2025
Unveiling the shifting landscape of infertility care: Diagnostics, treatments, and private equity’s growing influence
Bulletti F, Guido M, Palagiano A, Giacomucci E, Bulletti C. Unveiling the shifting landscape of infertility care: Diagnostics, treatments, and private equity’s growing influence. Global Health Economics And Sustainability 2025, 0: 025100019. DOI: 10.36922/ghes025100019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLive birth rateFertility centerBirth rateIn vitro fertilization cyclesHealth careFertility servicesInfertility careReproductive health careOverview of trendsPrivate equityOwnership distributionYounger cohortsOwnership trendsCost transparencyFertilization cyclesRegional studiesWell-beingOwnershipClinical ownershipFinancial transparencyPhysician-owned clinicsEquityEthical positionAggressive marketingMarketImpact of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization on Obstetrics and Gynecology Training 1 Year Later: Qualitative Analysis of Physician Perspectives
Andiman S, Beckham A, Halder G, DiCarlo-Meacham A, Winkelman W, Kim-Fine S, Rogers R, Iglesia C, Grimes C, Consortium S. Impact of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization on Obstetrics and Gynecology Training 1 Year Later: Qualitative Analysis of Physician Perspectives. Women's Health Issues 2025 PMID: 40480850, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2025.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient careQualitative studyReviewer resolved discrepanciesPatient care experiencesPatient-physician relationshipReproductive health careOnline focus groupsMoral distressCare experiencesDobbs v.Physicians' perspectivesHealth careFocus groupsGynecology physiciansMedical educationTraining programJackson Women’s Health OrganizationCareProtective statePhysiciansGynecology trainingGynecology traineesPhysician moraleHealth OrganizationObstetrics
2023
Gynecologic Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients
Seiger K, McNamara B, Berrahou I. Gynecologic Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients. Obstetrics And Gynecology Clinics Of North America 2023, 51: 17-41. PMID: 38267126, DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2023.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLack of provider trainingFear of discriminationGender minority patientsQueer individualsGender minoritiesSGM peopleReproductive health careGynecologic careSGM patientsHealth disparitiesSGMProvider trainingReview key topicsHealth careMinority patientsGenderGynecologic needsDiverse populationsPeopleQueerTransgenderCisheteronormativityCarePatient populationStigmatization
2022
Post‐Roe emergency medicine: Policy, clinical, training, and individual implications for emergency clinicians
Samuels‐Kalow M, Agrawal P, Rodriguez G, Zeidan A, Love JS, Monette D, Lin M, Cooper RJ, Madsen TE, Dobiesz V. Post‐Roe emergency medicine: Policy, clinical, training, and individual implications for emergency clinicians. Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 29: 1414-1421. PMID: 36268814, PMCID: PMC9772035, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency cliniciansHealth OrganizationEmergency medicine cliniciansReproductive health careEmergency care educationPregnant patientsWomen's health organizationsEmergency departmentMedicine cliniciansCliniciansHealth equityCare educationHealth careAbortion optionsState-level restrictionsHealth risksCritical access pointsRoe v.Abortion accessComplicationsPatientsReproductive consequencesAdvocacy responsesYears of precedent
