Uterine bleeding: how understanding endometrial physiology underpins menstrual health

V Jain, RR Chodankar, JA Maybin… - Nature reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
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 …

Cyclic decidualization of the human endometrium in reproductive health and failure

B Gellersen, JJ Brosens - Endocrine reviews, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Decidualization denotes the transformation of endometrial stromal fibroblasts into
specialized secretory decidual cells that provide a nutritive and immunoprivileged matrix …

Mechanisms of implantation: strategies for successful pregnancy

J Cha, X Sun, SK Dey - Nature medicine, 2012 - nature.com
Physiological and molecular processes initiated during implantation for pregnancy success
are complex but highly organized. This review primarily highlights adverse ripple effects …

[HTML][HTML] Uterine polyps, adenomyosis, leiomyomas, and endometrial receptivity

MG Munro - Fertility and sterility, 2019 - Elsevier
Endometrial polyps, adenomyosis, and leiomyomas are commonly encountered
abnormalities frequently found in both fertile women and those with infertility. The clinician is …

Physiological and molecular determinants of embryo implantation

S Zhang, H Lin, S Kong, S Wang, H Wang… - Molecular aspects of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Embryo implantation involves the intimate interaction between an implantation-competent
blastocyst and a receptive uterus, which occurs in a limited time period known as the …

[HTML][HTML] Endometrial receptivity in the eutopic endometrium of women with endometriosis: it is affected, and let me show you why

BA Lessey, JJ Kim - Fertility and sterility, 2017 - Elsevier
The endometrium maintains complex controls on proliferation and apoptosis as part of
repetitive menstrual cycles that prepare the endometrium for the window of implantation and …

Roadmap to embryo implantation: clues from mouse models

H Wang, SK Dey - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2006 - nature.com
Implantation involves an intricate discourse between the embryo and uterus and is a
gateway to further embryonic development. Synchronizing embryonic development until the …

Molecular cues to implantation

SK Dey, H Lim, SK Das, J Reese, BC Paria… - Endocrine …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Successful implantation is the result of reciprocal interactions between the implantation-
competent blastocyst and receptive uterus. Although various cellular aspects and molecular …

Endometrial decidualization: of mice and men

CY Ramathal, IC Bagchi, RN Taylor… - Seminars in …, 2010 - thieme-connect.com
In murine and human pregnancies, embryos implant by attaching to the luminal epithelium
and invading into the stroma of the endometrium. Under the influence of the steroid …

The role of Hox genes in female reproductive tract development, adult function, and fertility

H Du, HS Taylor - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2016 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
HOX genes convey positional identity that leads to the proper partitioning and adult identity
of the female reproductive track. Abnormalities in reproductive tract development can be …