Protective effects of an Fc-engineered PD-L1 fusion protein in a spontaneous abortion model and a Th17 cell–induced pregnancy loss model [PDF]
Frontiers in PharmacologyThe binding of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) with its receptor PD-1 has been proven to negatively regulate immune responses. Here, we assessed the therapeutic effects of Fc-fused PD-L1 protein on foetomaternal tolerance using a murine spontaneous ...
Guangyao Li +14 more
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Balancing stringency and feasibility: comparative value of disease-activity measures to predict pregnancy outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus [PDF]
Lupus Science and MedicineObjective To compare preconception disease-activity indices—systemic lupus erythematosus Disease Activity Score low disease activity (SLE-DAS LDA), lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS) and SLE-DAS remission—with Definitions of Remission in SLE (DORIS)
Qin Huang +10 more
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Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2023 Although Pakistan’s Essential Package of Health Services was recently updated to include therapeutic and post-abortion care, little is known about current health facility readiness for these services. This study assessed the availability of comprehensive
Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala +15 more
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Incidence of phenylketonuria and the effect of prevention national program on reducing its incidence in the population covered by Kerman University of Medical Sciences during 2007-2020 [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2022 Introduction: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is the most common inherited metabolic disease in Iran that can be prevented by prenatal diagnostic tests (PND).
Salman Daneshi +4 more
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International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, 2021 Background: Despite the implementation of a safe motherhood program in many countries, unsafe abortion continues to be a matter of reproductive health.
Shabnam Bazmi +3 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 BackgroundThere are two types of voluntary interruption of pregnancy: elective and therapeutic abortion. These forms are different for many reasons, and it is reasonable to assume that they can have negative consequences that can last until a subsequent ...
Martina Smorti +4 more
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Incidence of and Maternal-fetal Risk Factors Associated with Therapeutic Abortion: A Nested Case-control Design Based on a Population-based Historical Cohort [PDF]
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System, 2022 Introduction: Therapeutic Abortion (TA) has been defined as termination of pregnancy before the 20th week of gestation in order to save the mother’s life and prevent birth defects.The present study aimed to investigate the incidence of TA and its related
Zahra Maleki +3 more
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Estimating The Annual Abortion Rate in Kerman, Iran: Comparison of Direct, Network Scale-Up, and Single Sample Count Methods [PDF]
International Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2019 Background Abortion is a sensitive issue surrounded by social, cultural and religious stigmata. Therefore, estimation of its prevalence involves methodological challenges.
Maryam Zamanian +3 more
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The Possibility of Imposing Therapeutic Abortion of the Fetus by the (Vali) Father [PDF]
فقه و حقوق خانواده, 2013 These days the protection of unborn lives falls in the forefront, however one of the fundamental rights of women which was ratified in the 1384 legislation, is therapeutic abortion.
Zohre Afshari Ghoochani
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An Analysis of Patient Safety Events Submitted by Abortion Facilities in Pennsylvania 2017–2019
Patient Safety, 2020 Induced abortion, also called elective abortion, therapeutic abortion, and termination of pregnancy, is widely considered a safe procedure, but complications are known to occur.
Elizabeth Kukielka
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