OBJECTIVE: To evaluate HIF2α polymorphisms and glucose metabolism in a group of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or unexplained infertility (UI). PATIENTS: The infertile group (n=148) consisted of 96 women with PCOS, 52 women wi…
Abstract Objective: To evaluate HIF2α polymorphisms and glucose metabolism in a group of women with and without infertility. Design: Case–control study. Setting: Female infertility patients who visited this reproductive center and age-match…
BACKGROUND: Estrogen is involved in the pathophysiological process of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), in which epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays an important role. Upregulation of aquaporin (AQP) 5, which is directly activat…
PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility of enhanced T2 star-weighted angiography (ESWAN) in differentiating endometrial from non-endometrial cysts. METHODS: Forty-nine patients with 60 histopathologically proven ovarian cystic lesions underwe…