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OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of microwave ablation (MWA) in treating uterine myoma and adenomyosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty premenopausal women aged 30-45 years, diagnosed with symptomatic …
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the effect of dienogest on urinary symptoms and sexual functioning within a 6-month follow-up period. METHODS: We recruited 22 women with symptoms with dysmenorrhea, deep dyspareunia, and dyschezia accompanied with …
Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is not only a chronic urinary bladder pain syndrome but is also associated with multifactorial etiology. Our study aimed to test the hypothesis that IC/BPS is associated with subsequent i…
With the advance of minimally invasive surgery (MIS), the surgical trends of hysterectomy changed significantly during past 2 decades. Total number (age-standardized) of all types of hysterectomy decreased, which may be due to the availabil…
OBJECTIVE: Clinical outcomes of 500 high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)-treated uterine fibroids and adenomyosis are analyzed and presented. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective cross-sectional analysis from a single tertiar…
Endometriosis is considered a high risk factor for the development of ovarian carcinoma, including clear cell and endometrioid malignancies. The mechanism by which endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer (EAOC) avoids anti-tumor immune surv…
Phthalates--substances used in the manufacture of plastics--are considered as possible human carcinogens and tumor-promoting agents. The worldwide annual production of plastics surpassed 300 million tons in 2010. Plastics are an indispensab…
ObjectiveTo elucidate the role of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) on cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression and invasion of endometrioma-derived ectopic endometrial mesenchymal stem cells (EN-MSCs) and to develop an organoid method to study the invasiv…
ObjectiveTo elucidate the role of endometrial stem-progenitor cells in the etiology of endometriosis and to develop an animal model to study the invasion ability of endometrial cells.DesignGene expression and cell function studies were desi…
OBJECTIVE: Abdominal wall endometriosis is rare, with an incidence of 0.03-0.47% following cesarean delivery. STUDY DESIGN: The study reviewed abdominal wall endometriomas during an 8-year period in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecolo…
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to test whether the COMT, CYP1A1 and CYP17 genes influence the risk of developing adenomyosis and endometriosis. METHODS: We conducted two case-control studies, where the cases (n = 198) had either of th…
The objective of this study was to compare the results of a modified laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) procedure, using light-endorsed transvaginal section by two puncture trocars, with those of total abdominal hysterect…
We compare the surgical results of 60 women undergoing laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) and 41 having total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) under the indications of uterine fibroids or adenomyosis. With similar specimen…