in infertile women.JBRA assisted reproduction · 2019Article
- Changes in platelet parameters in leukocytosis.The Pan African medical journal · 2016Article
- The relationship between mean platelet volume and other platelet indices with testicular artery blood flow and fertility: a preliminary study.International journal of clinical and experimental medicine · 2015Article
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Abstract
Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate whether platelet indices-mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), and plateletcrit (PCT) would be useful as noninvasive biomarkers for determining the severity of endometriosis. Methods. A retrospective review of the medical charts of 164 patients diagnosed with endometriosis and who were operated on between 2001 and 2013 was performed. The stage of endometriosis was determined according to revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine criteria. Results. In patients with advanced endometriosis (Stages 3-4), PLT, PCT levels were found to be significantly higher and MPV, PDW values to be significantly lower when compared to initial endometriosis (Stages 1-2). In addition, there was a significant positive correlation between PLT (r: 0.800, P: 0.001) and PCT (r: 0.727, P: 0.002) and the inflammatory marker white blood cell count (WBC). Conclusion. Our finding may not sufficient for employing platelet indices solely in this differential diagnosis, but our finding could provide a suggestion for clinical physicians so that attention is paid to the value of platelet indices and that these may be taken into account when making decisions about the initial or advanced stages of endometriosis.
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