2020
Sperm ion channels and transporters in male fertility and infertility
Wang H, McGoldrick LL, Chung JJ. Sperm ion channels and transporters in male fertility and infertility. Nature Reviews Urology 2020, 18: 46-66. PMID: 33214707, PMCID: PMC7852504, DOI: 10.1038/s41585-020-00390-9.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSperm ion channelsIon channelsSperm cellsMammalian sperm cellsIon signalingDynamic regulationDefective sperm functionFemale reproductive tractChannel CatSperHuman geneticsMembrane receptorsMale fertilityHealth careAttractive targetDirect electrophysiological recordingsOverall health careHuman infertilityReproductive health careSperm functionPrincipal Ca2Development of contraceptivesSperm activityGene variantsReproductive tractGenetic abnormalities
2017
Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services in the Pediatric Setting
Marcell A, Burstein G, Braverman P, Adelman W, Alderman E, Breuner C, Hornberger L, Levine D. Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services in the Pediatric Setting. 2017, 140: e20172858. PMID: 29061870, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-2858.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsUnintended pregnancyHealth care servicesYoung adultsCare servicesReproductive health care servicesPreventable health outcomesSerious permanent sequelaeHealth careReproductive health careReproductive health needsHealth service deliveryReproductive health informationPermanent sequelaePediatric settingProfessional medical organizationsClinical reportsHealth outcomesHIVPregnancyAmerican AcademyHealth needsHealth informationCareAdultsPediatricians
2016
Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
Collaborators G, Kassebaum N, Barber R, Bhutta Z, Dandona L, Gething P, Hay S, Kinfu Y, Larson H, Liang X, Lim S, Lopez A, Lozano R, Mensah G, Mokdad A, Naghavi M, Pinho C, Salomon J, Steiner C, Vos T, Wang H, Abajobir A, Abate K, Abbas K, Abd-Allah F, Abdallat M, Abdulle A, Abera S, Aboyans V, Abubakar I, Abu-Rmeileh N, Achoki T, Adebiyi A, Adedeji I, Adelekan A, Adou A, Afanvi K, Agarwal A, Kiadaliri A, Ajala O, Akinyemiju T, Akseer N, Al-Aly Z, Alam K, Alam N, Alasfoor D, Aldhahri S, Aldridge R, Alhabib S, Ali R, Alkerwi A, Alla F, Al-Raddadi R, Alsharif U, Martin E, Alvis-Guzman N, Amare A, Amberbir A, Amegah A, Ammar W, Amrock S, Andersen H, Anderson G, Antoine R, Antonio C, Aregay A, Ärnlöv J, Arora M, Arsenijevic V, Artaman A, Asayesh H, Atique S, Avokpaho E, Awasthi A, Quintanilla B, Azzopardi P, Bacha U, Badawi A, Bahit M, Balakrishnan K, Banerjee A, Barac A, Barker-Collo S, Bärnighausen T, Basu S, Bayou T, Bayou Y, Bazargan-Hejazi S, Beardsley J, Wang N, Bedi, Bekele T, Bell M, Bennett D, Bensenor I, Berhane A, Bernabé E, Betsu B, Beyene A, Biadgilign S, Bikbov B, Bin Abdulhak A, Biroscak B, Biryukov S, Bisanzio D, Bjertness E, Blore J, Brainin M, Brazinova A, Breitborde N, Brugha T, Butt Z, Campos-Nonato I, Campuzano J, Cárdenas R, Carrero J, Carter A, Casey D, Castañeda-Orjuela C, Castro R, Catalá-López F, Cavalleri F, Chang H, Chang J, Chavan L, Chibueze C, Chisumpa V, Choi J, Chowdhury R, Christopher D, Ciobanu L, Cirillo M, Coates M, Coggeshall M, Colistro V, Colquhoun S, Cooper C, Cooper L, Cortinovis M, Dahiru T, Damasceno A, Danawi H, Dandona