Yi‐Jen Chen

ORCID: 0000-0001-9281-1940 · 22 papers in corpus · active 2002-2022

Study types

  • article 19
  • letter 2
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 15
  • dysmenorrhea 5
  • adenomyosis 5
  • infertility 3
  • endometrioma 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • dyspareunia 1
article 2022
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1002/ijgo.14635

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the safety and efficacy of adjuvant gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) treatment followed by maintenance dienogest (DNG) therapy after uterus-sparing surgery. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study. A tot…

article 2022
·doi:10.1097/ogx.0000000000001045

(Abstracted from J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2022;29:602–612) Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecologic disorders, affecting approximately 10% of reproductive-age women and presenting with dysmenorrhea, noncyclic pelvic pain, dyspare…

article 2021
Cureus ·doi:10.7759/cureus.15828

This study aims to analyze the patient profile and presentation of endometriosis-related hemorrhagic ascites and review its management to raise awareness among gynecologists and improve treatment strategies. We present a case report and eng…

article 2021
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-020-79515-4

Abstract To determine whether genetic predisposition to endometriosis varies depending on ethnicity and in association with expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) in a Taiwanese population. We conducted a genome-wide association study (G…

article 2020
Gynecology and minimally invasive therapy ·doi:10.4103/gmit.gmit_81_19

The objective of this study is to report a case of deep endometriosis of the paralumbar muscles (psoas, multifidus, and erector spinae) and review existing literature on its management. A 34-year-old female with a history of endometriosis w…

article 2020
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-020-61702-y

Endometriosis shares similarities with several autoimmune diseases. The human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-C genotype is associated with several human autoimmune diseases. HLA-C is a ligand of killer cell immunoglobulin receptors (KIRs) and is a…

review 2019
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA ·doi:10.1097/jcma.0000000000000125

The incidence of postlaparoscopic pleural effusion and pulmonary embolism were rare. However, it might be life-threatening. Therefore, confirming the risk factor and management is important. We present a 53-year-old woman with ovarian endom…

article 2018
Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.tjog.2017.12.036

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether a maintenance levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system is effective for preventing the recurrence of postoperative adenomyosis-related symptoms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 2005 through December 20…

article 2017
The Journal of Pathology ·doi:10.1002/path.5000

Endometriosis is a multifactorial inflammatory disease with persistent activation of the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signalling pathway. Aberrant adhesion of endometrium is the essential step in the progression of endometriosis, but the molec…

article 2017
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2017.02.008
letter 2017
·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2017.08.014
article 2016
Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.tjog.2015.04.004

OBJECTIVE: Low-dose add-back therapy during postoperative GnRH agonist treatment could lower the risk of add-back-induced endometriosis recurrence and reduce treatment dropout compared with a regular dose. However, the effect of low-dose ad…

article 2015
·doi:10.1016/j.gmit.2015.05.002

Adenomyosis is a hormone-related disease that affects 10–66% of women, and women with this disorder suffer from menorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, abnormal uterine bleeding, and/or infertility. Regarding the etiology of the disease, th…

letter 2015
Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.tjog.2015.10.022
article 2015
·doi:10.1016/j.urols.2015.11.057
article 2014
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine ·doi:10.1111/jcmm.12300

Adenomyosis is an oestrogen-dependent disease characterized by the invasion of endometrial epithelial cells into the myometrium of uterus, and angiogenesis is thought to be required for the implantation of endometrial glandular tissues duri…

article 2013
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.1985
article 2013
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA ·doi:10.1016/j.jcma.2013.07.008

BACKGROUND: The microenvironmental biomarkers of different subtypes of ovarian cancers arising from endometriosis have not been studied in Taiwan. Their expression can help in understanding the carcinogenic mechanism. METHODS: Our study use…

article 2010
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.01.070
article 2005
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.06.019
article 2003
·doi:10.1016/s1074-3804(05)60147-8
article 2002
The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists ·doi:10.1016/s1074-3804(05)60109-0