%0 Journal Article %A Y. S. Moon %A V. Gomel %A B. H. Yuen %A K. G. Nickerson %T The role of prostaglandin F in the symptoms of endometriosis %D 1983 %J Canadian Medical Association Journal %P 458-459 %V 129 %N 5 %X Prostaglandin F (PGF) levels in endometriotic tissue in vitro have been shown to be higher than the levels in healthy ovarian tissue and uterine endometrium. The results of a study of nine women with endometriosis support this finding and suggest that prostaglandins have an important role in the pathogenesis of the symptoms and infertility in such women. %U