Publications by authors named "N E Reame"
The State of Surrogacy in New York: A New National Prototype, New Patrons, New Perils?
J Med Humanit
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- The text discusses the evolution of the infertility industry in New York since the Baby M case, highlighting the rise of gestational carrier pregnancies and compensated surrogacy in various states due to advanced reproductive technologies.
- It notes that the USA has become a popular destination for international couples seeking surrogacy, driven by strong medical care, available gestational carriers, and citizenship benefits for children born through these arrangements.
- The author critiques the Child-Parent Security Act of 2021, pointing out the lack of strong regulations that protect gestational carriers and donor-conceived offspring, raising concerns about health risks, informed consent, and the market-driven nature of compensated surrogacy.
Objective: The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the symptom experience and coping strategies for managing joint pain during the menopause transition in urban Latina women.
Methods: We conducted focus groups with 13 English-speaking peri and early postmenopausal Latinas living in Upper Manhattan in New York City in 2014. Eligible participants were self-identified Latinas aged 45 to 60 years with new onset or worsening joint pain and spontaneous amenorrhea, recruited through flyers and snowball sampling.
Objective: Given estrogen's role in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease progression and the higher rates of neurocognitive decline in affected women, the purpose of this study was to assess whether the relationship of white matter features and reproductive hormone levels differed between men versus women (sex as a moderator), controlling for selected cardiometabolic risk factors, HIV-related health indicators, and demographics in an aging population of persons living with HIV (PLWH).
Methods: Older PLWH (50 y and older; 44 women and 35 men; mean ± SD age, 59.8 ± 0.