About the Authors

Bi-Hua Cheng

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Center for Menopause and Reproductive Medicine Research, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Tien-Min G. Chu

Affiliation Department of Restorative Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Chawnshang Chang

Affiliation George Whipple Lab for Cancer Research, Departments of Pathology, Urology, Radiation Oncology, and The Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America

Hong-Yo Kang

khuang@adm.cgmh.org.tw (KEH); hkang3@mail.cgu.edu.tw (HYK)

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Center for Menopause and Reproductive Medicine Research, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Ko-En Huang

khuang@adm.cgmh.org.tw (KEH); hkang3@mail.cgu.edu.tw (HYK)

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Center for Menopause and Reproductive Medicine Research, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no completing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BHC HYK KEH. Performed the experiments: BHC TMGC. Analyzed the data: BHC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CC KEH. Wrote the paper: BHC.