Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology

OBJECTIVE: High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy is a noninvasive alternative to conventional abdominal surgery in obstetrics and gynecology. The aim of this study is to evaluate the reduction of pain intensity with bowel manipul…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the T-cadherin, E-cadherin, PR and ER staining levels of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) tissue, ovarian endometriomas and normal endometrial tissues. MATERIALS AND METHODS: DIE tissue of 24 cases, endometrioma …

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is a bothersome disease affected women worldwide, the mechanism of disease development is still under investigation. Several inflammatory responses after clinical hyaluronic acid (HA) use were reported. Cyclooxygena…

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…

OBJECTIVE: Ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (USg-HIFU) has emerged in recent years as the new treatment modality for uterine myomas and adenomyosis with the advantages of being non-invasive, safe and effective. As its uti…

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the long-term rates of depression after oophorectomy for benign gynecological conditions with or without comorbidities. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective cohort study examined data from the Nation…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to discuss the clinical characteristics and the prognosis of surgically diagnosed endometriosis complicated by endometrial polyps and investigate the association between pregnancy outcomes during subsequ…

OBJECTIVE: We present detection of paternal origin of fetal trisomy 18 in a pregnancy conceived by assisted reproductive technology (ART) and in vitro fertilization (IVF). CASE REPORT: A 39-year-old woman underwent ART and IVF because of p…

Anomalies in the müllerian ducts are congenital alterations with more prevalence than it is imagined, varying from 0.5 to 6.7% in the general population and up to 16.7% in women with recurrent miscarriage. The main findings are primary amen…

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis-associated epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is a specific category of EOC, containing either endometrioid or clear cell carcinoma subtype. The characteristic of endometriosis-associated EOC includes an early stage at…

OBJECTIVE: Leiomyosarcoma and ovarian cancer are often diagnosed late due to the absence of initial symptoms. Patients seek help when abdominal distension occurs; this is associated with pelvic tumor and carcinomatosis. Initial imaging ofte…

OBJECTIVE: Primary objective is to identify risk factors of endometriotic-cyst associated ovarian cancer (EAOC). Secondary objective is to evaluate the clinical characteristics of EAOC patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective case-…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) and depression in primary infertile women with 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 (25-OH VD) deficiency undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF)-intracytoplasmic sperm injection (…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the pathogenesis of endometriosis (EMs) and to investigate the role of antioxidant therapy on autophagy and the outcome of EM…

OBJECTIVE: Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pall. is commonly used for treating bronchitis, painful menstruation, hemorrhoids, kidney stones, ulcers of the eyes, earache, and hardening and swelling of uterus. The European Medicines Agency reporte…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to observe the efficacy of Danefukang (DEFK) soft extract for the treatment of symptoms associated with endometriosis, and its effect on quality of life, the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to explore the effect of miR-146b expression and variants on endometriosis and its associated pain symptom. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Genotyping and expression of miR-146b was performed on 74 endometriosis…

OBJECTIVE: Ovarian endometrioma is a cyst composed of endometrial tissue and is present in 20%-40% of patients with endometriosis. Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent benign and chronic gynecological disease that affects women of reprodu…

OBJECTIVE: To report a rare case of polypoid endometriosis with initial impression of ovarian cancer and review the published literature about this disease. CASE REPORT: A 23-year-old female presented with sudden onset of acute lower abdom…

OBJECTIVE: To share our experience of transition from multiport to single-site robotic surgery for benign gynecological conditions as well as to assess the selection criteria of candidates for robotic single-site supracervical hysterectomy …

OBJECTIVES: We assessed the usefulness of ultrasonography (USG) findings of adenomyosis during pregnancy in the prediction of subsequent preterm delivery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included consecutive pregnant women who underwent first tr…