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OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis (EMT) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) disproportionately affect middle-aged and older women, where overlapping symptoms (e.g., chronic pelvic pain, bloating) and shared inflammatory mechanisms may drive comorbidi…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the short-term effects of dienogest and oral contraceptives (OCPs) on pain and quality of life in women with endometriosis. METHOD: The databases including PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, CNKI, and W…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a gynecological disease with high occurrence, and symptoms include dysmenorrhea, infertility, and dyspareunia, which seriously affect women's quality of life. Antioxidants are beneficial in improving the symptom…

Zaigui Wu,1,2 Qiong Xu,3 Yao Sun,4 Fei Ruan1,2 1Department of General Gynecology, Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics …

BACKGROUND: Polypoid endometriosis is rare and differs from classic endometriosis. It has been primarily documented in case reports and often misdiagnosed as malignancy. The aim of this study is to report three separate cases of polypoid en…

BACKGROUND: Abnormal uterine bleeding associated with ovulatory dysfunction (AUB-O) is a typical gynecological disease that can affect women of various ages. Being able to identify women at risk of AUB-O could allow physicians to take timel…

On October 23, 2020, a 69-year-old Chinese female patient was admitted to Yuncheng Hospital due to a history of postmenopausal bleeding and lower abdominal pain for 5 months. The HPV test and pathology results indicated the presence of inde…

An ectopic ureter is a ureter that does not correctly connect to the trigone of the bladder and drains outside of the bladder. Here, we presented five cases of ectopic ureter opening into the vagina, whose clinical symptoms and malformation…

With the increasing application of nanoparticles (NPs) in medical and consumer applications, it is necessary to ensure their safety. As m6A (N6-methyladenosine) RNA modification is one of the most prevalent RNA modifications involved in man…

ABSTRACT: To evaluate the relationship between uterine cesarean scar diverticulum (CSD) and subsequent infertility in patients who underwent cesarean section, and determine the effects of pelvic fluid-releasing inflammations on infertility.…

BACKGROUND: While heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a prevalent symptom among women with abnormal uterine bleeding caused by endometrial disorder (AUB-E) seeking gynecologic care, the primary endometrial disorder remains poorly understood. …

STUDY QUESTION: Is phosphatase of regenerating liver-3 (PRL-3) associated with increased motility of endometriotic cells from endometrioma? SUMMARY ANSWER: Elevated PRL-3 promotes cytoskeleton reorganization, cell migration and invasion of …

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of exogenous suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) in Janus Kinase/Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (JAK2/STAT3) signaling pathways and examine the relationship between exogenous SOCS…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of suppressor of cytokine signaling(SOCS)-3 and caspase-3 and their correlative significance in endometriosis. METHODS: Immunohistochemical EnVision method was used to detect the SOCS-3 and caspase-3…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of PRL-3 siRNA (small interfering RNA) on the migration of endometriotic stromal cells. METHODS: Primary endometriotic stromal cells were cultured in vitro. Then PRL-3 (phosphatase of regenerating liver-3…

ObjectiveTo investigate the expression of phosphatase of regenerating liver-3 (PRL-3) in ectopic, eutopic, and normal endometria and explore its relationship with endometriosis.DesignA clinical retrospective and molecular study.SettingDepar…