The Effect of Maternal Body Mass Index on in Vitro Fertilization-Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Treatment: A Prospective Comparative Study by Zeynep Ozturk Inal, Hasan Ali Inal

“…Results: While there were no differences between the groups in terms of age, smoking status, etiology of infertility, thyroid-stimulating hormone, prolactin levels, antral follicle count, and stimulation protocol (p>0.05), there was a significant statistical difference in terms of body mass index, duration of infertility, baseline follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, estradiol (E2), duration of stimulation, total gonadotropin dose required, peak E2 levels, progesterone levels, endometrial thickness on hCG administration, and cycle cancellation rate (p<0.05). …”
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Serum Zinc Levels in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome are Lower as Compared to Those without Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Cohort Study by Swati Dhar, Reena Yadav, Akash Tomar

“…Materials and Methods: All the included subjects underwent measurement of anthropometric parameters, fasting insulin, luteinising hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, prolactin, progesterone, oestrogen and serum zinc levels. …”
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Potential Candidate Genes Associated with Litter Size in Goats: A Review by Wenting Chen, Ying Han, Yinghui Chen, Xiaotong Liu, Huili Liang, Changfa Wang, Muhammad Zahoor Khan

“…Recent advancements in genetic research have identified key genes and pathways associated with reproductive traits, including gonadotropin-releasing hormone (<i>GnRH</i>), inhibin (<i>INHAA</i>), Kit ligand (<i>KITLG</i>), protein phosphatase 3 catalytic subunit alpha (<i>PPP3CA</i>), prolactin receptor (<i>PRLR</i>), POU domain class 1 transcription factor 1 (<i>POU1F1</i>), anti-Müllerian hormone (<i>AMH</i>), bone morphogenetic proteins (<i>BMP</i>), growth differentiation factor 9 (<i>GDF9</i>), and <i>KISS1</i> and suppressor of mothers against decapentaplegic (<i>SMAD</i>) family genes, among others. …”
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Evaluation of Predictors of Response to Ovulation Induction Using Letrozole in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Prospective Cohort Study by Shanti Tholiya, Archana Kumari, Reeta Mahey, Mani Kalaivani, Hem Chandra Sati, Mona Sharma, Aarthi K. Jayraj, Neena Malhotra

“…Aim: To assess the role of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinising hormone (LH)/FSH ratio, testosterone and free androgen index (FAI) as predictors of ovarian response to letrozole-based OI therapy during OI cycles in infertile women with PCOS from North India. …”
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Analysis in Choroidal Thickness in Patients with Graves’ Ophthalmopathy Using Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography by Nan Yu, Yadi Zhang, Lei Kang, Ying Gao, Junqing Zhang, Yuan Wu

“…The patients’ data were obtained within 3 months after the onset of Graves’ disease (GD). Thyroid hormone levels and thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibody (TRAb) levels were measured, and the degree of exophthalmos was measured in all patients. …”
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Acupuncture mediates the “gut–testis axis” to improve asthenozoospermia by Jianheng Hao, Jianheng Hao, Huichao Xu, Boya Chang, Jia Ren, Haijun Wang, Laixi Ji, Laixi Ji

“…Further validation was obtained by performing a fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT).ResultsAcupuncture improved the sperm quality; ameliorated testicular pathology; increased serum testosterone (T), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels; and repaired gut and blood–testis barrier damage in asthenozoospermic mice. …”
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Palmitic Acid Downregulates Thyroglobulin (Tg), Sodium Iodide Symporter (NIS), and Thyroperoxidase (TPO) in Human Primary Thyrocytes: A Potential Mechanism by Which Lipotoxicity Af... by Meng Zhao, Xiaohan Zhang, Ling Gao, Yongfeng Song, Chao Xu, Chunxiao Yu, Shanshan Shao, Jiajun Zhao

“…The effect of palmitic acid stimulation on thyroid hormone synthesis was then determined. Both the mRNA and protein levels of thyroglobulin, sodium iodide symporter, and thyroperoxidase were decreased following palmitic acid stimulation. …”
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Acromegaloid Facial Appearance: Case Report and Literature Review by Adline Ghazi, Shikha Khosla, Kenneth Becker

“…Pseudoacromegaly is characterized by an acromegalic appearance without any abnormality of growth hormone function. It may be caused by several congenital and acquired conditions. …”
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Septooptic Dysplasia with an Associated Arachnoid Cyst by Skyler V. McLaurin-Jiang, Julie K. Wood, David F. Crudo

“…Laboratory data confirmed inadequate cortisol and growth hormone response to hypoglycemia, a low thyroxine level, and direct hyperbilirubinemia. …”
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A Rare 46,X,t(Y;10)(q12;p14) Balanced Translocation in Non-Obstructive Azoospermic Patient with Elevated FSH and LH Levels by Kousar Jahan Syeeda Khursheed, Mohammed Rahman Kaleemullah, Annu Joseph, Mohammed Hasan Al Durazi, Moiz Bakhiet

