BACKGROUND: Phthalates are environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals widely used in plastics, cosmetics, food packaging, and personal care products. Women may experience frequent exposure through everyday consumer and household products.…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of endometriosis-associated pain. DESIGN: A multicenter, randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled trial. INSTITUTIONS: Four tertiary hospitals in Jiangxi a…
Endometriosis is a common gynecological condition in childbearing age women and its therapy in modern medicine achieves usually temporary cure. Ping-Chong-Jiang-Ni formula (PCJNF), a Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), was shown to be clinically…
BACKGROUND: Mycotic aortic aneurysm (MAA) is a rare clinical entity with an incidence of 1-3%, but it is a life-threatening infection of aorta characterized by dilatation of aorta with false lumen. Multiple MAAs have been reported rarely wi…