Women's health concerns are generally underrepresented in basic and translational
research, but reproductive health in particular has been hampered by a lack of …

Menstruation is a physiological process that is typically uncomplicated. However, up to one
third of women globally will be affected by abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) at some point in …

The physiological functions of the uterine endometrium (uterine lining) are preparation for
implantation, maintenance of pregnancy if implantation occurs, and menstruation in the …

Experience with tranexamic acid, an indirect fibrinolytic inhibitor, started as soon as it was
released from Shosuke Okamoto's lab in the early 1960s. It was first prescribed to females …

BACKGROUND Each month the endometrium becomes inflamed, and the luminal portion is
shed during menstruation. The subsequent repair is remarkable, allowing implantation to …

In the treatment of women with abnormal uterine bleeding, once a thorough history, physical
examination, and indicated imaging studies are performed and all significant structural …

Over the past 10 years there has been an upsurge of interest in the mechanisms underlying
normal and disturbed menstrual bleeding. These studies have particularly focused on the …

Menorrhagia is defined as a'complaint of heavy cyclical menstrual bleeding occurring over
several consecutive cycles'. Objectively it is a total menstrual blood loss equal to or greater …

Angiogenesis is an essential component of endometrial renewal. The formation of new
vessels depends on interactions between various hormones and growth factors, and this …

Endometriosis, defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, is an
estrogen-dependent disease which causes pelvic pain and subfertility in women of …