期刊: HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE, 2021; 27 (1)
BACKGROUND Infertility is a major issue in human reproductive health, affecting an estimated 15% of couples worldwide. Infertility can result from dis......
期刊: HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE, 2020; 26 (2)
BACKGROUND: Despite great advances in assisted reproductive technology, poor ovarian response (POR) is still considered as one of the most challenging......
期刊: HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE, 2020; 26 (3)
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a benign gynaecological disease. Thus, it came as a complete surprise when it was reported recently that the majority of ......
期刊: HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE, 2020; 26 (3)
BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is a benign uterine disorder where endometrial glands and stroma are pathologically demonstrated within the uterine myometrium......
期刊: HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE, 2020; 26 (5)
BACKGROUND Understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms of human reproductive development has been limited by the scarcity of human samples and......
期刊: HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE, 2019; 25 (2)
BACKGROUND Neurotrophins [nerve growth factor (NGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), neurotrophin-3 (NT-3), and neurotrophin-4 (NT-4)] and g......
期刊: HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE, 2019; 25 (3)
BACKGROUND Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) and thyroid autoimmunity (TAI) are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as pregnancy loss and p......
期刊: HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE, 2019; 25 (3)
BACKGROUND Initially identified as suppressors of metastasis in various types of cancer, kisspeptins are a family of neuropeptides that are key regula......
期刊: HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE, 2018; 24 (5)
BACKGROUND: The drug research and development (R&D) for endometriosis/adenomyosis has been painfully slow. Most completed clinical trials on endom......
期刊: HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE, 2017; 23 (1)
BACKGROUND: A striking gender disparity in the incidence and outcome of primary liver cancer (PLC) has been well recognized. Mounting evidence from ba......
期刊: HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE, 2017; 23 (1)
BACKGROUND: Initially identified for their capability to induce heterotopic bone formation, bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are multifunctional gro......
期刊: HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE, 2017; 23 (2)
BACKGROUND: A detailed assessment of the uterus forms a pivotal part of the ART treatment process. The emergence of threedimensional ultrasound (3D US......
期刊: HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE, 2022; 28 (6)
BACKGROUND The positive effects of growth hormone (GH) on IVF are often attributed to improvements in oocyte and embryo quality. While emerging eviden......