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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hannah E Laue, Bruce P Lanphear, Antonia M Calafat, Kim M Cecil, Aimin Chen, Yingying Xu, Heidi J Kalkwarf, Juliette C Madan, Margaret R Karagas, Kimberly Yolton, Abby F Fleisch, Joseph M Braun
BACKGROUND: Triclosan is an endocrine-disrupting chemical, but associations with pubertal outcomes remain unclear. We examined associations of gestational and childhood triclosan with adolescent hormone concentrations and pubertal stage. METHODS: We quantified urinary triclosan concentrations twice during pregnancy and seven times between birth and 12 years in participants recruited from Cincinnati, OH (2003-2006). We averaged concentrations across pregnancy and childhood and separately considered individual exposure periods in multiple informant models...
April 2024: Environmental Epidemiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Feilan Xuan, Yuefang Ren, Jiali Lu, Weimei Zhou, Ruiying Jin, Aixue Chen, Yongju Ye
Inflammatory damage in ovarian granulosa cells (GCs) is a key mechanism in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding protein-1 (CPEB1) is important in inflammatory regulation, however, its role in PCOS is unclear. We aim to research the mechanism of CPEB1 in ovarian GCs in PCOS using dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)-induced PCOS rat models and testosterone-incubated GC models. The pathophysiology in PCOS rats was analyzed. Quantitative-realtime-PCR, TUNEL, immunohistochemistry, and Western blot were applied for quantification...
April 2024: Molecular Reproduction and Development
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Qiaoyun Tang, Xueyuan Chen
OBJECTIVE: Thisstudy aimed to investigate the curative effect of motherwort combinedwith ethinylestradiol-cyproterone acetate (EE/CPA) on dysfunctionaluterine bleeding (DUB). METHODS: Atotal of 68 patients with DUB were divided into a single medicationgroup (treated with EE/CPA) and a combination medication group(treated with motherwort and EE/CPA). The clinical efficacy, uterinehemodynamic parameters, sex hormone levels, coagulation index levels,blood routine test levels, and adverse reactions of patients wereevaluated...
April 13, 2024: Expert Review of Hematology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Julie Abildgaard, Anne Kirstine Bang, Loa Nordkap, Lærke Priskorn, Niels Jørgensen
BACKGROUND: Testosterone treatment is generally not recommended in men with obesity induced low serum testosterone. However, distinguishing this condition from overt testosterone deficiency in men with obesity where treatment should be initiated is a diagnostic challenge and tools to differentiate these conditions are scarce but could be of important clinical relevance. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between body composition and dynamic responses of the pituitary-testis axis in men...
April 12, 2024: International Journal of Obesity
