Pregnancy and contraceptive use among women participating in an HIV prevention trial in Tanzania. [PDF]
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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Fetal heart rate throughout pregnancy
Abstract Serial fetal heart rate (FHR) determinations were made from early pregnancy to term in 24 healthy fetuses by means of an ultrasonic device. A decreasing FHR pattern was noticed from the eleventh through the thirtieth weeks, after which the values remained more stable (about 140 beats per minute) until term.
Ibarra-Polo, Andrés A. +2 more
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Background: Uterine fibroids are the most common tumour in women of reproductive age and are associated with heavy menstrual bleeding, abdominal discomfort, subfertility and reduced quality of life. For women wishing to retain their uterus and who do not
Jane Daniels +11 more
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Sperm chromatin dispersion test before sperm preparation is predictive of clinical pregnancy in cases of unexplained infertility treated with intrauterine insemination and induction with clomiphene citrate [PDF]
Background/aims: A large proportion of men with normal sperm results as analyzed using conventional techniques have fragmented DNA in their spermatozoa.
De Croo, Ilse +4 more
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Background: Variables associated with body tissue mobilization place dairy cows at greater risk of reproductive failure. Objective: To investigate the association between blood metabolites and body condition score (BCS) at the beginning of lactation and ...
Edir Torres +6 more
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Perinatal Mortality Rate in Multiple Pregnancies [PDF]
The perinatal mortality rate in multiple pregnancies has been examined both in literature data (where it reaches an average value of 17.5%), and on a sample of 619 twin deliveries from the Danzig population.
S, Metler +3 more
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Implementation of the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups criteria: Not always a cause for concern [PDF]
Background: Controversy surrounds the decision to adopt the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) criteria for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) as fears that disease prevalence rates will soar have ...
Quinlivan, J, Sibartie, P
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Changing patterns of teenage pregnancy: population based study of small areas [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To measure the impact of socioeconomic deprivation on rates of teenage pregnancy and the extent of local variation in pregnancy rates in Scotland, and to examine how both have changed over time.
McLeod, A.
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It has been claimed that artificial insemination (AI) of cows with frozen-thawed semen treated with commercially produced kits, HeiferplusTM (HP, in favour of female gender) and BullplusTM (BP, in favour of male gender), increases the birth chance of ...
G. Turk +5 more
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Fertility and early pregnancy outcomes after treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of cervical excision for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia on fertility and early pregnancy outcomes. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.
Arbyn, M. +6 more
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