Articles

The CROWN Initiative: journal editors invite researchers to develop core outcomes in women’s health

Authors: Khalid Khan

Hyperandrogenism in menopause: a case report and literature review

Hyperandrogenism is an uncommon diagnosis in postmenopausal women. In this case, we report on a 69-year-old postmenopausal woman who presented with several months of worsening hirsutism of the face, neck, and ...

Authors: Andrey V Dolinko and Elizabeth S Ginsburg

Worldwide research productivity in emergency contraception: a bibliometric analysis

The main goal of this study was to assess worldwide research activity in emergency contraception (EC) using bibliometric indicators.

Authors: Waleed M Sweileh, Sa’ed H Zyoud, Samah W Al-Jabi and Ansam F Sawalha

Time to next pregnancy in spontaneous pregnancies versus treatment cycles in fertile patients with recurrent pregnancy loss

The current standard of care for management of patients with recurrent pregnancy loss is expectant management. However, the emotional impact of pregnancy losses and the urgency to conceive often leads couples ...

Authors: Candice O Perfetto, Gayathree Murugappan and Ruth B Lathi

Explaining fertility transition of a developing country: an analysis of quantum and tempo effect

The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is defined as the average number of births a woman would have if she were to live throughout the reproductive span and bear children at each age at the rates observed in a partic...

Authors: Ahbab Mohammad Fazle Rabbi and Mohammad Kabir

Pelvic pedicled omental flaps and autologous free omental grafts in a rabbit model

There is a need to identify an inexpensive, effective method to prevent postoperative adhesion formation. The objective of this study was to create a novel model for studying omentum as a pelvic adhesion barrier.

Authors: Amelia P Bailey, Amy K Schutt, Lisa M Pastore and Dale W Stovall

Laparoscopic uteroovarian ligament truncation and uterosacral oophoropexy for idiopathic recurrent ovarian torsion: case report and review of literature

Unilateral recurrent ovarian torsion in adults is unusual following treatment of common underlying risk factors (e.g. benign cysts). Subtle anatomic etiologies, such as an elongated uteroovarian ligament and r...

Authors: Paula C Brady and Aaron K Styer

Open access publication in the fields of human fertility, infertility and early pregnancy

The study of human fertility has expanded dramatically since the birth of IVF and with it, the body of literature. That said, the availability of open access publication in the field remains somewhat limited. Fer...

Authors: Danny J Schust and Elizabeth S Ginsburg