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Kojima G, Ogawa K, Iliffe S, Taniguchi Y, Walters K. Number of Pregnancies and Trajectory of Frailty Index: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2020; 21:1249-1253.e1. [PMID: 32522494 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Women are frailer than men across different populations and age groups. However, the mechanisms are still not fully understood. One possible cause is pregnancy and motherhood. The objective of this study was to examine trajectories of Frailty Index over time according to the number of pregnancies. DESIGN A prospective study with repeated measures over 14 years. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS A total of 2060 community-dwelling older women aged ≥60 years in England. METHODS The number of pregnancies was calculated as a sum of the number of live births and the number of miscarriages, still-births, or abortions. The Frailty Index (FI) was constructed using 60 deficits and repeatedly calculated every 2 years over 14 years. Trajectories of FI according to the number of pregnancies were estimated by a mixed effects model. RESULTS Mean FI was 0.15 at baseline. A mixed effects model adjusted for age, smoking, alcohol use, education, and wealth showed that FI increased over time. A higher number of pregnancies were significantly associated with a higher FI (estimate = 0.0047, 95% confidence interval = 0.0020, 0.0074). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS The current study showed that a higher number of pregnancies were significantly associated with a higher degree of frailty at baseline and over time. Pregnancy and child rearing may explain some of the observed excess risk of frailty in women. Pregnancy-related factors, such as pregnancy loss, types of delivery, length of pregnancy, childbearing, and child rearing, should be examined in relation to frailty in future studies.
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- Gotaro Kojima
- Videbimus Clinic Research Center, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- Center for Maternal-Fetal, Neonatal and Reproductive Medicine, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Center for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Feng QT, Chen C, Yu QY, Chen SY, Huang X, Zhong YL, Luo SP, Gao J. The benefits of higher LMR for early threatened abortion: A retrospective cohort study. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0231642. [PMID: 32310980 PMCID: PMC7170252 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Problem To investigate the relation of inflammation-related parameters and pregnancy outcome in women with the early threatened abortion. Method of study 630 women with early threatened abortion were divided into two groups based on the pregnancy outcome. All of them had the blood routine examination before treating. The differences between two groups were analyzed by the Chi-squared test, Student T test, Mann-Whitney U test, Binary Logistic Regression, Marginal Structural Model and Threshold effect analysis. Results We found that there is no significant difference in the pregnancy outcome for NLR (OR:0.92, CI95%:0.72, 1.17) and PLR (OR:1.00, CI%:0.99, 1.01). However, a difference had a statistical significance in the pregnancy outcome when LMR less than 2.19 (OR:0.39, CI95%:0.19,0.82). Conclusions This study suggested that higher LMR was related to the lower risk of miscarriage in the women with early threatened abortion in a way.
