Xin Sun

This study utilized the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database to identify clinicopathological prognostic factors and develop a prognostic nomogram for predicting 1-, 3-, and 5-year overall survival (OS) in patients wit…

AIM: Infertility is a growing global health issue affecting millions worldwide. While endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and unexplained infertility are recognized as the major contributors, their specific burden and impact o…

BACKGROUND: Infertility is a public health issue closely related to obesity. However, the relationship between obesity-related indicators and infertility is currently uncertain. The present study aimed to explore the association between obe…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the short-term and long-term efficacy of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy for abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) and explore its potential influencing factors…

OBJECTIVES: To compare the clinical characteristics and prognosis of women with clear cell versus high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis of the clinical data of 50 cases patients with ovarian clea…

BACKGROUND: For infertile women with overweight/obesity and insulin resistance (IR), it is uncertain whether intervention before infertility treatment can improve live birth rate (LBR). We implemented a factorial-design study to explore the…

INTRODUCTION: To explore the role of IL-6/JAK/STAT signaling in tubal infertility. METHODS: The fimbriae tissues of 14 patients with a history of infertility and hydrosalpinx and 14 patients with no history of infertility and no fallopian …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the optimal endometrial preparation protocol for a frozen embryo transfer in patients with endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Tertiary care academic medical center. PATIENT(S): One thousan…

BACKGROUND: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common digestive disease with increased incidence globally but without internationally licenced pharmacological therapy. Moderately severe and severe acute pancreatitis (MSAP/SAP) contributes predomi…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficiency, postoperative hysterectomy rate, and influencing factors for therapeutic effect of the NovaSure endometrial ablation procedure in abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB). METHODS: We conducted a retrospective…

AIMS: To compare efficacy and safety of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) with systemic medication or blank control in the treatment of dysmenorrhea. METHODS: PubMed, EMBASE, the China National Knowledge Infrastruc…

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…

OBJECTIVES: Chlamydia trachomatis is a pathogen which can cause hydrosalpinx and tubal fibrosis when infecting the urogenital tract. However, the mechanism is still not clear. There is growing evidence that the gut microbiota is associated …

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the treatment effects of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and laparoscopic excision (LE) in patients with adenomyosis and infertility.Materials and methods: A total of 93 patients with…

AIMS/INTRODUCTION: To evaluate gestational weight gain (GWG) in the first and second trimester as a risk factor for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among women pregnant with singletons. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a cohort study of…

BACKGROUND: The effect of maternal weights on the risk of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) during pregnancy remains unclear. The study aimed to investigate the association between maternal weight indicators and IDA during pregnancy. METHODS: W…

Although Chlamydia-induced hydrosalpinx in women and mice has been used as a surrogate marker for tubal infertility, the medical relevance of nontubal pathologies, such as uterine horn dilation, developed in mice following chlamydial infect…