Background Considerable interest has been gathered on the relevant impact of preventable
factors, including incorrect lifestyle and unhealthy habits, on female fertility. Smoking …

BACKGROUND Cigarette smoking is associated with lower fecundity rates, adverse
reproductive outcomes and a higher risk of IVF failures. Over the last few decades …

Background: The purpose of this study was to estimate, using meta-analysis, pooled odds
ratios for the effects of smoking on five pregnancy complications: placenta previa, abruptio …

Abstract Problem/Condition: From 1970 through 1989, hospitalizations for ectopic
pregnancy have increased in the United States; the number of cases has increased fivefold …

Objective: Our purpose was to assess the risk of ectopic pregnancy among women who
smoke cigarettes. Study Design: We used data from a case-control study of ectopic …

Aim: To identify the risk factors for ectopic pregnancy. Methods: We conducted a prospective
case‐control study for the role of several risk factors in the occurrence of ectopic pregnancy …

Increases in smoking, urbanization and the persistence of burning unrefined fuel indoors in
low-and middle-income countries (more than 80% of the world's population) have led to a …

To assess the risk for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a practitioner must evaluate the
likelihood that a woman has PID or will be exposed to a sexually transmitted disease …

The oviduct is an exquisitely designed organ that functions in picking-up ovulated oocytes,
transporting gametes in opposite directions to the site of fertilization, providing a suitable …

The purpose of this study was to quantify the effects of acute exposure to mainstream (MS)
and sidestream (SS) smoke solutions on oocyte cumulus complex pick-up rate in expiants of …