BACKGROUND: Key opinion leaders (KOLs) are people who can influence public opinion on a certain subject matter. In the field of medical and health informatics, it is critical to identify KOLs on various disease conditions. However, there ha…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of CD56 in endometrial samples from patients with adenomyosis and its relationship with menstrual cycle phase and severity of dysmenorrhea. STUDY DESIGN: 40 patients with histologically proved adeno…
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…
Objective To explore the changes of the levels of CA-125 antigen(CA125) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in serum and peritoneal fluid in patients with endometriosis (EMT), and the relationship with EMT. Methods One hund…
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,…
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…
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…
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 compare the expression of human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) in endometrial samples from patients with and without adenomyosis. DESIGN: Laboratory study using human tissue. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Thirty-fo…
Structural luteolysis was found decades ago to be induced by PRL in the hypophysectomized rat, but the mechanisms of this process are unknown. To gain information on mechanisms of luteal involution, we developed an animal model that circumv…