Three- and Four-Dimensional Pelvic Floor Ultrasound in Chronic Pelvic Pain: Evidence, Technical Considerations, and a Proposed Framework.
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a heterogeneous condition in which visceral, musculoskeletal, neuropathic, and pain-processing contributors often overlap. Pelvic floor ultrasound can depict morphology and movement, but its CPP-specific evidence …
Development and external validation of a metabolic and lipid-based model for predicting subsequent pregnancy in women with endometriosis.
Endometriosis is frequently associated with impaired fertility. Metabolic abnormalities and dyslipidemia may be relevant to reproductive dysfunction among women with endometriosis; however, their associations with subsequent reproductive outcomes and their …
Targeting Cathepsin Z suppresses endometriosis via the AMPK/mTOR-mediated autophagy and apoptosis axis.
The key biomarkers, therapeutic targets, and pathological mechanisms of endometriosis are urgently needed to be elucidated. The role of CTSZ in EM needs to be clarified, and the potential regulatory …