Obstetrics & Gynecology

Development and characterization of methoxy poly(ethylene oxide)--poly(ε-caprolactone) (PEO--PCL) micelles as vehicles for the solubilization and delivery of tacrolimus.

Tacrolimus is a potent immunosuppressant; however, it suffers from several problems such as poor wat...

Robot-assisted excision of cervical cystic hygroma through a retroauricular hairline approach: a case report.

BACKGROUND: Cystic hygroma is a rare benign abnormality of the lymphatic system generally occurring ...

Overweight postmenopausal women with different plasma estradiol concentrations present with a similar pattern of energy expenditure and substrate oxidation rate before and after a fatty meal challenge.

Menopause-related withdrawal of ovarian estrogens is associated with reduced energy metabolism and o...

High resolution ion chamber array delivery quality assurance for robotic radiosurgery: Commissioning and validation.

PURPOSE: High precision radiosurgery demands comprehensive delivery-quality-assurance techniques. Th...

Comment: Survival rate comparisons amongst cervical cancer patients treated with an open, robotic-assisted or laparoscopic radical hysterectomy: A five year experience.

Depolymerizable Poly(O-vinyl carbamate--sulfones) as Customizable Macromolecular Scaffolds for Mucosal Drug Delivery.

Interest in stimulus responsive materials and polymers has grown over the years, having shown great ...

A machine learning approach to the accurate prediction of multi-leaf collimator positional errors.

Discrepancies between planned and delivered movements of multi-leaf collimators (MLCs) are an import...

fertilizing ability of stallion spermatozoa processed by single layer centrifugation with Androcoll-E™.

A colloid with a species specific silane-coated, silica-based formulation, optimized for stallion (A...

Robot-assisted versus open radical hysterectomy: A multi-institutional experience for early-stage cervical cancer.

OBJECTIVE: To compare perioperative and clinico-pathological outcomes of patients with early-stage c...

A high response to controlled ovarian stimulation induces premature luteinization with a negative impact on pregnancy outcomes in a gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist cycle.

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum progesterone (P4...

Anti-Müllerian hormone levels as a predictor of clinical pregnancy in in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection-embryo transfer cycles in patients over 40 years of age.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the current study was to determine the predictive value of anti-Müllerian horm...

Progesterone supplementation during the time of pregnancy recognition after artificial insemination improves conception rates in high-producing dairy cows.

This study examines the possible effects of progesterone (P4) supplementation during the time of pre...

Effects of long-term folate supplementation on metabolic status and regression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to determine the effects of long-term folate supplementation on ...

Derivatization of estrogens enhances specificity and sensitivity of analysis of human plasma and serum by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.

Estrogens circulate at concentrations less than 20pg/mL in men and postmenopausal women, presenting ...

Anethole improves the in vitro development of isolated caprine secondary follicles.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of three concentrations of anethole (30, 300, an...

Effect of imatinib on growth of experimental endometriosis in rats.

OBJECTIVE: Currently, medical and surgical treatment options for endometriosis are limited due to su...

Serum Anti-Müllerian Hormone Levels before Surgery in Patients with Ovarian Endometriomas Compared to Other Benign Ovarian Cysts.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate preoperative anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels in women with endometrioma ...

Serum profile of cytokines interferon gamma and interleukin-10 in ewes subjected to artificial insemination by cervical retraction.

This study evaluated the influence of artificial insemination (AI) by cervical retraction (CRI) on s...

Formulation of Granules for Site-Specific Delivery of an Antimicrobial Essential Oil to the Animal Intestinal Tract.

Owing to proliferation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the use of antibiotics for livestock growth...

Performance of Circulating Placental Growth Factor as A Screening Marker for Diagnosis of Ovarian Endometriosis: A Pilot Study.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to compare the circulating placental growth factor (PlGF) conce...

Preparation of Concentrated Chitosan/DNA Nanoparticle Formulations by Lyophilization for Gene Delivery at Clinically Relevant Dosages.

Chitosan/DNA polyplexes have been optimized for efficient and safe in vitro and in vivo gene deliver...