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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 (download)

Luteal Phase Deficiency in Regularly Menstruating Women: Prevalence and Overlap in Identification Based on Clinical and Biochemical Diagnostic Criteria.
Schliep KC, Mumford SL, Hammoud AO, Stanford JB, Kissell KA, Sjaarda LA, Perkins NJ, Ahrens KA, Wactawski-Wende J, Mendola Schisterman EF (2014) Luteal Phase Deficiency in Regularly Menstruating Women: Prevalence and Overlap in Identification Based on Clinical and Biochemical Diagnostic Criteria, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 99, Issue 6, 1 June 2014, Pages E1007–E1014, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2013-3534 (download)

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

Novel approaches to the management of recurrent pregnancy loss: The OPTIMUM (OPtimization of Thyroid function, Thrombophilia, Immunity, and Uterine Milieu) treatment strategy
Kuroda K, Ikemoto Y, Horikawa T, Moriyama A, Ojiro Y, Takamizawa S, Uchida T, Nojiri S, Nakagawa K, Sugiyama R. (2021) Novel approaches to the management of recurrent pregnancy loss: The OPTIMUM (OPtimization of Thyroid function, Thrombophilia, Immunity, and Uterine Milieu) treatment strategy. Reprod Med Biol. 2021 Sep 14;20(4):524-536. doi: 10.1002/rmb2.12412. (download)

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

Evaluating Pregnancy Rates in Fertility Awareness-Based Methods for Family Planning: Simulated Comparison of Correct Use to Avoid, Method-Related, and Total Pregnancy Rates
Stanford JB, Duane M, Simmons R. Evaluating Pregnancy Rates in Fertility Awareness-Based Methods for Family Planning: Simulated Comparison of Correct Use to Avoid, Method-Related, and Total Pregnancy Rates. Linacre Q. 2024 Aug;91(3):315-328. doi: 10.1177/00243639231212440. 

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

Influence of Motivation on the Efficacy of Natural Family Planning
Fehring, Richard J. PhD, RN, FAAN; Schneider, Mary MSN, APRN, FNP-BC; Barron, Mary Lee PhD, APRN, FNP-BC; Pruszynski, Jessica PhD. Influence of Motivation on the Efficacy of Natural Family Planning. MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing 38(6):p 352-358, November/December 2013. | DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e3182a1ecc0

Health benefits of FAMs

Fertility Awareness-Based Methods for Women's Health and Family Planning
Duane M, Stanford JB, Porucznik CA, Vigil P. Fertility Awareness-Based Methods for Women's Health and Family Planning. Fronteirs in Medicine. 2022 (9) https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.858977 (download)

Ovulation, a sign of health
Vigil P, Lyon C, Flores B, Rioseco H, Serrano F. Ovulation, a sign of health. Linacre Q. 2017 Nov;84(4):343-355. doi: 10.1080/00243639.2017.1394053. (download)

“What’s going on in my body?”: gaps in menstrual health education and face validation of My Vital Cycles®, an ovulatory menstrual health literacy program
Roux, F., Burns, S., Hendriks, J. et al. “What’s going on in my body?”: gaps in menstrual health education and
face validation of My Vital Cycles®, an ovulatory menstrual health literacy program. Aust. Educ. Res. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-023-00632-w (download)

Influence of sex steroid hormones on the adolescent brain and behavior: An update
Vigil P, Del Río JP, Carrera B, ArÁnguiz FC, Rioseco H, Cortés ME. Influence of sex steroid hormones on the adolescent brain and behavior: An update. Linacre Q. 2016 Aug;83(3):308-329. doi:

10.1080/00243639.2016.1211863. (download)

The Importance of Fertility Awareness in the Assessment of a Woman's Health a Review

Vigil P, Blackwell LF, Cortés ME. The Importance of Fertility Awareness in the Assessment of a Woman's Health a Review. Linacre Q. 2012 Nov;79(4):426-450. doi: 10.1179/002436312804827109. (download)

Usefulness of monitoring fertility from menarche
Vigil P, Ceric F, Cortés ME, Klaus H. Usefulness of monitoring fertility from menarche. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2006 Jun;19(3):173-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2006.02.003.






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