Zhu Y

Current research suggests a link between chronic pancreatitis (CP) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), although the causality remains unclear. The aim of this study was therefore to conduct a 2-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to …

BACKGROUND: Primary dysmenorrhea (PDM), as a form of chronic pelvic pain, has a complex pathophysiology involving hormonal factors, central nervous system alterations, and maladaptive pain cognition. Previous neuroimaging studies have demon…

OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate a multiparametric diagnostic model for adenomyosis utilizing standardized cervical anatomical landmarks. By integrating cervical shear wave elastography (SWE) and ultra-microangiography (UMA), this study a…

STUDY QUESTION: Can oocyte maturation be adapted to a phenotypic assay within a drug screening pipeline to identify compounds that block meiotic progression for female non-hormonal contraceptive drug discovery? SUMMARY ANSWER: A complex ph…

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have disputed the association between bisphenol A (BPA) and endometriosis. This updated meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the impact of BPA exposure on endometriosis. METHODS: This study evaluated BPA ex…

BACKGROUND: The relationship between gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRH-as) and depression and suicide/self-injury (DASSI) remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate this potential association using data from the FDA …

INTRODUCTION: Female diseases pose significant challenges in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among adolescent girls and young women, who often receive insufficient attention. OBJECTIVES: To report patterns and trends of fem…

BACKGROUND: Endometrial cancer (EC) is a heterogeneous gynecologic malignancy with distinct histological subtypes and diverse etiological factors. While autoimmune diseases have been associated with cancer development, the causal relationsh…

BACKGROUND: The differences between adenomyosis subtypes in clinical features and reproductive outcomes remain largely unexplored. This study aimed to compare clinical features and reproductive outcomes after the first frozen embryo transfe…

The aim of this study was to detect circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the peripheral blood of patients with cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) using a CTCs sorting technique and to assess the association between CTC counts and patient prognosis. Epit…

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is important for evaluating colorectal subepithelial lesions (SELs), but EUS-histopathology mismatch may complicate preoperative management. Evidence for predicting mismatch risk in colorectal SE…

INTRODUCTION: The identification of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is paramount for effective patient management, but the gold standard for diagnosing SAP requires over 48 h of organ failure, which may delay timely treatment. Hence, this s…

BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes; however, current literature presents inconsistent findings, probably due to varying feotal numbers included in previous research. This study s…

BACKGROUND: The hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is widely used for endometrial preparation in frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET), but non-physiological estrogen levels may increase pregnancy complications. This study examined whether red…

Environmental estrogens, a group of exogenous endocrine-active compounds, are frequently present in animal feed, water, and husbandry environments. These compounds, which include synthetic xenoestrogens, phytoestrogens, and metalloestrogens…

BACKGROUND: In clinical practice, we noticed that a large group of young female patients diagnosed with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) suffer from hip/groin pain in daily lives and particularly during menstruation. However, it…

Endometriosis (EMs) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by ectopic growth of endometrial-like tissues. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification regulates diverse cellular processes, yet its role in EMs remains unclear. Here, we sho…

Aging impairs the regenerative capacity and differentiation potential of human adipose-derived stem cells (hASCs), but the mechanisms underlying their functional decline remain unclear. Through systematic functional assays and in vivo exper…

IntroductionAcute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory pancreatic disorder with potentially severe systemic consequences. While its immediate clinical impact is well established, the long-term multisystem comorbidities of AP remain underexp…

BACKGROUND: Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a common and debilitating condition in women with bleeding disorders (BD). The underlying hemostatic abnormalities in these patients often make standard treatments ineffective. Clinical manageme…

The cryopreservation of ovarian tissue can induce oxidative damage. In this study, we investigated whether low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) can mitigate this oxidative damage and examined the underlying molecular mechanisms. Ovarian …

Phthalates (PAEs), typical endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that accumulate in the human body to induce reproductive toxicity, have epidemiological links to endometriosis (EM), but the underlying micro-mechanisms remain unclear. Ferrop…

Endometriosis (EMs) is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory gynecological disease characterized by ectopic growth of endometrial tissues, leading to dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, and infertility. Although the retrograde menstruation theo…

With colorectal cancer (CRC) accounting for over 1.9 million new cases and 930,000 deaths globally in 2020, there is a critical need for innovative indicators to forecast disease advancement and therapeutic outcomes. The gut microbiome has …