Natsuki Nakanishi

BACKGROUND: Assisted reproductive technology accounts for an increasing proportion of infertility treatments, and assessments to predict clinical pregnancy outcomes are desired. Extracellular vesicles exist in follicular fluid, and small no…

Ovarian endometrioma (OE) is a common gynecological disease that is often treated with surgery and hormonal treatment. However, ovarian cystectomy can impair the ovarian reserve (OR). Previously, we showed that perioperative administration …

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a complex syndrome characterized by an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory process that affects 10% of women of reproductive age. Ovarian endometriosis (OE) is the most common lesion in endometriosis and may…

Abstract Background Endometriosis is a complex syndrome characterized by an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory process that affects 10% of women of reproductive age. Ovarian endometriosis (OE) is the most common lesion in endometriosis…

BACKGROUND: Ovarian endometrioma is a common gynecological disease that is often treated with surgery or hormonal treatment. Ovarian cystectomy, a surgical procedure for ovarian endometrioma, can result in impaired ovarian reserve. METHODS…

Appendiceal intussusception secondary to endometriosis is extremely rare. We report a case of left ovarian endometriosis with endometriosis-induced appendiceal intussusception in a 42-year-old woman presenting with rectal bleeding and left-…

Repeated tissue injury and repair and fibrosis play a pivotal role in endometriosis. Fibrotic tissue consists of extracellular matrix proteins, regulated by transcriptional factors promoting cell proliferation and survival. Periostin is one…