title: A decrease in circulating levels of immunoreactive insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) after endometrial ablation using a gynecologic resectoscope.
abstract: To determine how endometrium alone would contribute to maintaining the circulating levels of Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 in vivo, serum immunoreactive IGFBP-1 levels were measured in 19 patients undergoing endometrial ablation using gynecologic resectoscopy. After endometrial ablation there was a significant decrease in the mean levels of circulating IGFBP-1, which was not correlated with the menstrual cycle. This result indicates that the endometrium is one of the sources of the circulating IGFBP-1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jny6693@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004717:Endometrium / Q000601:surgery*; D019723:Endoscopes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018970:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1 / Q000097:blood*; D008598:Menstruation; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D018970:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1