Influence of pregnant couples' attitudes towards sex during pregnancy on sexual function [PDF]
Purpose This study was conducted to identify the influences of the attitudes of pregnant women and their husbands towards sex during pregnancy on sexual function.
Moon Jeong Kim
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Prescription and Other Medication Use in Pregnancy [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To characterize prescription and other medication use in a geographically and ethnically diverse cohort of women in their first pregnancy.
Caritis, Steve N. +19 more
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Changes in Serum Concentrations of Bone Turnover Markers in Healthy Pregnant Women
Background. Changes in bone metabolism during pregnancy have not received sufficient attention because of the lack of effective screening tools. Bone turnover markers (BTMs) could reflect the changes of bone metabolism. Currently, reference intervals for
Yiduo Zhang +4 more
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Objectives This study aimed to clarify the relationship between white blood cell (WBC) and adverse pregnancy outcomes.Design A total of 25 270 pregnant women underwent peripheral blood white blood cell count tests in the first, second and third ...
Yu Zhang +8 more
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The dynamics of vaginal and rectal Lactobacillus spp. flora in subsequent trimesters of pregnancy in healthy Polish women, assessed using the Sanger sequencing method [PDF]
Background Lactobacilli play an important role in maintaining vaginal health and protection against bacterial infections in the genital tract. The aim of this study is to show the dynamics of changes of the vaginal and rectal Lactobacillus flora during ...
Bodaszewska-Lubaś, Małgorzata +6 more
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Role of oxidant-antioxidant balance on incidence of unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion at first trimester of pregnancy [PDF]
The present study was aimed to investigate one of the causes for unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion at first trimester of pregnancy by determining the levels of Oxidative stress (Malondialdehyde) and determine the levels of Antioxidant defense ...
Hiba M. Saleem, thaer A. SALIH
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Non-tubal ectopic pregnancy: types of treatment and occurrence of severe complications in a university hospital [PDF]
Objective: To evaluate the types of treatments used for non-tubal ectopic pregnancy (NTEP), the success rates of medical treatment, and the incidence of severe complications.
Arthur Chaves de Almeida +3 more
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Background: Undetected and untreated thyroid disorders are associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. There are limited data on the prevalence of newly diagnosed thyroid disease during pregnancy from India. Therefore, this study was designed to
Rajesh Rajput +4 more
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Ultrasonographic detection of gastroschisis in the first trimester: Actualities in pregnancy management and outcome [PDF]
Gastroschisis is a congenital anterior abdominal wall defect that occurs in 4 to 5 in 10,000 births, consisting in the evisceration of bowel in the amniotic cavity without a membranous covering.
Dragos Tudorache +7 more
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The prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-ekbom disease (RLS/WED) in the third trimester of pregnancy:a systematic review [PDF]
BACKGROUND: RLS is known as one of the most common movement disorders during pregnancy, which is most aggravated in the third trimester of pregnancy and can affect up to one-third of pregnant women. This study intends to determine the total prevalence of
Abdi, Alireza +8 more
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