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Relugolix in Monotherapy and Combined Therapy for the Treatment of Uterine Diseases and Its Effects on Bones: A Systematic Review.

Background: Uterine fibroids (UFs) and endometriosis are gynecological conditions that significantly increase morbidity among women of reproductive age. Relugolix, a novel gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor antagonist, is approved in combined therapy …

Diagnosis of postpartum depression and associated factors in South Africa: a cohort study of 47,697 women.

About one-third of South African women have clinically significant symptoms of postpartum depression (PPD). Several socio-demographic risk factors for PPD exist, but data on medical and obstetric risk factors remain …

Clinical significance of the CXCL6-CXCR1/CXCR2 chemokine signaling pathway in the peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis.

Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity with an accompanying chronic inflammatory process. The etiology of the disease is still not fully understood. An important role …

Association Between Endometriosis and Müllerian Anomalies: A Retrospective Study Supporting the Retrograde Menstruation Theory.

The impact of endometriosis on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: A Mendelian randomization study.

Endometriosis has been linked to several systemic complications, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), atrial fibrillation (AF), heart failure (HF), hypertension, stroke, and ischemic stroke. The potential causal relationship between endometriosis and …

Origin of Endometrioid Carcinoma Adjacent to Extraovarian Endometriosis: Detailed Molecular Analyses.

A well-differentiated endometrioid carcinoma at the site of extra-uterine/ovarian endometriosis complicates the differentiation between an uncommon metastatic pattern from a corpus cancer and a synchronous primary tumor originating from adjacent …

Optimizing endometriosis diagnosis and mapping: The important role of advanced transvaginal ultrasound.

Endometriosis is estimated to affect 5%-10% of women of reproductive age, making timely diagnosis essential for initiating treatment, alleviating symptoms, and reducing the risk of disease progression. Unfortunately, the diagnostic …

IVF/ICSI or surgery as first approach for the treatment of infertility associated with ovarian and deep infiltrating endometriosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis (CRD42024588171) compared the effectiveness of surgery followed by IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) with direct IVF/ICSI (i.e. without previous surgery) on the reproductive outcomes of infertile …

Patient experience surveys for endometriosis care: A scoping review.

Understanding experiences of care for endometriosis is an important source of evidence for supporting the improvement of care quality for this long-term condition. Patient-reported experience measures are a key tool …

Leveraging epigenetic aberrations in the pathogenesis of endometriosis: from DNA methylation to non-coding RNAs.

Endometriosis is highly underdiagnosed and undertreated gynecological disorder, with diagnosis often delayed by 8-12 years. This delay can have serious consequences including infertility. Currently, the gold standard for endometriosis diagnosis …