Atherosclerosis is a leading cause of cardiovascular diseases, causing significant morbidity and mortality. This review article examines the role of lactate and lactylation in atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease closely linked t…
BACKGROUND: Predicting clinical pregnancy outcomes in patients with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) remains challenging owing to the unique characteristics of th…
BACKGROUND: Some infertile women can undergo spontaneous conception after 4-dimensional hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography (4D-HyCoSy). However, advised period of expectant management after HyCoSy for different tubal patency was rarely rec…
PURPOSE: To explore the early diagnostic value of superb microvascular imaging (SMI) features within the rotator cuff gap for frozen shoulder. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This prospective study enrolled patients with acute early-stage frozen sho…
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported inconsistent results regarding blastocyst selection with a high day 3 (D3) cell number and the eventual pregnancy outcomes. Thus, in this study, the relationship between the D3 cell number and clin…
BACKGROUND: Although numerous studies have illustrated the connection between gut microbiota and endometriosis, a conspicuous gap exists in research focusing on the pathogenesis of endometriosis at various sites and its linkage with inferti…
BACKGROUND: To explore the role of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) in predicting the need to step up recombinant FSH (rFSH) dose following long GnRH agonist protocol in IVF/ICSI cycles of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) women. METHODS: Thi…
BACKGROUND: Hyperparathyroidism-Jaw Tumor (HPT-JT) is caused by inactivating germline mutations of CDC73. This hereditary disease can present with a range of symptoms. Jaw ossifying fibroma (OF) is one of the most important clinical present…
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) progression involves abnormal insulin signaling. SH2 domain-containing adaptor protein (Lnk) may be an important regulator of the insulin signaling pathway. We investigated whether Lnk was involved in insuli…
OBJECTIVE: Clinicopathological characteristics and possible prognostic factors among women with endometrioid epithelial ovarian cancer (EEOC) with or without concurrent endometriosis were investigated. STUDY DESIGN: A search of medical cha…
OBJECTIVE: To explore the association between epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and common benign gynecological disorders. STUDY DESIGN: The medical records of 226 patients with EOC treated at Peking Union Medical College Hospital between Ma…
OBJECTIVES: To explore the differences between women with endometriosis associated ovarian cancer and typical epithelial ovarian cancer. STUDY DESIGN: The medical charts of total 226 patients with epithelial ovarian cancer treated at Pekin…