R, Neves J, De Leo D, Dellavalle R, Deribe K, Deribew A, Jarlais D, Dharmaratne S, Dicker D, Ding E, Dossou E, Dubey M, Ebel B, Ellingsen C, Elyazar I, Endries A, Ermakov S, Eshrati B, Esteghamati A, Faraon E, Farid T, Farinha C, Faro A, Farvid M, Farzadfar F, Fereshtehnejad S, Fernandes J, Fischer F, Fitchett J, Fleming T, Foigt N, Franca E, Franklin R, Fraser M, Friedman J, Fullman N, Fürst T, Futran N, Gambashidze K, Gamkrelidze A, Gebre T, Gebrehiwot T, Gebremedhin A, Gebremedhin M, Gebru A, Geleijnse J, Gibney K, Giref A, Giroud M, Gishu M, Glaser E, Goenka S, Gomez-Dantes H, Gona P, Goodridge A, Gopalani S, Goto A, Graetz N, Gugnani H, Guo Y, Gupta R, Gupta R, Gupta V, Hafezi-Nejad N, Hailu A, Hailu G, Hamadeh R, Hamidi S, Hancock J, Handal A, Hankey G, Harb H, Harikrishnan S, Harun K, Havmoeller R, Hoek H, Horino M, Horita N, Hosgood H, Hoy D, Htet A, Hu G, Huang H, Huang J, Huybrechts I, Huynh C, Iannarone M, Iburg K, Idrisov B, Iyer V, Jacobsen K, Jahanmehr N, Jakovljevic M, Javanbakht M, Jayatilleke A, Jee S, Jeemon P, Jha V, Jiang G, Jiang Y, Jibat T, Jonas J, Kabir Z, Kamal R, Kan H, Karch A, Karletsos D, Kasaeian A, Kaul A, Kawakami N, Kayibanda J, Kazanjan K, Kazi D, Keiyoro P, Kemmer L, Kemp A, Kengne A, Keren A, Kereselidze M, Kesavachandran C, Khader Y, Khan A, Khan E, Khang Y, Khonelidze I, Khosravi A, Khubchandani J, Kim Y, Kivipelto M, Knibbs L, Kokubo Y, Kosen S, Koul P, Koyanagi A, Krishnaswami S, Defo B, Bicer B, Kudom A, Kulikoff X, Kulkarni C, Kumar G, Kutz M, Lal D, Lalloo R, Lam H, Lamadrid-Figueroa H, Lan Q, Larsson A, Laryea D, Leigh J, Leung R, Li Y, Li Y, Lipshultz S, Liu P, Liu S, Liu Y, Lloyd B, Lotufo P, Lunevicius R, Ma S, Razek H, Razek M, Majdan M, Majeed A, Malekzadeh R, Mapoma C, Marcenes W, Margolis D, Marquez N, Masiye F, Marzan M, Mason-Jones A, Mazorodze T, Meaney P, Mehari A, Mehndiratta M, Mejia-Rodriguez F, Mekonnen A, Melaku Y, Memish Z, Mendoza W, Meretoja A, Meretoja T, Mhimbira F, Miller T, Mills E, Mirarefin M, Misganaw A, Ibrahim N, Mohammad K, Mohammadi A, Mohammed S, Mola G, Monasta L, de la Cruz Monis J, Hernandez J, Montero P, Montico M, Mooney M, Moore A, Moradi-Lakeh M, Morawska L, Mori R, Mueller U, Murthy G, Murthy S, Nachega J, Naheed A, Naldi L, Nand D, Nangia V, Nash D, Neupane S, Newton J, Ng M, Ngalesoni F, Nguhiu P, Nguyen G, Le Nguyen Q, Nisar M, Nomura M, Norheim O, Norman R, Nyakarahuka L, Obermeyer C, Ogbo F, Oh I, Ojelabi F, Olivares P, Olusanya B, Olusanya J, Opio J, Oren E, Ota E, Oyekale A, Mahesh P, Pain A, Papantoniou N, Park E, Park H, Caicedo A, Patten S, Paul V, Pereira D, Perico N, Pesudovs K, Petzold M, Phillips M, Pillay J, Pishgar F, Polinder S, Pope D, Pourmalek F, Qorbani M, Rafay A, Rahimi K, Rahimi-Movaghar V, Rahman M, Rahman M, Rahman S, Kumar R, Ram U, Ranabhat C, Rangaswamy T, Rao P, Refaat A, Remuzzi G, Resnikoff S, Rojas-Rueda D, Ronfani L, Roshandel G, Roy A, Ruhago G, Sagar R, Saleh M, Sanabria J, Sanchez-Niño M, Santos I, Santos J, Sarmiento-Suarez R, Sartorius B, Satpathy M, Savic M, Sawhney M, Saylan M, Schneider I, Schwebel D, Seedat S, Sepanlou S, Servan-Mori E, Setegn T, Shackelford K, Shaikh M, Shakh-Nazarova M, Sharma R, She J, Sheikhbahaei S, Shen J, Shibuya K, Shin M, Shiri R, Shishani K, Shiue I, Sigfusdottir I, Silpakit N, Silva D, Silveira D, Silverberg J, Simard E, Sindi S, Singh A, Singh J, Singh O, Singh P, Singh V, Skirbekk V, Sligar A, Sliwa K, Smith J, Soneji