Mini-puberty is defined as the period in infancy with elevated FSH and LH resulting in increased levels of sex hormones. It differs between boys and girls and its impact on future fertility is not completely known. This mini-review focus on the effects of mini-puberty on genital development and some aspects possibly related to future fertility.
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PLoS One
January 2025
Nottingham Centre for Public Health and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Background: This scoping review aimed to understand the extent and type of evidence in relation to sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness (SMI) in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to summarise those needs.
Methods: Inclusion criteria were 1) focus on sexual and reproductive health needs 2) women or girls with SMI, professionals, caregivers of women with SMI and community members 3) study set in a LMIC 4) peer reviewed literature (no restriction on study date or design). Studies were identified from comprehensive searches of Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsycINFO (to July 2023).
J Environ Manage
January 2025
College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China. Electronic address:
Cadmium (Cd) is a silvery-white and shiny heavy metal that is common in daily life and can adversely affect the development, lifespan, and reproduction of organisms. In this study, Drosophila melanogaster (F) were cultured from eggs to adults in medium containing different Cd concentrations (0, 2.25, and 4.
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January 2025
Department of Health Management of Public Health, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Road, Gaoxin district, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China.
Background: Although China has implemented multiple policies to encourage childbirth, the results have been underwhelming. Migrant workers account for a considerable proportion of China's population, most of whom are of childbearing age. However, few articles focus on their fertility intentions.
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January 2025
College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; Key Laboratory of Research On Clinical Molecular Diagnosis for High Incidence Diseases in Western Guangxi, Reproductive Medicine of Guangxi Medical and Health Key Discipline Construction Project, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, China. Electronic address:
Background: Mycotoxin, a secondary metabolite of fungus, found worldwide and concerning in crops and food, causing multiple acute and chronic toxicities. Its toxic profile includes hepatotoxicity, carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, estrogenicity, immunotoxicity, and neurotoxicity, leading to deleterious impact on human and animal health. Emerging evidence suggests that it adversely affects perinatal health, progeny by its ability to cross placental barriers.
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January 2025
Division of Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, USA.
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