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Abortion as an Essential Health Service in Latin America During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2022
BackgroundThe rapid increase in demand for health services as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak has created significant challenges for health systems. National and international health authorities have declared reproductive health services as essential ...
Agustina Ramón Michel, Sonia Ariza Navarrete, Susana Chávez   +2 more
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Development and pilot testing of the 2019 Canadian Abortion Provider Survey

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2023
Background Substantial changes in abortion care regulations, available medications and national clinical practice guidelines have occurred since a 2012 national Canadian Abortion Provider Survey (CAPS).
Regina M. Renner, Madeleine Ennis, Mahan Maazi, Sheila Dunn, Wendy V. Norman, Janusz Kaczorowski, Edith Guilbert   +6 more
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Frequency of the rs 14035 polymorphism of RAN gen in recurrent pregnancy loss: A case-control study

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2020
Background: Genetic factors could account for recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). The RAN gene is a member of the "large RAS family" and a small GTPase that is essential for the translocation of Ribonucleic acid (RNA) and proteins through the nuclear pore ...
Zahrasadat Mortazavifar, Hamidreza Ashrafzadeh, Seyed Morteza Seifati, Nasrin Ghasemi   +3 more
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Platelet-rich plasma in the management of Asherman's syndrome: An RCT

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2020
Background: Asherman's syndrome (AS) is a rare reproductive abnormality, resulting in endometrial collapse due to aggressive or recurrent endometritis and/or curettage.Objective: We aimed to assess the effectiveness of using platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to
Atiyeh Javaheri, Katayoon Kianfar, Soheila Pourmasumi, Maryam Eftekhar   +3 more
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FISH-based sperm aneuploidy screening in male partner of women with a history of recurrent pregnancy loss

Middle East Fertility Society Journal, 2020
Background Recurrent pregnancy loss is defined as having the experience of three or more repeated pregnancy losses. Despite numerous studies, RPL etiology remains unclear; in this respect, many etiological factors have been thoroughly investigated ...
Marjan Pourfahraji Fakhrabadi, Seyed Mahdi Kalantar, Fatemeh Montazeri, Mahmood Dehghani Ashkezari, Majid Pourfahraji Fakhrabadi, Samira Sabbagh Nejad Yazd   +5 more
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Association between cumulus cells—mRNA levels of AMHR2 and FSHR with oocyte maturity

Middle East Fertility Society Journal, 2022
Background The gene expression of anti-Mullerian hormone receptor type 2 (AMHR2) and follicle stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) in cumulus cells (CCs) isolated from mature and immature oocytes was studied as a possible non-invasive approach for ...
Fateme Montazeri, Seyed Mehdi Kalantar, Farzaneh Fesahat, Mohammad Hasan Sheikhha, Marjan Omidi, Hanieh Shafienia, Seyed Mehdi Hoseini   +6 more
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Implementation of mifepristone medical abortion in Canada: pilot and feasibility testing of a survey to assess facilitators and barriers

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2019
Background Direct primary care provision of first-trimester medical abortion could potentially address inequitable abortion access in Canada. However, when Health Canada approved the combination medication Mifegymiso® (mifepristone 200 mg/misoprostol 800 
Courtney Devane, Regina M. Renner, Sarah Munro, Édith Guilbert, Sheila Dunn, Marie-Soleil Wagner, Wendy V. Norman   +6 more
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes among pregnant women with different polycystic ovary syndrome phenotypes: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2020
Background: Pregnancy is a process associated with various metabolic and hormonal changes, and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) can affect this process. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the maternal and neonatal outcomes among pregnant
Akramsadat Dehghani Firoozabadi, Razieh Dehghani Firouzabadi, Maryam Eftekhar, Afsar Sadat Tabatabaei Bafghi, Farimah Shamsi   +4 more
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Semen analysis of subfertility caused by testicular carcinoma

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2020
Background: Infertility is a common problem in testicular cancer. Affected men often decide to undergo sperm banking before chemo/radiotherapy. The cumulative effects of therapy can considerably reduce fertility.
Behrooz Ghasemi, Alimohammad Mosadegh Mehrjardi, Carolyn Jones, Nasrin Ghasemi   +3 more
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Association of miR-146a and miR196a2 genotype with susceptibility to idiopathic recurrent pregnancy loss in Iranian women: A case-control study

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2021
Background: Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is the most common complaint of pregnancy in females with a prevalence of 5%. Numerous documents have shown that single nucleotide polymorphisms are able to change miRNA transcription and/or maturation, which ...
Emad Babakhanzadeh, Hamid Danaei, Mohammad Abedinzadeh, Hamid Reza Ashrafzadeh, Nasrin Ghasemi   +4 more
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