A5009331229- Birth, Development, and Health
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Ethics in medical practice
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
University of Illinois Chicago
2012-2023
University of Chicago Medical Center
2023
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2018-2022
University of Chicago
2019-2021
Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
2021
Emory University
2014-2016
Background Preeclampsia is a prominent risk factor for long-term development of cardiovascular disease. Although existing studies report strong correlation between preeclampsia and heart failure, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. One possibility glycoprotein growth activin A. During pregnancy, elevated A levels associated with impaired cardiac global longitudinal strain at 1 year, but whether these changes persist beyond year not known. We hypothesized that would remain...
People with sickle cell disease frequently use complementary and integrative therapies to cope their pain, yet few studies have evaluated effectiveness. The 3-arm, 3-site pragmatic Hybrid Effectiveness-implementation Trial of Guided Relaxation Acupuncture for Chronic Sickle Cell Disease Pain (GRACE) has 3 priorities: (1) evaluate guided relaxation acupuncture improve pain control; (2) determine the most appropriate effective treatment sequence any given patient based on unique...
Background The impact of the intrauterine environment on developmental programming adult female reproductive success is still poorly understood and potentially underestimated. Litter size variation in a nonhuman primate, common marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus), allows us to model effects varying environments (e.g. nutrient restriction, exposure male womb-mates) risk losing fetuses adulthood. Our previous work has characterized triplet pregnancies as experiencing nutritional restriction....
Background Approximately 60% of women have Stage B heart failure 1 year after a preeclamptic delivery. Emerging evidence suggests that the profibrotic growth factor activin A, which has been shown to induce cardiac fibrosis and hypertrophy, is elevated in preeclampsia may be inhibited by aspirin therapy. We hypothesized receiving would lower A levels reduced global longitudinal strain ( GLS ), sensitive measure dysfunction, than who do not receive aspirin. To test our hypothesis, we...
No AccessJournal of UrologyAdult Urology1 Nov 2021Patient Perceptions Impact Progression to Third-Line Therapy for Treatment Overactive BladderThis article is commented on by the following:Editorial Comment Shilpa Iyer, Courtney Amegashie, Victoria deMartelly, Juraj Letko, Dianne Glass, Laura Fetzer, Sylvia Botros, Kristen Wroblewski, and Sandra Valaitis IyerShilpa Iyer *Correspondence: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Section Female Pelvic Medicine Reconstructive Surgery, The University Chicago,...
A singular focus on maternal health at the time of a pregnancy leaves much about perinatal mortality unexplained, especially when there is growing evidence for early life effects. Further, lumping stillbirth and neonatal death into single category may obscure different causes thus avenues screening prevention. The common marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus), litter-bearing nonhuman primate, an ideal species in which to study independent effects mother's adult phenotypes outcomes. We tested...
Objective: This article describes the average number of narcotics used after common ambulatory gynecologic surgeries and provider prescribing patterns. Materials Methods: was a prospective observational cross-sectional study in patients undergoing benign surgery. Patients were identified via surgery schedule from Midwestern urban academic hospital enrolled 8/2018 to 7/2019. Each patient recruited preoperatively, signed consent, completed baseline pain demographic survey. Inclusion criteria...
This study aimed to explore perspectives of people living with sickle cell disease (SCD) and SCD clinic providers staff about the use acupuncture guided relaxation for treating chronic pain. Data obtained were inform an implementation blueprint effectiveness clinical trial (GRACE Trial) testing whether or reduces pain when compared usual care.
Introduction: Studies show that the stress resident physicians endure, particularly female residents, can have a negative impact on one's overall well-being. Many interventional studies explored mindfulness, meditation, and exercise stress, influencer of The purpose this study was to demonstrate how short, self-led movement exercises impacted OB/GYN residents at university-based program.
Pregnant women are a vulnerable population that difficult to engage in clinical research. We report successful recruitment and retention strategies used longitudinal pilot study of urban racially/ethnically diverse pregnant involved administration an orally ingested isotope tracer, multiple venipunctures, biopsy placenta after delivery, cord or placental blood collection.We direct recruit English-speaking obese nonobese aged 17-45 years, who were the third trimester pregnancy. The required...
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hemoglobin disorder and the most common genetic that affects 100,000 Americans millions worldwide. Adults living with SCD have pain so severe it often requires opioids to keep in control. Depression major global public health concern associated an increased risk chronic medical disorders, including adults sickle (SCD). A strong relationship exists between suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, depression. Researchers enrolling pragmatic clinical trials are...
Focus on the placenta as an agent of fetal development and offspring health outcomes is growing. Primate research facilities or zoos may collect fix placental tissue for long-term storage, but little known about effects formalin fixation non-human primate placenta. We obtained 48 vervet monkey placentas from St. Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation. investigated via correlation coefficients ANOVAs gestational age original fresh weight change due to fixation. also used linear regression...