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Environment and women's reproductive health [PDF]

open access: yesHuman Reproduction Update, 2011
There is significant evidence that continuous and prolonged exposure to several endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC) is a risk factor for reduced fertility and fecundity in women. There is also evidence that ED exposure has trans-generational effects. In this systematic review, we evaluate the evidence for an association between EDC exposure and women ...
Caserta D.   +7 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Varicocele: A Review

open access: yesEuropean Medical Journal Reproductive Health, 2015
The link between varicocele and infertility was first reported by Celsius in the first century AD, but it was not widely acknowledged until Tulloch and colleagues reported the improvement of sperm parameters in 26 of 30 patients undergoing ...
Nevzat Can Sener   +2 more
doaj  

The impact of facility audits, evaluation reports and incentives on motivation and supply management among family planning service providers: an interventional study in two districts in Maputo Province, Mozambique

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2017
Backrgound Good progress is being made towards universal access to contraceptives, however stock-outs still jeopardize progress. A seldom considered but important building block in optimizing supply management is the degree to which health workers feel ...
Heleen Vermandere   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Progesterone Resistance in Endometriosis

open access: yesEuropean Medical Journal Reproductive Health, 2022
Endometriosis is characterised by the presence of endometrium-like tissue on the pelvis and other organs. Progesterone resistance due to suppressed progesterone receptor (PGR) expression and action is a general feature of endometriosis and is a cause of
Jeevitha Poorasamy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Real-time estimation of the effective reproduction number of COVID-19 from behavioral data [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2022
Near-real time estimations of the effective reproduction number are among the most important tools to track the progression of a pandemic and to inform policy makers and the general public. However, these estimations rely on reported case numbers, commonly recorded with significant biases.
arxiv  

The Impact of Vitrification in Artificial Reproductive Technology Programmes

open access: yesEuropean Medical Journal, 2017
Cryopreservation is an integral part of the current methods of assisted reproductive technology (ART). In the past two decades, slow freezing has been replaced worldwide by vitrification due to its association with improved survival rates and clinical ...
Manish Banker   +2 more
doaj  

Feasibility, acceptability and potential sustainability of a ‘diagonal’ approach to health services for female sex workers in Mozambique

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Female sex workers (FSWs) in many settings have restricted access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. We therefore conducted an implementation study to test a ‘diagonal’ intervention which combined strengthening of FSW-targeted ...
Yves Lafort   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Oocyte Donation

open access: yesEuropean Medical Journal Reproductive Health, 2017
The use of donor oocytes has expanded the scope of assisted reproductive technology (ART) for women with poor oocyte quantity and quality. In vitro fertilisation with oocyte donation (IVF-OD) is considered to give better implantation, pregnancy, and ...
Nalini Mahajan
doaj  

Patterns of triggers, ideation and motivational factors of contraceptive utilization among women and gate-keepers in Nigeria: a scoping study on the resilient and accelerated scale up of DMPA-SC in Nigeria (RASUDIN)

open access: yesContraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2020
Background Women have unfair share in the burden of unintended pregnancy outcome and unhealthy interpregnancy intervals. An understanding of the triggers, ideation and motivational factors influencing utilization of modern contraceptives is relevant for ...
Kehinde Osinowo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reproductive Function and Fertility in Women with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

open access: yesEuropean Medical Journal Reproductive Health, 2018
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) refers to a group of disorders that are associated with defective adrenal steroidogenesis, the most common of which is 21-hydroxylase deficiency.
Nigel Pereira, Karen Lin-Su
doaj  

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