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rupin Shah, Amarnath Rambhatla, Widi Atmoko, Marlon Martinez, Imad Ziouziou, Priyank Kothari, Nicholas Tadros, Nguyen Ho Vinh Phuoc, Parviz Kavoussi, Ahmed Harraz, Gianmaria Salvio, Murat Gul, Taha Hamoda, Tuncay Toprak, Ponco Birowo, Edmund Ko, Mohamed Arafa, Ramy Abou Ghayda, Vilvapathy Senguttuvan Karthikeyan, Ramadan Saleh, Giorgio Ivan Russo, Germar-Michael Pinggera, Eric Chung, Missy Savira, Giovanni M Colpi, Wael Zohdy, Edoardo Pescatori, Hyun Jun Park, Shinichiro Fukuhara, Akira Tsujimura, Cesar Rojas-Cruz, Angelo Marino, Siu King Mak, Edouard Amar, Wael Ibrahim, Puneet Sindhwani, Naif Alhathal, Gian Maria Busetto, Manaf Al Hashimi, Ahmed El-Sakka, Asci Ramazan, Fotios Dimitriadis, Massimiliano Timpano, Davor Jezek, Baris Altay, Daniel Suslik Zylbersztejn, Michael Yc Wong, Du Geon Moon, Christine Wyns, Safar Gamidov, Hamed Akhavizadegan, Alessandro Franceschelli, Kaan Aydos, Vinh Nguyen Quang, Shedeed Ashour, Adel Al Dayel, Mohamed S Al-Marhoon, Sava Micic, Saleh Binsaleh, Alayman Hussein, Haitham Elbardisi, Taymour Mostafa, Emad Taha, Jonathan Ramsay, Athanasios Zachariou, Islam Fathy Soliman Abdelrahman, Osvaldo Rajmil, Arif Kalkanli, Juan Manuel Corral Molina, Kadir Bocu, Gede Wirya Kusuma Duarsa, Gokhan Ceker, Ege Can Serefoglu, Fahmi Bahar, Nazim Gherabi, Shinnosuke Kuroda, Abderrazak Bouzouita, Ahmet Gudeloglu, Erman Ceyhan, Mohamed Saeed Mohamed Hasan, Muhammad Ujudud Musa, Ahmad Motawi, Cho Chak-Lam, Hisanori Taniguchi, Christopher Chee Kong Ho, Jesus Fernando Solorzano Vazquez, Shingai Mutambirwa, Nur Dokuzeylul Gungor, Marion Bendayan, Carlo Giulioni, Aykut Baser, Marco Falcone, Luca Boeri, Gideon Blecher, Alireza Kheradmand, Tamilselvi Sethupathy, Ricky Adriansjah, Nima Narimani, Charalampos Konstantinidis, Tuan Thanh Nguyen, Andrian Japari, Parisa Dolati, Keerti Singh, Cevahir Ozer, Selcuk Sarikaya, Nadia Sheibak, Ndagijimana Jean Bosco, Mehmet Serkan Özkent, Sang Thanh Le, Ioannis Sokolakis, Darren Katz, Ryan Smith, Manh Nguyen Truong, Tan V Le, Zhongwei Huang, Muslim Dogan Deger, Umut Arslan, Gokhan Calik, Giorgio Franco, Ayman Rashed, Oguzhan Kahraman, Sotiris Andreadakis, Rosadi Putra, Giancarlo Balercia, Kareim Khalafalla, Rossella Cannarella, Anh Ðăng Tuân, Amr El Meliegy, Birute Zilaitiene, Marlene Lizbeth Zamora Ramirez, Filippo Giacone, Aldo E Calogero, Konstantinos Makarounis, Sunil Jindal, Bac Nguyen Hoai, Ravi Banthia, Marcelo Rodriguez Peña, Dharani Moorthy, Aram Adamyan, Deniz Kulaksiz, Hussein Kandil, Nikolaos Sofikitis, Ciro Salzano, Andreas Jungwirth, Surendra Reddy Banka, Tiago Cesar Mierzwa, Tahsin Turunç, Divyanu Jain, Armen Avoyan, Pietro Salacone, Ateş Kadıoğlu, Chirag Gupta, Haocheng Lin, Iman Shamohammadi, Nasser Mogharabian, Trenton Barrett, Yavuz Onur Danacıoğlu, Andrea Crafa, Salima Daoud, Vineet Malhotra, Abdulmalik Almardawi, Osama Mohamed Selim, Mohamad Moussa, Saeid Haghdani, Mesut Berkan Duran, Yannic Kunz, Mirko Preto, Elena Eugeni, Thang Nguyen, Ahmed Rashad Elshahid, Seso Sulijaya Suyono, Dyandra Parikesit, Essam Nada, Eduardo Gutiérrez Orozco, Florence Boitrelle, Nguyen Thi Minh Trang, Mounir Jamali, Raju Nair, Mikhail Ruzaev, Franco Gadda, Charalampos Thomas, Raphael Henrique Ferreira, Umit Gul, Serena Maruccia, Ajay Kanbur, Ella Kinzikeeva, Saad Abumelha, Nguyen Quang, Raghavender Kosgi, Fatih Gokalp, Mohammad Ayodhia Soebadi, Gustavo Marquesine Paul, Hesamoddin Sajadi, Deepak Gupte, Rafael F Ambar, Emrullah Sogutdelen, Karun Singla, Ari Basurkano, Shannon Hee Kyung Kim, Mohammad Ali Sadighi Gilani, Koichi Nagao, Sakti Ronggowardhana Brodjonegoro, Andri Rezano, Mohamed Elkhouly, Rossella Mazzilli, Hasan M A Farsi, Hung Nguyen Ba, Hamed Alali, Dimitrios Kafetzis, Tran Quang Tien Long, Sami Alsaid, Hoang Bao Ngoc Cuong, Knigavko Oleksandr, Akhmad Mustafa, Herik Acosta, Hrishikesh Pai, Bahadır Şahin, Eko Arianto, Colin Teo, Sanjay Prakash Jayaprakash, Rinaldo Indra Rachman, Mustafa Gurkan Yenice, Omar Sefrioui, Smit Paghdar, Shivam