OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the developmental potential of zygotes without pronucleus (0PN) and to examine the pregnancy outcomes of euploid blastocysts derived from these zygotes. METHODS: A total of 4580 fresh autologous preimplantation genet…
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) involve in oocyte postovulatory aging, yet the mechanism of ROS accumulation is not fully understood. We explored iron metabolic status and its relationship with ROS in mouse oocytes during postovulatory aging …
PURPOSE: To study whether mid-luteal endometrial B-cell lymphoma 6 (BCL6) or sirtuin-1 (SIRT1) immunostaining in an ovarian stimulation (fresh) in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle was predictive of risk for endometriosis. Additionally, to ev…
Accumulating oxidative damage is a primary driver of ovarian reserve decline along with aging. However, the mechanism behind the imbalance in reactive oxygen species (ROS) is not yet fully understood. Here we investigated changes in iron me…
PURPOSE: To explore perceptions towards embryo disposition among patients donating excess embryos to a research biobank. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of survey responses collected as part of enrollment in a research biobank. Patients are…
AIM: Aggressive fibromatosis of the abdominal wall is easily misdiagnosed prior to surgery as abdominal wall endometriosis or other tumors. The authors intend to evaluate the clinical features and outcomes of aggressive fibromatosis of the …
BACKGROUND: There are about 10-23% of adults worldwide suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Over the past few decades, there are many aspects of uncertainty regarding IBS leading to an ongoing interest in the topic as reflected by…
BACKGROUND: The management of ground-glass opacities (GGOs) depends mainly on personal experience. In clinical practice, benign GGOs are not rare in resected specimens, for which operations may be avoided. We retrospectively compared the cl…