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To elucidate these mechanisms at high resolution, we performed single-cell RNA sequencing on paired endometrial biopsies collected from patients during the proliferative phase, both before and shortly after intrauterine platelet-rich plasma infusion. Our analysis reveals that platelet-rich plasma acts as a potent modulator of the endometrial microenvironment by inducing extensive transcriptional reprogramming within resident cell populations. Alongside the direct stimulatory effects of platelet-rich plasma on various cell lineages, stromal cells emerged as key mediators contributing to this regenerative response, suppressing developmental plasticity pathways while concomitantly upregulating functions crucial for tissue regeneration, including cytoskeletal remodeling, proangiogenic signaling, and immune modulation. 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