Kai-Lun Hu

Microplastics (MPs) are widespread environmental contaminants detected in multiple human tissues, raising significant health concerns. The detection of MPs from human reproductive tissues largely indicates potential risks to reproductive he…

BACKGROUND: Chronic hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) infections represent a substantial global health burden and increasing numbers of infertile women with chronic HBV/HCV infections seek conception through in vitro fertilization (IV…

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common reproductive disorders in women and severely impairs fertility. Extant clinical studies can only provide indirect and plausible evidence to support endometrial dysfunction as an ova…

BACKGROUND: While anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) serves as a well-established biomarker of ovarian reserve, its association with early miscarriage risk remains inconsistently characterized across previous research. To address this evidence ga…

BACKGROUND: Bisphenol A (BPA) levels are high in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The mechanism by which BPA induces abnormal glucose metabolism in PCOS patients is largely unknown. METHODS: Serum and urine samples were collect…

Endometriosis (EMT) is a common gynecological disease with a strong genetic component, while its precise etiology remains elusive. This study aims to integrate transcriptome-wide association study (TWAS), Mendelian randomization (MR), and b…

BACKGROUND: Ectopic pregnancy is more common amongst assisted reproduction cycles and is a cause of significant maternal morbidity. Few predictive markers exist to help identify and modify risk of ectopic pregnancy in preparing for embryo t…

BACKGROUND: Kisspeptin is the leading upstream regulator of pulsatile and surge Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone secretion (GnRH) in the hypothalamus, which acts as the key governor of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovary axis. MAIN TEXT: Exoge…

BACKGROUND: Two or more embryo transfers have been used to increase the success rate of live birth in traditional in vitro fertilization (IVF) strategy at the expense of increased risks of multiple pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes. …

BACKGROUND: Parental body mass index (BMI) is associated with pregnancy outcomes. But the effect of parental prepregnancy BMI on offspring conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), especially the…

BACKGROUND: Traditionally, final follicular maturation is triggered by a single bolus of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). This acts as a surrogate to the naturally occurring luteinizing hormone (LH) surge to induce luteinization of the g…

CAPSULE: Oligo/amenorrhea is an independent risk factor of low ovarian response but not high ovarian response, particularly in women with low AMH levels. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of menstrual cycle length (MCL) with anti-M…

BACKGROUND: Initially identified as suppressors of metastasis in various types of cancer, kisspeptins are a family of neuropeptides that are key regulators of the mammalian reproductive axis. Accumulating evidence has shown that kisspeptin …

Kisspeptins are a family of neuropeptides that are critical for initiating puberty and regulating ovulation in sexually mature females via the central control of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Recent studies have shown that kisspe…