Prevalence, risk factors, and adverse perinatal outcomes in Chinese women with preeclampsia: a large retrospective cohort study by Lin Chai, Shuai Li, Binbin Yin, Xiaojun Zhu, Bo Zhu, Kaiqi Wu

“…Results Multivariate logistic regression models showed that maternal age > 35 years, pp-BMI overweight/obesity, excessive gestational weight gain, multiparity, twin pregnancy, IVF, cesarean section history, times of abortion history ≥ 2, GDM, and ICP were significantly associated with the risk of PE (all P < 0.05). …”
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Identifying novel heterozygous PI4KA variants in fetal abnormalities by Chen Cheng, Fan Yang, Xinlin Chen, Sheng Zhao

“…Methods A thorough fetal ultrasound screening was conducted, supplemented by both antenatal and post-abortion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. …”
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Determinants of infertility among married women who attend gynecologic unit at health facilities of Gamo Zone and South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a case control study by Firehiwot Haile, Selamawit Gebeyehu, Hanan Abdulkadir, Yordanos Gizachew, Mesrach Hailu

“…In multivariable analysis: age, educational status of the woman, residence, family size, ever use of contraceptives, history of STI, history of abortion, menstrual pattern and current alcohol use were identified as determinants of infertility. …”
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Kidney damage on fertility and pregnancy: A Mendelian randomization. by Jin Ren, Qiuyan Huang, Xiaowei Lie, Xingli Tong, Qi Yao, Ge Zhou

“…We also discovered a suggestive causal effect of eGFR on spontaneous abortion, with an OR of 2.63 (95% CI 1.269 to 5.450). …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Bilateral Ectrodactyly and Radial Agenesis Associated with Trisomy 10 Mosaicism by Jonathan Lévy, Jean-Marie Jouannic, Julien Saada, Ferdinand Dhombres, Jean-Pierre Siffroi, Marie-France Portnoï

“…Trisomy 10 is a rare lethal chromosomal abnormality, most frequently found in abortion products. Only six liveborn mosaic trisomy 10 infants, with severe malformations, dead in early infancy, have been reported. …”
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Genotypes, Antibiotic Resistance, and ST-8 Genetic Clone in Campylobacter Isolates from Sheep and Goats in Grenada by Diana M. Stone, Yogesh Chander, Aschalew Z. Bekele, Sagar M. Goyal, Harry Hariharan, Keshaw Tiwari, Alfred Chikweto, Ravindra Sharma

“…Importantly, one isolate from one goat was identified as the C. jejuni sequence type-8, a zoonotic and tetracycline-resistant clone reported to be a highly virulent clone associated with ovine abortion in the USA. Although most samples were from comingled sheep and goat production units, there were no shared sequence types between these two host species. …”
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Severe Renal Hemorrhage in a Pregnant Woman Complicated with Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Case Report by Shohei Kawaguchi, Kouji Izumi, Takahiro Nohara, Tohru Miyagi, Hiroyuki Konaka, Atsushi Mizokami, Eitetsu Koh, Mikio Namiki

“…Consensus guidelines for pregnancy with antiphospholipid syndrome recommend low-dose aspirin combined with unfractionated or low-molecular-weight heparin because antiphospholipid syndrome causes habitual abortion. We report a 36-year-old pregnant woman diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome receiving anticoagulation treatment. …”
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Use of healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic in urban Ethiopia: evidence from retrospective health facility survey data by Getnet Alemu, Arjun S Bedi, Zemzem Shuka, Anagaw Mebratie, Matthias Rieger

“…This paper explores whether this shift has come at the cost of non-Covid related healthcare, especially the use of maternal and child health (MCH) services.Setting Data covering a 24-month period are drawn from 59 health centres and 29 public hospitals located in urban Ethiopia.Primary and secondary outcomes measures The primary outcome measures are the use of MCH services including family planning, antenatal and postnatal care, abortion care, delivery and immunisation. The secondary outcome measures are the use of health services by adults including antiretroviral therapy (ART), tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy and dental servicesResults There is a sharp reduction in the use of both inpatient (20%–27%, p&lt;0.001) and outpatient (27%–34%, p&lt;0.001) care, particularly in Addis Ababa, which has been most acutely affected by the virus. …”
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Prevalence, risk factors, and adverse outcomes of bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women: a systematic review by Neha Sethi, Vallikkannu Narayanan, Rahmah Saaid, Aizura Syafinaz Ahmad Adlan, Soo Tein Ngoi, Cindy Shuan Ju Teh, Mashitah Hamidi, on behalf of WHOW research group

“…Additionally, factors including age, socioeconomic status, unhygienic practices, ethnicity, 2nd trimester, spontaneous abortion, vaginal douching, symptoms, and history of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were also associated with a higher prevalence of BV. …”
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Parents’ Experiences and Sexual Topics Discussed with Adolescents in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana: A Qualitative Study by Elizabeth AKu Baku, Isaac Agbemafle, Agnes Millicent Kotoh, Richard M. K. Adanu

