Gregory W. Kirschen

ORCID: 0000-0002-7155-6546 · 6 papers in corpus
observational 2026
F&S science ·doi:10.1016/j.xfss.2026.06.002

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the immune cell and hormonal profile of menstrual effluent compared with paired peripheral blood. DESIGN: This descriptive, cross-sectional study collected menstrual effluent and processed it to isolate cellular …

observational 2026
Journal of clinical medicine ·doi:10.3390/jcm15051960

Background/Objectives: Over 600,000 hysterectomies are performed in the United States annually, with uterine fibroids being the most common indication. It remains unknown whether removal of the uterus is associated with poor cardiometabolic…

lab-animal 2025
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ·doi:10.1080/01443615.2025.2502083

BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is a common gynaecological condition where ectopic endometrial glands and stroma grow within the myometrium. This condition has a high clinical burden impacting those afflicted with debilitating symptoms including he…

other 2023
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1007/s43032-023-01215-x

Fibroids are common benign neoplasms in women and have recently been associated with cardiometabolic risk factors including hypertension. The objective of this study is to determine whether fibroid removal is associated with lower blood pre…

review 2023
Biology ·doi:10.3390/biology12040634

In recent years, transcriptomics has enabled us to gain a deeper understanding of fundamental reproductive physiology, including the menstrual cycle, through a more precise molecular analysis. The endometrial mRNA transcript levels fluctuat…

review 2021
Biology of reproduction ·doi:10.1093/biolre/ioab054

Emerging evidence supports the notion that inflammation fosters the development of common benign gynecologic disorders, including uterine leiomyoma, endometriosis, and adenomyosis. Numerous cytokines, chemokines, and growth and transcriptio…