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Open AccessHost factors are associated with vaginal microbiome structure in pregnancy in the ECHO Cohort Consortium
Using pooled vaginal microbiota data from pregnancy cohorts (N = 683 participants) in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program, we analyzed 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequences to ident...
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Open AccessPrenatal exposure to environmental toxins and comprehensive dental findings in a population cohort of children
Environmental toxins are known to have many impacts on growth and development in humans, starting in utero. Alterations in amelogenesis, caused by chemical and physical trauma that occur during the antenatal, ...
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Life satisfaction for adolescents with developmental and behavioral disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic
This study aimed to identify contextual factors associated with life satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic for adolescents with mental, emotional, behavioral, and developmental (MEBD) disabilities.
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Prenatal Antidepressant Exposures and Autism Spectrum Disorder or Traits: A Retrospective, Multi-Cohort Study
Prenatal antidepressant exposure has been associated with increased risk for neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The current study utilized multi-cohort data fr...
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Sexual dysfunction among gynecologic cancer survivors in a population-based cohort study
Treatment for gynecologic cancer is associated with sexual dysfunction, which may present during and/or after treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk of sexual dysfunction among gynecologi...
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Open AccessDoes a short luteal phase correlate with an increased risk of miscarriage? A cohort study
Miscarriage is defined as spontaneous loss of pregnancy prior to 20 weeks gestation. With an estimated risk of 15% of clinically confirmed pregnancies ending in miscarriage, it is the most common adverse event...
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Open AccessSuccessful pregnancy with restorative reproductive medicine after 16 years of infertility, three recurrent miscarriages, and eight unsuccessful embryo transfers with in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a case report
Restorative reproductive medicine represents a comprehensive approach to subfertility (infertility and miscarriage) with investigations, diagnoses, and treatments combined with fertility charting to restore op...
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Open AccessFertility treatments and the risk of preterm birth among women with subfertility: a linked-data retrospective cohort study
In vitro fertilization (IVF) births contribute to a considerable proportion of preterm birth (PTB) each year. However, there is no formal surveillance of adverse perinatal outcomes for less invasive fertility ...
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Open AccessRestorative reproductive medicine for infertility in two family medicine clinics in New England, an observational study
Restorative reproductive medicine (RRM) seeks to identify and correct underlying causes and factors contributing to infertility and reproductive dysfunction. Many components of RRM are highly suitable for prim...
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Open AccessThe risk of clinical complications and death among pregnant women with COVID-19 in the Cerner COVID-19 cohort: a retrospective analysis
Pregnant women are potentially a high-risk population during infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19, because of physiologic immune suppression in pregnancy. However, data on the morbidity and mortality ...
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Open AccessThe Home Observation of Periconceptional Exposures (HOPE) study, a prospective cohort: aims, design, recruitment and compliance
To examine transient environmental exposures and their relationship with human fecundity, exposure assessment should occur optimally at the time of conception in both members of the couple.
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Open AccessImpact of preconception enrollment on birth enrollment and timing of exposure assessment in the initial vanguard cohort of the U.S. National Children’s Study
The initial vanguard cohort of the U.S. National Children’s Study was a pregnancy and birth cohort study that sought to enroll some women prior to pregnancy, and to assess exposures early in pregnancy.
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Open AccessDevelopment and initial validation of a fertility experiences questionnaire
Many women throughout the world have history of subfertility (resolved or unresolved), but much remains unknown about services and treatments chosen.
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Open AccessPilot test and validation of the Peak Day method of prospective determination of ovulation against a handheld urine hormone monitor
Transient exposures may influence fertility and early embryonic development. To assess the time of conception in vivo and conduct concurrent biomonitoring, ovulation must be identified prospectively. We report on...
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Use of Fertility Treatments in Relation to the Duration of Pregnancy Attempt Among Women Who Were Trying to Become Pregnant and Experienced a Live Birth
The purpose of this study was to compare the utilization of medical help for fertility among women who reported up to a year versus more than a year of trying to become pregnant and to describe the characteris...
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Infertility Treatment in a Population-Based Sample: 2004–2005
To describe the characteristics of women seeking infertility treatment and the types of fertility treatment sought within a population-based sample. We analyzed data from the cross-sectional Pregnancy Risk Ass...
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Open AccessExploring the relationship between chronic undernutrition and asymptomatic malaria in Ghanaian children
A moderate association has been found between asymptomatic parasitaemia and undernutrition. However, additional investigation using the gold standard for asymptomatic parasitaemia confirmation, polymerase chai...
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Open AccessMultilevel model to assess sources of variation in follicular growth close to the time of ovulation in women with normal fertility: a multicenter observational study
To assess the amount of variability in ovarian follicular growth rate and maximum follicular diameter related to different centers, women and cycles of the same women in a multicenter observational study of fo...
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Open AccessWomen's attitudes towards mechanisms of action of family planning methods: survey in primary health centres in Pamplona, Spain
Informed consent in family planning includes knowledge of mechanism of action. Some methods of family planning occasionally work after fertilization. Knowing about postfertilization effects may be important to...
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Open AccessWomen and postfertilization effects of birth control: consistency of beliefs, intentions and reported use
This study assesses the consistency of responses among women regarding their beliefs about the mechanisms of actions of birth control methods, beliefs about when human life begins, the intention to use or not ...
