Publications by authors named "S A Boukaidi"

Objectives: The Bioethics Law of August 2nd, 2021 established access to origins for people conceived by gamete donation. Two years after the implementation of this disposition, what is the proportion of former gamete donors informed about access to origins, and what is their position on this matter? What could be the potential repercussions of this new law on them?

Methods: Retrospective single-center cohort study using questionnaires.

Results: When former gamete donors were asked about access to origins, only 53% of oocytes donors and 71% of sperm donors were aware of this measure.

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Objective: Virtual reality with Snow World shows a 45% decrease in painful peaks during the care of burn victims. Hypnosis has anxiolytic effect and modulate the response to pain. HypnoVR© is based on many concepts recognized in medicine accessible without specific training.

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  • The study investigates how hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) affects uterus size in women who survived childhood acute leukemia, focusing on the age at HSCT and conditioning type.
  • Conducted at 13 French university hospitals, the prospective cohort study included 88 female HSCT survivors compared to a control group, using MRI to measure uterine volume.
  • Results showed a significant reduction in uterine volume among HSCT survivors, with those receiving total body irradiation experiencing a 75.3% decrease, compared to a 43.1% decrease in those who received an alkylating agent-based regimen.
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  • The study investigates the specific causes of infertility and appropriate ART management in women with cystic fibrosis (CF) compared to women without CF.
  • A multicentre case-control study was conducted with 17 CF women compared to 34 non-CF women, focusing on infertility causes, ART types, and pregnancy outcomes.
  • Results indicated that while infertility causes were similar, IUI appeared as effective as IVF/ICSI for CF patients, with more embryos obtained in the CF group; FEV1 levels and genetic factors did not significantly impact ART outcomes.
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The gonadotoxic effects of chemotherapy and radiation may result in premature ovarian failure in premenopausal oncology patients. Although autotransplantation of ovarian tissue has led to successful live births, reintroduction of latent malignant cells inducing relapse is a significant concern. In this report, we investigated the design of biomaterial grafts for transplantation of isolated ovarian follicles as a means to preserve fertility.

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