Effects of Hydrosalpinx on Endometrial Receptivity and Uterine Microbiome: An Interesting Case of Double Uterus with Unilateral Hydrosalpinx
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Presentation
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Results | ||
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Right Uterus | Left Uterus | |
ERA (endometrial receptivity array) | Receptive 126+/−3 h | Receptive 126+/−3 h |
EMMA (endometrial microbiome metagenomic analysis) | Abnormal endometrial microbiome Lactobacillus 0% Escherichia 46.78% Trabulsiella 31.69% Microbacterium 5.54% Others 15.99% | Abnormal endometrial microbiome Lactobacillus 0% Escherichia 49.91% Trabulsiella 30.67% Microbacterium 5.99% Streptococcus 5.84% Others 7.59% |
ALICE (analysis of infectious chronic endometritis) | Escherichia 46.78% | Escherichia 49.91% |
Immunostaining with CD138 McQueen’s classification | None Score 0 | None Score 0 |
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Mitsui, J.; Kawai, K.; Tajima, M.; Hiraoka, K.; Casaroli, V.; Sato, Y.; Furusawa, Y.; Ishikawa, T.; Miyasaka, N. Effects of Hydrosalpinx on Endometrial Receptivity and Uterine Microbiome: An Interesting Case of Double Uterus with Unilateral Hydrosalpinx. Endocrines 2022, 3, 821-830. https://doi.org/10.3390/endocrines3040068
Mitsui J, Kawai K, Tajima M, Hiraoka K, Casaroli V, Sato Y, Furusawa Y, Ishikawa T, Miyasaka N. Effects of Hydrosalpinx on Endometrial Receptivity and Uterine Microbiome: An Interesting Case of Double Uterus with Unilateral Hydrosalpinx. Endocrines. 2022; 3(4):821-830. https://doi.org/10.3390/endocrines3040068
Chicago/Turabian StyleMitsui, Junichiro, Kiyotaka Kawai, Makiko Tajima, Kenichiro Hiraoka, Viviane Casaroli, Yoshimi Sato, Yoshiaki Furusawa, Tomonori Ishikawa, and Naoyuki Miyasaka. 2022. "Effects of Hydrosalpinx on Endometrial Receptivity and Uterine Microbiome: An Interesting Case of Double Uterus with Unilateral Hydrosalpinx" Endocrines 3, no. 4: 821-830. https://doi.org/10.3390/endocrines3040068
APA StyleMitsui, J., Kawai, K., Tajima, M., Hiraoka, K., Casaroli, V., Sato, Y., Furusawa, Y., Ishikawa, T., & Miyasaka, N. (2022). Effects of Hydrosalpinx on Endometrial Receptivity and Uterine Microbiome: An Interesting Case of Double Uterus with Unilateral Hydrosalpinx. Endocrines, 3(4), 821-830. https://doi.org/10.3390/endocrines3040068