and Lilliana Ciotta1 (1) Obstetrics and Gynecological Pathology, P.O. “S. Bambino”, University of Catania, Catania, Italy KeywordsPolycystic ovary syndromeThrifty genotypeAndroid obesityMicropolycystic ovariesHyperandrogenism 1.1 PCOS Origins Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is…
Fig. 9.1 Tempo-adjusted total fertility rates, Bongaarts-Feeney method, selected countries (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research/Vienna Institute of Demography 2014; dates vary depending on data availability) The Netherlands is also…
Fig. 3.1 Trends in total fertility rates (TFR) of selected East Asian countries, 1995–2012 (Jones 2007, Table 1) Note: Updated from official sources for each country; 1998 and 2010 were…
Fig. 6.1 Trends in the total fertility rate (TFR) for Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries, 1960–2012 (OECD 2014a) At 6.0 children per woman, South Korea’s TFR…
Fig. 4.1 Old-age dependency ratio of selected advanced Asian economies, population age 65+/age 20–64 (Based on UNPD 2013 data, medium estimate). Note: Taiwan denoted as “Other non-specified areas” in UNPD…
Fig. 5.1 Total fertility rate (TFR), Japan 1947–2010 (National Institute of Population and Social Security Research 2014, pp. 50–51) The two fertility transitions in postwar Japan are different in character…
Fig. 2.1 China’s route to low fertility: Eight estimates of the fertility trend, 1988–2008 (Guo 2011) At least three reasons can be identified for the dismissal of the 1992 survey…
Fig. 1.1 Trends in total fertility rates in selected countries, 1980–2010 (For China, National Bureau of Statistics data in China chapter, this volume; for other countries, World Bank 2013) The…
Fig. 9.1 Proteomic profiles in peritoneal fluid, follicular fluid and peripheral blood in endometriosis Fig. 9.2 Proteomic profiles of eutopic and ectopic endometrium Wolfler et al. [26] studied the expression…
Fig. 5.1 Role of peritoneal macrophages in inflammation Another by-product of heme degradation by HO-1 is bilirubin, a powerful antioxidant. Bilirubin has also been found in higher levels in the…
