Archives of gynecology and obstetrics

PURPOSE: Endometriosis is a common chronic gynecological disease greatly affecting women health. Prior studies have implicated that dysferlin (DYSF) aberration might be involved in the pathogenesis of ovarian endometriosis. In the present s…

Endometriosis (EM) in reproductive females has an incidence of 6-10% and greatly affects female fertility, quality of life, and long-term health. The gut microbiota can affect the physiological and pathological processes of humans through v…

PURPOSE: Despite patients' widespread use and acceptance of complementary and integrative medicine (IM), few data are available regarding health-care professionals' current implementation of it in clinical routine. A national survey was con…

PURPOSE: Vaginal cuff dehiscence (VCD) is one of the major surgical complications following hysterectomy with data on incidence rates varying largely and studies assessing risk factors being sparse with contradictive results. The aim of thi…

PURPOSE: The aims of this study were to determine the incidence of intraoperative and postoperative complications of laparoscopic gynecological interventions and to identify risk factors for such complications. METHODS: All patients who un…

Endometrial receptivity is a decisive factor in human reproduction. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is one of the first embryonic signals that precedes the implantation by trophoblast invasion into the endometrium. Meta-analysis of rando…

PURPOSE: Endometriosis is defined as a common gynecologic and inflammatory disease. Transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1) gene and its protein level might play a role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. The present study aimed for th…

PURPOSE: To investigate whether there is a relationship between the VEGF polymorphisms and idiopathic heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB-E)Query. METHODS: Sixty-five patients diagnosed with HMB-E according to the FIGO classification system and …

PURPOSE: Adenomyosis is a diffuse or localized disease. Our previous study has indicated that tanshinone IIA (TSIIA) inhibits the proliferation, migration, and induces apoptosis of ectopic endometrial stromal cells (EESCs) of adenomyosis. H…

PURPOSE: To evaluate whether laparoscopic treatment with a diode laser is feasible, safe, and effective in symptomatic patients affected by deep endometriosis (DE). METHODS: This retrospective study was performed using medical record data.…

PURPOSE: To investigate whether CD73 had a role in the pathogenesis of polypoid endometriosis. METHODS: Our study included 15 cases of polypoid endometriosis, which were diagnosed between 2005 and 2019. Clinical findings were gathered from…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the effect of ultrasound-diagnosed adenomyosis on assisted pregnancy outcomes, i.e., in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study of 18,568 women…

INTRODUCTION: Several studies have assessed the histological co-existence of endometrial carcinoma (EC) and adenomyosis. However, the significance of this association is still unclear. OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of adenomyosis in …

PURPOSE: The rates of hysterectomy are falling worldwide, and the surgical approach is undergoing a major change. To avoid abdominal hysterectomy, a minimally invasive approach has been implemented. Due to the increasing rates of subtotal h…

PURPOSE: Exploring potential risk factors for OMA recurrence, thereby contributing to the individual management of the disease and improving the patients' prognosis. METHODS: Data sources PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, CNKI, and Wan…

OBJECTIVE: To observe the levels of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in blood, peritoneal fluid, ectopic endometrial tissue, and ectopic endometrial stromal cells of patien…

BACKGROUND: Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) are often used to aid fertility in women with endometrioma; however, the implications of endometrioma on …

PURPOSE: Uterine angiomyolipoma (AML) is a rare condition involving benign tumors composed of varying proportions of blood vessels, fat, and epithelioid or spindled smooth muscle cells. We analyzed the clinicopathological features, diagnosi…

PURPOSE: To analyze the follow-up results of patients suffering from symptomatic early-stage endometriosis after a consistent laparoscopic peritoneal stripping of the altered peritoneum (peritoneal endometriosis and surrounding inflamed tis…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the association between age at surgery and recurrence rate of endometrioma. Data sources PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched up to October 2019. METHODS: We determined the pooled relative risk (RR) a…

PURPOSE: Adenomyosis is a benign uterine disease resulting from the myometrial invasion of the endometrial gland and stroma. In the current study, angiogenesis, apoptosis and energy metabolism were investigated in adenomyosis. METHODS: A r…

PURPOSE: Deep ovarian endometriosis surgery is likely to be associated with diffuse bleeding, intraoperative ovarian tissue destruction and perioperative adhesion formation. A new surgical approach is hereby proposed to avoid the negative s…

PURPOSE: This study aimed to explore whether estrogen-related receptors α (ERRα) can prognosticate the occurrence and development of ovarian endometriosis (EMs) as a non-invasive biomarker. METHODS: The ectopic and its' correspond eutopic …

PURPOSE: Infertility is a debilitating situation that millions of women around the world suffer from, but the causal relationship between infertility and endometriosis is still unclear. We hypothesize that the immune cell populations of ute…