Helixor A, an anticancer drug, has an immunostimulatory effect that increases T and natural killer (NK) cell activity in patients with cancer and endometriosis. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying its effect on NK cells in these pa…
Aim: To examine the prevalence of dysmenorrhea in the predominantly female nursing profession and investigate the role of occupational characteristics in dysmenorrhea. Background: Studies on working women have mostly examined the effects of…
BACKGROUND: Distant metastasis (DM) of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is rare but significantly associated with decreased survival. Accurate clinical staging at initial diagnosis and during follow-up is essential. CASE DESCRIPTION: We repo…
AIM: This study aimed to evaluate the correlations among anti-Müllerian hormone levels, body mass index and lipid profile in female nurses of reproductive age. DESIGN: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study that used data from the Kor…
[This corrects the article on p. 506 in vol. 59, PMID: 27896253.].
[This corrects the article on p. 174 in vol. 22, PMID: 28119898.].
BACKGROUND: The Korea Nurses' Health Study (KNHS) is a prospective cohort study of female nurses, focusing on the effects of occupational, environmental, and lifestyle risk factors on the health of Korean women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fema…
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of raloxifene in preventing bone loss associated with long term gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) administration. METHODS: Twenty-two premenopausal women with severe endometriosis were tre…
STUDY QUESTION: Is the decreased natural killer (NK) cell cytolytic activity in the peritoneal fluid (PF) of endometriosis patients due to primary cytokine activity? SUMMARY ANSWER: An increased level of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the PF of p…
OBJECTIVES: To access the effectiveness of radiofrequency myolysis (RFM) in women with midline dysmenorrhea. METHODS: We designed RFM in two ways laparoscopic RFM (LRFM), vaginal ultrasound-guided RFM (URFM). One hundred and thirty-two pat…
PURPOSE: Our purpose was to determine if pregnancy rates (PRs) for hMG (human menopausal gonadotropin)-stimulated IVF-ET (in vitro fertilization--embryo transfer) can be increased by estradiol (E2) supplementation from the early proliferati…