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High sperm deoxyribonucleic acid fragmentation index (DFI) level appears to negatively affect the outcome of pregnancies achieved with assisted reproductive technology (ART), being linked to increased risks of complications such as preterm birth and pre-eclampsia in a new research.

Treatment with fuzuloparib, with or without apatinib, significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with HER2– metastatic breast cancer (mBC) harbouring germline BRCA1/2 (gBRCA1/2) mutations compared with standard chemotherapy, according to results of a phase III study presented at ESMO 2024.

A prospective cohort study has linked prenatal use of aspirin to better neurocognitive development in offspring.

Hypertension, regardless of blood pressure control, appears to exert a negative influence on fecundability in women, as reported in a study.

For both women and men, BMI that is outside of the normal category during the preconception or early-pregnancy periods is a risk factor for lower fecundability, subfertility, and miscarriage, as reported in a cohort study.

In women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), factors such as disease activity prior to and during conception as well as the presence of secondary antiphospholipid syndrome convey heightened risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

In postmenopausal women, breast adiposity appears to influence various adverse body composition and metabolic factors, suggests a study.