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Endometriosis, defined as the presence of endometrial tissues outside the uterus, affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is considered the most effective technique to treat infertility…

According to a 2019 report from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was listed as one of the "serious threats" that had become a global public challenge in hospitals and co…

Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) is a highly heterogeneous complication of pregnancy with the underlying mechanisms remaining uncharacterized. Dysregulated decidualization is a critical contributor to the phenotypic alterations related …

Endometriosis (EMs) occurs in approximately 50% of women with infertility. The main causes of EMs-related infertility are follicle dysplasia and reduced oocyte quality. Iron overload occurs in ovarian follicular fluid (FF) of patients with …

Although using letrozole (LE) during in vitro fertilisation and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) has many advantages, it remains unclear whether LE induces an increase in progestogen during the late follicular phase. The objectiv…

The local Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS) has been demonstrated to exist in a wide range of tissues and organs, In the female reproductive system, it is mainly found in the ovary, uterus and placenta. The RAS system is made up of a series of…

Abstract Objective: Adenomyosis (AM) is an important cause of female infertility, and its disease mechanism remains unclear. This study preliminarily investigated the expression of endometrial receptivity markers homeobox A10 (HOXA10) and l…

The high detection rate of pulmonary subsolid nodules (SSN) is an increasingly crucial clinical issue due to the increased number of screening tests and the growing popularity of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT). The persistence of SSN s…

PROBLEM: This study aims to investigate the effects of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) on the gut microbiota (GM) and the abdominal environment in mice with endometriosis (EMS). METHODS: The effects of faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) fro…

BackgroundEpidemiological studies have shown that young women often suffer from primary dysmenorrhea (PD) which is a common cause that affects their routine work and quality of life. Chinese herbal medicine has been widely used for PD in Ch…

Objective: To compare the clinical and prognostic characteristics of ovarian endometrioid carcinoma (OEC) patients with synchronous endometrial lesions and patients with pure OEC. Methods: A retrospective review of the medical records of pa…

BACKGROUND: To present the experience with the surgical management of ureteral endometriosis (UE) in our single center. METHODS: To present the experience with the surgical management of ureteral endometriosis (UE) in our single center. A …

BackgroundDiminished ovarian reserve (DOR) is the precursor state of ovarian failure and can cause the decline of women's reproductive function. DOR also leads to poor outcome of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) by affect…

BackgroundTo summarize our experience with the Boari flap-psoas hitch and compare the indications, perioperative data and outcomes between open and laparoscopic procedures.MethodsThis study retrospectively reviewed 35 patients with complex …

Endometriosis (EM) in reproductive females has an incidence of 6-10% and greatly affects female fertility, quality of life, and long-term health. The gut microbiota can affect the physiological and pathological processes of humans through v…

Patrinia scabiosaefolia is a medical and edible Chinese herb with high nutritional and medicinal value. The continuing study of its chemical constituents led to the discovery of nine unique iridoids and iridoid glycosides, including three n…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify the clinical characteristics of Chinese patients with ovarian endometrioid carcinoma (EC) and clear cell carcinoma (CCC) and to assess the impact of concurrent endometriosis on this group. METHODS: T…

We conducted a prospective randomised controlled trial to explore the efficacy of clomiphene citrate (CC) and Letrozole (LTZ) for improving fecundity in infertile women with minimal to mild endometriosis after operative laparoscopy. We foun…

BackgroundTo describe our initial experience with robotic ureteral reimplantation for the management of ureterovaginal fistulas.MethodsBetween January 2018 and January 2020, four patients received robotic ureteral reimplantation for uretero…

Cardiac hypertrophy, characterized by the enlargement of cardiomyocytes, is initially an adaptive response to physiological and pathological stimuli. Decompensated cardiac hypertrophy is related to fibrosis, inflammatory cytokine, maladapti…

Adenomyosis is a benign disease with a malignant behavior, bothering a lot of women at reproductive age who suffer from increased menstruation, prolonged menstruation, progressive dysmenorrhea, and infertility. At present, there is no effec…

ObjectiveThe primary objective of the study was to assess traditional Chinese formula DKP supplementation in terms of efficacy and safety on reproductive outcomes of expected poor ovarian responder (POR, POSEIDON Group 4) undergoing in vitr…

Abstract Background: To present the experience of surgical management of ureteral endometriosis (UE) in our single center. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 40 cases of UE who had intraoperative surgical findings of endometriosis involvi…

PROBLEM: Endometriosis (EMS) is a chronic inflammatory disease with unclear pathogenesis. Three studies have uncovered the influence of gut microbiota on mice with EMS, but no study has investigated the characteristics of fecal metabolomics…

Endometriosis is a common reproductive system disease worldwide that mainly causes chronic pelvic pain and infertility. Despite its high prevalence, the diagnosis of some patients with endometriosis is delayed for several years, which may b…