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- Guiyang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China
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- Guangzhou Univ Chinese Med, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Univ Chinese Med, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Univ Chinese Med, Guangzhou, China
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Univ Chinese Med, Guangzhou, China
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Farren J, Jalmbrant M, Falconieri N, Mitchell-Jones N, Bobdiwala S, Al-Memar M, Tapp S, Van Calster B, Wynants L, Timmerman D, Bourne T. Posttraumatic stress, anxiety and depression following miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020; 222:367.e1-367.e22. [PMID: 31953115 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.10.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Revised: 10/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Early pregnancy losses are common, but their psychologic sequelae are often overlooked. Previous studies have established links between miscarriage and early symptoms of anxiety and depression. However, the incidence of posttraumatic stress symptoms and the psychologic response specifically to ectopic pregnancies have not been investigated. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate levels of posttraumatic stress, depression, and anxiety in women in the 9 months after early pregnancy loss, with a focus on miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy. Morbidity at 1 month was compared with a control group in healthy pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN This was a prospective cohort study. Consecutive women were recruited from the early pregnancy and antenatal clinics at 3 London hospitals and received emailed surveys that contained standardized psychologic assessments that included the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Posttraumatic stress Diagnostic Scale, at 1, 3, and 9 months after loss. Control subjects were assessed after a dating scan. We assessed the proportion of participants who met the screening criteria for posttraumatic stress and moderate/severe anxiety or depression. We used logistic regression to calculate adjusted odds ratios. RESULTS Seven hundred thirty-seven of 1098 women (67%) with early pregnancy loss (including 537 miscarriages and 116 ectopic pregnancies) and 171 of 187 control subjects (91%) agreed to participate. Four hundred ninety-two of the women with losses (67%) completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale after 1 month; 426 women (58%) completed it after 3 months, and 338 women (46%) completed it after 9 months. Eighty-seven control subjects (51%) participated. Criteria for posttraumatic stress were met in 29% of women with early pregnancy loss after 1 month and in 18% after 9 months (odds ratio per month, 0.80; 95% confidence interval, 0.72-0.89). Moderate/severe anxiety was reported in 24% after 1 month and in 17% after 9 months (odds ratio per month, 0.69; 95% confidence interval, 0.50-0.94). Moderate/severe depression was reported in 11% of the women after 1 month and 6% of the women after 9 months (odds ratio per month, 0.87; 95% confidence interval, 0.53-1.44). After miscarriage, proportions after 9 months were 16% for posttraumatic stress, 17% for anxiety, and 5% for depression. Corresponding figures after ectopic pregnancy were 21%, 23%, and 11%, respectively. In contrast, among control women with viable pregnancies, 13% reported moderate-to-severe anxiety (odds ratio loss at 1 month vs controls: 2.14; 95% confidence interval, 1.14-4.36), and 2% reported moderate-to-severe depression (odds ratio loss at 1 month vs control subjects: 3.88; 95% confidence interval, 1.27-19.2). CONCLUSION Women experience high levels of posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and depression after early pregnancy loss. Distress declines over time but remains at clinically important levels at 9 months.
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Early pregnancy loss: the default outcome for fertilized human oocytes. J Assist Reprod Genet 2020; 37:1057-1063. [PMID: 32193767 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-020-01749-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Early pregnancy loss is by far the most frequent outcome of human reproduction. It occurs when despite the timely interaction of gametes and initiation of embryogenesis and implantation of the conceptus, pregnancy continuance fails. From a clinical perspective, early pregnancy loss represents a neglected but relevant issue because of the high incidence, the evolving and yet not fully elucidated mechanism, the possible association with other relevant medical conditions, and the potential psychological sequelae. Our growing understanding of the dialog established between the embryo and the endometrium provides new insights into the etiology of pregnancy loss. Aneuploidies as a cause of early pregnancy loss are known for a long time, but there is now evidence that endometrium is not a passive player. An active selection aimed at impeding implantation of unhealthy embryos actually occurs at the endometrial interface. The concept of selectivity is substituting the one of mere receptivity.
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Baseline Levels of Serum Progesterone and the First Trimester Pregnancy Outcome in Women with Threatened Abortion: A Retrospective Cohort Study. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:8780253. [PMID: 32190685 PMCID: PMC7072098 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8780253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Objective The relationship between serum progesterone and the first trimester pregnancy outcome of threatened abortion is still controversial. Therefore, we aimed to further study the association between these two parameters. Methods The present study is an observational retrospective cohort study. A total of 726 participants who had threatened abortion from a hospital in Guangdong, China, were included in this study from 17th August 2011 to 30th October 2018. The exposure variable and the outcome variable were serum progesterone measured at baseline and early pregnancy outcome, respectively. Covariates involved in this study included patients' basic demographics, obstetric history, and clinical information. Results A negative association and a saturation effect were detected between serum progesterone and the first trimester pregnancy outcome. When progesterone <90.62 nmol/L, an increase in 1 nmol/L of serum progesterone was associated with 3% decrease of the risk of miscarriage (OR: 0.97, 95% CI: 0.95-0.98). Conclusion There was a greater risk of abortion when the serum progesterone level was less than 90.62 nmol/L. Our findings can better assist the clinician in understanding patients' conditions and making medical decisions.
