Breast Implant Illness Through a Psychiatric Lens.

Since their introduction in the 1960's, the safety of silicone breast implants has remained contentious due to concerns regarding carcinogenicity as well as a growing array of adverse psychiatric symptoms, which have now been termed 'Breast Implant Illness.' This article aims to explore the merits of a psychiatric approach to treating Breast Implant Illness by outlining how it is defined by psychiatric symptoms and categorized alongside other psychiatric illnesses. Furthermore, it is unclear whether the pathology of Breast Implant Illness is purely medical or psychiatric.

Placental Abnormalities are Associated With Specific Windows of Embryo Culture in a Mouse Model.

Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) employ gamete/embryo handling and culture to produce offspring. ART pregnancies have an increased risk of low birth weight, abnormal placentation, pregnancy complications, and imprinting disorders. Embryo culture induces low birth weight, abnormal placental morphology, and lower levels of DNA methylation in placentas in a mouse model of ART.