Jie Gao

This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation (PMWA) and laparoscopic adenomyomectomy for the treatment of symptomatic uterine adenomyosis. We conducted a retrospective case–control…

BACKGROUND: Device expulsion is a common complication of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS), with a higher incidence among high-risk patients presenting with enlarged uterine cavities, cervical laxity or menorrhagia.…

The increasing prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic disorders is driving the application of sucralose in the food industry. However, its direct effects on the reproductive function have not been sufficiently investigated. Ch…

BACKGROUND: To evaluate risk factors of overall survival (OS) in patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (AEOC) and establish predictive models for predicting postoperative complete cytoreduction (R0 resection) in AEOC patients to …

BACKGROUND: Managing failure after an initial assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycle remains a significant clinical challenge. Clinicians often face a dilemma between repeating the index protocol, escalating gonadotropin (Gn) dosages,…

Endometriosis is a multifactorial gynecological disease, with angiogenesis as a key hallmark. The role of exosomal microRNAs (miRNAs) in endometriosis is not well understood. This study investigates differentially expressed exosomal miRNAs …

BACKGROUND Understanding the blood supply pattern of cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) can effectively help to determine the best choice of treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate the blood supply pattern and outcomes of patients wi…

STUDY QUESTION: What are the factors influencing the occurrence of monozygotic (MZ) twins in offspring conceived by assisted reproductive technology (ART)? SUMMARY ANSWER: Parental ages, the transfer of fresh versus frozen embryos, and the…

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate neonatal and children growth outcomes of cryotransfer of embryos developed from frozen gametes [double frozen transfer (DFT)]. METHODS: This nested case-control study included 6,705 women who had a si…

Background: Peritoneal fibrosis (PF) is an intractable complication in patients on long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD). Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is a key pro-fibrogenic factor involved in PD-associated PF, and endoglin, as a core…

BACKGROUND: Albeit oxidative stress has been implied in the pathogenesis of tubal pregnancy (TP), there are scant data to suggest that ferroptosis occurs in TP. Shikonin plays a pivotal role in redox status, but whether it can regulate ferr…

The early diagnosis and treatment of ectopic pregnancy (EP) remains a major challenge. Despite a known link between vaginal microbiota and female reproductive health, few studies have focused on the association between vaginal microbiota an…

Objective To report a rare case of repeated operation of polypoid endometriosis (PEM) in the cervix and vaginal canal. Methods The clinical materials of a case that PEM occurred in the cervix and vaginal canal was retrospectively ana…

BACKGROUND: Asthma and diabetes are both diseases that affect a wide range of people worldwide. As a common treatment for diabetes, metformin has also been reported to be effective in improving asthma outcomes. We conducted a combined analy…

ObjectiveThe relationship between serum progesterone and the first trimester pregnancy outcome of threatened abortion is still controversial. Therefore, we aimed to further study the association between these two parameters.MethodsThe prese…

Endometriosis (EMs) is one of the most common gynaecological diseases in women of childbearing age. Astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1) is associated with the invasion, migration, apoptosis and prognosis of various cancers. However, the roles…