Priyadarshi, Marko Tanic, Noor Kareem Alfatlawy, Fikri Rizaldi, Ranjit B Vishwakarma, George Kanakis, Dinesh Thomas Cherian, Joe Lee, Raisa Galstyan, Hakan Keskin, Jana Wurzacher, Doddy Hami Seno, Bambang S Noegroho, Ria Margiana, Qaisar Javed, Fabrizio Castiglioni, Raman Tanwar, Ana Puigvert, Coşkun Kaya, Medianto Purnomo, Chadi Yazbeck, Azwar Amir, Edson Borges, Marina Bellavia, Isaac Ardianson Deswanto, Vinod K V, Giovanni Liguori, Dang Hoang Minh, Kashif Siddiqi, Fulvio Colombo, Armand Zini, Niket Patel, Selahittin Çayan, Ula Al-Kawaz, Maged Ragab, Charalampos Konstantinidis, Guadalupe Hernández Hebrard, Ivan Hoffmann, Ozan Efesoy, Barış Saylam, Ashok Agarwal
PURPOSE: Non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) represents the persistent absence of sperm in ejaculate without obstruction, stemming from diverse disease processes. This survey explores global practices in NOA diagnosis, comparing them with guidelines and offering expert recommendations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A 56-item questionnaire survey on NOA diagnosis and management was conducted globally from July to September 2022. This paper focuses on part 1, evaluating NOA diagnosis...
April 3, 2024: World Journal of Men's Health
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xia Yu, XiaoQin Li, Hui Yang
BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent endocrine disease in women, intricately linked to hormonal imbalances. The microbiota composition plays a pivotal role in influencing hormonal levels within the body. In this study, we utilized a murine model to investigate how intestinal and vaginal microbiota interact with hormones in the development of PCOS. METHODS: Twenty female mice were randomly assigned to the normal group (N) and the model group (P), where the latter received daily subcutaneous injections of 0...
2024: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Niklas Dissing, Mikkel Fode, Peter Østergren, Jens Sønksen
Purpose To examine changes in quality of life (QoL) in men diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Methods This was a phase IV trial where patients were randomized to either triptorelin or subcapsular orchiectomy. We report changes in QoL, functional and symptom scales, and sexual function. These were assessed using the validated questionnaires, namely, the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC-QLQ-C30), European Organization of Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Prostate Cancer 25 (EORTC-QLQ-PR25), and Erectile Hardness Scale (EHS) before treatment and at 12, 24, and 48 weeks, respectively...
March 2024: Curēus
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Li Wang, Mengjun Luo, Xiaoyu Yu, Rong Li, Fei Ye, Dongsheng Xiong, Yan Gong, Mingyue Zheng, Weixin Liu, Jiuzhi Zeng
BACKGROUND: This study investigated the association between Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) and relevant metabolic parameters and assessed its predictive value in the clinical diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). METHODS: A total of 421 women aged 20-37 years were allocated to the PCOS (n = 168) and control (n = 253) groups, and their metabolic and hormonal parameters were compared. Spearman correlation analysis was conducted to investigate associations, binary logistic regression was used to determine PCOS risk factors, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were generated to evaluate the predictive value of AMH in diagnosing PCOS...
