Nutrition and reproduction in women

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 193-207

  Baird, D T ^a   Cnattingius, S ^b   Collins, J ^c   Evers, J L H ^d   Glasier, A ^e   Heitmann, B L ^f   Norman, R ^g   Ong, K K ^h   Sunde, A ⁱ   Cohen, J ^j   Cometti, B ^k   Crosignan, Pier Giorgio ^l   Devroey, P ^m   Diczfalusy, E ^j   Diedrich, K ⁿ   Fraser, L ^o   Gianaroli, L ^p   Liebaers, I ^q   Mautone, G ^k   Tarlatzis, B ^r   Ragni, G ^s   Van Steirteghem, A ^k   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e Family Planning and WW Services   (United Kingdom)

^f Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^g Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^j Institut Biochimique SA ^*  (Sweden)

^k IBSA Institut Biochimique SA   (Switzerland)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^m CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^o KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^p SISMER   (Italy)

^q VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^r UO Ostetricia e Ginecologia III   (Italy)

^s Geniki Kliniki   (Greece)

more..

Author keywords

Contraception; Miscarriage; Nutrition; Obesity; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; INSULIN; INSULIN SENSITIZING AGENT; LEPTIN; MESTRANOL; METFORMIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN;

ADIPOCYTE; AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANOVULATION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BULIMIA; CESAREAN SECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WEIGHT GAIN;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; OVERNUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 33645837036     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmk003     Document Type: Review

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