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Li G, Jiang Z, Han X, Shang X, Tian W, Kang X, Fang M. A moderated mediation model of perceived stress, negative emotions and mindfulness on fertility quality of life in women with recurrent pregnancy loss. Qual Life Res 2020; 29:1775-1787. [PMID: 32112277 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-020-02460-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to investigate the level of fertility related quality of life (FertiQoL) in women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), and to further examine moderated mediation effects of dispositional mindfulness and negative emotions on the relationship between perceived stress and FertiQoL. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted with 262 participants recruited from the infertility outpatient clinics. A self-administered, structured questionnaire including the Simplified Chinese version of FertiQoL tool, the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10), the Chinese Version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) was used to collect information in this research. The mediation model and moderated mediation model were conducted using the PROCESS macro for SPSS. RESULTS The mean score of Core FertiQoL was 64.59 (SD = 14.76) among women with RPL. Mediation analysis revealed that the association between perceived stress and FertiQoL was partially mediated by negative emotions (indirect effect = - 0.194 for anxiety, and - 0.151 for depression, all P < 0.001). Moderated mediation analysis indicated that the indirect effects of perceived stress on FertiQoL through negative emotions were significantly moderated by dispositional mindfulness. Specifically, the indirect effects of perceived stress on FertiQoL through negative emotions decreased were significant as dispositional mindfulness levels increased. CONCLUSION Overall, women with RPL experienced poor FertiQoL. The Moderated mediation model provides a better understanding of how perceived stress, negative emotions and dispositional mindfulness work together to affect FertiQoL. Interventions aiming to improve FertiQoL in women with RPL should consider targeting these aspects.
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- Guopeng Li
- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University, Jingliu Road, Shizhong District, Jinan, 250000, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University, Jingliu Road, Shizhong District, Jinan, 250000, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University, Jingliu Road, Shizhong District, Jinan, 250000, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University, Jingliu Road, Shizhong District, Jinan, 250000, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University, Jingliu Road, Shizhong District, Jinan, 250000, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University, Jingliu Road, Shizhong District, Jinan, 250000, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University, Jingliu Road, Shizhong District, Jinan, 250000, Shandong, People's Republic of China. .,Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jingliu Road, Shizhong District, Jinan, 250000, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
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Smorti M, Ponti L, Simoncini T, Mannella P, Bottone P, Pancetti F, Marzetti F, Mauri G, Gemignani A. Pregnancy after miscarriage in primiparae and multiparae: implications for women's psychological well-being. J Reprod Infant Psychol 2020; 39:371-381. [PMID: 32064903 DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2020.1728524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Introduction: Miscarriage is a stressful life event with negative consequences that can last into the subsequent gestation, increasing women's risk for psychological symptoms. Less clear in literature is whether having a living child may buffer the psychological impact of miscarriage on subsequent pregnancies.Objective: explore levels of depression, anxiety and fear of delivery in women with and without a previous miscarriage, taking into consideration the presence of a living child.Method: 208 women (M = 34.68) were recruited during the third trimester of gestation. The sample was composed of 159 women without a previous miscarriage (72.3% primiparae and 27.7% multiparae) and 49 women with a history of miscarriage (53.1% primiparae and 46.9% multiparae). Participants filled out a battery of questionnaires aimed at assessing anxiety, depression, and fear of delivery.Results: Primiparae reported higher levels of fear of childbirth than multiparae. Moreover, women without a history of previous perinatal loss showed lower levels of depression and fear of childbirth than women with a previous perinatal loss.Conclusions: Data highlight the importance of developing specific support groups, for primiparae, due to their great emotional vulnerability, and for women with past miscarriage, to help them cope in adaptive ways with a new pregnancy.
