BACKGROUND: To investigate the association between menstrual-related disorders and sexually transmitted infections (STI) among young women in Japan, and to examine differences according to disorder type and hormonal therapy use. METHODS: T…
PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence and clinical significance of arcuate uterus among infertile women using three-dimensional transvaginal ultrasound (3D-TVUS). METHODS: This retrospective cohort included 327 women evaluated for infertili…
Women with endometriosis and dysmenorrhea are increasingly recognized as having systemic comorbidities beyond pelvic disease, but large-scale data on endocrine and metabolic comorbidities across a broad menstrual-related disorders populatio…
PURPOSE: Although studies have suggested a link between gut microbiota and endometriosis pathophysiology, the effects of treatment for endometriosis remain unclear. METHODS: In this prospective observational study, 27 patients with stage I…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether intraoperative confirmation of the disappearance of uterine cavity blood flow using color Doppler during manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) for missed miscarriage reduces the occurrence of retained products of …
BACKGROUND: Relugolix, an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist, represents a potentially effective and less invasive therapeutic approach for retained products of conception (RPOC). However, its impact on subsequent pregnan…
PURPOSE: The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based classification of adenomyosis subtypes helps predict reproductive and obstetric outcomes; however, background factors associated with use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) and live…