Danazol, a modified testosterone, has been used to treat endometriosis and pretreatment before in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer, although its reproductive mechanisms remain unclear. We investigated the effect of danazol on alloimm…
Sister Mary Joseph's nodule (SMJN) refers to a metastatic tumor of the umbilicus. It is a rare entity which arises from a malignancy in the intra-abdominal cavity. We herein describe a patient who presented with SMJN as his first sign of pa…
BackgroundTo study the effect of endometrial thickness and pattern measured using ultrasound upon pregnancy outcomes in patients undergoing IVF-ET.MethodOne thousand nine hundred thirty-three women undergoing IVF treatment participated in t…
PROBLEM: To explore the roles of leptin, monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-1, and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α in the peritoneal fluid (PF) in the pathogenesis of endometriosis-associated infertility. METHOD OF STUDY: Leptin, MCP-1, and…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic values of four risk of malignancy indices (RMI) for malignant adnexal masses. METHODS: The data of 223 women with adnexal masses admitted to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Peking Union …
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of fractalkine in the ascites and the association between fractalkine levels in the ascites and endometriosis. METHODS: Peritoneal fluids and peripheral blood samples were…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate spiral CT urography (SCTU) and CT virtual endoscopy (CTVE) in detecting urologic diseases. METHODS: SCTU was performed in 46 patients with urological diseases including renal neoplasms (2), paropelvic cysts (2), uret…