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- Martina Smorti
- Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine and Child Development, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine and Child Development, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Miller CA, Roe AH, McAllister A, Meisel ZF, Koelper N, Schreiber CA. Patient Experiences With Miscarriage Management in the Emergency and Ambulatory Settings. Obstet Gynecol 2019; 134:1285-1292. [PMID: 31764740 PMCID: PMC6882532 DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 08/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To quantitatively and qualitatively describe the patient experience for clinically stable patients presenting with miscarriage to the emergency department (ED) or ambulatory clinics. METHODS We present a subanalysis of a mixed-methods study from 2016 on factors that influence miscarriage treatment decision-making among clinically stable patients. Fifty-four patients were evaluated based on location of miscarriage care (ED or ambulatory-only), and novel parameters were assessed including timeline (days) from presentation to miscarriage resolution, number of health system interactions, and number of specialty-based provider care teams seen. We explored themes around patient satisfaction through in-depth narrative interviews. RESULTS Median time to miscarriage resolution was 11 days (range 5-57) (ED) and 8 days (range 0-47) (ambulatory-only). We recorded a mean of 4.4±1.4 (ED) and 3.0±1.2 (ambulatory-only) separate care teams and a median of 13 (range 8-20) (ED) and 19 (range 8-22) (ambulatory-only) health system interactions. Patients seeking care in the ED were younger (28.3 vs 34.0, odds ratio [OR] 5.8, 95% CI 1.8-18.7), more likely to be of black race (28.3 vs 34.0, OR 3.3, 95% CI 1.1-10.0), uninsured or insured through Medicaid (16 vs 6, OR 6.8, 95% CI 2.1-22.5), and more likely to meet criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder when compared with ambulatory-only patients (10 vs 3, OR 6.0, 95% CI 1.5-23.4). Patients valued diagnostic clarity, timeliness, and individualized care. We found that ED patients reported a lack of clarity surrounding their diagnosis, inefficient care, and a mixed experience with health care provider sensitivity. In contrast, ambulatory-only patients described a streamlined and sensitive care experience. CONCLUSION Patients seeking miscarriage care in the ED were more likely to be socioeconomically and psychosocially vulnerable and were less satisfied with their care compared with those seen in the ambulatory setting alone. Expedited evaluation of early pregnancy problems, with attention to clear communication and emotional sensitivity, may optimize the patient experience.
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- Carolyn A Miller
- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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Banno C, Sugiura-Ogasawara M, Ebara T, Ide S, Kitaori T, Sato T, Ando K, Morita Y. Attitude and perceptions toward miscarriage: a survey of a general population in Japan. J Hum Genet 2019; 65:155-164. [PMID: 31761902 DOI: 10.1038/s10038-019-0694-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Miscarriage is the greatest complication of pregnancy, and 70-80% of early miscarriages are mostly due to chromosomal abnormalities in the embryo. There is no evidence that stress is a direct cause of miscarriage. Despite these findings, in a national US survey on the causes of miscarriage, many Americans mistakenly attributed miscarriage to the mental state or behavior of the women. We conducted a survey to assess public attitudes and perceptions regarding the cause and prevalence of miscarriage in Japan. We sent out a questionnaire consisting of 17 questions. The 5000 recipients consisted of men and women (1:1 ratio) aged 18-69 who resided in Aichi Prefecture. A total of 1257 recipients (25%) responded to the questionnaire and 1219 valid respondents (24%) were included in the analyses. Of these, 62% considered a genetic abnormality of the fetus as the cause of miscarriage. Participants who were female, highly educated, married and healthy gave significantly more correct responses. On the other hand, the majority wrongly assumed that a stressful event (65%) and long-standing stress (75%) to be causes of miscarriage. Participants who had no history of miscarriage as well as males answered significantly more incorrectly. Sixty-five percent of respondents thought that miscarriage occurred less than 15% of all pregnancies. Among respondents who had experienced miscarriage personally, 53 and 36% felt guilty and lonely, respectively. Many respondents blamed the woman for the miscarriage either in terms of her behavior or mental stress and considered the frequency of miscarriage to be lower than it actually is.
