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BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are systemic, autoimmune inflammatory diseases. Although overlapping clinical and genetic features have been reported, the presence of a direct causal relationship…

Zijie An,1,* Yanqing Gong,2,* Xuedan Deng,1,* Yong Xie1,3 1School of Clinical Medicine, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2The Second Clinical Medical School, Southern Medical Univer…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis (EMs) is a common gynaecological condition with high recurrence rates after fertility-preserving laparoscopic surgery, and optimal postoperative medical treatment remains unclear. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effic…

RESEARCH QUESTION: Is there a difference in the euploidy status and pregnancy outcomes among patients undergoing preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) inoculated with inactivated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviru…

PURPOSE: Temporary ileostomy is commonly performed to protect rectal anastomosis after rectal surgery, yet the optimal timing of reversal remains unsettled. This study compared postoperative outcomes among early, intermediate, and late ileo…

Mengmeng Sun,1,2,* Xinyi Deng,3,* Hui Xing,1,4 Rui Zhang,3 Bingbing Fu,1 Tao Ai,5 Fang Wang,6 Xuechun Wang,6 Lei Chen,6 Xiaogang Mao,1,4 Feng Wu3 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospi…

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to develop a predictive model for the therapeutic efficacy of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation in the treatment of adenomyosis, utilizing dual-sequence MRI radiomics. METHODS: A retrospect…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of succinylcholine on the incidence of postoperative sore throat (POST) in patients undergoing hysteroscopy under laryngeal mask airway (LMA)-assisted general anesthesia. DESIGN: A prospec…

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis (EMT) is a prevalent gynecological disorder characterized by chronic pain, menstrual irregularities, and infertility. This study aims to evaluate the global burden of EMT from 1990 to 2021 and to project trends up t…

Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly advanced in the medical field, with a notable increase in its applications within obstetrics and gynecology. This study aims to identify key research trends in AI applications in this domain over rec…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the impact of inoculation with the inactivated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine on the outcomes of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET). METHODS: From January 2021 to December…

BACKGROUND: Evidence indicates that the risk of developing a secondary ovarian cancer (OC) is correlated with estrogen receptor (ER) status. However, the clinical significance of the relationship between ER-associated breast cancer (BC) and…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinomas (UTUCs) are characterized by their obscure location, insidious onset, and propensity for early muscle-invasive and lymph node metastasis, resulting in a generally poor prog…

OBJECTIVE: Investigating the utility of serum exosomal markers CA125, HE4, and C5a, both individually and in combination, for distinguishing between benign and malignant ovarian tumors. METHODS: In this study, we selected a total of 234 pa…

Pulmonary endometriosis is a rare disease of uncertain pathogenesis which generally presents with the cyclic clinical symptoms and catamenial changes noticed on computer tomography during menstruation. We report a case of a 33-year-old woma…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare the per OPU clinical outcomes for transfer of Day 3 double cleavage-stage embryos (DET) and Day 5 single blastocyst-stage (SBT) in patients with five or fewer good quality embryos on day 3 per occyte p…

ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the factors affecting the ectopic pregnancy (EP) rate in the frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycle.MethodsThis study retrospectively analyzed 5606 FET cycles, including 5496 cycles resulting in in…

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen 72-4 (CA72-4) are commonly used markers for colorectal cancer (CRC) in clinical applications. However, low positivity rate and sensitivity limits their clinical effectiveness. In this …

BACKGROUND: Intrauterine adhesion (IUA) is a frequent acquired endometrial condition, for which there is no effective preventive or treatment. Previous studies have found that vaginal microbiota dysregulation is closely related to endometri…

OBJECTIVE: To identify the optimal triage procedure for endometrial biopsies in postmenopausal women. METHODS: The clinical information of 470 postmenopausal women with endometrial biopsy results and postmenopausal bleeding (PMB) and/or tr…

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Numerous reports have demonstrated that circRNAs play an essential role in regulating the biological characteristics of breast cancer. However, there are currently no reports regar…

PURPOSE: With the progress of medical technology and renovated conception of fertility, the prospective studies and practice of fertility preservation are drawing more and more attention from medical workers. With the largest population of …

The processes underlying adenomyosis are similar to those of tumor metastasis, and it is defined as progressive invasion by the endometrium and the subsequent creation of ectopic lesions. GRIM-19 regulates cell death via the mitochondrial r…

OBJECTIVE: Adenomyosis is characterized by the presence of endometrium or endometrium-like glands and stroma within the myometrium. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether the cGAS-STING pathway was activated and correlated with clin…

Endometritis is generally caused by bacterial infections, including both acute and chronic infections. In the past few decades, accumulated evidence showed that the occurrence of diseases might be related to gut microbiota. The progression …