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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2025

Kisspeptins Regulating Fertility: Potential Future Therapeutic Approach in Infertility Treatment.

Sonia Kotanidou, Nikos Nikolettos, Nektaria Kritsotaki, Panagiotis Tsikouras, Angeliki Tiptiri-Kourpeti, Konstantinos Nikolettos

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

4 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

6 authors.

Sonia KotanidouDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID 0009-0004-0706-7918
Nikos NikolettosDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Nektaria KritsotakiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Panagiotis TsikourasDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Angeliki Tiptiri-KourpetiGenesis Athens-Thrace Medically Assisted Reproduction Unit, Apalos, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4710-7123
Konstantinos NikolettosDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Maidstone and Turnbridge Wells NHS Trust, Maidstone ME14 1FZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8291-5375

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kisspeptins play a crucial role in the normal functioning of the reproductive axis in both humans and animals by stimulating the secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) from the hypothalamus. Recent studies have investigated the association of kisspeptins to infertility of diverse causes and the therapeutic potential of kisspeptins in infertility. Exogenous administration of kisspeptins appears to hold significant promise in restoring fertility, with ongoing studies in their application in ovarian stimulation protocols and as cryoprotectants during vitrification. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the role of kisspeptins in reproductive physiology and their potential as therapeutic agents for infertility, highlighting their advantages over conventional treatments and their future prospects in clinical practice.

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GnRHinfertilitykisspeptinstherapeutic agents

Identifiers

PMID40429279
PMCPMC12112093

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