Oxytocin is commonly administered during caesarean delivery (CD) to prevent postpartum haemorrhage as an initial bolus followed by a maintenance dose. Nearly half of perinatal centres in Japan utilise intramyometrial (IMY) oxytocin. IMY oxy…
BackgroundAcanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a sight-threatening corneal infection that may initially lack typical epithelial or perineural findings and mimic other infectious or inflammatory anterior segment disorders. Endotheliitis-like prese…
Catamenial pneumothorax (CP) is a rare form of spontaneous pneumothorax associated with thoracic endometriosis. We report a case of CP with histologically proven diaphragmatic endometriosis successfully managed by combined surgical resectio…
BACKGROUND: Pregnant and postpartum women face an increasing risk of severe complications due to pathophysiological changes, advanced maternal age, obesity, and reproductive technologies. Globally, maternal mortality remains a critical conc…
Cadmium may act like an estrogen and be a potential risk factor for estrogen-related diseases such as breast cancer and endometriosis. Here, we tested the hypothesis that higher cadmium exposure is associated with endometriosis among infert…