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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Feifei Jiang, Yanan Li, Lipeng Sun
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the association between gestational weight gain (GWG) and adverse neonatal outcomes in women who conceived using assisted reproductive technology (ART). The results showed that insufficient GWG and excessive GWG were associated with increased risks of adverse outcomes. These findings support the applicability of recommended GWG by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in this population.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Chengyi Zheng, Jiaqi Tian, Lan Ma, Chunjie Ding, Lin Zhang
Summary: Studies have shown that prenatal ozone exposure is associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly abnormal birth weight. However, the relationship between birth weight and ozone exposure remains inconclusive. This study found that prenatal ozone exposure was weakly linked to birth weight but was associated with a decreased risk of macrosomia.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ana Raquel Neves, Sandra Garcia, Lan T. N. Vuong, Christophe Blockeel, Gemma Arroyo, Claudia Spits, Toan Pham, Tuong M. Ho, Herman Tournaye, Nikolaos P. Polyzos
Summary: This multicentre prospective cohort study investigates the association between FSHR sequence variants and reproductive outcomes following IVF in predicted normoresponders. The results show that the c.919A>G genotype GG is associated with higher clinical pregnancy rate and live birth rate, while the c.2039A>G genotype GG is associated with lower cumulative live birth rate.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jhosuny Perez-Fernandez, Diego O. Arroyo-Velasco, Mariella R. Huaman, Sarai G. Chavez-Bustamante, Anita P. Llamo-Vilcherrez, Carolina J. Delgado-Flores, Carlos J. Toro-Huamanchumo
Summary: This study found an association between early sexual onset of intercourse and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in reproductive-age women from Peru, especially in women living in urban areas, with no history of multiple sexual partners, and belonging to the middle to higher wealth index.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Tai-Ho Hung, Te-Yao Hsu, Tao-Hsin Tung, Ching-Chang Tsai, Chia-Yu Ou, Fen-Fang Chung, Gwo-Hwa Wan
Summary: This study found that exposure to air pollutants during different stages of pregnancy can directly affect fetal birth weight, including PM10, PM2.5, O3, and SO2. Changes in TNF-? concentrations in maternal blood mediate the effects on fetal weight, suggesting that exposure to air pollutants may have both direct and indirect effects on reducing fetal weight.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Nina Zaks, Anita Batuure, Emma Lin, Anna-Sophie Rommel, Abraham Reichenberg, Dorothy Grice, Veerle Bergink, Nathan S. Fox, Behrang Mahjani, Magdalena Janecka
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis found a high rate of comorbidity between psychiatric and reproductive disorders in women. Specific reproductive system disorders, such as polycystic ovary syndrome and chronic pelvic pain, were associated with increased odds of depression and anxiety. However, data for many disorder pairs were limited, and the majority of mental health outcomes and conditions of the female reproductive system remain unknown.
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Environmental Sciences
Bimei Hu, Linjie Xu, Xu Yang, Shiwen Qu, Lan Wu, Yumei Sun, Jun Yan, Yexiao Zhang, Zhaoer Yu, Yixiao Wang, Ruizhe Jia
Summary: Prenatal exposure to air pollutants is associated with the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and birth weight outcomes in mothers. Fine particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and fine particulate matter 10 (PM10) exposure during pregnancy significantly impact APS fetal birth weight, with a decrease in birth weight observed with increasing concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10, and an increase in birth weight observed with sulfur dioxide (SO2) exposure. APS-related blood indicators are also strongly related to prenatal exposure to PM2.5 and PM10.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Tam Thi Thanh Nguyen, Kimihiro Nishino, Lan Thi Huong Le, Souphalak Inthaphatha, Eiko Yamamoto, Claude Billeaud
Summary: The prevalence of Early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) is low among Vietnamese mothers, especially among those who underwent cesarean delivery. Younger age, cesarean delivery, and absence of skin-to-skin contact with newborns immediately after birth are factors associated with lower EIBF rates. Promoting EIBF should be strengthened among younger mothers and those who underwent cesarean delivery.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sanjana Ravindran, Hannah Froy, Sarah L. Underwood, Jennifer Dorrens, Luise A. Seeker, Kathryn Watt, Rachael Wilbourn, Jill G. Pilkington, Lea Harrington, Josephine M. Pemberton, Daniel H. Nussey
Summary: This study in wild Soay sheep found that females who bred had shorter telomere lengths, while those who invested in gestation and lactation had longer telomere lengths. Within-individual effects were found to be driving the association between telomere length and reproductive behaviors.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Rogelio Salas, Alexandra Tijerina, Mariana Cardona, Cristina Bouzas, Erik Ramirez, Gustavo Martinez, Aurora Garza, Rosario Pastor, Josep A. Tur
Summary: The study found that components of MetS were associated with low BMD, indicating that MetS increases the risk of developing osteopenia or osteoporosis. Additionally, age was identified as an independent risk factor for low BMD.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Danilo Cimadomo, Antonio Capalbo, Lisa Dovere, Luisa Tacconi, Daria Soscia, Adriano Giancani, Emiliano Scepi, Roberta Maggiulli, Alberto Vaiarelli, Laura Rienzi, Filippo Maria Ubaldi
Summary: The study found no association between patients' reproductive history and the mean euploidy rates per biopsied blastocysts, but reported a lower live birth rate after euploid blastocyst transfer in women with a history of repeated implantation failure. The clinical outcomes of the first single vitrified-warmed euploid blastocyst transfer showed an implantation rate of 51%, a miscarriage rate of 14%, and a live birth rate of 44%.
HUMAN REPRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Kylie Dougherty, Yihong Zhao, Anne L. L. Dunlop, Elizabeth Corwin
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between sexual activity during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes among Black women, and to explore whether vaginal cytokine inflammation mediates this association. The study found that vaginal sex during late pregnancy was associated with spontaneous early-term birth (sETB) but not with spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB). Overall, vaginal sex in late pregnancy showed an overall positive effect on sETB, but there was a negative partial mediation effect of vaginal sex on sETB due to increased vaginal cytokine inflammation induced by vaginal sexual activity.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Peiyi Li, Zhiyun Chen
Summary: This study found a linear and independent association between the level of Pgp3AbMBA and self-reported infertility in U.S. women. Furthermore, it was found that women who had ever used marijuana and lived in poverty were at the highest risk of infertility upon chlamydial infection.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Birute Slyziene, Indre Mecionyte, Vytuolis Zilaitis, Egle Butkiene, Lina Anskiene, Evaldas Slyzius, Giedrius Palubinskas
Summary: This study evaluates the impact of cows' calving age and newborn calf body weight on the pre-weaning growth rates of calves. The findings suggest that the gender of the calf, number of calvings, and calving and breeding seasons significantly influence the body weight and growth rates of newborn calves.
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Oncology
Oanh Thi Bui, Huong Thanh Tran, Sang Minh Nguyen, Tu Van Dao, Quang Vinh Bui, Anh Tuan Pham, Martha J. Shrubsole, Qiuyin Cai, Fei Ye, Wei Zheng, Hung Nguyen Luu, Thuan Van Tran, Xiao-Ou Shu
Summary: This study conducted a retrospective case-control study among Vietnamese women to evaluate the association between menstrual and reproductive factors and the risk of breast cancer. The findings suggest that early age at menarche, late menopause, and higher parity are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer among Vietnamese women.