Publications by authors named "Yoo Ra Ko"

Objective: Methylenetetrahydrofolatereductase (MTHFR) is important for folate metabolism, which is involved in DNA synthesis and cell growth. However, the relationship between Maternal polymorphisms and outcomes in assisted reproduction remains controversial. This is the first study to explore the effect of polymorphisms on the embryological outcomes in fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) cycles in Korean patients with infertility.

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Aim: To evaluate the relationship between AMH and ovarian response to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in women with PCOM and PCOS.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 559 patients who underwent the IVF-ET cycle between January 2018 and December 2022 at Gangnam Cha Hospital. Patients were divided into 3 groups matched for age and BMI: the PCOS group (n = 54), based on the new 2023 PCOS guideline; the PCOM group (n = 53); and the control group (n = 452) with normal ovaries.

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Background And Objectives: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and osteoporosis are major disease entities in older women that have the same epidemiology and might also have the same molecular physiology. However, few data have been reported on the relationship between POP and osteoporosis. We designed this study to examine the association between POP and osteoporosis in Korean women.

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