Sung-Hoon Kim

Human microbiota refers to living microorganisms which colonize our body and crucially contribute to the metabolism of nutrients and various physiologic functions. According to recently accumulated evidence, human microbiota dysbiosis in th…

ABSTRACT: This study was performed to investigate the expression of cathepsin B mRNA and protein in eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissues of patients with endometriosis and in normal endometrial tissues and to clarify the association betw…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of second-line conservative surgery on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome in comparison with IVF without second-line surgery in infertile women with ovarian endometrioma recurrence after primary conservat…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the efficacy of laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) ovarian cystectomy in ovarian endometrioma. DESIGN: Retrospective study. Canadian Task Force Classification II-2. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENTS: Th…

To evaluate whether the surgical resection or aspiration with ethanol sclerotherapy (AEST) of endometrioma before in vitro fertilization (IVF) affect controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) and IVF outcome in the infertilie women with endometr…

This study was performed to investigate the expression of cathepsin B mRNA and protein in eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissues of patients with endometriosis and in normal endometrial tissues and to clarify the association between the ca…

This study was performed to investigate the effect of peroxisome proliferators activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) ligand, pioglitazone, on production of regulated upon activation normal T-cell expressed and secreted (RANTES) and in vitro fertili…

Uterus didelphys with unilateral obstructed hemivagina, and ipsilateral renal agenesis is a rare congenital anomaly due to Mllerian duct malformation. The most common clinical manifestation is dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, vaginal or pelvic ma…

Medicinal herbs and their phytochemicals are potential novel leads for developing antiangiogenic drugs. This review aims to assess the current status of research with medicinal herbs and their phytochemicals for the development of antiangio…

AIM: This study was performed to assess the expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)-1, -2 and -3 mRNA in eutopic endometrial tissue and their effects on in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) outcom…

Endometriosis is a long term, disabling condition and a relatively common disease, affecting 5~15% of the adult female population.

AIM: The objective of the present study was to compare the levels of expression of epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2), and platelet-derived growth factor-A (PDGF-A) mRNA in the eutopic endometrium of women wit…