Publications by authors named "Kalman Andras Kovacs"

Background: Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological diseases that can lead to infertility. The aim of this quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional study was to analyze the prevalence and the annual nationwide health insurance treatment cost of endometriosis in Hungary in 2010 and 2019.

Methods: The data used in this study were sourced from publicly funded, national, real-world datasets administered by the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIFA).

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Background/objectives: To support women's informed decisions and reproductive self-care, confident reproductive health-related knowledge is needed, supported by adequate health literacy (HL). No corresponding survey has been carried out in Hungary on inequalities to provide information addressing education.

Materials And Methods: In the current cross-sectional online survey, 301 women of reproductive age (27.

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Introduction: No research has examined the impact of any physical-artistic-cognitive activity on foetal neurodevelopment. The aim of the study was to investigate the efficacy of a unique prenatal dance activity in pre- and postnatal cognitive and motor development as a complementary health care practice.

Methods: 26 clinically uncomplicated primiparas and multiparas with singleton pregnancies and their later born children were examined in this prospective study at the University of Pécs, Hungary.

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(1) Background: This study was designed to define whether pretreatment habitual physical activity (PA)-induced oxidative stress (OS) influences outcome measures by using 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) in saliva samples of patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). (2) Method: In this cohort study, samples were obtained from 26 patients (age: 34.6 ± 5.

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