Lin Xu

Background: Smoking may impair female reproductive health, but its causal role remains unclear. This study evaluated the causal associations of smoking initiation, lifetime smoking index, and smoking cessation with 15 female reproductive di…

OBJECTIVES: Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), a steroid progesterone, is widely used to treat endometriosis, menstrual disorders, and uterine bleeding in clinical practice. However, the safety profile of MPA requires comprehensive evaluati…

BACKGROUND: In-vitro-fertilization (IVF) failure rates remain above 65% with unknown causes. Uterine receptivity, largely determined by uterine peristalsis, is believed to play a key role in the IVF success. Accurate assessment of uterine p…

Endometriosis (EMS) is a complex gynecological disorder whose pathogenesis remains poorly understood, with lipid metabolism, immune regulation, and inflammation likely playing pivotal roles. This Mendelian randomization study investigates c…

PURPOSE: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is currently recognized as a condition that affects several systems in the body, including the reproductive, endocrine, and cardiovascular systems. Prevalent among teenagers and women of reproductiv…

The prostate is a vital accessory gonad in the mammalian male reproductive system. With the ever-increasing proportion of the population over 60 years of age worldwide, the incidence of prostate diseases, such as benign prostatic hyperplasi…

Mesonephric-like adenocarcinoma is a new class of rare subtypes of the female reproductive system. Its clinical symptoms are similar to other types of ovarian tumors. The diagnosis is based on pathological and immunohistochemical methods. T…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the association between age at surgery and recurrence rate of endometrioma. Data sources PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched up to October 2019. METHODS: We determined the pooled relative risk (RR) a…

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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive subtype of breast cancer without effective targeted drugs. While breast cancer patients often use acupuncture for the relief of cancer-induced pain or the side effects of chemo- or…

Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger (NCX) plays important roles in cardiac electrical activity and calcium homeostasis. NCX current (I(NCX)) shows transmural gradient across left ventricle in many species. Previous studies demonstrated that NCX expressi…

BACKGROUND: p53 tumour suppressor gene Arg72Pro polymorphism has been associated with endometriosis. However, the current available data were inconsistent. We performed this meta-analysis to estimate the association between p53 Arg72Pro pol…

Objective: To study the expression of E-cad and MMP-2 in human adenomyosis and to explore the correlation between the expression and pathogenesis of human adenomyosis.Methods: Immunohistochemical S-P method was employed to detect the expres…

In order to find out the possible function of Beta-endorphin(β-EP) in the aetiology of endometriosis-associated-infertility(EAI) and to develop a new way to treat the EAI, we measured the concentration of β-EP in the blood of EAI and endome…