Myoung Seok Han

Objective: This study aimed to introduce clinical experience using a new surgical technique, single-port access laparoscopic fundusectomy, a more efficient uterus-sparing surgical method for adenomyosis in patients with no plans for pregnan…

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. It affects approximately 5-10% of women of reproductive age. Endometriosis is associated with dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia and, often, severe pelvic pai…

Di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate (DEHP) accumulates in the environment, and its exposure is possibly associated with endocrine-related disease in women of reproductive age. The effects of DEHP on human endometrial cells are unknown. We treated h…

Our aim was to investigate whether celecoxib, a cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitor, decreases the in vitro proliferation of leiomyoma cells if the inflammatory pathway is blocked. Menstruation is an inflammation of uterus that produces cyto…

ObjectiveWe sought to evaluate the cumulative recurrence rate of endometrioma after a second-line, conservative, laparoscopic endometriotic cyst enucleation and to analyze the factors that influence the recurrence of endometrioma.Study desi…

ObjectiveThis study was performed to identify whether growth and differentiation factor-9 (GDF-9) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) expressions would be lower in the follicular fluid (FF) of those over age 35 who underwent IVF than…

Purpose: Abdominal actinomycosis is a rare chronic suppurative infectious disease, caused by a gram-positive bands Actinomyces israelii organism. The pathogens produces a characteristic granulomatous inflammatory fibrosis and mass lesion. A…

Objective : To understand the pathogenesis of adenomyosis through the immunohistochemical staining with bcl-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) antibody. Methods : We selected 45 cases of adenomyosis among the uterine specimens that we…