Wu Q et al.2023
Open Access
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology : RB&E
Objective: This study aimed to explore the optimal time of laparoscopic cystectomy for unilateral ovarian endometrioma patients and evaluate the influence on ovarian reserve.
Materials and Methods: T...
Pineles BL et al.2023
Open Access
AJOG Global Reports
Background: Cesarean delivery is a major source of maternal morbidity, and repeat cesarean delivery accounts for 40% of cesarean delivery, but recent data on the trial of labor after cesarean and vagi...
Zhao Q et al.2023The Science of the total environment
The health risk of microplastics (MPs) is a growing global concern. Evidence of reproductive health damage caused by the accumulation of MPs in males is still lacking. In the present study, 6 testis a...
Johansson T et al.2023
Open Access
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
Aim: Research on the effect of oral contraceptive (OC) use on the risk of depression shows inconsistent findings, especially in adult OC users. One possible reason for this inconsistency is the omissi...
Background: Ovarian rejuvenation is an innovative procedure intended to restore ovarian fertility and development during the climacteric and has been used to enhance fertility in women with premature ...
Buskmiller C et al.2023Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
Introduction: Perinatal depression and anxiety are major causes of maternal morbidity, and are more common in high-risk pregnancies compared to low-risk pregnancies. This study used validated screenin...
Maternal Mental HealthDepression and Anxiety ScreeningPerinatal Depression
Prior JC et al.2023
Open Access
Scientific Reports
This study tested progesterone for perimenopausal hot flush ± night sweat (vasomotor symptom, VMS) treatment. It was a double-blind, randomized trial of 300 mg oral micronized progesterone@bedtime ver...
McKenzie-Brown AM et al.2023
Open Access
Journal of Pain Research
Purpose: Low-dose naltrexone (LDN) has increased in popularity as a non-opioid medication that may decrease chronic pain symptoms. LDN is most commonly used to treat fibromyalgia, complex regional pai...
Objective: To assess the effect of randomization to FertilityFriend.com, a mobile computing fertility-tracking app, on fecundability.
Design: Parallel non-blinded randomized controlled trial nested wi...
# Fertility treatment 2021: preliminary trends and figures
Preliminary UK statistics for IVF and DI treatment, storage, and donation
Published: June 2023
[Download the underlying dataset as .xlsx](htt...
Herrero M et al.2023Science of The Total Environment
Textile manufacturing consists of a multiple-step process in which a wide range of chemicals is used, some of them remaining in the final product. Bisphenols (BPs) are non-intentionally added compound...
Background
Natural Procreative Technology (NaProTechnology) is a system of management of infertility and other reproductive health issues which requires the application of a woman’s observation and re...
Background: Azo dyes are used in textiles and leather clothing. Human exposure can occur from wearing textiles containing azo dyes. Since the body's enzymes and microbiome can cleave azo dyes, potenti...
Prior JC et al.2023Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism
Introduction: Bone health in those with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is complex, but the general consensus is that cortical areal bone mineral density (aBMD) sites will be higher in PCOS than in a...
Menstrual characteristics are important signs of women's health. Here we examine the variation of menstrual cycle length by age, ethnicity, and body weight using 165,668 cycles from 12,608 participant...
White L et al.2023British Journal of Sports Medicine
Objective: Assess the association between combined hormonal contraceptives (CHC) use and musculoskeletal tissue pathophysiology, injuries or conditions.
Design: Systematic review with semiquantitative...
Musculoskeletal OutcomesHormonal Contraceptive UseBone Health
The development of highly potent gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa) allowed for a significant addition to options for the medical management of symptomatic endometriosis. Pituitary GnRH r...
Objective: To assess the impact of a Shared Decision-Making (SDM) tool for fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) of family planning.
Methods: Clinicians familiar with at least one FABM were rando...
Objective Complicated grief reactions follow some pregnancy outcomes, like miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, infant death, selective reduction, or termination of pregnancy. Stigma can delay tre...
Thomas C et al.2023The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
Aim: The objectives of this review are to identify and characterize attempts to transfer ectopic embryos to the uterus, and to understand arguments for and against the feasibility of such an intervent...
Embryo Transfer AttemptsEctopic Pregnancy ManagementEctopic Pregnancy Treatment
The human gastrointestinal tract is home to a complex microbial community that plays an important role in the general well-being of the entire organism. The gut microbiota generates a variety of metab...
Gut Microbiota and Immune RegulationREDOX HomeostasisNarrative Review
Davidson AV et al.2023
Open Access
Kansas Journal of Medicine
Introduction: Evidence-based, nonbiased, counseling on contraceptive options, followed by shared decision-making, is key in facilitating reproductive justice in a diverse population. An estimated 3% o...
The uses of cervical mucus and basal body temperature as indicators of return to fertility postpartum have resulted in high unintended pregnancy rates. In 2013, a study found that when women used urin...