April 10, 2024: Journal of Ovarian Research
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Anam Moazzam, Ammara Saleem, Shahid Shah, Liaqat Hussain, Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig, Abdulrahman Alshammari, Norah A Albekairi, Muhammad Furqan Akhtar
Presently, it is known that the progression of obesity concomitantly leads to polycystic ovary syndrome and infertility. This study aimed to evaluate the potential effects of metformin (M; insulin secretagogues) and gliclazide (G; insulin sensitizer) alone and their combination at different doses to treat obesity-induced PCOS. High high-fat diet was given to all female Wistar rats for nine weeks to induce obesity except for the normal control group which received a normal chow diet. Estradiol valerate (0.8 mg/kg) was also given to all obese rats to induce polycystic ovarian syndrome...
April 15, 2024: Heliyon
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Magdalena Boegl, Didier Dewailly, Rodrig Marculescu, Johanna Steininger, Johannes Ott, Marlene Hager
BACKGROUND: In functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (FHA), luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone levels show high interindividual variability, which significantly limits their diagnostic value in differentiating FHA from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Our aim was to profile the LH:FSH ratio in a large sample of patients with well-defined FHA. METHODS: This observational study included all consecutive patients with FHA presenting to the Department of Gynecologic Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, between January 2017 and August 2023...
February 20, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Gita Pratama, Budi Wiweko, Asmarinah, Indah S Widyahening, Trinovita Andraini, Hartanto Bayuaji, Andon Hestiantoro
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder affecting 5-20% of reproductive-age women. However, the treatment of PCOS is mainly based on symptoms and not on its pathophysiology. Neuroendocrine disturbance, as shown by an elevated LH/FSH ratio in PCOS patients, was thought to be the central mechanism of the syndrome, especially in lean PCOS. LH and FSH secretion are influenced by GnRH pulsatility of GnRH neurons in the hypothalamus. Kisspeptin is the main regulator of GnRH secretion, whereas neurokinin B (NKB) and dynorphin regulate kisspeptin secretion in KNDy neurons...
April 8, 2024: Scientific Reports
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shunsuke Owa, Takeshi Sasaki, Ryota Ikadai, Yusaku Tabata, Yushiro Takeuchi, Taketomo Nishikawa, Momoko Kato, Shinichiro Higashi, Yusuke Sugino, Satoru Masui, Kouhei Nishikawa, Takahiro Inoue
BACKGROUND: Computed tomography-defined low skeletal muscle mass is associated with oncological outcomes in patients with prostate cancer. However, its association with the outcomes of hormone-treated metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer remains unclear. We aimed to determine the association between metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer and psoas muscle parameters. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 121 patients with N1 and/or M1 metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer who underwent primary androgen deprivation therapy between 2005 and 2021, either by administration of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist/antagonist or by surgical castration accompanied by bicalutamide, a first-generation antiandrogen...
April 8, 2024: International Journal of Clinical Oncology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Haozhe Miao, Huiming Yang, Mengfei Yin, Yixuan Wang, Yuan Fang, Min Yang, Jialin Zou, Wenwen Zhang, Lingling Zhang, Chendan Liu, Yue Wang, Ze Wang, Yunhai Yu, Daimin Wei
BACKGROUND: The diagnostic criteria and phenotypes in polycystic ovary syndrome are heterogeneous. Currently, it is unclear how to assess a patient's prognosis based on the onset time of menstruation disturbance. Evidence on this topic is scarce and has mainly focused on menstrual patterns. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the association between the onset time of menstrual disturbance and clinical features and in vitro fertilization pregnancy outcomes in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome...
May 2024: AJOG global reports
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Andrew C Pearson, Ketan Shrestha, Thomas E Curry, Diane M Duffy
Neurotensin (NTS) is a 13-amino acid peptide which is highly expressed in the mammalian ovary in response to the luteinizing hormone surge. Antibody neutralization of NTS in the ovulatory follicle of the cynomolgus macaque impairs ovulation and induces follicular vascular dysregulation, with excessive pooling of red blood cells in the follicle antrum. We hypothesize that NTS is an essential intrafollicular regulator of vascular permeability. In the present study, follicle injection of the NTS receptor antagonist SR142948 also resulted in vascular dysregulation...
