A Rare Case Report of Untreated Asymptomatic Late Congenital Syphilis with Observation of Kassowitz Law by Eshmeet Sudan, Shivani Ranjan, Jasim Rashid Bhat, Naina Kala Dogra

“…Congenital syphilis is an infectious disease caused by the transmission of the bacterium Treponema pallidum from an infected mother to her fetus during pregnancy. Despite effective screening and treatment protocols, congenital syphilis continues to afflict newborns worldwide, leading to serious complications such as stillbirth, prematurity, low birth weight, and a range of congenital abnormalities. …”
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Gouverner, soigner, éduquer (à) la sexualité : enjeux subjectifs de la « maternité adolescente » en Colombie by Gabriela Patino-Lakatos, María Cristina Tenorio

“…Based on a research experience carried out in Colombia, this article analyzes the psychic, intersubjective and cultural stakes of the relationship to contraception and motherhood during adolescence, in the face of the medical and educational discourse on family planning and, in the background, on the voluntary interruption of pregnancy. Through certain themes, female subjects express themselves in their relationships with others, with parents before sexual partners, defying health and academic knowledge and discourse, in the cultural contexts of so-called “southern” countries.…”
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Simulacre et modernité : l’illusion d’optique dans On the Western Circuit de Thomas Hardy by Catherine Lanone

“…Although Hardy was forced to bowdlerize his text, removing allusions to sexual intercourse and subsequent pregnancy, the real shock lies less in the hackneyed sentimentality of the illegitimate baby theme than in the depiction of modernity and modern exchanges — or systems of communication through trains, letters, or judicial rounds — as vicious circles breeding spurious desires and fantasies. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. A Family Presentation by Humberto Perera Navarro, Tatiana Zaldivar-Vaillant, Carlos Viñas-Portilla, Ariel Medina Concepción, Rosa Guerra Badía, Mariesky Zayas Guillot

“…After the analysis of the results in which the lab methodology was applied, the fetus was found to be sick and the family decided to interrupt the pregnancy. <strong><br /></strong>…”
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Primary Aneurysm of the Medial Marginal Vein of the Foot by D. Casian, V. Culiuc

“…A 34-year-old female patient developed a dorsal foot mass during the second trimester of pregnancy with no history of previous trauma, puncture, or infection. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia Treatment. by Frank Carlos Alvarez Li, Carlos Zerquera Alvarez, Moisés Aramis Santos Peña, Pedro Nieto Prendes

“…This disease is part of a group of conditions known as hypertensive disease in pregnancy that have in common the existence of high blood pressure. …”
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The Benefits of Breastfeeding by Cassie C. Rowe, Karla P. Shelnutt, Gail P. A. Kauwell

“…For the mother, it may help to lose weight gained during pregnancy and reduce the chances of developing common diseases like diabetes and breast and ovarian cancer. …”
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Gravid Uterus in an Umbilical Hernia by Lawrence C. E. Mbuagbaw, Frederick L. I. Morfaw

“…We provide details of her management and briefly review the literature on umbilical hernias and pregnancy. Surgical management offers an opportunity for hernia repair and can ensure a safe delivery for the mother and child.…”
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Bilateral Femoral Neck Fracture in a Postpartum Woman: Beware of the Risk Factors by Ismail Sahan, Julie De Deken, Konstantinos Anagnostakos

“…Literature data describe this entity in association with epileptic seizures, renal osteodystrophy, electric shock, pregnancy-associated transient osteoporosis, and hypocalcemic seizure. …”
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Atypical Histiocyte-Rich Sweet’s Syndrome by Sharon Chi, Marcia Leung, Mark Carmichael, Michael Royer, Sunghun Cho

“…Sweet’s Syndrome is a rare neutrophilic dermatosis thought to be a result of immune dysregulation occurring in the setting of drug exposure, recent infection, pregnancy, and underlying malignancy or idiopathic with specific and widely accepted diagnostic criteria established in the literature. …”
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Cell-free fat extract improves embryo development and clinical outcomes in older women with previous in-vitro fertilization failure by Xiaowei Zhou, Hanfei Zhu, Jingru Duan, Lan Xia, Shen Zhao, Huihui Xu, Xian Wu, Xiaoling Wang, Bufang Xu, Yi Cao, Aijun Zhang

“…We assessed the model’s efficacy in influencing embryo development and pregnancy rates in older women with in vitro fertilization failure. …”
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Microplastics: A threat to Fetoplacental unit and Reproductive systems by Abass Toba Anifowoshe, Md Noor Akhtar, Abisola Majeed, Asem Sanjit Singh, Toyyibah Funmilayo Ismail, Upendra Nongthomba