S, Sorensen R, Soriano J, Soshnikov S, Sposato L, Sreeramareddy C, Stathopoulou V, Stroumpoulis K, Sturua L, Sunguya B, Swaminathan S, Sykes B, Szoeke C, Tabarés-Seisdedos R, Tabb K, Talongwa R, Tavakkoli M, Taye B, Tedla B, Tefera W, Tekle T, Shifa G, Terkawi A, Tesfay F, Tessema G, Thomson A, Thorne-Lyman A, Tobe-Gai R, Topor-Madry R, Towbin J, Tran B, Dimbuene Z, Tura A, Tyrovolas S, Ukwaja K, Uthman O, Vasankari T, Venketasubramanian N, Violante F, Vladimirov S, Vlassov V, Vollset S, Wagner J, Wang L, Weichenthal S, Weiderpass E, Weintraub R, Werdecker A, Westerman R, Wijeratne T, Wilkinson J, Wiysonge C, Woldeyohannes S, Wolfe C, Wolock T, Won S, Wubshet M, Xiao Q, Xu G, Yadav A, Yakob B, Yalew A, Yano Y, Yebyo H, Yip P, Yonemoto N, Yoon S, Younis M, Yu C, Yu S, Zaidi Z, Zaki M, Zeeb H, Zhao Y, Zhao Y, Zhou M, Zodpey S, Zuhlke L, Murray C. Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet 2016, 388: 1775-1812. PMID: 27733286, PMCID: PMC5224694, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31470-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntenatal care visitsLate maternal deathsMaternal deathsMaternal mortalitySocio-demographic IndexSDI quintileMaternal disordersCare visitsRoutine reproductive health careSDG 3.1Reproductive health care servicesHigh SDI quintileDisease Study 2015Skilled birth attendanceMaternal mortality ratioReproductive health careHealth system capacityHealth care servicesFamily planning servicesEctopic pregnancyCause mortalityBirth attendanceFacility deliveryGBD 2013Mortality ratio
2015
Infertility Care Among OEF/OIF/OND Women Veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Mattocks K, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Zephyrin L, Katon J, Weitlauf J, Bastian L, Haskell S, Brandt C. Infertility Care Among OEF/OIF/OND Women Veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Medical Care 2015, 53: s68-s75. PMID: 25767979, PMCID: PMC4410265, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-VA providersInfertility diagnosisWomen veteransInfertility assessmentInfertility careInfertility treatmentInfertility servicesService-connected disability ratingStudy periodHealth careComprehensive medical careVA health careMental health diagnosesReproductive health careYounger women veteransMilitary sexual traumaDefense Manpower Data CenterVA carePositive screenDisability ratingsVA usersSmall proportionICD-9Military dischargeCPT codes
2014
Five-year Trends in Women Veterans' Use of VA Maternity Benefits, 2008–2012
Mattocks KM, Frayne S, Phibbs CS, Yano EM, Zephyrin L, Shryock H, Haskell S, Katon J, Sullivan JC, Weinreb L, Ulbricht C, Bastian LA. Five-year Trends in Women Veterans' Use of VA Maternity Benefits, 2008–2012. Women's Health Issues 2014, 24: e37-e42. PMID: 24439945, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2013.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationPregnant veteransService-connected disabilityWomen veteransDelivery claimsInpatient deliveryStudy periodCesarean section rateNational cohort studyReproductive health careMajority of womenYounger women veteransCare coordination systemsOverall delivery rateDelivery-related costsNumber of deliveriesMaternity benefitsCohort studySection rateFive-year trendVeterans' useCommunity providersHealth AdministrationAge 30Fiscal year 2008
2008
Male midwives: preferred managers of sexually transmitted infections in men in developing countries?
