Publications by authors named "Hui-Lan Xu"

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  • This study conducted a meta-analysis to explore the relationship between cigarette smoking and dysmenorrhea, given previous inconsistent research findings.
  • The analysis included 24 studies with over 27,000 participants, revealing that smokers are significantly more likely (1.45 times) to experience dysmenorrhea compared to non-smokers.
  • The findings highlight the adverse effects of smoking on menstrual health and underscore the importance of prevention efforts specifically targeting women.
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Healthy lifestyles and health literacy are strongly associated with cognitive health in older adults, however, it is unclear whether this relationship can be generalized to health-promoting lifestyles and eHealth literacy. To date, no research has examined the interactive effect of health-promoting lifestyles and eHealth literacy on cognitive health. To examine the associations among health-promoting lifestyles, eHealth literacy, and cognitive health in older adults.

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Background: Inconsistencies among studies still exist in regard to the associations between maternal vitamin D deficiency and the risk of small for gestational age.

Methods: We conducted a meta-analysis of observational studies to evaluate these associations. We searched electronic databases for literature published in PubMed, Medline, Web of Science, Embase and the Cochrane Library up to Dec 2016 using the following keywords: "vitamin D" or "cholecalciferol" or "25-OHD" or "25-hydroxyvitamin D" in combination with "small for gestational age" or "SGA" or "fetal outcome" or "pregnancy outcome".

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There are disagreements among researchers about the association between vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy and preterm birth (PTB). Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis of observational studies to evaluate this association. We performed a systematic literature search of PubMed, MEDLINE and the Cochrane Library through August 2015 with the following keywords: "vitamin D" or "cholecalciferol" or "25-hydroxyvitamin D" or "25(OH)D" in combination with "premature birth" or "preterm birth" or "PTB" or "preterm delivery" or "PTD" or "prematurity".

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The use of sperm, which is indispensable for embryo formation in human assisted reproductive technology (ART), has contributed a lot to social harmony, home happiness and advancement of related science and technology. However, it also yields a series of ethical problems. Proper handling of the contradictory relationship of ethical principles with science and technology is conducive to the healthy development of human ART.

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