A Randomized Pilot Trial of the Donor Conception Tool to Empower Parental Telling and Talking (TELL Tool) with Their Children About Their Genetic Origins.

Introduction: Parents who use donated gametes or embryos to form their families struggle with telling their children about their genetic origins. We developed the Tool to Empower Parental Telling and Talking (TELL Tool) to support parents in disclosure to their children and an eBook attention control.

Method: A randomized parallel, two-group, attention-controlled clinical pilot trial was conducted online during COVID-19.

Decision regret among women considering planned oocyte cryopreservation: a prospective cohort study.

Purpose: To (1) prospectively characterize the incidence of decision regret among women considering planned oocyte cryopreservation (planned OC), comparing those who pursued treatment vs those who did not freeze eggs, and (2) to identify baseline predictors for future decision regret.

Methods: A total of 173 women seen in consultation for planned OC were followed prospectively. Surveys were administered at (1) baseline (< 1 week after initial consultation) and (2) follow-up, 6 months after planned OC among participants who froze eggs or 6 months following consultation in the absence of further communication to pursue treatment.

Effect of acupuncture on IVF-related anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Patients undergoing IVF experience high levels of IVF-related state anxiety. Non-pharmacological interventions such as acupuncture may provide support, but its effect on IVF-related anxiety is unclear. This was a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the effect of acupuncture on IVF-related state anxiety.

Style of meal service and feeding practices among Mexican American fathers and mothers: An analysis of video-recorded children's evening mealtime at home.

The aim of this study was to examine video-recorded observations of evening family mealtime at home among Mexican American children to help elucidate style of meal service, fathers' and mothers' feeding practices and child's eating behavior. Consistent with guidelines for coding behaviors, we analyzed observational data of evening mealtimes of 71 Mexican American children aged eight to 10 years. Regarding style of meal service, in almost all cases (96%), parents plated the child's food, with more available on the table or counter in 40% of the observations.

Obesity and depression are risk factors for future eating disorder-related attitudes and behaviors in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective(s): To identify clinical predictors of future eating disorder symptoms in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: University center.

New realities for the practice of egg donation: a family-building perspective.

The practice of egg donation in the United States has been based on assumptions about secrecy, anonymity, and contact among the parties that require reexamination. This article argues for the need to acknowledge that secrecy and anonymity are no longer viable assumptions and that all parties may have a strong interest in contact and connection. A shift in the narrative for the practice of egg donation from a purely medical perspective to a broader family-building perspective is described.

Clinical course of depression symptoms and predictors of enduring depression risk in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: Results of a longitudinal study.

Objective: To [1] characterize depression symptoms over time and [2] test the hypothesis that adverse metabolic parameters would associate with risk of enduring depression risk in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: University center.

Sleep duration in Mexican American children: Do mothers' and fathers' parenting and family practices play a role?

This study examined parenting styles, parenting practices and family practices that may be associated with weeknight sleep duration among 8- to 10-year-old Mexican American (MA) children. This cross-sectional study of MA children used baseline data from a 2-year cohort study of mother-child pairs (n = 308) with additional data on fathers (n = 166). Children's weeknight sleep duration was accelerometer estimated and averaged for 2 weeknights.

Association among depression, symptom experience, and quality of life in polycystic ovary syndrome.

Background: Clinical stigmata of polycystic ovary syndrome include hirsutism, obesity, menstrual disturbances, and infertility. These symptoms impair health-related quality of life. Depression is also common.

Insulin resistance is associated with depression risk in polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: To test the hypothesis that insulin resistance is associated with depression risk in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Design: Secondary analysis of data from a multicenter randomized trial.

Setting: Multicenter university-based clinical practices.

To freeze or not to freeze: decision regret and satisfaction following elective oocyte cryopreservation.

Objective: To characterize the degree of decision regret following elective oocyte cryopreservation (EOC) for social indications, and identify factors associated with regret.

Design: Retrospective cohort survey study.

