McClelland RS

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 2021-2023
2023
A prospective preconception cohort study of the association between Mycoplasma genitalium and fecundability in Kenyan women trying to conceive.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dead172

Study questionIs Mycoplasma genitalium-infection associated with reduced fecundability?Summary answerPreconception M. genitalium-infection was associated with 27% lower fecundability though confidence intervals were wide, and the associatio…

2023
Characteristics of Kenyan women using HIV PrEP enrolled in a randomized trial on doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis for sexually transmitted infection prevention.
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-023-02413-0

IntroductionThe global incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has been rapidly increasing over the past decade, with more than one million curable STIs being acquired daily. Young women in sub-Saharan Africa have a high prevale…

2022
Cultivable vaginal Lactobacillus is not associated with fecundability in Kenyan women attempting to conceive.
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.11.032

ObjectiveTo examine the association between cultivable vaginal Lactobacillus and fecundability in Kenyan women attempting nonmedically assisted conception.DesignProspective preconception cohort.SettingNairobi and Mombasa, Kenya.Patient(s)Wo…

2022
Vaginal washing behaviour and fecundability among Kenyan women in a prospective preconception cohort.
Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology ·doi:10.1111/ppe.12864

BackgroundIntravaginal washing, practised by a significant proportion of women globally, is associated with acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis (BV). A single prior stud…

2021
Association between bacterial vaginosis and fecundability in Kenyan women planning pregnancies: a prospective preconception cohort study.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deab002

Study questionIs bacterial vaginosis (BV) associated with fecundability?Summary answerWomen with BV may be at increased risk for sub-fecundity.What is known alreadyWhile BV has been associated with poor IVF outcomes, the association between…