PURPOSE: Differential methylation of both HOXA10 and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) has been reported in different endometrium disorders, and the two genes are linked through the estrogen pathway. The current study investigates the DNA…
Endometriosis is a common gynecological disorder most often involving the pelvic region. Although it is rare, endometriosis occurring outside of the peritoneal cavity most commonly occurs within scars of the abdominal wall, but it has been …
Ovarian cancer is the most common, and life-threatening, type of female gynecological cancer. The etiology of ovarian cancer remains unclear, and there are currently no effective screening or treatment methods for the disease. Microbial inf…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of laparoscopic cystectomy of endometrioma and nonendometrioma ovarian cyst on ovarian reserve. DESIGN: Prospective follow-up study of patients after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy (Canadian Task F…
BACKGROUND: As a Chinese Traditional Medicine product, Kuntai capsule could improve the peri-menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women. But it is still not clear whether Kuntai capsule has a good effect on alleviating peri-menopausal symp…
The aim of the present study was to detect the differences in the protein expression between Uyghur females with or without endometriosis (EM). The two dimensional (2D) gel images of proteins extracted from the serum of Uyghur and Han femal…
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the impacts of laparoscopic ovarian endometriosis cystectomy combined with postoperative GnRH-a therapy on ovarian reserve, pregnancy outcome and recurrence. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This w…
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and side-effects of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) in the treatment of moderate or severe dysmenorrhea associated with adenomyosis and the infl…
OBJECTIVE: To quantify the demographic characteristics, symptoms, and outcomes of women with abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) in order to identify the optimal treatment and prevention techniques for AWE in the Chinese population. METHODS…
OBJECTIVE: Embryo implantation is directly affected by genes related to uterine receptivity. Studies have demonstrated the important roles of miRNAs in the regulation of gene expression. Our early miRNA chip analyses revealed that the mmu-m…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the reason why the incidence of endometriosis (EM) is lower in the Uygur women than in the Han women. METHODS: Eutopic and ectopic endometrium samples were obtained by operation and biopsy from 26 EM patients, 10 …
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between glutathione S-transferase (GST)M1, T1 null genotypes and endometriosis of the Uygurs and Hans in Xinjiang. METHODS: The polymerase chain reaction method was used to detect the presence or absen…