Setting: Academic center.

Stress and coping in couples facing infertility.

Infertility presents an ideal setting for examining how stress impacts couple relationships. The effect of facing fertility problems on couple relationships is highly varied. Traditional stress and coping models are limited, because they do not account for partner interdependence.

Fathers' feeding practices and children's weight status in Mexican American families.

Mothers' feeding practices are associated with their children's weight status, but little is known about the associations between fathers' feeding practices and children's weight status. Moreover, there is a dearth of research on Latino fathers' feeding practices and children's weight status, even though Latino children suffer some of the highest obesity rates in the U.S.

Short Sleep Duration Is Associated With Eating More Carbohydrates and Less Dietary Fat in Mexican American Children.

Study Objective: Short sleep duration is a risk factor for childhood obesity. Mechanisms are unclear, but may involve selection of high carbohydrate foods. This study examined the association between estimated sleep duration and macronutrient intake as percentages of total energy among Mexican American (MA) 9-11 year olds.

Addressing the needs of fertility treatment patients and their partners: are they informed of and do they receive mental health services?

Objective: To determine the extent to which fertility patients and partners received mental health services (MHS) and were provided with information about MHS by their fertility clinics, and whether the use of MHS, or the provision of information about MHS by fertility clinics, was targeted to the most distressed individuals.

Design: Prospective longitudinal cohort study.

Setting: Five fertility practices.

Preferred Child Body Size and Parental Underestimation of Child Weight in Mexican-American Families.

Objective To determine whether parents who prefer a heavier child would underestimate their child's weight more than those who prefer a leaner child. Methods Participants were Mexican-American families (312 mothers, 173 fathers, and 312 children ages 8-10) who were interviewed and had height and weight measurements. Parents reported their preferred child body size and their perceptions of their child's weight.

Vigorous exercise is associated with superior metabolic profiles in polycystic ovary syndrome independent of total exercise expenditure.

Objective: To characterize metabolic features of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) by exercise behavior and determine relative health benefits of different exercise intensities.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Tertiary academic institution.

Physical aggression, compromised social support, and 10-year marital outcomes: Testing a relational spillover model.

The purpose of the present study was to test a relational spillover model of physical aggression whereby physical aggression affects marital outcomes due to its effects on how spouses ask for and provide support to one another. Newlywed couples (n = 172) reported levels of physical aggression over the past year and engaged in interactions designed to elicit social support; marital adjustment, and stability were assessed periodically over the first 10 years of marriage. Multilevel modeling revealed that negative support behavior mediated the relationship between physical aggression and 10-year marital adjustment levels whereas positive support behavior mediated the relationship between physical aggression and divorce status.

Putative role for insulin resistance in depression risk in polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: To evaluate whether insulin resistance is associated with depression risk in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), independent of other factors, including body mass index (BMI).

Design: Cross-sectional.

Setting: Tertiary university center.

Parental feeding practices and child weight status in Mexican American families: a longitudinal analysis.

Background: Parental feeding practices are thought to influence children's weight status, through children's eating behavior and nutritional intake. However, because most studies have been cross-sectional, the direction of influence is unclear. Moreover, although obesity rates are high among Latino children, few studies of parental feeding practices have focused on this population.

Prevalence and predictors of major depressive disorder for fertility treatment patients and their partners.

Objective: To examine the prevalence and predictors of major depressive disorder (MDD) for women and their partners during the course of fertility treatment.

Design: Prospective cohort study during an 18-month period. Participants completed interviews and questionnaires at baseline and at 4, 10, and 18 months of follow-up.

Is it time for bed? Short sleep duration increases risk of obesity in Mexican American children.

Objective: Cross-sectional studies show that sleep is related to childhood obesity. We aimed to examine the longitudinal impact of sleep on the risk of obesity in Mexican American children.

Design And Methods: We evaluated 229 Mexican American 8-10-year-olds and their mothers at baseline and at 12- and 24-month follow-ups.