Lana Škrgatić

Urinary cotinine cut-off value in categorising cigarette smoking status in healthy pregnant women at term

Nataša Brajenović, Irena Brčić Karačonji, Andreja Jurič, Jelena Kovačić et autres

Future mothers tend to underreport intentional or unintentional tobacco smoke exposure to avoid social stigma, and urine levels of cotinine, the major metabolite of nicotine can serve as a valuable biomarker of tobacco smoke exposure to resolve such uncertainties. When establishing the …

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Enhancement of Vascularization and Ovarian Follicle Survival Using Stem Cells in Cryopreserved Ovarian Tissue Transplantation—A Systematic Review

Luca Zaninović, Marko Bašković, Davor Ježek, Dubravko Habek et autres

The increase in cancer survival rates has put a focus on ensuring fertility preservation procedures for cancer patients. Ovarian tissue cryopreservation presents the only option for prepubertal girls and patients who require immediate start of treatment and, therefore, cannot undergo controlled ovarian …

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P02-08: Active cigarette smoking affects trace element levels and sex steroids in the maternal-placental-fetal unit

Jasna Jurasović, Lana Škrgatić, A. Sulimanec, Tatjana Orct et autres

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Effects of Maternal Cigarette Smoking on Trace Element Levels and Steroidogenesis in the Maternal–Placental–Fetal Unit

Martina Piasek, Lana Škrgatić, Antonija Sulimanec, Tatjana Orct et autres

This study evaluates the interaction of toxic elements cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) due to exposure from cigarette smoking, essential elements, and steroidogenesis in the maternal–placental–fetal unit. In a cohort of 155 healthy, postpartum women with vaginal term deliveries in clinical hospitals …

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Antioxidant enzymes and metallothionein in mother-newborn pairs exposed to cigarette smoke during pregnancy

Alica Pizent, Maja Vihnanek Lazarus, Jelena Kovačić, Blanka Tariba Lovaković et autres

The effects of MT2A –209A/G gene polymorphism and maternal smoking habits on trace elements in mother-infant pairs

Ankica Sekovanić, Tatjana Orct, Daria Pašalić, Jasna Jurasović et autres

Cigarette Smoking during Pregnancy: Effects on Antioxidant Enzymes, Metallothionein and Trace Elements in Mother-Newborn Pairs

Alica Pizent, Maja Vihnanek Lazarus, Jelena Kovačić, Blanka Tariba Lovaković et autres

The effect of maternal smoking as a source of exposure to toxic metals Cd and Pb on superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity, metallothionein (MT), Cd, Pb, Cu, Fe, Mn, Se and Zn concentrations were assessed in maternal and umbilical …

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Altered leptin, adiponectin, resistin and ghrelin secretion may represent an intrinsic polycystic ovary syndrome abnormality

Dinka Pavičić Baldani, Lana Škrgatić, Miro Kasum, Gordan Zlopaša et autres

The aim of the study was to investigate whether altered adipose tissue secretion of various adipokines is secondary to obesity, hyperandrogenism, and hyperinsulinemia or intrinsic to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This cross-sectional study included 151 women diagnosed with PCOS by the Rotterdam …

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Study of preamplification as a method for improvement of quantitative RT-PCR analysis of circulating miRNAs in maternal and cord blood plasma

Jasna Jurasović, Daria Pašalić, Ankica Sekovanić, Tatjana Orct et autres

Questionnaire on the Midwives’ Knowledge about Oral Emergency Contraception

Dinka Pavičić Baldani, Marina Šprem Goldštajn, Trpimir Goluža, Ivana Flisar et autres

The aim of the study was to assess the level of knowledge of midwives working in different clinical settings about oral emergency contraception. The study included 225 midwives; during the period from December 2015 to February 2016, they completed a 16-item web-based …

The cardiometabolic effect of current management of polycystic ovary syndrome: strategies of prevention and treatment

Dinka Pavičić Baldani, Lana Škrgatić, Roya Ougouag, Miro Kasum

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the commonest endocrine disorder amongst women of reproductive age, which is characterized by reproductive and cardiometabolic disturbances with long-term health repercussions. Insulin resistance (IR), impaired glucose tolerance, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), obesity and dyslipidemia occur more …

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Combined ovulation triggering with GnRH agonist and hCG in IVF patients

Miro Kasum, Kristijan Kurdija, Slavko Orešković, Ermin Čehić et autres

The aim of the review is to analyse the combination of a gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist with a human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) trigger, for final oocyte maturation in in vitro fertilisation (IVF) cycles. The concept being a ''dual trigger'' combines a …

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