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- Chihiro Banno
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Economics, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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Follistatin-like 3, an activin A binding protein, is involved in early pregnancy loss. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 121:109577. [PMID: 31810141 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.109577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Early pregnancy loss (EPL), a common and severe complication in pregnancy, has a long-term personal and social impact. It was previously reported that follistatin-like 3(FSTL3), an activin A binding protein, contributes to the invasion and migration of trophoblast. Simultaneously, activin A induces the release of FSTL3 and the elevated activin A is found to be associated with pregnancy loss in women. This study aimed to identify the roles of FSTL3 in the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy, and to determine whether FSTL3 is involved in the pathophysiology of EPL. METHODS Endometrial Ishikawa cells and JAR cells were cultured and FSTL3 siRNA was used to silence FSTL3. The trophoblast spheroids mimicking embryos were used in an embryonic adhesion system. The system aimed to investigate the role of FSTL3 silence on embryonic adhesion onto endometrial cell in vitro. The ICR mice model in vivo was used to investigate whether the FSTL3 works in embryonic implantation. The western blotting was used to determine the expression of FSTL3 and activin A. RESULTS In the in vitro study, silence of FSTL3 in JAR cells significantly reduced the number of trophoblast spheroids adhered onto Ishikawa cells compared with the scramble siRNA. For the in vivo study, the number of embryos implanted in the uterine horn injected with FATL3 siRNA mixture was significantly less than that in control group. In the case control study, both the expression of FSTL3 and activin A in EPL women were significantly higher than that in controls. CONCLUSIONS FSTL3 plays a biological role in the establishment and maintenance of normal pregnancy. Moreover, FSTL3 may be involved in the early pregnancy loss via neutralizing the elevated activin A.
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San Lazaro Campillo I, Meaney S, Corcoran P, Spillane N, O'Donoghue K. Risk factors for miscarriage among women attending an early pregnancy assessment unit (EPAU): a prospective cohort study. Ir J Med Sci 2019; 188:903-912. [PMID: 30607825 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-018-1955-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Miscarriage is the most common adverse outcome in early pregnancy; however, high proportion of miscarriages are classified as unexplained. In addition, pregnant women attending early pregnancy assessment units might be more vulnerable. AIMS The purpose of this study was to explore the risk factors that might be associated with miscarriage among women attending an early pregnancy assessment unit (EPAU). METHODS A prospective cohort study was undertaken. The study was conducted on women attending an EPAU at a large, tertiary hospital. A detailed lifestyle questionnaire was completed. In addition, data from validated psychometric scales were collected. Participants were followed up to determine pregnancy outcome. The relative risk was calculated to estimate the probability of having a miscarriage for all independent variables. RESULTS A total sample of 293 women were included in this study. Well-established risk factors for miscarriage were found in this group including advanced maternal age and high-risk pregnancy (i.e. threatened miscarriage and recurrent miscarriage). In addition, lack of emotional wellbeing did contribute to an increased risk of miscarriage. Conversely, presenting with nausea or low-medium energy levels early in pregnancy were associated with a decreased risk of miscarriage. Finally, our results did not find any association between stressful life events, general health and lifestyle factors in this group. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicated that maternal, psychological and obstetric factors may have an influence on miscarriage among women attending an EPAU. The insight of a relationship between emotional wellbeing and miscarriage opens a window for prevention in this area.
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- Indra San Lazaro Campillo
- Pregnancy Loss Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. .,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cork University Maternity Hospital, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. .,National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
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- Pregnancy Loss Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cork University Maternity Hospital, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cork University Maternity Hospital, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.,School of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Pregnancy Loss Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Pregnancy Loss Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.,The Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research (INFANT), University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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