Yukiko Katagiri

BACKGROUND: Thyroid autoimmunity (TAI) is prevalent among women of reproductive age and has been associated with impaired fertility; however, its effects on ovarian reserve and infertility treatment outcomes remain controversial. METHODS: …

AIM: To investigate whether the etiology of diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) independently influences outcomes of assisted reproductive technology (ART). METHODS: This multicenter, retrospective cohort study was a secondary analysis of a n…

We assessed the effects of endometrial injection of embryo culture supernatants on assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcomes in frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles. Hormone replacement therapy cycles with blastocyst transfer on…

BACKGROUND: The failure of frozen-thawed blastocysts to re-expand adequately within a few hours after warming has been reported to have a negative impact on assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcomes. However, the extent to which this …

Background: Juvenile cystic adenomyosis (JCA) is a rare uterine lesion. We present the case of a young woman who was diagnosed with JCA and subsequently managed with laparoscopic cyst removal with sharp and blunt dissection. Moreover, we pr…

BACKGROUND: Reproductive medicine deals with fertility and is closely related to heredity. In reproductive medicine, it is necessary to provide genetic information for the patients prior to assisted reproductive technology (ART). Japan Soci…

Aberrant DNA methylation is associated with the oncogenesis of a variety of human cancers, including endometrial cancer (EC), the seventh most common cancer among women. Obesity is known to be a high-risk factor for EC; however, whether obe…

The preservation of ovarian function during tumor removal is an important problem because ovarian endometrioma is most common in young women of reproductive age. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect and value of hormonal treatme…

Introduction: It has been suggested the relationship between infertility treatment and ovarian cancer. Furthermore, endometriosis that is one of the causes of the infertility tends to develop into endometrioid adenocarcinoma and clear cell …

Resectoscopic surgery requires high technological skill to perform the procedure in a limited field of vision. With the preoperative administration of dienogest, a good surgical field of vision can be secured. The lesion and the normal endo…