Methamphetamines and Pregnancy Outcomes [PDF]
Methamphetamine (MA) is one of the most commonly used illicit drugs in pregnancy, yet studies on MA-exposed pregnancy outcomes have been limited because of retrospective measures of drug use; lack of control for confounding factors; other drug use, including tobacco; poverty; poor diet; and lack of prenatal care.
Tricia E. Wright +3 more
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Impact of contraception and IVF hormones on metabolic, endocrine, and inflammatory status [PDF]
Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) represent commonly utilized management strategies for infertility with multifactorial causes (including genetically predisposed diseases). Amongst ART, in vitro fertilization (IVF) is the most popular.
Barber, Thomas M. +2 more
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Prevalence of Hypothyroidism and Pregnancy Outcomes in Women Referred to Ayatollah Mousavi Hospital in Zanjan in 2018-2019 [PDF]
Background: Hypothyroidism is common during pregnancy. This disorder is associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Objectives: The study of the prevalence and different consequences of hypothyroidism in pregnancy in each region is the ...
Fatemeh Bayat +4 more
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Relationship of age at menarche, coitarche and first gestation: A retrospective cohort analysis
Introduction: Teenage pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy occurring between ages 10 and 19 (Loredo-Abdlá et al., 2017; Belitzky, 1985; Kaplanoglu et al., 2015), and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality for both mother and child.
David Eugenio Hinojosa-Gonzalez +8 more
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Safety of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Background/Aims: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a technically challenging procedure rarely associated with severe postprocedure complications.
Azab, Mohamed +8 more
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Immune system function, stress, exercise and nutrition profile can affect pregnancy outcome: Lessons from a Mediterranean cohort [PDF]
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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Na+-leak channel, non-selective (NALCN) regulates myometrial excitability and facilitates successful parturition [PDF]
Background/Aims: Uterine contractility is controlled by electrical signals generated by myometrial smooth muscle cells. Because aberrant electrical signaling may cause inefficient uterine contractions and poor reproductive outcomes, there is great ...
Amazu, Chinwendu +8 more
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Background While a link between maternal anxiety diagnoses and adverse maternal and infant outcomes has been reported, there is a paucity of data regarding infant outcomes through the first year of life in those born to individuals with anxiety only and ...
Rebecca J. Baer +19 more
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ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen +23 more
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Thrombophilia and pregnancy outcomes [PDF]
Pregnancy complications are still a challenge for physicians, because knowledge of pathomechanisms and prophylactic measures is still limited. In recent years thrombophilia as a risk factor for pregnancy complications has gained much attention in the scientific community. However, data on this topic in the literature are conflicting.
I, Pabinger, R, Vormittag
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