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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38355342/midwives-views-about-the-effects-of-climate-change-on-maternal-and-child-health-a-qualitative-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Elif Dağlı, Feyza Aktaş Reyhan, Ayça Şolt Kırca
BACKGROUND: Midwives have important responsibilities to protect the health of mothers and children from the negative effects of climate change. AIM: This research was conducted to determine how midwives perceived climate change, the effects of climate change on maternal and child health, and what midwives could do to combat these effects. METHODS: The research was designed as a case study, one of the qualitative research designs. The research sample consisted of 11 midwives selected by snowball sampling, which is one of the non-random sampling methods...
February 13, 2024: Women and Birth
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38341083/an-update-on-oncofertility-in-prepubertal-females
#22
REVIEW
Pegah Rashidian
Cancer is a life-threatening event for pediatric patients. Treatment advancements in pediatric cancer have improved prognosis, but some of these treatments have gonadotoxic potential and may affect fertility in different ways. Due to the growing interest of the research community in the life prospects of young cancer survivors, there has been a demand to intersect reproductive medicine and oncology, which is referred to as "oncofertility". There are various fertility preservation options according to gender and pubertal status, and shared decisions must take place at the time of diagnosis...
February 8, 2024: Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38338275/pelvic-floor-dysfunction-among-reproductive-age-women-in-israel-prevalence-and-attitudes-a-cross-sectional-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tehila Fisher-Yosef, Dina Lidsky Sachs, Shiri Sacha Edel, Hanan Nammouz, Abd Ellatif Zoabi, Limor Adler
Objectives: Our study aimed to investigate the prevalence of female pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) in Israeli women who experienced vaginal delivery and are in their reproductive years (premenopausal), as well as to understand their attitudes and health-seeking behavior and barriers towards treating this problem. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we conducted a questionnaire-based Internet survey. The surveys were sent to Israeli women in their fertile years (18-50 years old). We asked the women about their PFD symptoms, attitudes, and help-seeking behaviors...
February 2, 2024: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38335234/anxiety-depression-and-body-image-among-infertile-women-with-and-without-polycystic-ovary-syndrome
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
T Jannink, E M Bordewijk, J Aalberts, J Hendriks, V Lehmann, A Hoek, M Goddijn, M van Wely
STUDY QUESTION: In women undergoing fertility treatment, do those with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have a higher prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression and lower body appreciation than women without PCOS? SUMMARY ANSWER: Having PCOS was not associated with symptoms of anxiety and depression but was associated with somewhat lower body appreciation. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: PCOS has been associated with a higher chance to develop mental health problems, like anxiety, and body image concerns...
February 9, 2024: Human Reproduction
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38327602/oncofertility-treatment-options-from-bench-to-bedside
#25
REVIEW
Divya Gupta, Shubham Singh, Sangeeta Shukla, Sadhana Shrivastava
In recent years, there has been continuous improvement in the treatment and diagnosis of cancer, which has led to a significant improvement in the survival rate of cancer patients. Treatments that include chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, or combined therapy have several side effects that may lead to premature ovarian insufficiency in females or substantial male germ cell loss. Reproductive biologists recommend that all patients who are diagnosed with a malignant tumor must undergo a consultation for fertility protection and preservation...
October 2023: Cancer Pathog Ther
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38325806/validity-and-reliability-study-of-the-cardiff-fertility-knowledge-scale-in-turkish
#26
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Resmiye Kaya Odabaş, Ayla Ergin, Figen Başkan Birinci
AIM: This study aims to determine the Turkish validity and reliability of the Cardiff Fertility Knowledge Scale. METHODS: This methodological research was conducted between April and December 2022 with 302 married individuals at a health center in Kocaeli province, Turkey. Research data were collected using a Personal Information Form and the Cardiff Fertility Knowledge Scale. Content construct and face validity, item analysis, factor analysis, and internal consistency were used to evaluate the data...
