Heng‐Kien Au

ORCID: 0000-0002-1031-4447 · 9 papers in corpus
2025
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-025-04053-y

Menstrual disorders are common health concerns that can negatively impact psychological well-being. This study examined the mediating role of future anxiety in the relationship between various menstrual disorders and well-being.MethodsA cro…

review 2018
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms19082385

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease that affects up to 10% of women of reproductive age and accounts for up to 50% of female infertility cases. It has been highly associated with poorer outcomes of assisted reproduct…

article 2014
·doi:10.1158/1538-7445.am2014-5580

Abstract Endometriosis is the eutopic and/or ectopic growth of endometrial tissues. High levels of TGF-β in peritoneal fluid and increased expression of OCT4 have been well documented in endometriosis. However, the molecular mechanism betwe…

article 2013
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.11.033

ObjectiveTo identify the impact of the pluripotent transcription factor OCT4 in endometrial cell migration and endometriosis.DesignThe OCT4 expression and cell migration study.SettingResearch institution and reproductive medical clinic.Pati…

article 2005
·doi:10.1016/s1028-4559(09)60177-7

Bladder endometriosis is a rare disease with variable symptoms. No definite treatment for this disease has been documented due to its rarity. We present a case of bladder endometriosis mimicking a lower segment uterine adenomyoma. A 25-year…

review 2004
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology ·doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2004.03.003

Endometriosis is a benign but aggressive disease. It occurs when shed endometrium from the female reproductive tract grows at a site outside the uterus. The physiological changes in endometriosis-abnormal tissue growth, invasion, and adhesi…

article 2002
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)03093-x
article 2001
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)02444-x
article 2000
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(00)00941-9