Introdução: O início do trabalho de parto (TP) envolve vários eventos fisiológicos, porém, os mecanismos que o desencadeiam não são totalmente compreendidos, apesar do conhecimento de que são regulados por fatores endócrino, nervoso e imunológico. Objetivo: Comparar os níveis de citocinas inflamatórias no plasma e placenta, o imunoconteúdo da Anexina A1 (ANXA1) e do FPR2/ALX e o número de neutrófilos na placent...
Objective The purpose of this study was to perform the translation, cross-cultural adaptation and vali- dation of the Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale (TPDS) in the Brazilian cultural context and to verify its psychometric properties. Design Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a distress scale. Setting The study was carried out in a prenatal clinic of a reference maternity hospital in southern Brazil. P...
INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a disease characterized by the presence of extrauterine endometrial implants. Its etiopathogenesis isn’t fully understood, it’s believed that immunological and hormonal factors influence the peritoneal environment, preventing the elimination of refluxed endometrial cells during the menstrual period. In addition, endometriosis has been reported as an inflammatory process and some s...