Medical literature

A continually evolving bibliography of literature in the Restorative Reproductive Medicine space. 

Achieving pregnancy - subfertility & infertility

Fertility awareness education improves fertility cycle knowledge and may reduce time-to-pregnancy in subfertile women. 
Mena GP, McLindon LA (2023) Fertility awareness education improves fertility cycle knowledge and may reduce time-to-pregnancy in subfertile women. Human Fertility. 26:2, 405-412, DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2023.2214952 (download)

Heartache to Happiness: Managing a Six Year Hormonal Subfertility with a Successful Rate of Conception.
Macharia et al (2024) Heartache to Happiness: Managing a Six Year Hormonal Subfertility with a Successful Rate of Conception. East African Scholars Journal of Medicine and Surgery. 6:2, 54-58

Fertility-awareness knowledge, attitudes, and practices of women seeking fertility assistance. 
Hampton KD, Mazza D, Newton JM (2013) Fertility-awareness knowledge, attitudes, and practices of women seeking fertility assistance.  Journal of Advanced Nursing. 69(5), 1076-1084. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06095.x

Pregnancy after failed IVF

Healthy Singleton Pregnancies From Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM) After Failed IVF
Boyle PC, de Groot T, Andralojc KM and Parnell TA (2018) Healthy Singleton Pregnancies From Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM) After Failed IVF. Front. Med. 5:210. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2018.00210

Pregnancy after miscarriage

Restoration of serum estradiol and reduced incidence of miscarriage in patients with low serum estradiol during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study using a multifactorial protocol including DHEA.
Boyle P, Andralojc K, van der Velden S, Najmabadi S, de Groot T, Turczynski C and Stanford JB (2024) Restoration of serum estradiol and reduced incidence of miscarriage in patients with low serum estradiol during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study using a multifactorial protocol including DHEA. Front. Reprod. Health 5:1321284. doi: 10.3389/frph.2023.1321284

Successful pregnancy using oral DHEA treatment for hypoandrogenemia in a 30-year-old female with 5 recurrent miscarriages, including fetal demise at 24 weeks: a case report.
Boyle PC, Pandalache C and Turczynski C (2024) Successful pregnancy using oral DHEA treatment for hypoandrogenemia in a 30-year-old female with 5 recurrent miscarriages, including fetal demise at 24 weeks: a case report. Front. Med. 11:1358563. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1358563

Nutritional aspects of pregnancy

Consequences of Severe Iodine Deficiency in Pregnancy: Evidence in Humans
Toloza FJK, Motahari H, Maraka S (2020) Consequences of Severe Iodine Deficiency in Pregnancy: Evidence in Humans. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 11. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00409 

Avoiding pregnancy using FAMs

Misrepresentation of contraceptive effectiveness rates for fertility awareness methods of family planning. 
Turner JV. Misrepresentation of contraceptive effectiveness rates for fertility awareness methods of family planning. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2021 Jul;47(7):2271-2277. DOI: 10.1111/jog.14593. Epub 2020 Dec 13.

Effectiveness of Fertility Awareness–Based Methods for Pregnancy Prevention: A Systematic Review
Peragallo Urrutia, Rachel MD, MS; Polis, Chelsea B. PhD; Jensen, Elizabeth T. PhD; Greene, Margaret E. PhD; Kennedy, Emily MA; Stanford, Joseph B. MD, MSPH. Effectiveness of Fertility Awareness–Based Methods for Pregnancy Prevention: A Systematic Review. Obstetrics & Gynecology 132(3):p 591-604, September 2018. | DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002784