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Clinical Updates on Reproductive Medicine
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Clinical Updates on Reproductive Medicine

A special issue of Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Medicine, Cell, and Organism Physiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2024 | Viewed by 303

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Antonio Damato

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Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Biomedical and Human Oncological Science, University of Bari, 70100 Bari, Italy
Interests: obstetrics; gynecology; reproductive medicine; assisted reproductive technology; fertility preservation; laparoscopy; hysteroscopy
Dr. Amerigo Vitagliano

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Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Biomedical and Human Oncological Science, University of Bari, 70100 Bari, Italy
Interests: reproductive medicine; assisted reproductive technology; infertility; embryology; immunology; reproductive surgery; artificial intelligence; fertility preservation; fertility counseling
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Dear Colleagues,

Reproductive medicine is at the forefront of healthcare around the world and has the difficult task of addressing challenges of human fertility, reproductive health, and family planning. Some techniques (considered experimental in the past) now represent the standard of treatment, while others, such as immunology, molecular biology, and artificial intelligence, represent the last frontier. The aim of this Special Issue is to explore the latest research and clinical practices in this field, thanks to the knowledge of colleagues from around the world who will share their findings with editors and readers.

This Special Issue welcomes original studies and reviews with an innovative focus on all aspects of reproductive medicine, including gynecological and andrological fields (emerging reproductive health issues, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment), assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), spontaneous reproduction, and fertility preservation techniques.

Dr. Antonio Damato
Dr. Amerigo Vitagliano
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • reproductive medicine
  • assisted reproductive technology
  • infertility
  • embryology
  • immunology
  • reproductive surgery
  • artificial intelligence
  • reproductive surgery
  • fertility preservation
  • fertility counseling

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Shoulder Dystocia: A Comprehensive Literature Review on Diagnosis, Prevention, Complications, Prognosis, and Management
by Panagiotis Tsikouras, Sonia Kotanidou, Konstantinos Nikolettos, Nektaria Kritsotaki, Anastasia Bothou, Sotiris Andreou, Theopi Nalmpanti, Kyriaki Chalkia, Vlassios Spanakis, Panagiotis Peitsidis, George Iatrakis and Nikolaos Nikolettos
J. Pers. Med. 2024, 14(6), 586; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14060586 - 30 May 2024
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The term dystocia refers to labor characterized by a slow progression with delayed rates or even pauses in the dilation of the cervix or the descent of the fetus. Dystocia describes the deviation from the limits that define a normal birth and is [...] Read more.
The term dystocia refers to labor characterized by a slow progression with delayed rates or even pauses in the dilation of the cervix or the descent of the fetus. Dystocia describes the deviation from the limits that define a normal birth and is often used as a synonym for the term pathological birth. Shoulder dystocia, also known as the manual exit of the shoulders during vaginal delivery on cephalic presentation, is defined as the “failure of the shoulders to spontaneously traverse the pelvis after delivery of the fetal head”. This means that obstetric interventions are necessary to deliver the fetus’s body after the head has been delivered, as gentle traction has failed. Abnormal labor (dystocia) is expressed and represented in partograms or by the prolongation of the latent phase or by slowing and pausing in the phases of cervical dilatation and fetal descent. While partograms are helpful in visualizing the progress of labor, regular use of them has not been shown to enhance obstetric outcomes considerably, and no partogram has been shown to be superior to others in comparative trials. Dystocia can, therefore, appear in any phase of the evolution of childbirth, so it is necessary to simultaneously assess all the factors that may contribute to its abnormal evolution, that is, the forces exerted, the weight, the shape, the presentation and position of the fetus, the integrity and morphology of the pelvis, and its relation to the fetus. When this complication occurs, it can result in an increased incidence of maternal morbidity, as well as an increased incidence of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Although several risk factors are associated with shoulder dystocia, it has proven impossible to recognize individual cases of shoulder dystocia in practice before they occur during labor. Various guidelines have been published for the management of shoulder dystocia, with the primary goal of educating the obstetrician and midwife on the importance of a preplanned sequence of maneuvers, thereby reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Full article
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