Shandley LM et al.2023Journal of women's health (2002)
Background: There is a growing body of evidence that ovarian cystectomy may negatively impact ovarian reserve. However, it is unclear whether ovarian cyst surgery puts women at risk of future infertil...
Mosorin ME et al.2023
Open Access
Journal of Clinical Medicine
This clinical trial aims to compare hormonal and metabolic changes after a 9-week continuous use of oral or vaginal combined hormonal contraceptives (CHCs) in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCO...
Early menopause (<45 years) has significant impacts on bone, cardiovascular, and cognitive health. Several studies have suggested earlier menopause for women living with HIV; however, the current lite...
Importance: Hormonal sensitivity may contribute to the risk of depression in some women, as observed during the premenstrual, postpartum, and perimenopausal phases, and when initiating hormonal contra...
Human embryogenesis is a complicated process by which a fertilized egg develops into an embryo. During the first eight weeks of development, the conceptus shifts from a single-celled zygote into a mul...
Early Embryonic DevelopmentBlastocyst FormationReproductive Biology Fundamentals
Chung Y et al.2023
Open Access
Fertility and Sterility
Importance: The evidence on the association between diet and miscarriage risk is scant and conflicting.
Objective: To summarize the evidence on the association between periconceptual diet and miscarr...
Dietary Risk FactorsMeta-AnalysisPericonceptual Diet and Outcomes
Zhang P et al.2023International journal of molecular sciences
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease characterized by the growth of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. Progestins are currently the most commonly used treatment for endometriosis be...
Sangalli L et al.2023Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
Objective: The International Classification of Disease defines burning mouth syndrome (BMS) as a chronic intraoral burning sensation, with no identifiable local or systemic cause. Since current manage...
Beneficial and detrimental effect of surgical adenomyomectomy is still controversial in infertile women with severely diffuse adenomyosis. The primary objective of this study was to assess whether a n...
Arangia A et al.2023
Open Access
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
A chronic, painful, and inflammatory condition known as endometriosis is defined by the extra-uterine development of endometrial tissue. The aim of this study was to evaluate the beneficial effects of...
Klein Meuleman SJM et al.2023
Open Access
JAMA Network Open
Importance: Approximately 60% of women develop a uterine niche after a cesarean delivery (CD). A niche is associated with various gynecological symptoms including abnormal uterine bleeding, pain, and ...
This pilot qualitative case study was able to elicit rich data enabling a description of how women went through the journey of achieving pregnancy using fertility awareness-based methods. Findings und...
Postoperative intraabdominal adhesions can occur after more than 90% of gynecologic surgeries. They not only cause chronic pelvic pain and small bowel obstruction, but are also one of the main reasons...
Endometriosis is a common condition associated with debilitating pelvic pain and infertility. A genome-wide association study meta-analysis, including 60,674 cases and 701,926 controls of European and...
Infertility is a world-wide problem, defined as failure to achieve pregnancy after 12 months of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. There are multiple causes for infertility involving both male an...
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is defined as an inflammation of the upper genital tract due to an infection in women. The disease affects the uterus, fallopian tubes, and/or ovaries. It is typicall...
Pelvic Inflammatory DiseasePID-Related Tubal DamageChlamydia and Gonorrhea
Anastasi E et al.2023International journal of environmental research and public health
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent, inflammatory disease, whose pivotal symptoms are dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and chronic pelvic pain (CPP). Besides the usual medical treatme...
For years, reproductive surgery was the mainstay of reproductive care. With the evolution and ultimate success of in vitro fertilization (IVF), reproductive surgery became an adjuvant therapy, indicat...
Modern Role and EvolutionSurgical vs ARTFertility Preservation
Maurya AP et al.2023
Open Access
Indian Journal of Cancer
The incidence of breast cancer in India has seen a rapid increase in recent years. Hormonal and reproductive risk factors for breast cancer have been affected by socioeconomic development. Studies on ...
Breast Cancer Risk FactorsLong-Term Health OutcomesCase-Control Studies
Azo dyes used in textile products contain aromatic amines (AAs), which may be released into the environment after skin bacteria cleavage the azo bond. In Europe, 22 carcinogenic AAs are regulated. Unf...
Kazmerski TM et al.2023Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society
Background: As survival and health improve in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), more women with CF (wwCF) are considering their sexual and reproductive health (SRH). This study compared SRH experience...
Chronic Disease PopulationsCystic FibrosisCounseling and Education
BACKGROUND: Current or recent use of combined oral contraceptives (containing oestrogen+progestagen) has been associated with a small increase in breast cancer risk. Progestagen-only contraceptive use...
Kicińska AM et al.2023
Open Access
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common cause of anovulatory infertility. Absent, impaired, or rare ovulation induces progesterone deficiency in the luteal phase, which is a critical probl...