February 7, 2024: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38322782/knowledge-and-attitudes-regarding-contraceptive-methods-and-sex-education-in-students-and-parents-of-eight-colombian-schools-2020-2021-a-mixed-methods-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Carlos Alberto Castro, Angélica Monterrosa-Blanco, Liseth Losada Rodríguez, Alexandra Castiblanco, Liliana Bernal, María José Ladino, Diana Pinilla, Carlos Melo, Ferney Baquero
BACKGROUND: In Colombia, the average age of first sexual intercourse is between 14 and 15, and it has one of the highest fertility rates among adolescents in Latin America, which reflects poor access to health services and a lack of knowledge about contraception. Some laws support comprehensive sex education as a learning process that families and schools should provide. The objective of this work was to assess the frequency of adequate knowledge and attitudes of acceptance towards contraception in students, their associated factors, sexual behaviours in sexually active students, and experiences with sex education...
February 2024: Lancet Reg Health Am
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38290160/psychosocial-experiences-of-involuntary-definitive-childless-women-a-comparative-study-based-on-reproductive-status
#28
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sara Ribeiro, Juliana Pedro, Mariana Veloso Martins
STUDY QUESTION: Do involuntary definitive childless women have lower psychosocial adjustment levels than women with infertility diagnoses actively trying to conceive and presumably fertile women? SUMMARY ANSWER: Involuntary definitive childless women have lower levels of sexual functioning than infertile women actively trying to conceive and presumably fertile women, and higher levels of depression than presumably fertile women. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Involuntary definitive childless defines those who wanted to become parents but were unable to do so...
January 30, 2024: Human Reproduction
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38289328/-what-should-be-next-in-lifelong-posterior-hypospadias-conclusions-from-the-2023-ern-eurogen-and-ejp-rd-networking-meeting
#29
REVIEW
Rianne J M Lammers, George Tsachouridis, Marie K Andersson, Sarah Dormeus, Teresa O Ekerhult, Mikołaj Frankiewicz, Callum J Gunn, Marcin Matuszewski, Keetje L de Mooij, Rogier P J Schroeder, Michel I A Wyndaele, Zhentao Xing, Laetitia M O De Kort, Petra de Graaf
BACKGROUND: A congenital disease is for life. Posterior hypospadias, the severe form of hypospadias with a penoscrotal, scrotal, or perineal meatus, is a challenging condition with a major impact on lifelong quality of life. AIM: Our network meeting is aimed to identify what is currently missing in the lifelong treatment of posterior hypospadias, to improve care, quality of life, and awareness for these patients. METHODS: The network meeting "Lifelong Posterior Hypospadias" in Utrecht, The Netherlands was granted by the European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases-Networking Support Scheme...
January 30, 2024: Neurourology and Urodynamics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38277818/farmers%C3%A2-sense-of-the-biological-impact-of-extreme-heat-and-seasonality-on-swedish-high-yielding-dairy-cows-a-mixed-methods-approach
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lena-Mari Tamminen, Renée Båge, Maria Åkerlind, Gabriela Olmos Antillón
Supporting dairy farmers in becoming resilient towards extreme weather requires a broad understanding of the experiences and perceived risks associated with these events from those who undergo them. We used a mixed methods approach to explore national trends of biological consequences on dairy cow udder health and fertility, combined with in-depth farmer conversations around extreme weather events, focusing on heat. The aim is to provide a comprehensive picture of how dairy farmer perceptions, priorities and decision-making are related to the season and extreme weather to identify preventive pathways that can reduce biological costs of heat stress on Swedish dairy cattle during summer...
