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Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous substances that interfere with hormonal pathways, leading to a broad spectrum of adverse health outcomes across the life course. This white paper by the Endocrine Society of India consolid…

BACKGROUND: Myalgic encephalomyelitis (also known as ME/CFS or simply ME) has severely impacted the lives of tens of millions of people globally, but the disease currently has no accurate diagnostic tools or effective treatments. Identifyin…

Internal hernias are a rare cause of small bowel obstruction. Broad ligament hernias are particularly rare and often present with nonspecific symptoms and subtle imaging findings, complicating diagnosis. Herein, the case of a 34-year-old fe…

UNLABELLED: Infective endocarditis (IE) following transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) device closure is a rare but life-threatening complication. We report a case of a 41-year-old woman who developed device-related IE five months after…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis affects about 10% of women usually of reproductive age. It often has severe negative impacts on patients' quality of life, but the average time to a definitive diagnosis remains 7-9 years, and there are few effecti…

BACKGROUND: Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynaecological cancer globally. Despite advanced multimodality treatment 5year survival is around 50% and its only 31% in stage IV cancers. There is no clearly defined precursor lesion. The even…

A systematic review was conducted pertaining to the biologic processes of cumulus cells and measures of oocyte quality. The initial search yielded 18,549 articles, and after screening, 65 studies were included in this review. Extracted data…

PurposeAlthough significant improvements in assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcomes have been accomplished, a critical question remains: which embryo is most likely to result in a pregnancy? Embryo selection is currently based on mo…

The drugs mifepristone and rapamycin were compared for their relative ability to increase the life span of mated female Drosophila melanogaster. Titration of rapamycin indicated an optimal concentration of approximately 50 μM, which increas…

IntroductionStudents in colleges are exposed to unhealthy lifestyles and poor dietary choices. They are at risk of being overweight, skipping meals, and developing eating disorders. However, there is a paucity of information on their chrono…

BACKGROUND: Uterine artery embolisation is well established as a treatment for symptomatic fibroids, however, there remain some uncertainties. We have carried out a focused literature review on three particularly challenging aspects - post-…

Outer space is an extremely hostile environment for human life, with ionizing radiation from galactic cosmic rays and microgravity posing the most significant hazards to the health of astronauts. Spaceflight has also been shown to have an i…

PurposeThe PURE study is a randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing the clinical and MRI outcomes of patients treated with non-spherical polyvinyl alcohol, ns-PVA (Contour PVA-Boston Scientific-355-500 & 500-700 microns) versus calibrate…

Multiple primary tumors in a patient diagnosed with invasive ductal breast cancer are rarely reported in the literature. Here we present a case of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast in a 42-year-old lady, with synchronous uterine leiom…

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AimTo investigate potential factors on MR imaging that could be used to predict migration of uterine fibroids post-UAE.Methods and materialsWe retrospectively reviewed patients referred for UAE having pre-procedural and 6 months post-proced…

Abstract Endometriosis is a common benign gynecological disease, characterized by growth and proliferation of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus. With studies showing metabolic changes in various biofluids of endometriosis wom…

ObjectiveTo investigate the inhibitory effect of tadalafil on the contractility of isolated nonpregnant human myometrium.Materials and methodsThe ability of tadalafil (25, 40, and 63 μM) to inhibit 55 mM KCl-induced contractility of isolate…

In the present study, a total of 158 blood samples from 148 bovines and 10 dogs having a history of reproductive disorders were screened for Coxiella burnetii by trans-PCR method. In case of bovines, 6.08% (9/148) blood samples comprised of…

Cerium oxide nanoparticles (nanoceria) have recently received attention from the scientific community due to their unique free radicals (specially superoxide radical and hydrogen peroxide) scavenging property in biological system, both in v…

IntroductionDefensins are cytotoxic peptides and have a well-defined role in host defense. Human alpha defensins 1-3 (HNP1-3) are primarily produced by peripheral neutrophils and constitute about 50% of the azurphil granule protein. Studies…

BACKGROUND: Alpha and beta defensins have been isolated from various human tissues and form an important part of the innate immune system. Their role in implantation of the embryo has not yet been studied. This study was designed to detect …

It is estimated that 1% of patients with endometriosis have involvement of the urinary tract, with the bladder being the most common location. Ureteral endometriosis is a rare entity, and the majority of cases are found at exploratory lapar…