April 15, 2024: FASEB Journal: Official Publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Christina Kamp-Jensen, Louise Norgil Donslund, Bjarne Styrishave, Rigmor Højland Jensen, Connar Stanley James Westgate
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disease characterized by elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) and is a disease of young females. The first line pharmacological treatments include acetazolamide and topiramate and given the nature of IIH patients and the dosing regimen of these drugs, their effect on the endocrine system is important to evaluate. We aimed to assess the effects of acetazolamide and topiramate on steroid profiles in relevant endocrine tissues. METHODS: Female Sprague Dawley rats received chronic clinically equivalent doses of acetazolamide or topiramate by oral gavage and were sacrificed in estrus...
April 3, 2024: Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hang Ge, Hui Chang, Yu Wang, Jing Cong, Yang Liu, Bei Zhang, Xiaoke Wu
BACKGROUND: The mechanisms underlying ovulatory dysfunction in PCOS remain debatable. This study aimed to identify the factors affecting ovulation among PCOS patients based on a large sample-sized randomized control trial. METHODS: Data were obtained from a multi-centered randomized clinical trial, the PCOSAct, which was conducted between 2011 and 2015. Univariate and multivariate analysis using binary logistic regression were used to construct a prediction model and nomogram...
April 5, 2024: Medicine (Baltimore)
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Bin Wang, Mingxia Gao, Ying Yao, Haofei Shen, Hongwei Li, Jingjing Sun, Liyan Wang, Xuehong Zhang
Inadequate endometrial receptivity often results in embryo implantation failure and miscarriage. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a key signaling molecule secreted during early embryonic development, which regulates embryonic maternal interface signaling and promotes embryo implantation. This study aimed to examine the impact of hCG on endometrial receptivity and its underlying mechanisms. An exploratory study was designed, and endometrial samples were obtained from women diagnosed with simple tubal infertility or male factor infertile (n = 12) and recurrent implantation failure (RIF, n = 10)...
April 4, 2024: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology: RB&E
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Anja S Petersen, David M Kristensen, Connar S J Westgate, Thomas Folkmann-Hansen, Nunu Lund, Mads Barloese, Marie-Louise K Søborg, Agneta Snoer, Trine H Johannsen, Hanne Frederiksen, Anders Juul, Rigmor H Jensen
OBJECTIVE: Androgens have been hypothesized to be involved in the pathophysiology of cluster headache due to the male predominance, but whether androgens are altered in patients with cluster headache remains unclear. METHODS: We performed a prospective, case-controlled study in adult males with cluster headache. Sera were measured for hormones including testosterone, luteinizing hormone (LH), and sex hormone-binding globulin in 60 participants with episodic cluster headache (during a bout and in remission), 60 participants with chronic cluster headache, and 60 age- and sex-matched healthy controls...
April 1, 2024: Annals of Neurology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dan Kuai, Qingtao Tang, Xiang Wang, Qi Yan, Wenyan Tian, Huiying Zhang
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between body composition and serum visfatin and apelin levels in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). METHODS: In this prospective observational study, the differences in body composition, levels of gonadal hormone concentrations, glucose metabolism, apelin, and visfatin were compared between PCOS patients and the control group. PCOS patients were further divided into different subgroups according to different obesity criteria and the differences between serum visfatin and apelin levels in different subgroups were compared...
March 27, 2024: European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Marzieh Saei Ghare Naz, Mahbanoo Farhadi-Azar, Mahsa Noroozzadeh, Maryam Farahmand, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani
BACKGROUND: Today, co-occurrence of hormonal changes during menopause and the risk of cardio-metabolic disorders have been well studied. We aimed to explore the association of circulating levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) with diabetes (DM) among postmenopausal women. METHOD: In this Systematic review and meta-analysis the search was performed on PubMed, Scopus, Web of sciences, Epistemonikos, and Cochrane library until the September 2023. Risk of bias was assessed by Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale...
March 30, 2024: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
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