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Preliminary design of a new degradable medical device to prevent the formation and recurrence of intrauterine adhesions [PDF]

Communications Biology, 2019
AbstractIntrauterine adhesions lead to partial or complete obliteration of the uterine cavity and have life-changing consequences for women. The leading cause of adhesions is believed to be loss of stroma resulting from trauma to the endometrium after surgery.
Salome Leprince, Stéphanie Huberlant, Lucie Allegre, Sophie Warembourg, Isabelle Leteuff, Audrey Bethry, Cedric Paniagua, Hubert Taillades, Renaud De Tayrac, Jean Coudane, Vincent Letouzey, Xavier Garric   +11 more
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Progesterone resistance in endometriosis: origins, consequences and interventions

, 2017
Endometriosis is a common cause of pelvic pain and affects up to 10% of women of reproductive age. Aberrant progesterone signaling in the endometrium plays a significant role in impaired decidualization and establishment of ectopic endometrial implants ...
Bansari G. Patel, Yimin Shu, Shu, Yimin, Robert N. Taylor, Patel, Bansari G, Jie Yu, Rudnicki, Martin, Yu, Jie, Martin Rudnicki, Taylor, Robert N   +9 more
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On the importance of including both sexes in animal studies – insights from home‐cage monitoring

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A review of behavioural studies using home‐cage monitoring (HCM) systems revealed that over 61% of studies used only male subjects, with only 24% including both sexes, despite evidence of substantial behavioural differences between male and female animals. This bias could influence the outcomes of biomedical research.
Maša Čater, Adam Dušek, Aleksandra Bartelik, Silvia Mandillo, Elisabetta Golini, Mara Rigamonti, Rasneer Sonia Bains, Hamish Forrest, Marion Rivalan, Melissa Long, Anna Kiryk, Lars Lewejohann, Nuno Henrique Franco   +12 more
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Ph.D. dissertation [PDF]

, 2006
The Family Planning Centre of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Debrecen having more than 45,000 IUD cases provided a unique opportunity to study and evaluate the incidence of rare clinical events associated with long-term IUD ...
Ganacharya, Sanjay
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Seminars in epileptology: Holistic management of epilepsy in adults with intellectual development disorders

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract This seminar addresses the complexity of the management of epilepsy in adults with intellectual development disorders (IDD), advocating holistic and multidisciplinary care aligned with the learning objectives of the International League Against Epilepsy. Epilepsy is significantly more prevalent in people with IDD, presenting unique diagnostic,
Elena Fonseca, Antonella Riva, Samuel López‐Maza, Malin Zaddach, Marie‐Claire Porter, Ingo Borggraefe, Lance Watkins, Andreas Schulze‐Bonhage, Rohit Shankar, Pasquale Striano, Lina Nashef   +10 more
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Coexisting adenomyosis in endometriosis: Similar pain and quality of life, with longer bleeding and bowel symptoms—A comparative cross‐sectional study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To compare pain, menstrual flow, and quality of life (QoL) between women undergoing surgery for endometriosis only compared with women with endometriosis and coexisting adenomyosis. Methods A cross‐sectional study, set in two tertiary hospitals, of reproductive‐aged women (18–50 years) with a preoperative imaging diagnosis of ...
Mariana Matzenbacher Brunoro, Ana Clara Pimenta Servidoni, Sofia Di Nur Wakabayashi, Camila Rebeque Dagola, Marina Paula Andres, Mauricio Simoes Abrao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risks and Benefits, Advantages and Disadvantages of Levonorgestrel-Releasing Contraceptive Implants

, 2003
Levonorgestrel-releasing implants are long acting contraceptives, approved for 5 years of continuous use. Two marketed systems, the six capsule Norplant®1 and the two rod Jadelle®, have essentially equal rates of drug release, pregnancy and adverse ...
Irving Sivin, Sivin, Irving
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Maternal infection in the context of actively managed prelabor rupture of membranes at term: An observational study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To assess maternal infection following prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM) at term in a setting where active management is recommended, and to identify associated risk factors. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted including pregnant women admitted to a Portuguese tertiary care center where immediate induction of labor ...
Inês Martins, Inês Gomes Brou, Miguel Macedo, Luísa Pinto   +3 more
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Outcomes of medical abortion with an intrauterine device in situ: a retrospective review

The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care
There is a lack of evidence on the outcomes of medical abortion with an intrauterine device (IUD) in situ. Guidelines recommend IUD removal prior to medical abortion, but retrieval is not always possible. This study examines the outcomes of medical abortion (< 12 weeks) in women where the IUD was removed prior to abortion and those where it remained in
Kiara Marsh, Sharon T. Cameron
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Preoperative and postoperative pathology concordance in endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia: A retrospective cohort study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To assess the concordance between pre‐ and postoperative pathology in patients with endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia (EIN) undergoing hysterectomy, and identify predictors of malignancy, including sampling method, progestin therapy, and surgical timing.
Jenny Dimakos, Dong Bach Nguyen, Xing Zeng, Jessica Papillon Smith, Fady W. Mansour, Srinivasan Krishnamurthy, Andrew Zakhari   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source