2023
Progress on the Endometrium
Frankfurter D, Kliman H. Progress on the Endometrium. Obstetrics And Gynecology Clinics Of North America 2023, 50: 677-694. PMID: 37914487, DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2023.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbsence of pregnancyEvidence-based approachEndometrial assessmentStromal maturationEndometrial proliferationEndometrial pathologyInflammatory mediatorsOvarian steroidsImplantation failureBlastocyst implantationEndometrial sloughingDiagnostic measuresEndometriumOffer hopeDynamic tissueDevelopmental markersSingle testTissueInternal reproductionMaturationEndometriosisPregnancyDecidualizationInfertilityUterus
2019
Adult bone marrow progenitors become decidual cells and contribute to embryo implantation and pregnancy
Tal R, Shaikh S, Pallavi P, Tal A, López-Giráldez F, Lyu F, Fang YY, Chinchanikar S, Liu Y, Kliman HJ, Alderman M, Pluchino N, Kayani J, Mamillapalli R, Krause DS, Taylor HS. Adult bone marrow progenitors become decidual cells and contribute to embryo implantation and pregnancy. PLOS Biology 2019, 17: e3000421. PMID: 31513564, PMCID: PMC6742226, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBM transplantsDecidual cellsPregnancy lossMesenchymal stem cellsAdult bone marrow progenitorsDecidualization-related genesBone marrow progenitorsAdult bone marrowWT donorsPhysiologic contributionSuccessful pregnancyBMDC recruitmentStromal expansionImmune cellsEndometrial cellsDeficient miceUterine expressionUterine tissueDecidual stromaPregnancyBone marrowNonhematopoietic cellsBMDCsHemochorial placentaMarrow progenitors
2017
Luteal start vaginal micronized progesterone improves pregnancy success in women with recurrent pregnancy loss
Stephenson MD, McQueen D, Winter M, Kliman HJ. Luteal start vaginal micronized progesterone improves pregnancy success in women with recurrent pregnancy loss. Fertility And Sterility 2017, 107: 684-690.e2. PMID: 28081870, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.11.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnancy successEndometrial biopsySubsequent pregnancyLH surgePregnancy lossVaginal micronized progesteroneObservational cohort studyUnexplained pregnancy lossRecurrent pregnancy lossCohort of womenCyclin E expressionMicronized progesteronePrior pregnancyCohort studyOngoing pregnancyConcomitant findingsEndometrial glandsOdds ratioInclusion criteriaMAIN OUTCOMEPregnancyE expressionWomenCohortWeeks
2013
Trophoblast Inclusions Are Significantly Increased in the Placentas of Children in Families at Risk for Autism
Walker CK, Anderson KW, Milano KM, Ye S, Tancredi DJ, Pessah IN, Hertz-Picciotto I, Kliman HJ. Trophoblast Inclusions Are Significantly Increased in the Placentas of Children in Families at Risk for Autism. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 74: 204-211. PMID: 23623455, PMCID: PMC3755347, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated riskPlacentas of childrenTrophoblast inclusionsUncomplicated term pregnanciesAutism spectrum disorderPositive likelihood ratioTargeted early interventionsNeurodevelopmental compromiseMultiparous womenTerm pregnancyRisk pregnanciesBiological childrenControl placentasBehavioral symptomsEarly interventionNeurodevelopmental vulnerabilityPlacentaCritical windowRisk statusPregnancyRiskNewbornsChildrenDevelopmental outcomesControl samples
2009
Determination of Placental Weight Using Two-dimensional Sonography and Volumetric Mathematic Modeling
Azpurua H, Funai E, Coraluzzi L, Doherty L, Sasson I, Kliman M, Kliman H. Determination of Placental Weight Using Two-dimensional Sonography and Volumetric Mathematic Modeling. American Journal Of Perinatology 2009, 27: 151-155. PMID: 19653142, DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1234034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrauterine fetal demisePlacental weightPlacental volumePerinatal complicationsTwo-dimensional sonographyFetal growth restrictionThird trimester pregnancyHours of birthRoutine prenatal careHigh-risk casesSignificant correlationTwo-dimensional ultrasoundPlacental widthPreterm gestationFetal demisePrenatal careSubgroup analysisGrowth restrictionFetal movementsComplicationsSonographySpearman's rhoIUGRPregnancyGestation
2007
Reference Weights for Placentas Delivered before the 28th Week of Gestation
Hecht JL, Kliman HJ, Allred EN, Pflueger SM, Chang C, Doss BJ, Roberts D, Livasy CA, Bhan I, Zambrano E, Ross DW, Senagore P, Husain AN, Leviton A. Reference Weights for Placentas Delivered before the 28th Week of Gestation. Placenta 2007, 28: 987-990. PMID: 17573110, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2007.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-menstrual weeksSingleton placentasBirth weightPlacenta weightBirth weight z-scoreStandard weight tableWeight z-scoreSmall birth weightWeeks of gestationFetal indicationsLive infantsGestational ageTwin placentasPoor perfusionGrowth restrictionLarger sample sizeZ-scorePlacentaWeeksFetal processesStandard weightReference weightSample sizePreeclampsiaPregnancy