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Pregnancy‐ and lactation‐associated osteoporosis: A position statement of the IAPM, IOF, ECTS, ESCEO, IMS, and EMAS

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Pregnancy‐ and lactation‐associated osteoporosis (PLO) is a syndrome characterized by fragility fractures (most commonly vertebral, often multiple) occurring in late pregnancy or the early postpartum period. This position statement summarizes the current knowledge of PLO, and the recommended procedure for assessment, diagnosis and treatment ...
Peyman Hadji, Apostolos Athanasiadis, Maria‐Luisa Brandi, Marlene Chakhtoura, Manju Chandran, Frank Chervenak, Amos Grünebaum, Irene Lambrinoudaki, Willem F. Lems, Apostolos M. Mamopoulos, Eugene McCloskey, Rossella E. Nappi, Jessica Pepe, Jean‐Yves Reginster, René Rizzoli, Petra Stute, Şansın Tuzun, Amanda J. Vincent, Maria Belen Zanchetta, M. Carola Zillikens, Ioannis Kyvernitakis   +20 more
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Acupuncture for hormonal readiness and gut microbiota in obese polycystic ovary syndrome: an open-label, randomized controlled trial

Frontiers in Endocrinology
ObjectiveTo explore whether acupuncture combined with clomiphene can reduce the luteinizing hormone-to follicle-stimulating hormone ratio and impact the gut microbiota in patients with obese polycystic ovary syndrome.MethodsThis open-label, randomized ...
Tianyu Wu, Guixing Xu, Guixing Xu, Guixing Xu, Xiaojuan Hong, Xiaojuan Hong, Huaying Fan, Jiuzhi Zeng, Yu Liu, Jinqun Hu, Fanrong Liang, Fanrong Liang, Jie Yang, Jie Yang, Jiao Chen, Jiao Chen   +15 more
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Insulin Resistance: An Update on Biochemical and Pathophysiological Mechanisms and Impact on Various Diseases

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insulin resistance is the biological phenomenon in which the human body's normal response to the metabolic hormone insulin is compromised. Insulin is a regulator of most of the essential metabolic steps in the body that control energy homoeostasis, so dysregulation leads to multiple diverse human diseases including, most prominently, Type 2 ...
Peter J. Little, Stefan Offermanns, Haaglim Cho, Zhiping Liu, Pinglian Yang, Qiaozhu Su, Henry Wade, Wah Yang, Danielle Kamato, Neale Cohen, Alex Bobik, Iqra Ilyas, Suowen Xu   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Homeostatic relevance of vitamin D in maintaining male fertility in human: Down–regulation of oxidative stress and up-regulation of anti-oxidative defense and steroidal hormones

Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, 2018
Objective: To evaluate correlation between the levels of vitamin D and male infertility as well as to determine the efficacy of vitamin D in improving the male fertility by up-regulating the levels of testosterone and spermatogenesis.Methods: In the ...
Fahad Hussain, Arif Malik, Muhammad Saeed Qureshi, Muhammad Imran, Sulayman Waquar, Hassan Shafique, Zohaib Rana, Hnin Ei Thu, Zahid Hussain   +8 more
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Ovarian Cancer: Epidemiology, Disease Mechanisms, New Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies, and Research Directions

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ovarian cancer (OC) continues to be the deadliest gynecological malignancy and a significant cause of cancer‐related mortality among women worldwide. Standard treatment strategies typically entail platinum‐based chemotherapy in conjunction with cytoreductive surgery.
Zunera Khalid, Weirong Fan, Farah Nazir, Yixiang Xing, Tengchuan Jin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regulation of gene expression in ovarian cancer cells by luteinizing hormone receptor expression and activation

BMC Cancer, 2011
Background Since a substantial percentage of ovarian cancers express gonadotropin receptors and are responsive to the relatively high concentrations of pituitary gonadotropins during the postmenopausal years, it has been suggested that receptor ...
Dam Phuongan, Warrenfeltz Susanne W, Eldredge Joanna B, Miner Brooke M, Cui Juan, Xu Ying, Puett David   +6 more
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Recent advances and clinical applications of 3D printing for female reproductive organ regeneration and gynecological disease

Interdisciplinary Medicine, EarlyView.
This comprehensive review highlights the transformative role of 3D printing and bioprinting technologies in the regeneration of female reproductive organs and the treatment of gynecological diseases. Unlike previous overviews that focus narrowly on isolated applications, this work provides an integrative analysis of recent clinical and preclinical ...
Chan Hum Park, In‐Sun Hong
wiley   +1 more source

Anticancer potential of berberine: Molecular pathways and current clinical trial perspectives

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Cancer is constantly rising mortality rates due to its late prognosis, poor management, and expensive treatment. Multi‐sectoral approaches for cancer management include hygienic practices, synthetic drug exploitation, radiation therapy, and diet modifications.
Muhammad Maaz, Muhammad Tauseef Sultan, Muhammad Israr, Waqas Ahmad Khan, Fahad Tanveer, Muzzamal Hussain, Muhammad Imran, Ahmed Mujtaba, Anjuman Gul Memon, Muhammad Atif, Entessar Al Jbawi   +10 more
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Nocturnal awakening secondary to pain in sleep‐related painful erection: A case report and literature review

Sleep Research, EarlyView.
Abstract A 41‐year‐old male patient presented with a 13‐year history of recurrent nocturnal penile pain associated with erections during sleep. Over the course of his illness, the patient attended outpatient clinics on 298 occasions and was hospitalized three times. The primary symptom reported was erectile pain occurring during sleep.
Liping Zhang, Jinxiang Cheng, Jiaxiu He, Rui Guo, Changjun Su, Xianchao Zhao   +5 more
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Effects of growth hormone administration on luteinizing hormone secretion in healthy older men and women

Physiological Reports, 2017
The known interactions between the somatotropic and hypothalamic‐pituitary‐gonadal (HPG) axes have not been well delineated in older individuals. Aging‐associated decline in insulin like growth factor‐1 (IGF‐1) levels has been proposed to play a role in ...
Ranganath Muniyappa, Shannon D. Sullivan, Sri Harsha Tella, Brent S. Abel, S. Mitchell Harman, Marc R. Blackman   +5 more
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