The increasing association of insulin resistance (IR) with severe mental illnesses has a lot of importance to mental health and metabolism. Researching the association between IR indices and anxiety is quite fragmented. This study included …
Abstract Background: Catamenial pneumothorax is a rare form of spontaneous pneumothorax that occurs in reproductive-age women in temporal association with menstruation. It is the most common thoracic manifestation of endometriosis syndro…
Gallbladder carcinoma, among the most prevalent malignancies of the biliary system, often presents with insidious early symptoms. Delayed diagnosis of incidental gallbladder carcinoma frequently leads to therapeutic delays, significantly co…
BACKGROUND: Ovarian preservation in premenopausal patients with endometrial cancer remains challenging due to the potential presence of concurrent adnexal malignancy. To support surgical decision-making, we developed an interpretable machin…
Oxidative stress, defined as an imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and antioxidant defenses, plays a critical role in female reproductive health, particularly in ovarian function. This review provides a comprehensive…
BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhea is a cramping pain during menstrual period and the leading cause for recurrent short-term school absenteeism among adolescent girls. However, evidence on the factors associated with the occurrence of dysmenorrhea, s…
Anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS) is a rare autoimmune condition characterized by the presence of anti-aminoacyl tRNA synthetase (ARS) antibodies and systemic features such as interstitial lung disease and myositis. Although autoimmune disorde…
Ferroptosis is a potential target for the treatment of endometriosis (EMs). The role of andrographolide (AP) in the ferroptosis has gradually attracted attention, but its mechanism of action in endometriosis has not been clarified. Here we …
BACKGROUND: Spontaneous heterotopic pregnancy is an uncommon and possibly serious problem characterized by maternities at unique implantation sites, with only one occurring in the intrauterine cavity. Its incidence is approximately 1 in 30,…
Reproductive longevity is essential for female fertility and healthy aging; however, the role of stress response, especially stress granule accumulation, in ovarian aging remains elusive and interventions are lacking. Here, we identified de…
This study aims to investigate the association between multidimensional frailty phenotypes and recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) in reproductive-aged women. This cross-sectional study analyzed data from 6,438 reproductive-aged women participat…
Cellular metabolism is an intricate network satisfying bioenergetic and biosynthesis requirements of cells. Relevant studies have been constantly making inroads in our understanding of pathophysiology, and inspiring development of therapeut…
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory disease. The pathogenesis of endometriosis is affected by numerous factors including immune, endocrine, genetic, and environmental influences. The relative and absolute levels of v…
Immune dysregulation has long been proposed to be associated with adenomyosis, but the underlying mediators and mechanisms remain largely unexplored. Here, we used flow cytometry to investigate the alterations in immune cell subsets in aden…
Abstract Study question Is there dysregulation of immune cells in the local uterine microenvironment of patients with adenomyosis? If any, what’s the underlying mediators and mechanisms? Summary answer Increased CD8+ T-cell exhaustion due t…
Endocrine disruptors as risk factors for endometrial cancer (EC) are positively correlated with serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels. Additionally, increased FSH is associated with EC. However, its exact mechanism is not yet clea…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether cystectomy or ablation for endometrioma has less impact on ovarian reserve as evaluated by antral follicle count (AFC) and antimüllerian hormone (AMH) levels. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis. …
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to explore related clinical pregnancy outcome factors in intrauterine insemination (IUI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The clinical data of 3984 IUI cycles in 1862 couples experiencing infertility who …
Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is a congenital disorder characterized by congenital absence of both the uterus and vagina. Some patients require surgery to create a neovagina, however, the preservation of a nonfunctional rud…
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules bind peptides originated from cellular synthesis and present them at the cell surface for recognition by receptors on immune cells like T lymphocytes, natural killer (NK) cells or mast cells.…
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Ermiao fang (EMF) is a traditional Chinese medicinal herbal formula from ancient times and recorded in the pharmacopeia of the People's Republic of China. It is composed of two typical Chinese herbal medicine…
BACKGROUND: Guizhi Fuling pill, a famous traditional Chinese herbal formula, has been widely used for treatment of gynecological diseases. This meta-analysis sought to evaluate the add-on effect of Guizhi Fuling capsule (GZFL) to mifepristo…
To investigate correlation between abnormal replicative senescence of endometrial gland epithelial cells (EGECs) in shedding and non-shedding endometria and endometriosis cyst during menstruation. Musashi-1 expression, β-catenin expression,…
Ovarian cancer (OC) is the second most common gynecologic malignancy. A clinical observational study was performed to investigate whether indicators that assess the risk of metastasis can identify recurrence earlier in OC patients. By succe…