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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Todd R. Sponholtz, Traci N. Bethea, Edward A. Ruiz-Narvaez, Renee Boynton-Jarrett, Julie R. Palmer, Lynn Rosenberg, Lauren A. Wise
Summary: The study found that African American women who had a history of working night shifts had lower fecundability when attempting pregnancy, particularly for women aged 35 and older. This association was not observed among younger women.
JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Renae C. Fernandez, Vivienne M. Moore, Kristyn J. Willson, Michael Davies
Summary: The study found that mothers with a history of night shift work did not have an increased prevalence of urogenital anomalies in their offspring when conceiving naturally, but the prevalence was significantly elevated among offspring of night shift workers who conceived through fertility treatment.
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Biology
Rayanne Kethleen do Nascimento Silva, Francilene Lira Matias, Alessandra Feitosa Goncalves, Jose Jamacy de Almeida Ferreira, Palloma Rodrigues de Andrade
Summary: This study describes the skin temperature changes in women during their physiological menstrual cycle, use of exogenous hormones, and menopause. The results showed that these factors do not significantly affect the overall skin temperature of women, but there are regional temperature differences, with younger women having higher temperatures compared to menopausal women.
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Malak Alshakhouri, Cynthia Sharpe, Peter Bergin, Rachael L. Sumner
Summary: Seizures, antiseizure medications, and the reproductive systems are interconnected, with females with epilepsy experiencing menstrual disturbances and reproductive endocrine disorders. The menstrual cycle can affect seizure intensity and frequency for many females. Further research is needed to understand the specific pathophysiology of this relationship.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Michelle Maher, Lisa Owens
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant global impact, particularly affecting women. Studies have shown associations between the pandemic and menstrual cycle and psychological disturbances. Pregnancy increases the risk of severe COVID-19 disease. Furthermore, there are links between COVID-19 infection, vaccination, Long COVID syndrome, and reproductive health disturbances. However, research in this area is limited, with geographical variations and biases in published studies. Longitudinal population-based studies are needed to investigate further.
BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2023)
Review
Reproductive Biology
Mariam Saadedine, Malak El Sabeh, Mostafa A. Borahay, Georges Daoud
Summary: COVID-19 infection may have an impact on reproductive health in women, primarily due to the cytokine storm and immune reaction, with less involvement of the COVID-19 receptor.
BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Khandis R. Blake
Summary: This study examined the relationship between women's motivation for seeking social status through prestige and dominance, and fertility probability. The results showed that women were more inclined to pursue status through prestige rather than dominance when conception was most likely, and were more likely to experience dominance contest losses during this time. These findings provide important insights into the biological correlates of women's status seeking.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alexandra M. Yaw, Autumn K. McLane-Svoboda, Hanne M. Hoffmann
Summary: Shiftwork, including exposure to light at night, has been associated with decreased health, including reproductive dysfunction. Rodent models of light shifts can provide insights into the physiological and hormonal responses to light shifts that may lead to reproductive disruption in human shift workers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Abbie E. Smith-Ryan, Hannah E. Cabre, Joan M. Eckerson, Darren G. Candow
Summary: Despite the lack of research on creatine use among females, supplementation appears to be effective for improving strength and exercise performance in pre-menopausal women, and may also benefit post-menopausal women in terms of skeletal muscle size and function. Additionally, combining creatine with resistance training may have favorable effects on bone health in post-menopausal women.
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Steven Jett, Eva Schelbaum, Grace Jang, Camila Boneu Yepez, Jonathan P. Dyke, Silky Pahlajani, Roberta Diaz Brinton, Lisa Mosconi
Summary: Ovarian hormones play a crucial role in women's cognition, and the decline of 17 beta-estradiol during menopause is associated with cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease risk.
FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Nadia Bellofiore, Evgenia George, Beverley Vollenhoven, Peter Temple-Smith
Summary: This study is the first to demonstrate a natural and gradual menopausal transition in rodents. The findings suggest that spiny mice may be a more suitable perimenopausal model than current rodent models for studying the pathways involved in menopause.
HUMAN REPRODUCTION
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Na Li, Ran Wang, Peihua Hu, Wenting Lu, Xiaochuan Zhao, Lan Wang, Mei Song, Yuanyuan Gao, Cuixia An, Shahid Bashir, Xueyi Wang
Summary: This study examined the impact of night shift work on the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adults who were exposed to earthquakes prenatally or as infants, and analyzed the effect of stress on factors influencing MetS in this population. The results showed that night shift workers who were exposed to earthquakes during infancy had a significantly higher risk of MetS compared to day shift workers. Additionally, prenatal earthquake stress was found to be an independent risk factor for MetS.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Manzur Kader, Carolina Bigert, Tomas Andersson, Jenny Selander, Theo Bodin, Helena Skroder, Mikko Harma, Maria Albin, Per Gustavsson
Summary: This study identified an increased risk of preterm birth associated with frequent night shift work, working multiple consecutive night shifts, and quick returns from night shifts during the first trimester of pregnancy among health care employees in Sweden.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Rosa Pirchio, Renata S. Auriemma, Ludovica F. S. Grasso, Nunzia Verde, Francesco Garifalos, Michele Castoro, Alessandro Conforti, Davide Menafra, Claudia Pivonello, Cristina de Angelis, Marianna Minnetti, Carlo Alviggi, Giovanni Corona, Annamaria Colao, Rosario Pivonello
Summary: This retrospective study aimed to investigate gonadal function and fertility rates in 50 acromegalic women with disease onset within reproductive age. The results showed that 58.1% of patients had menstrual disturbances and 100% were diagnosed as infertile at diagnosis. After achieving disease control, the rate of menstrual disturbances decreased but some patients still struggled with infertility.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2023)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Steven W. Gangestad, Tran Dinh
Summary: Women's sexual interests change across their ovulatory cycles, with greater levels of sexual desire and interest during conception. There may be different strategic ends for sexual interests during conception and non-conception phases, but further research and theoretical explanations are needed.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
