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ReviewRegenerative therapy2025

Novel therapeutic strategies for Asherman's syndrome: Endometrial regeneration using menstrual blood-derived stem cells.

Sena Awano-Kim, Satoshi Hosoya, Ryo Yokomizo, Hiroshi Kishi, Aikou Okamoto

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Review in Regenerative therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sena Awano-KimDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.
Satoshi HosoyaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.
Ryo YokomizoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.
Hiroshi KishiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.
Aikou OkamotoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometrium is vital to the establishment of pregnancy through its cyclical regeneration, which, when disrupted, can lead to endometrial thinning and Asherman's syndrome (AS). AS is characterized by infertility, pelvic pain, menstrual irregularities, and placental complications. Currently, treatments such as hysteroscopic adhesiolysis and hormone replacement therapy have demonstrated variable efficacy with limited clinical evidence. Recent developments in cell therapy have introduced menstrual blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MenSCs) as a promising alternative therapeutic strategy. Menstrual blood offers a noninvasive, periodically available source of mesenchymal stem cells, MenSCs for endometrial regeneration. This review comprehensively examines the endometrial regenerative process, pathophysiology of AS, and therapeutic prospects of MenSCs, underscoring the need for continued research to optimize treatment strategies.

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Asherman's syndromeCell therapyInfertilityMenstrual blood-derived mesenchymal stem cellsMesenchymal stem cellsRegenerative medicine

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PMID40242087
PMCPMC12002619

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