Li Z

BACKGROUND: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly used to alleviate pain associated with endometriosis (EMS), yet the impact of their long-term use on disease progression remains unclear. This study investigates the du…

Endometriosis is a common estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease, yet its complex etiology is not fully understood. Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) exposure disrupts human reproduction, but studies on mixed EDCs and endometriosis ris…

This study aims to assess whether endometriosis causally increases the risk of IBD through Mendelian randomisation (MR) analysis and to elucidate potential mechanisms using in vitro experiments. A two-sample Mendelian randomisation (MR) ana…

BackgroundTransumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (TU-LESS) has been widely used in multiple gynecological fields, but the report on its use during during pregnancy is limited. This study aimed to assess the safety and feasibili…

BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is characterized by ectopic endometrial tissue, which causes dysmenorrhea, menstruation, and infertility, significantly impairing quality of life. Current treatments-including medications, surgery, and interventional…

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is identified as a severe chronic immune-related disorder in pancreas, including two subtypes. In this study, pancreatic lesions in patients diagnosed as either type 1 AIP or type 2 AIP are examined, and these …

BACKGROUND: Ovarian aging is the main cause of reduced reproductive life span, yet its metabolic profiles remain poorly understood. This study aimed to reveal the metabolic homogeneity and heterogeneity between physiological and pathologica…

INTRODUCTION: The primary clinical challenge associated with follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) lies in accurately diagnosing the condition, particularly in distinguishing it with follicular thyroid adenoma (FTA) due to their overlapping cy…

This study aims to examine the specific relationships between gut, oral, and vaginal microbiota and the frozen embryo transfer (FET) process. Patients undergoing fertility treatment who met the inclusion criteria were included in this study…

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BACKGROUND: Uterine leiomyosarcoma(uLMS) is a rare malignant tumor with low clinical specificity and poor prognosis.There are many studies related to uLMS, however, there is still a lack of metrological analyses with generalization. This st…

BACKGROUND: Diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) is clinically characterized by a decrease in the number of available ovarian follicles and a decline in the quality of oocytes, accompanied by hormonal changes. Low quality of DOR oocyte leads to…

Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome (HWWS) is a rare congenital genitourinary abnormality defined by uterine didelphys, obstructed hemivagina, and ipsilateral urological anomalies. Accurate diagnosis and prompt commencement of therapy can be …

OBJECTIVE: While infertility affects about 15% of women during their reproductive years, its long-term impact on stroke mortality after this period remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the association between infertility and stro…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the mechanism of Bushen Huoxue decoction (, BSHXD) to treat endometriosis-induced infertility. MEDHODS: The main compounds of BSHXD were determined by high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC…

PURPOSE: This study investigated the clinicopathological features and surgical procedures of adnexal masses with abdominal pain in pediatric and adolescent patients. Our objective was to better define the clinical presentation of adnexal to…

Objective： To investigate the effect of HIFU treatment for uterine fibroids and adenomyosis on coagulation indicators. Design： Retrospective cohort study. Setting： Shanghai First Maternal and Infant Hospital. opulation or Sample： 1189 patie…

BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is a common benign gynecological disease. Patients often experience abnormal uterine bleeding, dysmenorrhea, and infertility. Percutaneous microwave ablation (PMWA) is a minimally invasive method used for treating ad…

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INTRODUCTION: Cardiac arrest during pregnancy is receiving increasing attention. However, there are few reports on cardiac arrest in nonpregnant women caused by abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB). We report a case in which extracorporeal cardi…

BACKGROUND: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a complication of pregnancy associated with numerous adverse outcomes. There may be a potential link between GDM and arsenic (As) exposure, but this hypothesis remains controversial. This m…

OBJECTIVES: Pregnancy outcomes of different ovarian stimulation protocols for in vitro fertilisation/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) in patients with adenomyosis are not explicit. This meta-analysis aimed to systematically evalu…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is delineated as a benign yet steroid-dependent disorder characterized by the ectopic presence of endometrial glandular and stromal cells outside the uterine cavity, affecting estimated 10%-15% of women of reprod…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the etiological distribution of hydronephrosis caused by upper urinary tract obstruction in adult patients and to improve the diagnostic accuracy for this condition. METHODS: The clinical information of adult pati…