Jian Huang

BACKGROUND: The relationship between serum levels of carotenoids and endometriosis remains largely unknown. The aim of this study is to assess the association between serum levels of major carotenoids (α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthi…

OBJECTIVE: To identify the risk factors associated with dysmenorrhea in adenomyosis and to discuss the potential hormone-based understanding of pain mechanisms. STUDY DESIGN: Adenomyosis patients with mild or no dysmenorrhea (n = 40, Group…

Minimally invasive surgery for complex endometriosis requires preoperative planning that intimately connects the gynecologic surgeon to the radiologist. Understanding the surgeon's perspective to endometriosis treatment facilitates a produc…

Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) are a class of structurally diverse compounds, which have been extensively used to treat hormone-responsive cancers due to their unique partially agonistic and antagonistic properties toward es…

BackgroundThe association of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms to the lumbar degenerative disc disease has been previously studied; however, the role of VDR gene polymorphisms in cervical spondylosis remains unknown.MethodsOne hun…

ObjectiveTo investigate the coexistence of endometriosis in women presenting with symptomatic leiomyomas.DesignRetrospective study.SettingTertiary university medical center.Patient(s)We reviewed the medical records of 131 patients who under…

Study objectiveWe aim to describe the clinical characteristics and the principles of combined laparoscopic and thoracoscopic management of women with diaphragmatic endometriosis at our institution.DesignCase series (Canadian Task Force Clas…

OBJECTIVE: To detect the expression of aromatase P450 and estrogen receptor (ER) in eutopic and ectopic endometrium in endometriosis and their correlation with endometriosis. METHODS: Forty patients who had undergone operation because of en…