Publications by authors named "M Rossier"
Background: Lack of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) knowledge among healthcare professionals has been proven to be the main threat to pregnant women's awareness, preventing them from reducing the risk of infection. The aims of this study were to assess the knowledge and practices of French-speaking Swiss perinatal professionals in terms of CMV prevention, as well as the sociodemographic-professional factors that influence them.
Methods: This observational study used a cross-sectional design to collect data-via an anonymous electronic questionnaire in French distributed to gynecologists-obstetricians, general practitioners and midwives via various channels: e-mails and social networks of partner centers, professional associations, and conferences.
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- Elevated noise levels in intensive care units can harm both patient and staff health, prompting this study to investigate sound sources and their impact.
- Researchers conducted a week-long observational study in a mixed medical-surgical ICU, measuring sound levels using sound meters and noting sources of noise during various shifts.
- Results showed daytime and evening shifts had significantly higher sound levels compared to night shifts, with cleaning, admissions/discharges, and renal interventions being the main contributors to the overall noise.
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the risk of congenital malformation among pregnant women exposed to the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines during the first trimester of pregnancy, which is a developmental period where the foetus is at risk of teratogenicity.
Methods: Pregnant women were prospectively enrolled from March 2021 to March 2022, at the time of COVID-19 vaccination. Pregnant women exposed to at least one dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine from conception to 11 weeks of gestations and 6 days were compared with pregnant women exposed to the vaccine from 12 weeks to the end of pregnancy.
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- A significant decline in sperm count has been noted over the past few decades, particularly in developed regions, prompting researchers to explore the role of seminal fluid composition using metabolomics.
- The research aimed to connect the metabolomic profiles of young healthy men to their semen quality by analyzing samples from a large cohort.
- Findings revealed that specific metabolites linked to sexual development and function can differentiate between men with low and high sperm counts, showcasing untargeted metabolomics as a valuable method to understand male fertility issues.
Background: While cannabis is the most widely used recreational drug in the world, the effects of phytocannabinoids on semen parameters and reproductive hormones remain controversial. Cannabinoid receptors are activated by these compounds at each level of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadotropic axis.
Objectives: To assess the impact of the consumption of Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol on semen parameters, as well as on male reproductive hormone and endocannabinoid levels, in a cohort of young Swiss men.