Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine and metabolic disorder in reproductive women and is characterized by polycystic ovaries, hyperandrogenism and chronic anovulation. Abnormal folliculogenesis is considered as a common ch…
Abstract Objectives: Given the increasing prevalence of hysteromyoma among the Chinese rural women of childbearing age, it is imperative that more attention should be given to researching risk factors that predispose women to this conditio…
IL-17A-producing CD4+ T helper cells (Th17) are crucial for the development of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases and thus are exploited for clinical immunotherapies. Emerging evidence suggests Th17 cells are heterogeneous and able to ado…
Transcervical resection of adhesion (TCRA) is the standard treatment for the intrauterine adhesions, but the recurrence of adhesions is a tough problem for the gynecologist. In addition, the therapeutic strategy after TCRA about prevention …
BACKGROUND: Duplication of the appendix is an infrequent congenital malformation with a complex classification. The horseshoe appendix is a subtype of the duplex appendix and is rarely reported in the literature. Endometriosis is a common g…
SUMMARY The human uterus is a highly dynamic tissue that undergoes repeated damage repair and regeneration during the menstrual cycle, which make it ideal model to study tissue regeneration and pathological process. Stem/progenitors were sp…
BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine and metabolic disorder in women. An lncRNA, namely, Prader-Willi region nonprotein coding RNA 2 (PWRN2), was up-regulated in the cumulus cells of patients with PCOS. However…
OBJECTIVE: To assess the cost-effectiveness of different strategies, including gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) and oral contraceptive therapy, for the prevention of endometriosis recurrence after conservative surgery. DESIG…
INTRODUCTION: Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal malignancy with high invasion metastasis, which is difficult to diagnose and treat. MicroRNA-216b (miR-216b) plays an important role in many types of tumors. In this study, we explore how m…
BACKGROUND: Cholecystectomy (CCY) is increasingly performed in older individuals. We sought to examine age-related differences in pre-, intra-, and postoperative factors at a community hospital, using a very large, single-institution cholec…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the value of serum CA125 assays in the diagnosis of uterine adenomyosis. METHODS: Fifty-five consecutive patients with uterine-adenomyosis and twenty with leiomyoma of uterus, diagnosed by surgery and pathology we…
In order to study the risk factors associated with pelvic endometriosis, a case-control study was carried out from Mar. 1991 to Feb. 1993 in our gynecological ward. A total of 190 cases with endometriosis and 192 patients with non-endometri…
From February 1991 to January 1993, a total of 383 women of child-bearing age who were hospitalized in gynecologic ward were investigated for their painful symptoms, of whom 192 were found to be patients with endometriosis (endometriosis gr…
A case-control study involving 203 cases of pelvic endometriosis seen from 1987-1989, and 406 randomly selected and age-matched community controls was conducted in order to provide information relevant to effective prophylaxis of the diseas…