{"title":"Association of sleep characteristics and night shift work with self-reported diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome: a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study","authors":"Shuyi Shao, Huanhuan Zhao, Zhi-ying Lu, Xiaorong Lei, Ying Zhang","doi":"10.1097/RD9.0000000000000051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/RD9.0000000000000051","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To examine the association between sleep characteristics and night shift work and the risk of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in Chinese women and to investigate their relationship with infertility in PCOS. Methods: From March 21, 2021 to April 31, 2021, 3927 Chinese women with or without PCOS were recruited online. All participants completed WeChat-based electronic questionnaires. Sleep characteristics were measured using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index. Results: A total of 2871 women were included in the final analysis. Sleep duration (odds ratio [OR], 0.857; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.763–0.963), sleep midpoint (OR, 1.142; 95% CI, 1.049–1.244), sleep disturbance (OR, 1.320; 95% CI, 0.957–1.146), daytime dysfunction (OR, 1.136; 95% CI, 1.030–1.253), and night shift work (OR, 1.628; 95% CI, 1.264–2.097) were associated with a higher risk of PCOS. After adjusting for confounders, including age, body mass index, smoking status, and coffee and tea drinking status, sleep disturbance (OR, 1.314; 95% CI, 1.111–1.555), daytime dysfunction (OR, 1.143; 95% CI, 1.034–1.264), and night shift work (OR, 1.800; 95% CI, 1.388–2.333) remained associated. In addition, sleep disturbance (OR, 1.887; 95% CI, 1.400–2.542) and subjective sleep quality (OR, 1.299; 95% CI, 1.037–1.627) were associated with infertility in women with PCOS, and sleep disturbance (OR, 1.750; 95% CI, 1.281–2.390) remained significant after adjusting for confounders. Conclusions: Sleep disturbance, daytime dysfunction, and night shift work are significantly associated with PCOS. Screening for sleep disturbances and providing appropriate treatment could be potential strategies for managing PCOS and its long-term complications.","PeriodicalId":20959,"journal":{"name":"Reproductive and Developmental Medicine","volume":"7 1","pages":"50 - 55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42608942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Chan, Tian-Qi Li, Sisi Zhang, Yuan Fang, Jingxuan Xu
{"title":"The perivascular niche of endometrial mesenchymal stromal/stem-like cells","authors":"R. Chan, Tian-Qi Li, Sisi Zhang, Yuan Fang, Jingxuan Xu","doi":"10.1097/RD9.0000000000000038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/RD9.0000000000000038","url":null,"abstract":"Human endometrium is a unique adult tissue that undergoes cyclical shedding, repair, and regeneration during a woman’s reproductive life. Over the past 2 decades, tremendous progress has been made towards the identification and characterization of endometrial stromal stem/progenitor cells . The substantial regeneration of vascularized stroma in the endometrium during the proliferative stages of each menstrual cycle is likely to be mediated by endometrial mesenchymal stromal/stem cells. This review focuses on the perivascular niche for CD140b+CD146+ pericytes and SUSD2+ perivascular cells. The identity, characteristics, and underlying mechanisms of uterine regeneration are also discussed.","PeriodicalId":20959,"journal":{"name":"Reproductive and Developmental Medicine","volume":"6 1","pages":"208 - 214"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44219574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reliability and validity of generalized anxiety disorder 7-item scale in early pregnant women","authors":"Li-li Gong, Xiaodi Xie, Si-Tong Liu, Weihong Hu, Yu-Jie Niu, Yi Sun, Jun-sheng Liu, X. Xia","doi":"10.1097/RD9.0000000000000046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/RD9.0000000000000046","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the structural reliability and validity of generalized anxiety disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale in early pregnant women. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 30,823 patients in early pregnancy registered in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University completed the GAD-7 scale and patient health questionnaire-9 item (PHQ-9). The discriminative ability, reliability, construct validity, and criterion validity were assessed to evaluate the psychometric properties and factor structures. Items with a discrimination parameter (α) of <0.65, factor loading of <0.30, or cross loading of >0.40 in two or more factors simultaneously were deleted from the scale. Results: All GAD-7 scale items exhibited a high discrimination power. The reliability of the GAD-7 scale was good (Cronbach’s alpha coefficient = 0.891). Exploratory factor analysis extracted one factor with eigenvalues of greater than 1.0, which explained 61.930% of the common variance. