A trend toward comorbid conditions is seen in around 50% of gynecological patients, with a significant contribution made by endometriosis as a common and incurable gynecological condition. Over the last …
Background Fallopian tube pathology accounts for approximately one-third of female factor subfertility. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Fertility Guidelines (CG156) recommend hysterosalpingography (HSG) as the first-line …
Endometriosis is a chronic, debilitating condition affecting approximately 10-15% of reproductive-aged women and it is often associated with significant diagnostic delays due to its heterogeneity and unreliable non-invasive tests. Artificial …
Background: Endometriosis is a chronic estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease estimated to affect up to 190 million women of reproductive age worldwide based on clinical and population-based estimates, although only 22.3 million …
Female reproductive tissues repeatedly undergo controlled inflammation, immune adaptation, and tissue repair. Interleukin-33 (IL-33) and its receptor suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (ST2) sit at the center of these processes, but …
To investigate the association between ultrasonographic features of ovarian endometrioma (OMA) and diminished ovarian reserve, and to evaluate the predictive value of these ultrasound markers.
Adenomyosis is characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and tissue within the myometrium. The diagnosis and detection of adenomyosis on imaging have been hindered by a lack of …
Human endometrium sheds and regenerates each month during the menstrual cycle. N-cadherin+ (CDH2) glandular epithelial progenitors and SUSD2+ mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and their niches have been identified, but their …
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease characterized by chronic inflammation and fibrosis and is a major cause of pelvic pain and infertility. Recent studies have reported dysregulated expression of p16INK4a, a …
Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is a rare and severe subtype of endometriosis that can cause marked distortion of pelvic anatomy. Diagnosis becomes particularly challenging when it presents as an acute …