January 22, 2024: Preventive Veterinary Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38264977/mhealth-technologies-for-pregnancy-prevention-a-challenge-for-patient-centred-contraceptive-counselling-in-dutch-general-practice
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ellen Algera, Peter Leusink, Trudie Gerrits, Jeannette Pols, Jan Hindrik Ravesloot
BACKGROUND: A general practitioner (GP) standardly provides contraceptive counselling and care in the Netherlands. Recent years have seen the rise of mobile health technologies that aim to prevent pregnancy based on fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs). We lack high-quality evidence of these methods' effectiveness and clarity on how healthcare professionals include them in contraceptive counselling. OBJECTIVES: To analyse how Dutch healthcare professionals include pregnancy-prevention mobile health technologies (mHealth contraception) in contraceptive counselling and to propose practice recommendations based on our findings...
December 2024: European Journal of General Practice
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38263768/infertility-in-the-pacific-a-crucial-component-of-the-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights-agenda
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Elke MitchellSenior Research Fellow, Linda Rae Bennett
Across Pacific Island countries, women and men are disproportionately affected by several risk factors for infertility, including sexually transmissible infections, complications from unsafe abortions, postpartum sepsis, obesity, diabetes, tobacco smoking and excessive alcohol consumption. Despite this, little is known about community awareness of infertility, behavioural risk factors, the lived experiences of infertile couples or the contexts in which they access fertility care. In this opinion piece we discuss the current evidence and gaps in evidence regarding infertility in Pacific Island countries and the importance of locally tailored approaches to preventing infertility and the provision of fertility care...
January 23, 2024: Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38263472/assessment-of-radioactivity-level-and-associated-radiological-hazard-in-fertilizer-from-dhaka
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
M M Mahfuz Siraz, Jubair Al Mahmud, M S Alam, Md Bazlar Rashid, Zakir Hossain, Hamid Osman, Mayeen Uddin Khandakar, Selina Yeasmin
Miners, factory workers, traders, end-users, and foodstuff consumers all run the risk of encountering health hazards derived from the presence of elevated levels of radiation in fertilizers, as these groups often come into direct or indirect contact with fertilizers as well as raw materials throughout various linked processes such as mineral extractions, fertilizer production, agricultural practices. A total of 30 samples of various kinds of fertilizer produced in different factories in Dhaka megacity were analyzed to quantify the concentrations of primordial radionuclides using HPGe detector...
January 23, 2024: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38262717/paraneoplastic-anti-tif1-gamma-positive-dermatomyositis-as-expression-of-cervical-squamous-cell-carcinoma-recurrence
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mirthe A J M van Erp, Frank M A Slaats, Judith M A Emmen, Dennis van Hamont
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are neuromuscular disorders characterised by muscle weakness and histologically inflammation within the muscle. Dermatomyositis and polymyositis are highly associated with a wide range of cancers, especially in antitranscriptional intermediary factor-1 (TIF1)-gamma-positive myositis. We present a case of paraneoplastic dermatomyositis in a patient with a medical history of a FIGO stage 1B1 cervical squamous cell carcinoma. Anti-TIF1-gamma autoantibodies were detected by myositis lineblot analysis and a PET-CT scan revealed an abnormality positioned at the right ovary...
January 23, 2024: BMJ Case Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38256418/women-s-awareness-of-reproductive-health
#35
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Oliwia Zalewska, Katarzyna Wszołek, Małgorzata Pięt, Maciej Wilczak, Karolina Chmaj-Wierzchowska
Background and Objectives : reproductive disorders are a serious global concern in medical, social, and demographic contexts. According to estimates, approximately 10-15% of couples around the world suffer from infertility. Numerous studies have shown that modifiable lifestyle factors, such as a high-fat diet, a postponed decision to start a family, tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, risky sexual behavior, psychiatric diseases, and chronic stress, have a negative influence on the fertility of women. The main goal of this study is to assess the knowledge of women about reproductive health, infertility risk factors, and causes of infertility and to determine whether the level of this knowledge varies based on sociodemographic variables...