“…We report a rare 46,X,t(Y;10)(q12;p14) balanced translocation in an otherwise healthy non-obstructive azoospermic male with high follicle-stimulating hormone (26.65 IU/L) and high luteinizing hormone (13.58 IU/L). …”
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Hydroxychloroquine enhances insulin sensitivity and ameliorates abnormal lipid metabolism in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome by Ruihan Wang, Shanqin Qi, Qi Wang, Jiajia Lang, Conghui Pang, Kehua Wang

“…The improvement of sex hormone levels was not pronounced in either group, although there was an overall downward trend. …”
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Bone Mineral Status in Children and Adolescents with Klinefelter Syndrome by Stefano Stagi, Mariarosaria Di Tommaso, Cristina Manoni, Perla Scalini, Francesco Chiarelli, Alberto Verrotti, Elisabetta Lapi, Sabrina Giglio, Laura Dosa, Maurizio de Martino

“…For both patient and control groups, we evaluated serum levels of ionised and total calcium, phosphate, total testosterone, luteinising hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, parathyroid hormone (PTH), 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, osteocalcin, bone alkaline phosphatase, and urinary deoxypyridinoline concentrations. …”
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The Risk Factors for Diabetic Retinopathy in a Chinese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study by Qingmin Sun, Yali Jing, Bingjie Zhang, Tianwei Gu, Ran Meng, Jie Sun, Dalong Zhu, Yaping Wang

“…The patients in the DR group not only had significantly higher hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), urinary microalbumin-creatinine ratio (ACR), and systolic blood pressure but also had higher follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels compared to those in the non-DR group. …”
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Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Rats with Hyperandrogenic Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome by Na Li, Chenghao Yang, Huiyu Xie, Yinghong Liu, Yuanpeng Liao

“…Compared with the NC group, the levels of testosterone (T), estradiol (E2), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), LP, anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and free fatty acids (FFA) were all significantly augmented in the PC group (all p<0.05). …”
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Tyrosine hydroxylase of the brain and it’s regulation by glucocorticoids by E. V. Sukhareva, T. S. Kalinina, V. V. Bulygina, N. N. Dygalo

“…The main mechanism includes direct binding of the hormone-activated GRs to glucocorticoid responsive elements (GREs) in the promoter region of genes. …”
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Clinical utility of receptor status prediction in breast cancer and misdiagnosis identification using deep learning on hematoxylin and eosin-stained slides by Gil Shamai, Ran Schley, Alexandra Cretu, Tal Neoran, Edmond Sabo, Yoav Binenbaum, Shachar Cohen, Tal Goldman, António Polónia, Keren Drumea, Karin Stoliar, Ron Kimmel

“…Results Here we show that the system identifies 30.5% of patients as hormone receptor-positive, achieving a specificity of 0.9982 and a positive predictive value of 0.9992, demonstrating its ability to determine eligibility for hormone therapy without immunohistochemistry. …”
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Comparative efficacy of acupuncture therapies in premature ovarian failure: A systematic review and network meta-analysis by Yonghang Yi, Fengjun Ma, Yang Jiao, Rongqi Zhang, Yunhao Yi, Yuxia Ma

“…The NMA results indicated that moxibustion_catgut implantation at acupoint (MB_CIA) (P-score = 0.88; pooled mean difference (95 % CI): 22.07 (1.61–302.48)) showed the highest improvement in overall effectiveness, while warming acupuncture (WA) (0.95; −27.56 (-45.35 to −9.78)) improved follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels best. WA_MB (0.85; −9.35 (-15.08 to −3.62)) and WA (P-score = 0.77) were most effective for luteinizing hormone (LH) and estradiol (E2) levels, respectively. …”
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Effect of acupuncture on primary hypothyroidism and irregular menstruation in infertile women: a randomised controlled study by Eman Sedky Abdullah, Abeer Mohamed ElDeeb, Eman Ahmed Sultan, Hassan Omar Ghareib, Salwa Mostafa EL-Badry

“…BMI, waist, waist-to-stature ratio (WSR), free thyroxine (FT4), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), luteinising hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), LH/FSH ratio, menstrual cycle period, and a health-related quality-of-life questionnaire (PCOSQ) were evaluated for all patients. …”
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Transcriptomics-based analysis of neurotoxic and reproductive effects in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) after exposure to tris (2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) by Xiaoqian Zhou, Weifeng Liu, Bailin Cong, Aifang Deng, Jing Lin, Linlin Zhao, Shenghao Liu

“…Results TCEP exposure induced severe neuroendocrine disrupting effects in turbot. Firstly, the hormone levels of luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), estradiol (E2), and 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) were significantly decreased under prolonged TCEP stress, which may have a negative impact on normal reproductive function. …”
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The Effect of Age on Clinical and Laboratory Parameters in Reproductive Age Women with Endometrial Polyps by Aytekin Tokmak, Ebru Ersoy, Ali Özgür Ersoy, Esra Yaşar Çelik, Ali İrfan Güzel, Mustafa Uğur

“…Fasting plasma glucose, basal FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) and estradiol (E2) levels were higher in study group than control group (p<0.05). …”
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