Background Rising prevalence of childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is
an emerging public health issue. Objectives To investigate the association of maternal …

Lactation may protect women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) from
developing type 2 diabetes mellitus, but the results of existing studies are inconsistent, ranging …

Objective: Reports of hypothyroidism after hysterosalpingography (HSG) using lipiodol are
emerging. The present study was designed to investigate the changes in serum iodine …

Background Amlodipine is used for the treatment of hypertension, but reports on its use in
early pregnancy are limited. Methods and Results In the present study, we recruited 231 …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of age and season on menstrual cycle length and basal
body temperature (BBT). We also examined the effects of climate on cycle length and BBT, …

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are known to be a risk factor for future cardiovascular
diseases. In contrast, there is a paucity of data on the not so distant future prognosis of …

Purpose To study the effects of gestational transient thyrotoxicosis (GTT) on pregnancy
outcomes. Methods This case–control study retrospectively analyzed 7976 women with singleton …

We have taken advantage of GFP + fluorescent protein (GFP) tagged lymphocytes to examine
by-stander activity in experimental autoimmune thyroiditis in the mouse. To generate GFP-…

Intrauterine exposure to hyperglycemia is associated with obesity and AGT among offspring.
The present review suggests that these associations might depend on the type of maternal …

Aims/Introduction In Japan, the increasing frequency of underweight among women of
reproductive age and the accompanying increase in the rate of low birth weight (LBW) are social …