Ben-Shian Huang

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether a maintenance levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system is effective for preventing the recurrence of postoperative adenomyosis-related symptoms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 2005 through December 2…

Endometriosis is a multifactorial inflammatory disease with persistent activation of the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signalling pathway. Aberrant adhesion of endometrium is the essential step in the progression of endometriosis, but the molec…

BACKGROUND: According to 3 randomized trials, the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system significantly reduced recurrent endometriosis-related pelvic pain at postoperative year 1. Only a few studies have evaluated the long-term effect…

This study was conducted to determine the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among women with endometriosis in Taiwan. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan. A total of 2…

OBJECTIVE: Low-dose add-back therapy during postoperative GnRH agonist treatment could lower the risk of add-back-induced endometriosis recurrence and reduce treatment dropout compared with a regular dose. However, the effect of low-dose ad…

Adenomyosis is a hormone-related disease that affects 10–66% of women, and women with this disorder suffer from menorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, abnormal uterine bleeding, and/or infertility. Regarding the etiology of the disease, th…

OBJECTIVE: There is a possible correlation between endometriosis and an increased risk of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), but many uncertainties remain, including race, exposure or surveillance time, and surgical confirmation. Therefore, w…

BACKGROUND: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) occurs in women during their reproductive age with a quite negative impact on their daily lives. Women with PMS experience a wide range of physical or psychological symptoms and seek treatment for the…

Adenomyosis is an oestrogen-dependent disease characterized by the invasion of endometrial epithelial cells into the myometrium of uterus, and angiogenesis is thought to be required for the implantation of endometrial glandular tissues duri…

Adenomyosis of the uterus is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue, including glands and stroma, situated at least 2.5 mm below the endometrial-myometrial junction and widely distributed within the myometrium layer of the uterus. Th…

OBJECTIVE: This paper reports the long-term follow-up (62-83 months) of women with unexplained subfertility secondary to severe adenomyosis treated with the combination of conservative surgery and gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist (GnR…