Fertility and sterility

OBJECTIVE: To assess uterine peristalsis using cine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with different degrees of endometrial fibrosis. DESIGN: A prospective observational cohort study. SUBJECTS: A total of 75 patients with sever…

OBJECTIVE: To address the reporting of minimal clinically important differences (MCIDs) in the published literature and investigate the utility of absolute and relative differences when defining this parameter. DESIGN: Expert opinion. SUB…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of various ultrasound morphologies of rectosigmoid endometriosis (RSE) nodules according to the International Deep Endometriosis Analysis consensus, and their potential association with distinct clin…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of relugolix combination therapy in women with uterine fibroids (UFs) and concomitant ultrasound-diagnosed adenomyosis. DESIGN: This post hoc analysis used pooled data from completers of the pivotal LIBERTY…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate first, the association between endometriosis and preterm birth; second, the associations between endometriosis and preeclampsia, placenta previa, postpartum hemorrhage, stillbirth, and small-for-gestational-age inf…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of using hyperspectral imaging for endometrial evaluation as a potential minimally invasive method to identify the window of implantation within the same embryo transfer cycle. DESIGN: Prospective stu…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the adequate ovarian follicular development and oocyte recovery between ovarian potential (antral follicle count [AFC]) before the start of ovarian stimulation (OS) and oocyte quantity and quality at oocyte retrieval. A…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the presence of Fusobacterium spp. and Fusobacterium nucleatum in eutopic endometrial samples from women with endometriosis compared with controls, and assess their association with the disease. DESIGN: Retrospective…

OBJECTIVE: To create a novel, more advanced in vitro model of human endometrium, using so-called assembloids, looking to explore endometrial receptivity in adenomyosis. DESIGN: Evaluation of assembloid responsiveness to hormonal stimulatio…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the occurrence of multiple gestation birth and perinatal adverse outcomes in pregnancies resulting from clomiphene citrate (CC) treatment compared with nonexposed pregnancies. DESIGN: Nationwide cohort study in a uni…

OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate a successful laparoscopic removal of endometriosis from within the inguinal canal via a step-by-step video explanation, underscore the importance of pre-operative MRI imaging, and provide education on anatomy and surg…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the peri-operative considerations and surgical steps for a laparoscopic segmental resection for colorectal endometriosis, using a nerve-sparing, mesentery-sparing, and natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) techni…