Menstrual health symptoms, including painful periods, heavy bleeding, and premenstrual syndrome (PMS), are prevalent in midlife women and may be influenced by lifestyle factors. Identifying modifiable health behaviours associated with …
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition, causing severe pelvic pain, organ dysfunction, infertility, and mental health issues. Ovarian reserve, indicating the quantity and quality of a woman's oocytes, is negatively …
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Endometriosis is a common, chronic gynecological disorder characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity, frequently associated with significant morbidities such as pelvic pain and infertility. Elucidating …
Endometriosis is a heterogeneous gynecological disorder characterized by chronic pain, infertility, and substantial impairment of quality of life. Increasing evidence indicates that microRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of endometriosis pathogenesis …
Adenomyosis and endometriosis are two sister diseases that cause menstrual pain and other symptoms. We have previously reported that patients with these conditions have a less active "calm-and-rest" system and …
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Endometriosis is a chronic systemic disease affecting approximately 10-15% of women of reproductive age, often resulting in chronic pelvic pain and infertility. Despite its high prevalence, diagnosis is frequently delayed. …
Endometriosis-associated pelvic pain represents a prototypical failure of systemic therapy for a locally organized, neuroinflammatory disease. Persistent pain arises from the convergence of estrogen-driven lesion survival, chronic inflammation, fibrosis, and …
Estrogen stimulates corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) expression in endometrial tissue, and CRH signaling contributes to inflammation and pain, suggesting a mechanistic role in endometriosis pathophysiology. We previously identified elevated CRH receptor-1 …