Androgen-responsive non-coding small RNAs extend the potential of HCG stimulation to act as a bioassay of androgen sufficiency [PDF]
, 2017 Background: It is unclear whether a short-term change in circulating androgens is associated with changes in the transcriptome of the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC).
Ahmed, S.F. +7 more
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Immunoreactive human chorionic gonadotropin and its free ß-subunit in serum and ascites of patients with malignant tumors [PDF]
, 1992 Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a clinically relevant marker of trophoblastic and nontrophoblastic malignancies. In the present studies, in addition to determining serum hCG, we investigated the presence and properties of hCG immunoreactivity in ...
Gerbes, Alexander L. +4 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020 Background Endometriosis, an estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease, is commonly observed in gynecologic practice. Spontaneous hemoperitoneum is a rare but serious complication of endometriosis.
Bong Hyeon Kim +2 more
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2015 BackgroundThe effect of progesterone elevation (PE) on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) administration on the pregnancy outcomes of in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) cycles is a matter of ongoing debate.
Yan Huang +6 more
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Human amniotic fluid glycoproteins expressing sialyl Lewis carbohydrate antigens stimulate progesterone production in human trophoblasts in vitro [PDF]
, 2004 Background: Progesterone is thought to mediate immune modulator effects by regulating uterine responsiveness. The aim of the study was to clarify the effect of transferrin and glycodelin A (former name PP14) as sialyl Lewis X-expressing glycoproteins on ...
Annett Streu +24 more
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Non–surgical management of abdominal ectopic pregnancy with uterine artery embolization
Radiology Case Reports, 2022 Abdominal pregnancy is a rare but life-threatening variation of ectopic pregnancy that is often treated with laparoscopic management; however, we present a case successfully treated using only minimally invasive techniques. A 36-year-old female G1P0 with
Merve Ozen, MD +3 more
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Update on male reproductive endocrinology. [PDF]
, 2018 Practitioners of male reproductive and sexual medicine must have an intimate understanding of the physiology of male reproductive endocrinology, as such a knowledge is the cornerstone on which hormonal treatments are based.
Clavijo, Raul, Hsiao, Wayland
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A Requirement for Fatty Acid Oxidation in the Hormone-Induced Meiotic Maturation of Mouse Oocytes [PDF]
, 2013 We have previously shown that fatty acid oxidation (FAO) is required for AMP-activated protein kinase (PRKA)-induced maturation in vitro. In the present study, we have further investigated the role of this metabolic pathway in hormone-induced meiotic ...
Downs, Stephen, Valsangkar, Deepa
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Influences Systemic Autoimmune Responses
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2018 Immunopathological outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE; or lupus) are believed to be autoantibody-mediated. Conditions which promote a Th2 skew (such as pregnancy) should encourage antibody production, worsening antibody-mediated diseases while
Alpana De +5 more
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THE ROLE OF HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN IN THE TREATMENT OF RETRACTILE TESTIS [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2016 A retractile testis is the testis that can be brought down into the scrotum but then after a period retract upward outside the scrotum by the action of cremasteric muscle.
Sadik Hasan Kaddim
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