BackgroundInfertility is estimated to occur in 1 out of every 4-7 couples. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), a type of assisted reproduction introduced in 1992, has been used across the world for almost all indications of infertility…
Background: To investigate the factors associated with postoperative recurrence in patients with ovarian-type endometriosis (EMS) who were treated with conservative surgery and to provide ideas for preventing disease recurrence in advance o…
Abstract Objective To investigate the expression of nuclear actor-k-gene binding(NF-κB) and immediate early response 3(IER3) in nuclear factor-activated B cells in ovarian endometrioid cysts. To analyze the correlation between the express…
PurposeWe aimed to evaluate the link between the GDF9 concentration in day 3 human embryo culture medium and embryo quality and viability.MethodsTwo independent, prospective, observational studies were conducted. In study 1, a total of 280 …
To evaluate the relationship between the initial follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) dose and the number of available cleavage-stage embryos in in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles.We included 8772 fresh IVF cycles using a GnRH antagonist pro…
BackgroundOsteogenic differentiation of aortic valve interstitial cells (AVICs) plays a key role in the calcific aortic valve disease progression. Extracellular vesicles (EVs)-derived from M1-polarized macrophages (M1-EVs) orchestrated inte…
ObjectiveThin endometrium is considered as a leading cause of infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and repeated implantation failure. The seed of Cuscutae Semen (CS) has been used to prevent aging and improve sexual function in Traditiona…
BackgroundPrimary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the commonest form of glaucoma which is estimated to cause bilaterally blind within 11.1 million people by 2020. Therefore, the primary objectives of this study were to investigate the clinica…
ObjectiveTo explore the feasibility of simple high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation for placenta increta.MethodsNinety-five patients after a vaginal delivery were enrolled in this retrospective cohort study, 53 patients were tre…
ObjectiveTo systematically summarize the evidence on costs related to chronic pelvic pain (CPP) for women.Data sourcesElectronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, and Cochrane Library) were searched for English and French articles publish…
BackgroundAlong with progress in embryo cryopreservation, especially the vitrification, freeze all strategy has become more acceptable than ever. Some studies have found comparable or higher live birth rate with frozen embryo transfer (FET)…
BackgroundNo previous study directly compares the fixed day-5 initiation versus the flexible initiation of GnRH antagonist administration in IVF/ICSI for those patients who are predicted as high ovarian responders without PCOS. To evaluate …
Ethnopharmacological relevanceThe Chinese Herbal Prescription JieZe-1(JZ-1), added and subtracted from Yihuang Decoction, a famous formula in the 12th year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, has a clear effect on Genital Herpes (GH) and no obvious …
ImportanceMany indicators need to be considered when judging the condition of patients with infertility, which makes diagnosis and treatment complicated.ObjectiveTo construct a dynamic scoring system for infertility to assist clinicians in …
BackgroundMany studies have demonstrated the benefits of the addition of growth hormone (GH) to the controlled ovarian stimulation protocol in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles in poor-respond patients, but the effect of GH on patients with …
In vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET), a well-developed technology, provides the last possibility or hope for infertile women. However, the live birth rate per IVF cycle is still not satisfactory. Acupuncture is a frequently used …
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of pelvic adhesions in patients with uterine fibroids after high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment, then analyze the influencing factors of pelvic adhesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From O…
BackgroundThe large-conductance, voltage-gated, calcium (Ca (2+))-activated potassium channel (BKCa) plays an important role in regulating Ca (2+) signaling and cell physiological function, and is aberrantly expressed in some types of cance…
BackgroundThe red cell distribution width (RDW) has attracted attention in the diagnosis of malignant tumors. In this study, we analyzed the correlation between the RDW and ovarian cancer by observing changes in the RDW in patients with ova…
Notch3 and pS6 play important roles in tumor angiogenesis. To assess the expression of Notch3 and pS6 in Chinese ovarian epithelial cancer patients, a ten-year follow-up study was performed in ovarian epithelial cancer tissues from 120 spec…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term improvement of clinical symptoms of adenomyosis after treatment with ultrasound-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (USgHIFU). METHODS: From January 2010 to December 2011, 350 patients with adenomyo…