“…Most of the parent-adolescent sexual discussions were based on physical changes, personal hygiene, abstinence, abortion, and saying “no” to forced sex. Parents discussed sexuality issues with adolescents to prevent them from premarital sex, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections. …”
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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Chlamydia abortus Infection in Tibetan Sheep in Gansu Province, Northwest China by Si-Yuan Qin, Ming-Yang Yin, Wei Cong, Dong-Hui Zhou, Xiao-Xuan Zhang, Quan Zhao, Xing-Quan Zhu, Ji-Zhang Zhou, Ai-Dong Qian

“…Chlamydia abortus, an important pathogen in a variety of animals, is associated with abortion in sheep. In the present study, 1732 blood samples, collected from Tibetan sheep between June 2013 and April 2014, were examined by the indirect hemagglutination (IHA) test, aiming to evaluate the seroprevalence and risk factors of C. abortus infection in Tibetan sheep. 323 of 1732 (18.65%) samples were seropositive for C. abortus antibodies at the cut-off of 1 : 16. …”
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Examining the etiology and pregnancy outcomes of 152 critically ill pregnant patients in the Intensive Care Unit by Weiman Liu, Junyou Su, Sumei Wang

“…Furthermore, the incidence of pregnancy termination and induced abortion before 28 weeks in the group affected by non-obstetric factors was significantly higher than that in the group affected by obstetric factors (all p < 0.05). …”
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Impact of Long-term Polyvinylpyrrolidone Exposure on Gene Expression, Chromatin Structure, and Malondialdehyde Levels in Human Sperm by Mojdeh Sabour, Mahmood Dehghani Ashkezari, Azam Agharahimi, Seyed Morteza Seifati, Seyed Mehdi Kalantar

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Study on Clinicopathological Features and Risk Factors of Patients with Multiple Primary Breast Cancers and Thyroid Disease by Jie Li, Yonghong Liu, Jian Jin, Qingfeng Shi, Yanting Ji, Bo Zhang, Pengfei Hu

“…There was no statistical difference between the observation group and the control group in the comparison of clinical data of the body mass index, pregnancy frequency, labor frequency, and abortion history (P>0.05). (2) In the comparison of pathological type and staging data, there was no statistical difference in the comparison of data on the pathological type, histological grade, T staging, N staging, and TNM staging between the observation group and the control group (P>0.05). (3) In the comparison of data on molecular biology characteristics, there was a statistical difference in the nuclear proliferation antigen data between the observation group and the control group (P<0.05). …”
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Host Susceptibility to Brucella abortus Infection Is More Pronounced in IFN-γ knockout than IL-12/β2-Microglobulin Double-Deficient Mice by Ana Paula M. S. Brandão, Fernanda S. Oliveira, Natalia B. Carvalho, Leda Q. Vieira, Vasco Azevedo, Gilson C. Macedo, Sergio C. Oliveira

“…Brucella abortus is a facultative intracellular bacterial pathogen that causes abortion in domestic animals and undulant fever in humans. …”
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Self-testing for pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ping Teresa Yeh, Caitlin E Kennedy, Manjulaa Narasimhan, Karima Gholbzouri

“…Findings were summarised in GRADE evidence profiles and synthesised qualitatively.Results For effectiveness, four randomised trials following 5493 individuals after medical abortion showed no difference or improvements in loss to follow-up with home pregnancy self-testing compared with return clinic visits. …”
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Interactions between DASH-style diet and ADIPOQ and ARL15 genes polymorphisms on blood pressure and central obesity in Iranian adults by Mehdi Mollahosseini, Zeinab Yazdanpanah, Azadeh Nadjarzadeh, Masoud Mirzaei, Seyed Mehdi Kalantar, Hamid Reza Ashrafzadeh, Khadijeh Mirzaei, Hassan Mozaffari-Khosravi

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Policies, programmes and research on adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health in South Sudan: a systematic scoping review by Neha S Singh, Jessica Crawford, Chirrilo Madut, Chol Bak, Zack Wol

“…Vulnerable populations were excluded from research, policies and programmes, including very young adolescents, LGBTQ youth and youth with disabilities.Conclusions Quality research has been done on AYSRH in South Sudan; however, there are many key areas that have not been addressed such as maternal mortality and morbidities, safe abortion and tailored interventions for specific subgroups. …”
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Impact of dapagliflozin on metabolic phenotype, hormone levels, and fertility in female mice after prolonged high-fat diet by Xiaolin Chen, Zhuoni Xiao, Na Dai, Mingxia Fan

“…At 34 weeks of age, half of the experimental mice in each of the four groups fed with standard chow were mated with male mice. Pregnancy rate, abortion rate, pregnancy-related deaths, and perinatal outcomes were systematically recorded.ResultsAfter 16 weeks of HFD feeding, dapagliflozin significantly attenuated visceral fat deposition, weight gain, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance induced by the diet. …”
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Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A: Its Significance as a Single Biomarker for Adverse Obstetric Outcomes by Madhusudan Dey, Priyanshi Choudhury, Sunil Chawla, Pranjali Dhume, Suyash Goel, Ankur Shah, Mounica Gowda KN

“…RESULTS: Low pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A levels showed a statistically significant association with gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, abortion, fetal demise, and also for adverse neonatal outcomes like APGAR <5 at 1 min, fetal growth restriction, neonatal intensive care unit admission, and perinatal deaths. …”
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