| Table 2. Concentration of eicosanoids in serum and follicular fluid (FF) of infertile women with endometriosis and infertile controls. | |||||
| Eicosanoid | Sample | Control | Endometriosis | Endometriosis without OMA | Endometriosis with OMA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-HETE | Serum | 82.11 (±61.75) | 87.67 (±83.04) | 120.45 (±88.20)a | 38.47 (±30.56)a |
| FF | 60.61 (±65.10) | 91.60 (±236.86) | 45.19 (±90.84) | 134.05 (±325.10) | |
| 11-HETE | Serum | 101.74 (±74.33) | 88.76 (±74.94) | 89.85 (±47.47) | 93.91 (±97.90) |
| FF | 114.59 (±80.38) | 136.99 (±111.2) | 156.10 (±133.43) | 92.36 (±53.69) | |
| 15-oxo-ETE | Serum | 68.67 (±67.46) | 34.27 (±60.29) | 45.33 (±73.93) | 44.01 (±67.47) |
| FF | 23.34 (±33.66) | 11.16 (±18.66) | 7.6 (±12.09) | 21.81 (±30.69) | |
| EPA | Serum | 8197.14 (±7959.79) | 8629.82 (±5555.29) | 8149.58 (±3948.42) | 10294.82 (±7798.17) |
| FF | 1159,83 (±1432.62)bc | 4038,52 (±45637.61)b | 2618,23 (±4802.12) | 5811,50 (±5908,08)c | |
| 15-HETE | Serum | 82.71 (±76.00) | 112.47 (±112.91) | 124.54 (±102.57) | 102.10 (±123.27) |
| FF | 97.43 (±105.95) | 150.83 (±200.82) | 91.84 (±77.70) | 205.88 (±270.60) | |
| PGE-2 | FF | 18.19 (±64.42) | 2.91 (±1.31) | 75.59 (±127.29) | 0.0 (±0.0) |
Note: Data presented as mean and standard deviation. Concentration in picograms per milliliter (pg/mL). Endometriosis versus control groups comparisons: Student’s t-test. Endometriosis without OMA versus Endometriosis with OMA versus control groups: Variance test (ANOVA) and Tukey’s post hoc test. Same letters mean significant difference. Significance level: 5%.