title: Oxidative stress and oocyte quality: ethiopathogenic mechanisms of minimal/mild endometriosis-related infertility.
abstract: Endometriosis, a highly prevalent gynecological disease, is often associated with infertility, even in its milder forms (minimal and mild endometriosis). However, no consensus has been established with regard to this relationship and the possible mechanisms involved have not been completely elucidated. The oocyte is believed to have an important role in the infertility presented by these patients. Hence, oxidative stress events associated with alterations in the peritoneal, serum and/or follicular microenvironments might result in poor oocyte quality and compromise the reproductive potential of these women. Here, we review possible mechanisms involved in oocyte quality impairment that might lead to infertility in patients with early endometriosis.
authors.affiliation: Human Reproduction Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 3900, Avenida Bandeirantes, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil. michi.dabroi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Michele Gomes
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Da Broi
authors.affiliation: Human Reproduction Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 3900, Avenida Bandeirantes, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paula Andrea
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Navarro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D009865:Oocytes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D018384:Oxidative Stress
keywords: Early endometriosis; Follicular microenvironment; Infertility; Oocyte quality; Oxidative stress