Jie Duan

Adenomyosis is a prevalent disorder of the archimetra, historically conflated with endometriosis but possessing a unique pathobiological trajectory. This review synthesises current molecular evidence to propose a unified mechanistic framewo…

PURPOSE: Although the clinical effect of dienogest for endometriosis after conservative surgery has been proven, the cost-effectiveness of this new pharmacotherapy remains to be determined. We aimed to assess the health economic implication…

RESEARCH QUESTION: Recent research has shown that endometriotic lesions are essentially wounds that undergo repeated tissue injury and repair, which results in epithelial-mesenchymal transition, fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transdifferentiat…

We have recently shown that platelets play important roles in development of endometriosis and proposed that endometriotic lesions are essentially wounds that undergo repeated tissue injury and repair (ReTIAR). Further investigation indicat…

Smooth muscle metaplasia (SMM) and fibrotic tissues are frequently seen in endometriotic lesions, yet the mechanisms underlying their formation are poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the roles of activated platelets in drivin…

STUDY QUESTION: Do platelets play any role in the development of endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Activated platelets aggregate in endometriotic lesions and play important roles in the development of endometriosis. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Plat…