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Fetal heart rate variability and infant self-regulation: the impact of mother's...
Pinto, Tiago Miguel; Nogueira-Silva, Cristina; Figueiredo, BárbaraBackground: Foetal heart rate (FHR) variability is considered a marker of foetal neurobehavioral development associated with infant self-regulation and thus may be an early precursor of the adverse impact of mother’s prenatal depressive symptoms on infant self-regulation. Objective: This study analysed the mediator role of FHR variability in the association between mother’s prenatal depressive symptoms and infa...
Demographic and Professional Characteristics of Specialists in Obstetrics and G...
Pereira da Silva, Daniel; Nogueira-Silva, Cristina; Lima, Jorge; Braga, António; Saraiva, João; Águas, Fernanda; Nogueira-Martins, Nuno; Santo, SusanaIntroduction: The demographic and professional characteristics of specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology registered in Portugal are presented and current and future needs assessed.Material and Methods: An analysis of the data from Instituto Nacional de Estatística, Ordem dos Médicos and a survey sent to the directors of the departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Portuguese hospitals was perfomed. In orde...
Vapor-phase of essential oils as a promising solution to prevent Candida vagina...
Fernandes, Liliana Sousa; Gonçalves, Bruna Fernandes; Costa, Raquel; Fernandes, Ângela; Gomes, Ana; Nogueira-Silva, Cristina; Silva, Sónia CarinaBackground: Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a disease with high incidence, a huge impact on the quality of life and health of women, and which represents a great challenge to treat. The growing need to apply antifungal intensive therapies have contributed to an emergence of drug-resistant Candida strains. Thus, effective therapeutic options, to meet the antifungal-resistance challenge and to control high resi...
Vulvovaginal candidiasis and asymptomatic vaginal colonization in Portugal: Epi...
Fernandes, Ângela; Azevedo, Nuno Miguel Morais; Valente, Andreia; Dias, Marisol; Gomes, Ana; Nogueira-Silva, Cristina; Henriques, MarianaVulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) has been identified as a global issue of concern due to its clinical, social and economic implications. The emerging relevance of VVC makes it crucial to increase the knowledge on its epidemiological and etiological features in order to improve its prevention and treatment. Thus, this study aimed to reveal the incidence, microbiology, antifungal pattern and risk factors of VVC in ...
How does hedonic aroma impact long-term anxiety, depression, and quality of lif...
Pereira, Marta; Moreira, Célia Sofia; Izdebski, Pawel; Dias, Alberto; Nogueira-Silva, Cristina; Pereira, M. GraçaDepression and anxiety are common symptoms during and after adjuvant chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer (BC), with implications on quality of life (QoL). The present study evaluates the temporal relationship between anxiety, depression, and QoL (primary outcomes), as well as the impact of hedonic aroma (essential oils) on this relationship. This is a secondary analysis of a previously reported randomized ...
Psychological Morbidity in Endometriosis: A Couple’s Study
Pereira, Maria Graça; Ribeiro, Inês; Ferreira, Helder; Osório, Filipa; Nogueira-Silva, Cristina; Almeida, Ana C.Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disease that impacts more than 176 million women worldwide, having a strong impact on psychological morbidity. This study aimed to evaluate the contribution of psychological morbidity, in women with endometriosis, taking into consideration the duration of the couple's relationship and the duration of the disease and also examined whether women's sexual satisfaction had a...
New vascular graft using the decellularized human chorion membrane
Frazão, Laura. P.; Fernandes, Ana M.; Oliveira, Catarina; Martins, Albino; Silva, Tiago H.; Vieira de Castro, Joana; Nogueira-Silva, CristinaThe increase of both arterial occlusive diseases and coronary heart diseases leads to a higher demand for small diameter vascular grafts (<6 mm). The gold standard for small-diameter vessel replacement is the use of autologous veins. Nevertheless, up to 30% of these patients need to use vascular grafts. Although synthetic polymers have been successfully used for the replacement of large-diameter vascular grafts...
Maternal depression and anxiety and fetal-neonatal growth
Pinto, Tiago Miguel; Caldas, Filipa; Nogueira-Silva, Cristina; Figueiredo, BárbaraMaternal depression and anxiety have been found to negatively affect fetal and neonatal growth. However, the independent effects of maternal depression and anxiety on fetal-neonatal growth outcomes and trajectories remain unclear. This study aimed to analyze simultaneously the effects of maternal prenatal depression and anxiety on (1) neonatal growth outcomes, and (2), on fetal-neonatal growth trajectories, fro...
Serotonin regulates prostate growth through androgen receptor modulation
Dias, Emanuel Carvalho; Miranda, Alice; Martinho, Olga; Mota, Paulo; Costa, Ângela Margarida Amorim; Nogueira-Silva, Cristina; Moura, Rute S.Aging and testosterone almost inexorably cause benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in Human males. However, etiology of BPH is largely unknown. Serotonin (5-HT) is produced by neuroendocrine prostatic cells and presents in high concentration in normal prostatic transition zone, but its function in prostate physiology is unknown. Previous evidence demonstrated that neuroendocrine cells and 5-HT are decreased in B...
Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in Portuguese pregnant women and vaginal colo...
Machado, Daniela; Castro, Joana; Nogueira-Silva, Cristina; Martinez-de-Oliveira, J.; Cerca, NunoBackground We aimed to determine the prevalence of vaginal colonization by Gardnerella vaginalis and of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in Portuguese pregnant women, and to identify risk factors for BV and G. vaginalis colonization in pregnancy. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among pregnant women aged 18 years who were attending in two public hospitals of the Northwest region of Portugal. Epidemiologica...