McGowan E

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
2025
The psychosocial impact of exercise as an intervention for persons living with obesity and female infertility: A rapid scoping review and pilot study.
PLOS mental health ·doi:10.1371/journal.pmen.0000202

Persons living with obesity and experiencing infertility are counselled on healthy behaviours, such as increasing physical activity levels, to improve fertility-related outcomes. However, due to the known psychological burden of receiving a…

2024
PRO-FIT-CARE study: the feasibility assessment of a pilot online exercise intervention for persons living with obesity and female infertility.
Frontiers in sports and active living ·doi:10.3389/fspor.2024.1332376

IntroductionModerate-to-high physical activity participation is associated with a reduced risk of infertility. Yet, exercise interventions that target cardiorespiratory fitness, independent of weight loss, are lacking in obesity and female …

article 2022
Metformin Alleviates Endometriosis and Potentiates Endometrial Receptivity via Decreasing VEGF and MMP9 and Increasing Leukemia Inhibitor Factor and HOXA10
Frontiers in pharmacology ·doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.750208

Background: Endometriosis affects endometrial receptivity, a key factor for successful embryo implantation. Metformin treatment is associated with alleviating the symptoms of endometriosis; however the mechanism of metformin action is uncle…