"Reproductive Medicine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A medical-surgical specialty concerned with the morphology, physiology, biochemistry, and pathology of reproduction in man and other animals, and on the biological, medical, and veterinary problems of fertility and lactation. It includes ovulation induction, diagnosis of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss, and assisted reproductive technologies such as embryo transfer, in vitro fertilization, and intrafallopian transfer of zygotes. (From Infertility and Reproductive Medicine Clinics of North America, Foreword 1990; Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, Notice to Contributors, Jan 1979)
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D018456
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.763
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Reproductive Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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The mismatch in supply and demand: reproductive endocrinology and infertility workforce challenges and controversies. Fertil Steril. 2023 09; 120(3 Pt 1):403-405.
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Embryo transfer training in fellowship: national and institutional data. Fertil Steril. 2020 11; 114(5):1006-1013.
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Needs assessment survey of obstetrics and gynecology subspecialty fellowship program directors. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 08; 219(2):207-208.
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Embryo transfer by reproductive endocrinology fellows vs attending physicians: are live birth rates comparable? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Nov; 211(5):494.e1-5.
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A window of opportunity for women and children living in the world's poorest countries. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Mar; 117(3):523-524.
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A call to incorporate a reproductive justice agenda into reproductive health clinical practice and policy. Contraception. 2009 Apr; 79(4):243-6.
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Of more than one mind: obstetrician-gynecologists' approaches to morally controversial decisions in sexual and reproductive healthcare. J Clin Ethics. 2008; 19(1):11-21; discussion 22-3.
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Endometrial biopsy: a test whose time has come and gone. Fertil Steril. 2004 Nov; 82(5):1295-6; discussion 1301-2.