Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny Reveal Five New Species of (Hydnangiaceae, Agaricales) from Southern China.

The genus is a type of cosmopolitan and ecologically important fungal group. Members can form ectomycorrhizal associations with numerous trees, and some species are common edible fungi in local markets. Although some new species from China are recently published, the species diversity of is still unclear in China.

Prognostic Value of Left Ventricular Longitudinal Function and Myocardial Fibrosis in Patients With Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Concomitant With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A 3.0 T Cardiac MR Study.

Background: Poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is known to result in left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, myocardial fibrosis, and ischemic/nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (ICM/NIDCM). However, less is known about the prognostic value of T2DM on LV longitudinal function and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) assessed with cardiac MRI in ICM/NIDCM patients.

Purpose: To measure LV longitudinal function and myocardial scar in ICM/NIDCM patients with T2DM and to determine their prognostic values.

Association between serum estradiol level on the human chorionic gonadotrophin administration day and clinical outcome.

Background: Estradiol, as an important hormone in follicular development and endometrial receptivity, is closely related to clinical outcomes of fresh in vitro fertilization embryo transfer (IVF-ET) cycles. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the association between elevated serum estradiol (E2) levels on the day of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) administration and IVF-ET pregnancy and birth outcomes.

Methods: A total of 1771 infertile patients with their first fresh IVF-ET cycles were analyzed retrospectively between January 2011 and January 2016 in Peking University First Hospital.

Difference between 2 h and 3 h 75 g glucose tolerance test in the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM): results from a national survey on prevalence of GDM.

The possibility of the 2 h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) as an alternative to the 3 h OGTT was investigated based on data from a national survey on pregnancy-associated diabetes. Data were retrieved from 4179 pregnant women who had OGTT performed after an abnormal 50 g glucose challenge test (GCT). All of the 4 glucose levels during their OGTT were collected and analyzed.

The prevalence of fecal incontinence and urinary incontinence in primiparous postpartum Chinese women.

Objective: This study investigated the prevalence of fecal incontinence (FI) and urinary incontinence (UI) in primiparous postpartum Chinese women.

Study Design: Questionnaires about FI and UI symptoms were completed via telephone interviews conducted within 6 months postpartum.

Results: A total of 1889 primiparous postpartum women were asked to participate in this investigation.

[Early glucose challenge test in pregnant women with risk factors of GDM in China].

Objective: To understand the current status and clinical relevance of early (<24 weeks) glucose challenge test (GCT) in pregnant women with risk factors of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in China.

Methods: Data from the survey of incidence of GDM in China were re-analyzed. The incidence of abnormal glucose metabolisms and the rate of early GCT in all women were calculated according to different numbers of risk factors.

[Investigation into the prevalence and suitable diagnostic criteria of gestational diabetes mellitus in China].

Objective: To investigate the incidence of glucose metabolism disorder during pregnancy and establish the diagnosis criteria for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among Chinese patients.

Method: A prospective population-based study of 16 286 pregnant women, who received 50 g glucose challenge test (GCT) for the first time between Apr 1, 2006 and Sept 30, 2006, was performed throughout 18 cities in China.

Results: According to national diabetes data group (NDDG) criteria, the overall incidence of GDM and glucose impaired glucose tolerance (GIGT) was 2.

Variations of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, leptin and adiponectin in mid-trimester of gestational diabetes mellitus.

Background: Many cytokines have been found to increase the insulin resistance during pregnancy complicated by glucose metabolism disorder. This study aimed to investigate which comes first, the changes of some cytokines or the abnormal glucose metabolism.

Methods: This nested case-control study was undertaken from January 2004 to March 2005.

Popularizing labor analgesia in China.

In China many women in labor are young primigravidas whose fear of labor pain leads them to request cesarean deliveries. While the rate of cesarean deliveries has reached 50% in many hospitals, less than 1% of women in labor are given neuraxial analgesia. The necessary equipment is seldom available in China and many physicians have misconceptions about the risks associated with neuraxial analgesia, which are low with the ultra-low-dosages used today.

Analysis of oral glucose tolerance test in pregnant women with abnormal glucose metabolism.

Background: Due to the controversy of the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in the world and researches on GDM remain undeveloped in China. American Diabetes Association recently recommended the clinicians to diagnose GDM by OGTT results without the third-hour glucose value. This new criteria has not been used in China.