“…Identifying critical windows of susceptibility during pregnancy is germane, as exposure to plastic particles during these periods could have heightened effects on fetal development. …”
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Errors in Aerosol Inhaler Use and Their Effects on Maternal and Fetal Outcomes among Pregnant Asthmatic Women (Subanalysis from QAKCOP Study) by Wanis H. Ibrahim, Fatima Rasul, Mushtaq Ahmad, Abeer S. Bajwa, Laith I. Alamlih, Anam M. El Arabi, Dhabia Al-Mohannadi, Mohammed Y. Siddiqui, Israa S. Al-Sheikh, Azdin A. Ibrahim

“…Multidisciplinary management of asthma during pregnancy with particular emphasis on patient’s education is imperative.…”
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Impact of culture on refugee women's conceptualization and experience of postpartum depression in high-income countries of resettlement: A scoping review. by Saarah Haque, Mary Malebranche

“…Studies were eligible if they focused on refugee women who had a pregnancy during forced migration or upon resettlement in a high-income country and focused on the impact of culture on women's conceptualization and/or experience of PPD. …”
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A scientometric visualization analysis of the gut microbiota and gestational diabetes mellitus by Zehao Su, Zehao Su, Lina Liu, Jian Zhang, Jian Zhang, Jingjing Guo, Jingjing Guo, Guan Wang, Xiaoxi Zeng, Xiaoxi Zeng

“…Increasing attention has been given to the impact of probiotic supplementation on metabolism and pregnancy outcomes in GDM patients. Moreover, ongoing research is exploring the potential of the gut microbiota as a biomarker for GDM. …”
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Adipokines and Endothelium Dysfunction Markers in Pregnant Women with Gestational Hypertension by Elżbieta Poniedziałek–Czajkowska, Radzisław Mierzyński, Dominik Dłuski, Bożena Leszczyńska-Gorzelak

“…The comparable adiponectin levels in GH and healthy pregnant patients and the lack of its correlation with BMI may indicate the occurrence of a protective mechanism in pregnancy maintaining its concentration and preserving from the consequences of the decrease in its levels in overweight and obese patients. …”
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Pre-IVF treatment with a GnRH antagonist in women with endometriosis (PREGNANT): study protocol for a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Hugh Taylor, Hao Huang, Lubna Pal, Heping Zhang, Howard J Li, Sandra Carson, Valerie Flores, Jared Robbins, Nanette F Santoro, James H Segars, David Seifer, Steven Young

“…While in vitro fertilisation-embryo transfer (IVF) successfully treats endometriosis-associated infertility, there is some evidence that pregnancy rates may be diminished in women seeing fertility treatment for endometriosis-associated infertility compared with other etiologies of infertility. …”
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Short Supply of High Levels of Guanidine Acetic Acid, Alters Ovarian Artery Flow and Improves Intraovarian Blood Perfusion Area Associated with Follicular Growth in Sheep by Marta da Costa Sousa, Camila Muniz Cavalcanti, Alfredo José Herrera Conde, Bruna Vitória de Freitas Alves, Larissa Fernandes Baia Cesar, Jhennyfe Nobre de Sena, Yohana Huicho Miguel, César Carneiro Linhares Fernandes, Juliana Paula Martins Alves, Dárcio Ítalo Alves Teixeira, Davide Rondina

“…No differences were observed between the diets respect to pregnancy, and twin rates. Thus, a high GAA supply before mating significantly alters ovarian vasculature and improves follicular growth in ewes but does not affect the pregnancy rate.…”
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Investigating male factors and their relationships with reproductive health outcomes: a case-control study protocol for Towards Optimal Fertility, Fathering, and Fatherhood studY (... by Fabian Yap, See Ling Loy, Yin Bun Cheung, Jerry Kok Yen Chan, Keith Godfrey, Chee Wai Ku, Jun Wei Pek, Melissa D/O Tharmalingam Durgahshree, Melinda Chan, Yie Hou Lee

“…Specifically, we aim to (1) identify male factors associated with successful pregnancy, (2) develop a fertility index incorporating modifiable factors for both males and females to predict pregnancy rate and (3) explore the relationship of male modifiable factors with semen parameters and molecular characteristics.Methods and analysis We will conduct an unmatched case-control study involving 240 couples with impaired male fertility (cases) and 240 couples with normal male fertility (controls). …”
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Prevalence and correlates of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and psychological distress among women of reproductive age with delayed conception in urban and peri-urban low to mid-... by Barsha Gadapani Pathak, Gitau Mburu, Ndema Habib, Rita Kabra, Aiysha Malik, James Kiarie, Ranadip Chowdhury, Neeta Dhabhai, Sarmila Mazumder

“…Factors associated with psychological distress were: (i) a higher total number of children that women intended to have in their lifetime, (ii) longer duration of trying to get pregnant (> 18 months), (iii) continuous effort trying to achieve pregnancy, (iv) women's perception that conception is taking long, (v) social isolation, (vi) being emotionally or verbally abused by husband and family members, and (vii) having other co-morbidities such as hypertension, irregular menstrual cycles, irregular bleeding between regular cycles, abnormal vaginal discharge or pain during sex.…”
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