Published in Journal of homosexuality
While athletes must be tough and dedicated to sport, many mothers feel pressured to commit to caregiving. A small but growing body of literature has examined how female athletes negotiate these seemingly conflicting roles of mother and athlete. However, the current literature has predominantly focused on heterosexual, cisgender, White women. In thi...
Published in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)
Public Health England has concluded that e-cigarettes are much safer than cigarettes for the user and for secondhand exposures, but it has not reached a definitive conclusion regarding pregnancy risks. How people perceive the risks to others is less well understood. This study uses an online UK sample of 1041 adults to examine perceived e-cigarette...
Published in Nutrition reviews
Iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy is a major public health problem known to cause maternal morbidity and adverse birth outcomes, and it may also have lasting consequences on infant development. However, the impact of the maternal hematological environment on fetal and infant hemoglobin and iron stores in the first year of life remains unclear. Th...
Published in Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology
Steroid cell tumors not otherwise specified are rare sex cord-stromal tumors of the ovary that may produce various steroids and are associated with hirsutism and virilization. We report a rare case of ovarian steroid cell tumor with subsequent spontaneous pregnancy after tumor removal. A 31-year-old woman presented with secondary amenorrhea, hirsut...
Published in Journal of gynecology obstetrics and human reproduction
The occurrence of COVID-19 during the pregnancy can cause several negative maternal and neonatal outcomes. Nasopharyngeal viral load is associated with inflammatory markers and might influence the disease severity in non-pregnant patients, but there are no data about the relationship between viral load and perinatal outcomes in pregnant patients. T...
The dynamic immunological changes occurring throughout pregnancy are well-orchestrated and important for the success of the pregnancy. One of the key immune adaptations is the maternal immune tolerance towards the semi-allogeneic fetus. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of what is known about the innate and adaptive immunological ...
Published in Frontiers in Endocrinology
Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is one of the major causes of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide with increasing incidence. PAS refers to a group of pathological conditions ranging from the abnormal attachment of the placenta to the uterus wall to its perforation and, in extreme cases, invasion into surrounding organs. Among them, placenta ...
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) such as essential thrombocythemia (ET) and polycythemia vera (PV) are rare during pregnancy. However, they are harmful because they are associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic, hemorrhagic, or microcirculatory disturbances or placental dysfunction leading to fetal growth restriction or loss. Low-dose a...
Published in Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most frequent endocrine conditions during pregnancy. GDM is linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes and has implications for maternal health. Studies have demonstrated the link between pathogenic periodontal bacteria, glycemic control, and the risk of diabetes. The objective of the current study is to ...
Novel treatment options for uterine fibroids, such as uterine artery embolization (UAE), ultrasound-guided and magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (USgHIFU and MRgHIFU), and transcervical radiofrequency ablation (TFA) methods, are widely used in clinical practice. This systematic review and meta-analysis (CRD42022297312) aim...