January 15, 2024: Medicina
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38248773/frontal-fibrosing-alopecia-and-reproductive-health-assessing-the-role-of-sex-hormones-in-disease-development
#36
REVIEW
Alexandra-Maria Roman, Răzvan-Cosmin Petca, Mihai Cristian Dumitrașcu, Aida Petca, Andreea-Iuliana Ionescu Miron, Florica Șandru
Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA) is a distinctive form of cicatricial alopecia characterized by gradual hairline recession, predominantly affecting postmenopausal individuals, thus implying a potential hormonal origin. This narrative review, spanning 2000 to 2023, delves into PubMed literature, focusing on the menopausal and hormonal status of women with FFA. The objective is to unravel the intricate nature of FFA and its plausible associations with hormonal dysregulations in women. While menopause remains a pivotal demographic characteristic linked to FFA, existing data suggest that its hormonal imbalances may not fully account for the development of FFA...
January 5, 2024: Journal of Personalized Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38244776/-how-could-physical-activity-decrease-the-risk-of-breast-cancer-development-and-recurrence
#37
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alisée Meneu, Vincent Lavoué, Sophie Guillermet, Jean Levêque, Carole Mathelin, Susie Brousse
OBJECTIVES: Breast cancer is the most frequent and deadly cancer among women. In France, 50% of adults are currently overweight, mostly as a result of a sedentary lifestyle. Numerous studies have highlighted overweight, obesity and lack of physical activity as risk factors for the occurrence and prognosis of cancers, particularly breast cancer. The aim of this study was to understand the extent to which physical activity can improve this prognosis, and what the pathophysiology is. METHODS: The Senology Commission of the Collège National des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens Français (CNGOF) based its responses on an analysis of the international literature using a Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology conducted on the PubMed database between 1994 and 2023...
January 18, 2024: Gynecologie, Obstetrique, Fertilite & Senologie
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38244713/management-of-pcos-must-include-assessment-and-treatment-of-mental-health-symptoms
#38
REVIEW
Snigdha Alur-Gupta, Anuja Dokras, Laura G Cooney
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder with reproductive and metabolic manifestations affecting millions of women worldwide. The health risks associated with PCOS however go beyond physical health. Over the past decade, data has emerged demonstrating a high risk of concurrent mental health conditions, specifically depression and anxiety, but extending into other aspects of psychological health including body image distress, eating disorders and sexual dysfunction. International surveys suggest physician knowledge about the mental health associations with PCOS are poor and that patients are often dissatisfied regarding counseling related psychological issues...
January 18, 2024: Fertility and Sterility
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38244345/a-critical-systematic-review-and-meta-analyses-of-risk-factors-for-fertility-problems-in-a-globalized-world
#39
REVIEW
Rasha R Bayoumi, Lisa Hurt, Ning Zhang, Yin Jun Law, Christos Venetis, Human M Fatem, Gamal I Serour, Sheryl van der Poel, Jacky Boivin
Globally, fertility awareness efforts include well-established risk factors for fertility problems. Risks disproportionately affecting women in the Global South, however, are neglected. To address this gap, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analyses of relevant risk factors to examine the association between risk factors and fertility problems. MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, regional databases and key organizational websites were used. Three authors screened and extracted data independently. Studies assessing exposure to risk (clinical, community-based samples) were included, and studies without control groups were excluded...
April 20, 2023: Reproductive Biomedicine Online
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38237144/sexual-function-in-women-with-polycystic-ovary-syndrome-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
#40
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hester Pastoor, Aya Mousa, Hanneke Bolt, Wichor Bramer, Tania S Burgert, Anuja Dokras, Chau Thien Tay, Helena J Teede, Joop Laven
BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common and distressing endocrine disorder associated with lower quality of life, subfertility, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. PCOS characteristics, its comorbidities, and its treatment can potentially influence sexual function. However, studies on sexual function in women with PCOS are limited and contradictory. OBJECTIVE AND RATIONALE: The aim was to perform a systematic review of the published literature on sexual function in women with PCOS and assess the quality of the research and certainty of outcomes, to inform the 2023 International Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of PCOS...
January 17, 2024: Human Reproduction Update
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