IntroductionPain perception greatly varies among individuals and represents a major clinical challenge. Current pain assessment relies on subjective reports; although straightforward, these cannot distinguish the diverse underlying pathophy…
Carnosic acid (CA) is a phenolic diterpene widely distributed in herbal plants, rosemary and sage. Although its medicinal properties, such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, and neuroprotective effects, have been well-documented, its relevant b…
Background and objectivesThe well-known advantages of minimally invasive surgery make the approach well suited for hysterectomy and other gynecological procedures. The removal of specimens excised during surgery has been a challenge that ha…
Reproductive function is controlled by the pulsatile release of hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which regulates the expression of the gonadotropins luteinizing hormone and FSH in pituitary gonadotropes. Paradoxically, Fs…
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of 46,X,der(X)(pter-->q21::p21-->pter) with gonadal dysgenesis, tall stature, and endometriosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: A university hospital. PATIENT(S): A 20-year-old primary amenorrheal woman receivi…
A biopsy case of endolymphatic stromal myosis, a rare neoplasm of the uterus, which occurred in a 33-year-old female was described. The histology was typical and resembled stromal cells of proliferative phase endometrium. The tumor extended…