American journal of translational research

OBJECTIVES: To analyze the correlation between age and sperm DNA fragmentation index (DFI), and determine whether the number of eggs retrieved from the female partner was associated with the impact of sperm DFI on clinical pregnancy rates. …

OBJECTIVES: Since patients with borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs) are relatively young with good survival rates, conservative surgery is prioritized as a therapeutic intervention. However, the high recurrence rate of this tumor remains an is…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the therapeutic efficacy of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system combined with turtle shell decocted pills for endometriosis and their effect on cellular immune function. METHODS: Clinical data of 118 pati…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the difference in clinical efficacy and safety of transvaginal and transumbilical single port laparoscopy for endometrial cancer. METHODS: We retrospectively included 100 endometrial cancer patients who were admitted …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate whether curcumin has a therapeutic effect on endometriosis (EM) and to determine the specific mechanism. METHODS: Network pharmacology was used to obtain the core targets of curcumin for …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the diagnostic and prognostic values of coagulation-related factors in endometriosis and explore the risk factors for the recurrence after treatment. METHODS: Forty-eight patients with endometriosis admitted to th…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine on intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients undergoing gynecological laparoscopic surgery in Trendelenburg position through ultrasonographic measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONS…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of intrauterine infusion on platelet-rich plasma on hormone levels and endometrial receptivity of patients with repeated embryo implantation failure (RIF). METHODS: A total of 64 patients with repeated impl…

PURPOSE: To investigate the efficacy and safety of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) ablation for abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) due to uterine leiomyoma or adenomyosis. METHODS: In total, thirty patients with …

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and infertility are the common characteristics of endometriosis. Macrophages and related inflammation play important roles in endometriosis pain. TRPV1 and TRPA1 form a heteromeric channel which is related to endom…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the mechanism of Thunberg Fritillaria in treating endometriosis (EMs) based on network pharmacology and the effect of Peiminine on the MEK/ERK pathway. METHODS: We applied Chinese medicine system pharmacology analysis…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of vasopressin injection technique (VIT) on ovarian reserve in laparoscopic cystectomy of bilateral ovarian endometrioma. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 122 patients with bilateral ovarian endometrioma …

The WNT-beta-catenin pathway (WP) is one of the major oncogenic pathways in solid tumors. Wnt beta-catenin pathway plays a unique role in a wide range of endometrial dysfunctions, from embryo implantation failure to severe pathogenic change…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of health education via clinical nursing pathway (CNP) on self-care agency, quality of life, negative emotions and nursing satisfaction among patients with ovarian carcinoma. METHODS: The clinical data …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical application of gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist (GnRH-ant) in patients with failed pregnancy assisted by the previous long-term regimen during early follicular phase (EFP). METHODS: A total o…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the effect of COX-2 selective inhibitor (celecoxib) on adenomyosis and its mechanism. METHODS: By establishing a mouse model of adenomyosis and using celecoxib to treat adenomyosis, newly born female …

The relevance of stem cell-derived exosomes has been implicated in necrotizing enterocolitis, while the involvement of serum-derived exosomes from children with Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis (HAEC) in pathogenesis of HAEC remains un…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is an illness caused by the presence of foci of endometrial implants outside the uterine cavity. Laparoscopy (minimally invasive surgical method) is considered as the definitive treatment for Endometriosis. METH…

ObjectiveTo explore the improvement of quality of life of patients with pelvic inflammatory disease by comprehensive nursing intervention.MethodsAltogether 118 patients with pelvic inflammatory disease admitted to our hospital from February…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the effect of miR-451 on IVF/ICSI-ET outcome in endometriosis patients with infertility. METHODS: Eighty patients with endometriosis and infertility who came to our hospital for IVF/ICSI-ET from Febru…

OBJECTIVE: This research was designed to probe into the clinical significance of anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) levels in early missed abortion. METHODS: Forty-six women with early missed abortions treated in our hospital from October 2018 t…

Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) due to primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is secondary to progressive pancytopenia, which is a rare and difficult to treat condition. We report this case with the aim of sharing our experiences and exploring a safe a…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether high-mobility group box-1 induces cell proliferation, invasion and mediates inflammation in ectopic human endometrial stromal cells through Toll-like receptor 4. METHODS: Ectopic endometrial specimens were…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the molecular mechanism of PPARγ impacting the paroxysm of endometriosis. METHODS: Immunohistochemistry, qRT-PCR and Western Blot were used to determine the expression level of PPARγ and MAT2A in Eu, Ec and normal…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed at exploring the diagnostic values and pathological conditions of serum HGF and CA199 in endometriosis (EMT). METHODS: From May 2017 to January 2019, 86 patients with EMT, who were admitted to our hospital, were…