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Metabolic alteration of circulating steroid hormones in women with gestational diabetes mellitus and the related risk factors

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
BackgroundAbnormally changed steroid hormones during pregnancy are closely related to the pathological process of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Our aim was to systematically profile the metabolic alteration of circulating steroid hormones in GDM ...
Na Yang, Na Yang, Wei Zhang, Cheng Ji, Jiajia Ge, Xiaoli Zhang, Meijuan Li, Min Wang, Tianqi Zhang, Jun He, Huaijun Zhu   +10 more
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Increases in Endogenous or Exogenous Progestins Promote Virus-Target Cell Interactions within the Non-human Primate Female Reproductive Tract

PLoS Pathogens, 2016
Currently, there are mounting data suggesting that HIV-1 acquisition in women can be affected by the use of certain hormonal contraceptives. However, in non-human primate models, endogenous or exogenous progestin-dominant states are shown to increase ...
A. Carias, S. Allen, Angela J. Fought, Katarina Kotnik Halavaty, Meegan R. Anderson, M. L. Jimenez, Michael D. McRaven, C. Gioia, T. Henning, E. Kersh, James M. Smith, L. Pereira, Katherine Butler, S. McNicholl, R. Hendry, P. Kiser, R. Veazey, T. Hope   +17 more
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Advancing Maternal Health with Long‐Acting Therapeutics: Priorities, Efficacy and Safety Considerations, and Emerging Technologies

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Maternal health remains a critical global concern, particularly in underserved populations and in low‐ and middle‐income countries where access to safe and effective therapeutics is limited. Despite the use of medications by most women during pregnancy, the exclusion of pregnant and lactating women from clinical trials has resulted in significant data ...
Rachel K. Scott, Sharon Nachman, Ethel D. Weld, Rachel Daley, Shakir Atoyebi, Robert Bies, Catriona Waitt, Adeniyi Olagunju   +7 more
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Medical treatment for adenomyosis: long term use of progestins

Gynecological Endocrinology
Background Adenomyosis is a uterine disorder causing menstruation-related symptoms such as dysmenorrhea, heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) and dyspareunia. A long-term management of the disease is required.
Silvia Vannuccini, Francesco La Torre, Federico Toscano, Anna Rosa Speciale, Milo Giani, Dilruba Tureli, Virginia Manzi, Angela Gallone, Felice Petraglia   +8 more
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Women with epilepsy: Evidence‐based counseling across the lifespan

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Women with epilepsy (WWE) encounter distinct and evolving challenges across the lifespan that require clinical management extending beyond seizure control alone. Although awareness of sex‐specific aspects of epilepsy has increased, important gaps remain in their integration into routine care.
Barbara Tettenborn, Georgia Ramantani, Dominique Flügel, Verena Gaus, Susanne Schubert‐Bast, Elisabeth Sellitto, Jennifer Bausch, Bettina Schmitz   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Woman‐centeredness of family planning care and associated factors in a semi‐urban health district in West Cameroon

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To measure the woman‐centeredness of family planning (FP) care and determine its correlates in West Cameroon. Methods We conducted a cross‐sectional analytical study from August to November 2024 in the Mifi Health District (MHD). We included women receiving FP care in all the public health facilities. We collected data were using the
Jovanny Tsuala Fouogue, Wiliams Carter Kenne Djuatio, Armand Tiotsia Tsapi, Ymele Florent Fouelifack, Madye Ange Ngo Dingom, Estelle Diane Modjo Kamdem, Jeanne Hortence Fouelifack Fouedjio   +6 more
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Progestins and cancer

Gynecological Endocrinology, 1999
The role of progestins in breast tissue is less well defined than in the endometrium. Although in vitro studies have shown that progestins induce a similar decrease in both estrogen and progesterone receptors and an increase in 17beta-estradiol dehydrogenase in the breast as in the endometrium, epidemiologic studies have suggested that progestins ...
R, Sitruk-Ware, G, Plu-Bureau
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Progesterone and Its Metabolites Play a Beneficial Role in Affect Regulation in the Female Brain

Pharmaceuticals, 2023
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a female affective disorder that is defined by mood symptoms. The condition is linked to unstable progesterone concentrations.
Małgorzata Stefaniak, Ewa Dmoch-Gajzlerska, Katarzyna Jankowska, Artur Rogowski, Anna Kajdy, Radosław B. Maksym   +5 more
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Suppression of progesterone by influenza A virus mediates adverse maternal and fetal outcomes in mice

mBio
Influenza A virus infection during pregnancy can cause adverse maternal and fetal outcomes but the mechanism responsible remains elusive. Infection of outbred mice with 2009 H1N1 at embryonic day (E) 10 resulted in significant maternal morbidity ...
Patrick S. Creisher, Maclaine A. Parish, Jun Lei, Jin Liu, Jamie L. Perry, Ariana D. Campbell, Morgan L. Sherer, Irina Burd, Sabra L. Klein   +8 more
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Associations between Nugent‐bacterial vaginosis and preterm birth and other adverse pregnancy outcomes in rural northwestern Bangladesh

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Bacterial vaginosis, defined by Nugent score (Nugent‐BV), has been associated with preterm birth and other adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, few studies have longitudinally described the associations between Nugent‐BV and adverse pregnancy outcomes at varying times in pregnancy.
Daniel J. Erchick, Susan Tuddenham, Lena Kan, Lee S. F. Wu, Alain B. Labrique, Hasmot Ali, Ethan K. Gough, Mahbubur Rashid, Towfida J. Siddiqua, Subhra Chakraborty, Pawel Gajer, Michael France, Jacques Ravel, Golsa M. Yazdy, Keith P. West, Parul Christian   +15 more
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