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed that the one-factor structure fitted the data well. The correlation coefficient with the PHQ-9 was 0.639. Conclusion: The Chinese version of the GAD-7 scale can be used as a screening tool for early pregnant women. It performs well in terms of discriminative ability, reliability, construct validity, and criterion validity. Pregnant women who screen positive may require more attention and investigation to confirm the presence of generalized anxiety disorder.","PeriodicalId":20959,"journal":{"name":"Reproductive and Developmental Medicine","volume":"6 1","pages":"249 - 253"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43270023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. L. Puppo, Z. Tonyan, A. Saifitdinova, J. A. Loginova, A. Kinunen, A. N. Panina, Julia R. Pastuhova, O. A. Leonteva, O. Chiryaeva, Olga V. Маlysheva, O. Glotov, I. V. Poliakova, A. Tikhonov, T. Vavilova, I. Menshikova, Elvira V. Isakova, A. Glotov, Natalya K. Bichevaya
{"title":"Evaluating Chromosomal Segregation in a Family Where Both Spouses Carry an Autosomal Translocation","authors":"I. L. Puppo, Z. Tonyan, A. Saifitdinova, J. A. Loginova, A. Kinunen, A. N. Panina, Julia R. Pastuhova, O. A. Leonteva, O. Chiryaeva, Olga V. Маlysheva, O. Glotov, I. V. Poliakova, A. Tikhonov, T. Vavilova, I. Menshikova, Elvira V. Isakova, A. Glotov, Natalya K. Bichevaya","doi":"10.1097/rd9.0000000000000041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/rd9.0000000000000041","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20959,"journal":{"name":"Reproductive and Developmental Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49459362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Single-cell analysis in endometrial research","authors":"Dan Cao, Jue Wang, Yuan Yao, W. Yeung","doi":"10.1097/RD9.0000000000000037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/RD9.0000000000000037","url":null,"abstract":"Human endometrium undergoes dynamic shedding, regeneration, and differentiation, with remarkable changes in gene expression across the menstrual cycle. The development of a receptive endometrium within a particular time frame (window of implantation) is critical for successful embryo implantation. To understand the role of the endometrium in human fertility and regenerative biology, transcriptomic characterization of the endometrium has traditionally been pursued at the tissue bulk level using microarray and next-generation sequencing. Owing to the rapid development of single-cell RNA sequencing technology, researchers have uncovered heterogeneous molecular activities in individual cells masked by bulk analysis. In this review, we opted to mainly focus on single-cell analysis in endometrial research and introduce basic knowledge of single-cell RNA sequencing and the isolation of single cells from endometrial cells. We also discussed how single-cell approaches are used to understand the transformation and regeneration of the endometrium physiologically and uncover endometrial factors that contribute to uterine pathology.","PeriodicalId":20959,"journal":{"name":"Reproductive and Developmental Medicine","volume":"6 1","pages":"197 - 207"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47215743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Single-cell sequencing analysis of the maternal–fetal interface","authors":"Pei-Ru Wei, Yi-Hua Yang","doi":"10.1097/rd9.0000000000000045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/rd9.0000000000000045","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20959,"journal":{"name":"Reproductive and Developmental Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42831775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruihuan Gu, Jing Fu, Naidong Ge, Zhichao Li, Bin Huang, Yan Xu, Yao-Yu Zou, Lu Li, Yi-juan Sun, Xiao-Xi Sun