Hsieh EJ, García PJ, Roca SL. Male midwives: preferred managers of sexually transmitted infections in men in developing countries? BULL PAN AM HEALTH ORGAN 2008, 24: 271-5. PMID: 19133176, DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892008001000007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitudeCase ManagementCultureData CollectionDeveloping CountriesFemaleGender IdentityHumansMaleMenMiddle AgedMidwiferyMulticenter Studies as TopicPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient Care TeamPatient Education as TopicPeruPractice ManagementRegistriesSalaries and Fringe BenefitsSexually Transmitted DiseasesUrban HealthYoung AdultConceptsMale patientsSTI casesSTI managementPrivate practiceReproductive health servicesReproductive health careHealth care providersHealth services researchNumber of midwivesIntervention trialsCare providersHealth servicesDoor surveyMedical officesHealth careCities of PeruType of practiceAreas of PeruMidwivesPatientsClinical positionsServices researchInfectionDemographicsFemale counterparts
2007
Burden of Recurrent Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Young Women: Further Uncovering the “Hidden Epidemic”
Niccolai LM, Hochberg AL, Ethier KA, Lewis JB, Ickovics JR. Burden of Recurrent Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Young Women: Further Uncovering the “Hidden Epidemic”. JAMA Pediatrics 2007, 161: 246-251. PMID: 17339505, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.3.246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC trachomatis infectionRecurrent Chlamydia trachomatis infectionsChlamydia trachomatis infectionTrachomatis infectionRecurrent infectionsYoung womenCommunity-based health centersPrior chlamydia infectionUrine-based screeningMedical record reviewSubstantial health burdenState health departmentsReproductive health careExposure of interestTime of recruitmentCohort studyProspective followCommon bacterialMedian timeRecord reviewChlamydia infectionClinician referralHuman immunodeficiencyHealth burdenHealth centers
2006
Comparative epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among men attending sexually transmitted disease clinics with and without indication for testing
Rowhani-Rahbar A, Niccolai LM, Dunne DW, Green S, Jenkins H, Khoshnood K. Comparative epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among men attending sexually transmitted disease clinics with and without indication for testing. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2006, 17: 453-458. PMID: 16820074, DOI: 10.1258/095646206777689143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC. trachomatis infectionChlamydia trachomatis infectionTrachomatis infectionRoutine reproductive health careDifferent clinical settingsReproductive health careHealth care providersRisk of infectionElectronic medical recordsGroup of menSTD clinicDisease clinicMale patientsMedical recordsRisk factorsPrior historyClinical settingInfectionComparative epidemiologyHealth careYoung menMenClinicEpidemiologyIndications
2005
Adolescent Girls with Negative Pregnancy Tests
Drebitko CN, Sadler LS, Leventhal JM, Daley AM, Reynolds H. Adolescent Girls with Negative Pregnancy Tests. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2005, 18: 261-267. PMID: 16171730, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2005.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative pregnancy test resultsPregnancy test resultsHealth care servicesHealth care clinicsHealth care providersCare servicesSubsequent pregnancyUnintended pregnancyPregnancy testCare providersHospital-based adolescent clinicOwn health care providersPreventive reproductive health careNegative resultsNegative pregnancy testWomen's Health Care ClinicReproductive health historyHealth history dataAdolescent girlsHigh-risk statusReproductive health careHealth care sitesCare clinicsMean ageAdolescent clinic
2002
A model of teen-friendly care for young women with negative pregnancy test results
Sadler LS, Daley AM. A model of teen-friendly care for young women with negative pregnancy test results. Nursing Clinics Of North America 2002, 37: 523-535. PMID: 12449010, DOI: 10.1016/s0029-6465(02)00018-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative pregnancy test resultsPregnancy test resultsHealth careReproductive health careAdolescent health careUnintended pregnancyHigh riskActive adolescentsHealth care environmentClinical interventionsYoung womenChallenging groupCompetitive health care environmentCareTeen pregnancyCare environmentSelf-identified groupsPregnancyU.S. adolescentsHealth risksSTIsRiskAdolescentsPatientsGroup
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