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Telocytes (TCs) are a distinct type of interstitial cells characterized by a small cell body and extremely long and thin telopodes (Tps). The presence of TCs has been documented in many tissues and organs (go to http://www.telocytes.com). F…

BACKGROUND: Ovarian cancer (OVCA) is the leading cause of death from gynecological cancer, with poorer survival for African American (AA) women compared to whites. However, little is known about risk factors for OVCA in AA. To study the epi…

PURPOSE: To evaluate basal testosterone (T) levels in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles and examine the association between basal T levels and ovarian response or IVF pregnancy outcome. METHODS: We retrospectively analyz…

AIM: To explore the association between AT-rich interactive domain 1A (ARID1A) protein loss by immunohistochemistry and both clinicopathologic characteristics and prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. METHODS: We retrospectively co…

To investigate the effect of acupuncture on women with premature ovarian failure (POF), prospective consecutive case series study was applied. 31 women with POF were included; all patients were treated with acupuncture once every other day,…

PURPOSE: To explore the effect of group culture on the developmental potential of discarded embryos in in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) cycles and establish the human embryonic stem cell lines for future re…

The catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase epsilon (POLE1) functions primarily in nuclear DNA replication and repair. Recently, POLE1 mutations were detected frequently in colorectal and endometrial carcinomas while with lower frequency in sev…

In this in-vitro study, the effect of prohibitin (PHB) on glucose metabolism in eutopic endometrial stromal cells from women with endometriosis was investigated. Endometrial stromal cells were isolated from endometrium in women with endomet…

OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of Kuntai Capsule (KC), a Chinese patent medicine, in add-back therapy for gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) treatment for moderate-severe endometriosis (EM). METHODS: Totally 100 patients suf…

UNLABELLED: The etiology of endometriosis remains poorly understood but circulating stem cells may contribute. Telomeres shorten with cell divisions and age. Stem cells attempt to compensate for telomere attrition through the action of telo…

OBJECTIVE: To compare pathologic characteristics and epidemiologic risk factors for uterine fibroids in African American and white women undergoing hysterectomy. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of women undergoing premenopausal hysterecto…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact on ovarian reserve function by different hemostasis methods during laparoscopic surgery in treatment of ovarian endometrioma. METHODS: From September 2008 to February 2010, 162 cases with ovarian endome…

Protein phosphatase 2, regulatory subunit A, α (PPP2R1A) and β (PPP2R1B) are paralogous subunits of the heterotrimeric protein phosphatase 2 (PP2A) holoenzyme that catalyzes the dephosphorylation of target substrate proteins. Subtype‑specif…

Telomeres mediate biologic aging in organisms as diverse as plants, yeast, and mammals. We propose a telomere theory of reproductive aging that posits telomere shortening in the female germ line as the primary driver of reproductive aging i…

BACKGROUNDS: Risk for Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm (ROMA) and Human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) appear to be promising predictors for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), however, conflicting results exist in the diagnostic performance compariso…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression and potential roles of interleukin-10 receptor 1 (IL-10R1) and interleukin-10 receptor 2 (IL-10R2) in adenomyosis. STUDY DESIGN: This prospective study examined 33 women with histologically proven a…

There are remarkable disparities among patients of different races with prostate cancer; however, the mechanism underlying this difference remains unclear. Here, we present a comprehensive landscape of the transcriptome profiles of 14 prima…

OBJECTIVE: To identify the differential expressed proteins, and to investigate the relationship between altered expression of annexin A4 during window of implantation [WOI (at day-6 after ovulatory day)] in infertile patients with endometri…

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively estimate the risk for earlier ovarian failure among women undergoing hysterectomy with ovarian preservation, as compared with women of similar age without hysterectomy. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was co…

PURPOSE: Although African American women are more likely than white women to undergo hysterectomy, there are few data describing their symptoms before and after surgery. This report compares reported symptoms in white and African American w…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of percutaneous microwave ablation in the treatment of diffuse adenomyosis. METHODS: With a mean age of 39.2 years old, 16 patients with symptomatic adenomyosis underwent percutaneous microwave ablation…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the stroma-epithelium interactions in endometriosis and to identify the possible signalling pathways involved in this cross-talk. DESIGN: Laboratory study via primary cultured endometrial stromal and epithelial cells.…

PURPOSE: Many women who have had hysterectomies have the perception that they gained weight after surgery that cannot be attributed to changes in diet or physical activity. The purpose of this analysis was to assess weight gain in premenopa…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of interleukin-10 (IL-10) in adenomyosis. DESIGN: Laboratory study using human tissue. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Thirty-four patients with adenomyosis and 30 women without adenomyo…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the magnetic resonance (MR) characteristics of endometriosis. METHODS: The clinical and MR data of 33 patients with endometriosis were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: MR manifestations of endometriosis included en…