{"title":"Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy improves clinical outcomes in patients with repeated implantation failure","authors":"Ruihuan Gu, Jing Fu, Naidong Ge, Zhichao Li, Bin Huang, Yan Xu, Yao-Yu Zou, Lu Li, Yi-juan Sun, Xiao-Xi Sun","doi":"10.1097/RD9.0000000000000043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/RD9.0000000000000043","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The objective of this study is to study whether preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) improves the clinical outcomes of infertile patients with repeated implantation failure (RIF) undergoing frozen-thawed embryo transfer. Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of clinical pregnancy, live birth, miscarriage rates, and obstetric and perinatal outcomes of women with RIF with or without PGT-A. Statistical analyses of categorical data were performed using propensity score matching (PSM), χ2 test, and Student’s t test. Results: We enrolled 466 patients with RIF, of which, 209 were in the RIF-PGT-A group. The rate of euploid blastocysts was significantly associated with age and day 5 or 6 blastocysts. There were significant differences between the RIF-PGT-A group and the RIF-non-PGT-A group across several parameters. After PSM, positive serum human chorionic gonadotropin (56.9% and 33.9%, P <0.01), clinical pregnancy (49.5% and 31.2%, P <0.01), live birth (43.1% and 25.7%, P <0.01), and fetal heart rates (50.0% and 29.8%, P <0.01) per transfer were significantly higher in the RIF-PGT-A group. Conclusion: Elective single-embryo transfer PGT-A can minimize the risk of obstetric and perinatal outcomes, especially fetal body weight, in women with RIF. Additionally, PGT-A can significantly improve pregnancy and live birth rates.","PeriodicalId":20959,"journal":{"name":"Reproductive and Developmental Medicine","volume":"7 1","pages":"12 - 19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46433089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Blastocyst-like embryo surrogates from stem cells in implantation models","authors":"S. Tian, H. Ruan, W. Yeung, Yin-Lau Lee","doi":"10.1097/rd9.0000000000000042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/rd9.0000000000000042","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20959,"journal":{"name":"Reproductive and Developmental Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44118240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Changes in human sperm motility and DNA fragmentation index after incubation at different temperatures following density gradient centrifugation and swim-up procedures","authors":"Yan-Nan Yang, Ling Wang, Yubao Liu, Yun-jing Xue, Chen-Chen Liu, Fei Shi, Xue Dai, R. Chian","doi":"10.1097/RD9.0000000000000039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/RD9.0000000000000039","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sperm motility and DNA integrity at different temperatures to analyze whether the sperms are suitable on the second day for insemination of in vitro matured oocytes by intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) following density gradient centrifugation (DGC) and swim-up (SU) procedures. Methods: Semen samples were collected from 30 outpatients who visited the Center for Reproductive Medicine for semen analyses. Following sperm selection by DGC and SU procedures, the liquified semen samples were divided into three groups and incubated at 4, 25, and 37°C, respectively. Following incubation for 24, 48, and 72 hours, the sperm motility and sperm DNA fragmentation index (DFI) were analyzed. Results: Following the combination of DGC and SU procedures, the sperm motility (91.8% ± 8.6% vs. 50.8% ± 13.1%) and DFI (5.1% ± 7.9% vs. 13.0% ± 11.6%) were significantly improved (P <0.01) compared to those without any treatment. The sperm motility of the 3 groups significantly declined (P <0.05) post-incubation compared to that of the groups prior incubation. However, sperm motility significantly increased (76.9% ± 10.4%) (P <0.05) at 25°C compared to that of the other 2 groups (53.5% ± 11.0% and 47.6% ± 10.2%). Sperm DFI significantly increased (P <0.05) at 37°C following incubation for 24 and 72 hours in comparison to that of the other 2 groups. However, the sperm DFI did not significantly increase when the sperm samples were incubated at 4 (5.7% ± 5.9%) and 25°C (6.8% ± 5.6%) for 24 hours compared to that before incubation (5.1% ± 7.9%). Conclusions: These results indicate that the sperm quality, in terms of motility and DFI, can be efficiently improved by DGC in combination with SU. Following which, the sperm samples can be incubated at 25°C and be used on the second day for insemination of in vitro matured oocytes by ICSI.","PeriodicalId":20959,"journal":{"name":"Reproductive and Developmental Medicine","volume":"6 1","pages":"243 - 248"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48151259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Organoids as a model to study the human endometrium","authors":"Jian-Lin Li, Leqian Lin, Jiangming Zhong, Xintong Li, Cheuk-Lun Lee, P. Chiu","doi":"10.1097/rd9.0000000000000040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/rd9.0000000000000040","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20959,"journal":{"name":"Reproductive and Developmental Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47648230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}