Chronic pain remains a major clinical challenge, creating a need for safe, non-pharmacological interventions. This narrative mini-review examines two light-based approaches that differ in their sites of action and treatment parameters: visu…
Uterine leiomyomas, or fibroids, are the most common benign tumors in women. Despite this, the patient and healthcare burdens are immense. Symptoms include heavy and irregular bleeding, anemia, and impacts on fertility. Treatment options ar…
A successful pregnancy relies on the proper cellular, biochemical, and mechanical functions of the uterus. A comprehensive understanding of nonpregnant and pregnant uterine mechanical properties is key to understanding different obstetric a…
INTRODUCTION: Minimally invasive techniques have been widely adopted for hysterectomy, including Transumbilical Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Surgery (TU-LESS) and Transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES). Howeve…
A successful pregnancy relies on the proper cellular, biochemical, and mechanical functions of the uterus. A comprehensive understanding of uterine mechanical properties during pregnancy is key to understanding different gynecological and o…
The uterus has critical biomechanical functions in pregnancy and undergoes dramatic material growth and remodeling from implantation to parturition. The intrinsic material properties of the human uterus and how they evolve in pregnancy are …
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis (EMs) is an enigmatic disease of yet-unknown pathogenesis. Disulfidptosis, a novel identified form of programmed cell death resulting from disulfide stress, stands a chance of treating diverse ailments. However, th…
Adenomyosis is a common, non-neoplastic, chronic gynecologic disorder that is detected in 5% to 70% of hysterectomy specimens. It is characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma within the myometrium, and it occurs…
Objective:To investigate the value of MRI in the diagnosis of adenomyosis.Methods:MRI findings of 28 cases with surgically and histologically proved adenomyosis were retrospectively analyzed.Results:Definite diagnosis was made in 28 cases b…
Objective To analyze the MRI manifestations of adenomyosis and correlations between MRI manifestations and clinical symptoms.Materials and Methods Clinical data and MRI findings of 54 patients with adenomyosis confirmed by histopathology we…
PAX8 is a nuclear transcription factor with limited expression in normal and neoplastic tissues in a cell lineage-dependent manner. PAX8 has been detected in embryonic Müllerian ducts, human fallopian tubes, and ovarian carcinomas. However,…