Adenomyosis is a benign uterine disease that pathologically shows endometrial glands and stroma in the myometrium. There are multiple lines of evidence that adenomyosis is associated with abnormal bleeding, painful menstruation, chronic pel…
PURPOSE: Many indications for hysterectomy can negatively affect patients' quality of life. This study uses patient-reported outcomes to measure changes in self-reported health among hysterectomy patients. METHOD: A prospective cohort of 2…
Vaginal and cervical canal bacteria are associated with women's health and pregnancy outcomes. Here, we compared their composition and characteristics in 37 reproductive-aged Chinese women including 24 pregnant women with cervical incompete…
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Cholecystectomy is performed for most gallbladder polyps (GPs). However, cholecystectomy results concerning complications in some patients. For benign GPs, adoption of gallbladder-preserving surgery is worth to recommen…
Cesarean section scar diverticulum (CSD) has become a formidable obstacle preventing women receiving CS from reproducing. However, the pathogenesis of CSD remains unexplored. In this study, we characterized the cervical microbiota, metabolo…
In clinical practice, ovarian pregnancy is extremely rare and is always found to be ruptured. A definitive diagnosis for ruptured ovarian pregnancy is difficult to obtain. We present two cases of unruptured ovarian pregnancies detected duri…
The outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus disease around the end of 2019 has become a pandemic. The preferred method for COVID-19 detection is the real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)-based technique; however, it also has certain limitat…
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease, which serves as a precursor of ovarian cancer, especially clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) and endometrial carcinoma. Although micro-environmental factors such as oxidative stress, immune cell dysf…
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) combined with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist or levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) in treating dy…
Malignant transformation of abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) is rare. The clinical characteristics and treatment of malignant transformation of AWE are not well known. Therefore, in this review, we performed a thorough search for malignan…
Background: It has not been fully elucidated whether the change of the uterus flora is correlated to impaired fecundity. This case-control study aimed to analyze the differences in uterus microbial flora between women with post-cesarean sec…
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death amongst American women. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), especially bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates, have adverse effects on hum…
Recently, the roles of microRNAs (miRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) were identified in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). In the present study, we investigated the role of the lncRNA PVT1/miR-17-5p/PTEN axis in PCOS ovarian granulos…
A diaphragmatic tumor is usually caused by metastasis from lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma, and malignant thymoma. Endometrial cancer is rarely involved in metastasis to the diaphragm. A right anterior mediastinal tumor was found in a 6…
As a follow-up to genome-wide association analysis of common variants associated with ovarian carcinoma (cancer), our study considers seven well-known ovarian cancer risk factors and their interactions with 28 genome-wide significant common…
BACKGROUND: Incarceration of the gravid uterus is a rare obstetric disorder that contributes to pregnancy-related complications. To understand its clinical characteristics and managements, we have reviewed the etiology, risk factors, clinic…
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to provide information on the semen quality pattern of infertile men and age thresholds for semen parameters in China. METHODS: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study investigating 71,623 infer…
BACKGROUND: In the assisted reproduction, the infertile molecules of spermatozoa from normozoospermic men who underwent the unexplained failure of in vitro fertilization (IVF) due to the lack of sperm binding to the normal zona pellucida, a…
The present study aimed to identify which patients with adenomyoma would benefit from sparing the uterus and which patients should undergo a hysterectomy to avoid secondary surgery. Patients with pathology-proven adenomyoma admitted to Beij…
There have been recent proposals advocating the use of additive gene-environment interaction instead of the widely used multiplicative scale, as a more relevant public health measure. Using gene-environment independence enhances statistical…
BACKGROUND: D-dimer has been widely used for the diagnosis and prognosis of ovarian cancer, but there is still controversy on its prediction value of ovarian cancer. OBJECTIVES: To explore the clinical significance of plasma D-dimer level …
OBJECTIVE: To determine the occurrence of lower genitourinary tract (LGUT) injury during hysterectomy for benign disease and identify risk factors for LGUT injury, with a specific focus on the effect of hysterectomy modality. METHODS: We p…
BHLHE40 and BHLHE41 (BHLHE40/41) are basic helix-loop-helix type transcription factors that play key roles in multiple cell behaviors. BHLHE40/41 were recently shown to be involved in an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). However, …
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate signal intensity-time (SI-Time) curve and quantitative dynamic contrast-enhanced 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis and differentiating neoplasm of uterus. METHODS: A total of 42 cases of uterine neoplasm (…
BACKGROUND: Motherwort has been used as medicinal herb for many years in both China and Europe. In particular, Chinese motherwort has been commonly used to treat disorders of mammary gland in Chinese traditional medicine (TCM). Chinese moth…