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BACKGROUND: Metabolic dysregulation plays a critical role in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), yet the involvement of energy metabolism-related genes (ERGs) remains incompletely understood. This study employs integrative bioinformatics and …

BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity can induce an inflammatory milieu in the oocyte microenvironment and are closely associated with reduced assisted reproductive outcomes. OBJECTIVE: How are immune cells, cytokines and lipid profiles alter…

BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder characterized by ovulatory dysfunction, hyperandrogenism, and polycystic ovaries, significantly impacting reproductive health. Obesity, prevalent in 50-80% of PCOS …

Iron is an essential micronutrient element for human. It participates in energy metabolism, enzyme activation, immune system and other metabolic functions. In this review, the potential role of iron in female reproductive health were consid…

INTRODUCTION: Ovarian cancer significantly contributes to cancer-related deaths among women. Resistance to anchorage-dependent cell death (anoikis) plays a vital role in facilitating metastasis and worsening patient prognosis. Recent develo…

Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is an inflammatory disease of the pancreas accompanied with intestinal injury, and effective therapeutic modalities are still highly lacking. Herein, a facile and effective nanotherapeutics (pHA@IBNCs) is dev…

Gynecologic disorders, such as cervical and ovarian tumors, uterine fibroids, and endometriosis, present significant clinical challenges due to frequent recurrence, emerging chemoresistance, and undesirable effects associated with prolonged…

ObjectiveTo assess the efficacy of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies (PGT-A) compared to intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) alone in couples undergoing ICSI treatment because of severe male infertility.DesignMulticentre,…

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review studies on reproductive outcomes following fertility-sparing interventions. METHODS: Various electronic databases were searched and studies reporting reproductive outcomes following fertility-sparing int…

RAD18 is a crucial mismatch repair gene associated with the post-replication repair, and genetic variations in RAD18 gene are closely related to tumorigenesis. We selected 6 RAD18 SNP and performed mismatch amplification PCR on 650 cases of…

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disorder that can cause infertility in women of reproductive age, and its clinical treatment still faces significant challenges. However, the pathogenesis of endometriosis remains unclear.…

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Environmental pollutants, particularly organochlorine insecticides like endosulfan (ENDO), are increasingly linked to liver toxicity and related diseases. Despite its widespread historical use, the mechanisms underlying…

Abstract Adenomyosis is a prevalent and non-cancerous uterine disease which can significantly impaired the fertility of reproductive-age women. However, the etiology, as well as the cellular and molecular mechanism underlying adenomyosis re…

INTRODUCTION: Adenomyosis is a prevalent gynaecological disorder affecting women of reproductive age, yet the underlying etiology and cellular-molecular mechanisms driving its pathogenesis remain poorly understood. Gonadotropin-releasing ho…

OBJECTIVE: Chronic inflammation is a key contributor to carcinogenesis, progression, and chemoresistance in ovarian cancer, making inflammatory pathways a logical therapeutic target for the treatment of this disease. Sulindac, a commonly us…

BACKGROUND: Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a complex, chronic condition affecting the urinary bladder. Symptoms commonly associated with IC/BPS include painful urination, pain during intercourse, a persistent or rec…

INTRODUCTION: The primary clinical challenge associated with follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) lies in accurately diagnosing the condition, particularly in distinguishing it with follicular thyroid adenoma (FTA) due to their overlapping cy…

OBJECTIVE: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa), combined with other auxiliary treatments, can improve pregnancy outcomes in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). This research investigated the effect of acupuncture co…

Abstract Background Carcinomatous changes from the ectopic endometrial glands in endometriosis have been reported in many studies, but malignant transformation from uterine adenomyosis/adenomyoma is rare. And clear cell-like adenocarcinoma…

BACKGROUND: Carcinomatous changes from the ectopic endometrial glands in endometriosis have been reported in many studies, but malignant transformation from uterine adenomyosis/adenomyoma is rare. And clear cell-like adenocarcinoma represen…

PURPOSE: Can small RNA derived from embryos in conditioned embryo culture medium (ECM) influence embryo implantation? METHODS: We employed small RNA sequencing to investigate the expression profiles of transfer RNA-derived small RNA (tsRNA…

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to establish a diagnostic model of endometriosis (EM) based on disulfidptosis-related genes (DRGs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The mRNA expression data of EM were downloaded from the gene expression omnibus database and su…

Background: Radiation-induced lung fibrosis (RILF) is a life-threatening complication of thoracic radiotherapy. Ferroptosis, a recently discovered type of cell death, is believed to contribute to RILF, though the associated mechanisms are u…

PURPOSE: It is well known that androgen excess impairs oocyte quality, endometrial receptivity and even embryo invasion to some extent. Free androgen index (FAI) is strongly recommended to evaluate active androgen. Previous studies have sho…