Journal of Thyroid Research, 2011 In the last two decades, there have been major advances in our understanding of the thyroid physiology during pregnancy, the role of thyroid hormones in fetal development, and the effects of thyroid dysfunction on pregnancy outcomes. The main objective of this special issue was to highlight how these advances have enhanced our knowledge and influenced ...
Vaidya, B +3 more
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Time to pregnancy and pregnancy outcome [PDF]
Fertility and Sterility, 2005 To investigate whether the outcome of a pregnancy is related to the time required to achieve that pregnancy (TTP).The distribution of the TTP for pregnancies ending in multiple birth, early (before week 12) and late (weeks 12-28) miscarriage, stillbirth, and extrauterine pregnancy was compared to that of pregnancies ending in singleton birth ...
Axmon, Anna, Hagmar, Lars
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Pregnancy and contraceptive use among women participating in an HIV prevention trial in Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2012 OBJECTIVES: Information on pregnancy rates and factors associated with pregnancy and contraceptive use is important for clinical trials in women in sub-Saharan Africa where withdrawal of investigational products may be required in the event of pregnancy ...
Baisley, Kathy +8 more
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Factors that shape recurrent miscarriage care experiences: findings from a national survey
BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Background Learning what matters to women/couples with recurrent miscarriage (RM) is essential to inform service improvement efforts and future RM care practices.
Caragh Flannery +6 more
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Immune system function, stress, exercise and nutrition profile can affect pregnancy outcome: Lessons from a Mediterranean cohort [PDF]
, 2013 This article is made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.Pregnancy is associated with major physiological and future psychosocial changes, and maternal adaptation to these changes is crucial for normal foetal development ...
Gidron, Y +5 more
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How do women prepare for pregnancy? Preconception experiences of women attending antenatal services and views of health professionals [PDF]
, 2014 Copyright: © 2014 Stephenson et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and ...
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Hypothyroxinemia and Pregnancy [PDF]
Endocrine Practice, 2011 To evaluate the peer-reviewed literature on iodine deficiency and hypothyroxinemia in pregnancy.We review published studies on isolated hypothyroxinemia in pregnancy, methodology of free thyroxine (T4) assays, impact of iodine deficiency on free T4 levels, and status of ongoing prospective randomized trials of isolated hypothyroxinemia during pregnancy.
Negro, Roberto +3 more
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Risky drinking patterns are being continued into pregnancy: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Risky patterns of alcohol use prior to pregnancy increase the risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies and subsequent adverse outcomes. It is important to understand how consumption changes once women become pregnant.
Amy E. Anderson
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Normal pregnancy is associated with an increase in thrombin generation from the very early stages of the first trimester [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Pregnancy is a hypercoagulable state associated with an increased risk of venous thrombosis, which begins during the first trimester, but the exact time of onset is unknown.
Bagot, C.N. +4 more
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Perceptions of Adolescent Pregnancy Among Teenage Girls in Rakai, Uganda. [PDF]
, 2017 The leading causes of death and disability among Ugandan female adolescents aged 15 to 19 years are pregnancy complications, unsafe abortions, and childbirth.
Baumgartner, Joy Noel +9 more
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