Ausgabe 1/2015
Inhalt (122 Artikel)
Uterine rupture disguised by urinary retention following a second trimester induced abortion: a case report
Qiaoying Jiang, Liwei Yang, Charles Ashley, Erin E Medlin, David M Kushner, Yanmei Zheng
Stigma against HIV/AIDS among female sex workers and general migrant women in eastern China
Ying Yang, Jun Wang, Feifei Lin, Tao Zhang, Feng Yu, Yanping Zhao, Tiejun Zhang
Media coverage of violence against women in India: a systematic study of a high profile rape case
Mark Phillips, Fargol Mostofian, Rajeev Jetly, Nazar Puthukudy, Kim Madden, Mohit Bhandari
Presentation and treatment of uterine leiomyoma in adolescence: a systematic review
Rafael Mendes Moroni, Carolina Sales Vieira, Rui Alberto Ferriani, Rosana Maria dos Reis, Antonio Alberto Nogueira, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito
Fertility desires and unmet need for family planning among HIV infected individuals in two HIV clinics with differing models of family planning service delivery
Rhoda K Wanyenze, Joseph KB Matovu, Moses R Kamya, Nazarius M Tumwesigye, Maria Nannyonga, Glenn J Wagner
Sexual experiences of married HIV positive women in Osogbo, southwest Nigeria: role of inappropriate status disclosure
Daniel Adebode Adekanle, Samuel Anu Olowookere, Ayobami David Adewole, Najemdeen Ajao Adeleke, Emmanuel Akintunde Abioye-Kuteyi, Macellina Yinyinade Ijadunola
Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among Egyptian women using culture and Latex agglutination: cross-sectional study
Ahmed Mahmoud, Nadine A Sherif, Rana Abdella, Amira R El-Genedy, Abdalla Y El Kateb, Ahmed NH Askalani
Multiplicative disadvantage of being an unmarried and inadequately insured woman living in poverty with colon cancer: historical cohort exploration in California
Naomi R Levitz, Sundus Haji-Jama, Tonya Munro, Kevin M Gorey, Isaac N Luginaah, Emma Bartfay, Guangyong Zou, Frances C Wright, Sindu M Kanjeekal, Caroline Hamm, Madhan K Balagurusamy, Eric J Holowaty
Uptake and predictors of contraceptive use in Afghan women
Mohammad H Rasooly, Mohamed M Ali, Nick JW Brown, Bashir Noormal
A case with life-threatening uterine bleeding due to postmenopausal uterine arteriovenous malformation
Emi Sato, Kentaro Nakayama, Kohei Nakamura, Masako Ishikawa, Hiroshi Katagiri, Satoru Kyo
Breast cancer risk and genetic ancestry: a case–control study in Uruguay
Carolina Bonilla, Bernardo Bertoni, Pedro C Hidalgo, Nora Artagaveytia, Elizabeth Ackermann, Isabel Barreto, Paula Cancela, Mónica Cappetta, Ana Egaña, Gonzalo Figueiro, Silvina Heinzen, Stanley Hooker, Estela Román, Mónica Sans, Rick A Kittles
A comparison between type 3 excision of the transformation zone by straight wire excision of the transformation zone (SWETZ) and large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ): a randomized study
Fábio Russomano, Maria Aparecida Pereira Tristao, Renata Côrtes, Maria José de Camargo
Endometriosis node in Gynaecologic scars: A study of 17 patients and the diagnostic considerations in clinical experience in tertiary care center
Rocío Vellido-Cotelo, Jose L Muñoz-González, Maria R Oliver-Pérez, Cristina de la Hera-Lázaro, Cristina Almansa-González, Concepción Pérez-Sagaseta, Jesús S Jiménez-López
The prevalence and nature of the use of preconception services by women with chronic health conditions: an integrative review
Amie Steel, Jayne Lucke, Jon Adams
Symptomatic presentation with cervical cancer in Uganda: a qualitative study assessing the pathways to diagnosis in a low-income country
Amos Deogratius Mwaka, Elialilia Sarikiaeli Okello, Henry Wabinga, Fiona M Walter
Risk factors for high-risk and multi-type Human Papillomavirus infections among women in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a cross-sectional study
Ly Thi-Hai Tran, Loi Thi Tran, Thanh Cong Bui, Dung Thi-Kieu Le, Alan G Nyitray, Christine M Markham, Michael D Swartz, Chau Bao Vu-Tran, Lu-Yu Hwang
Marital status and abortion among young women in Rupandehi, Nepal
Kathryn L Andersen, Ram Chandra Khanal, Alexandra Teixeira, Shailes Neupane, Sharad Sharma, Valerie N Acre, Maria F Gallo
Relationship between Type-D Personality, Physical Activity Behaviour and Climacteric Symptoms
Erika Borkoles, Nick Reynolds, Chantal F Ski, Lilly Stojanovska, David R Thompson, Remco CJ Polman
Postpartum contraceptive use in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study
Yeshewas Abera, Zelalem Birhanu Mengesha, Gizachew Assefa Tessema
Effectiveness of transcervical hysteroscopic endometrial resection based on the prevention of the recurrence of endometrial polyps in post-menopausal women
Jesus S Jiménez-Lopez, Ana Granado-San Miguel, Alvaro Tejerizo-Garcia, Jose L Muñoz-Gonzalez, Gregorio Lopez-Gonzalez
Ultrasound guided aspiration of hydrosalpinx fluid versus salpingectomy in the management of patients with ultrasound visible hydrosalpinx undergoing IVF-ET: a randomized controlled trial
Usama M Fouda, Ahmed M Sayed, Hatem I Abdelmoty, Khaled A Elsetohy
Histories of forced sex and health outcomes among Southern African lesbian and bisexual women: a cross-sectional study
Theo Sandfort, M Somjen Frazer, Zethu Matebeni, Vasu Reddy, Ian Southey-Swartz
Integration of HIV and cervical cancer screening perceptions and preferences of communities in Uganda
Edward Kumakech, Sören Andersson, Henry Wabinga, Vanja Berggren
Efficacy of laparoscopic adenomyomectomy using double-flap method for diffuse uterine adenomyosis
Xiufeng Huang, Qiongshi Huang, Shuyi Chen, Jing Zhang, Kaiqing Lin, Xinmei Zhang
Contribution of Arab countries to breast cancer research: comparison with non-Arab Middle Eastern countries
Waleed M Sweileh, Sa’ed H Zyoud, Samah W Al-Jabi, Ansam F Sawalha
Pain-preventing strategies in mammography: an observational study of simultaneously recorded pain and breast mechanics throughout the entire breast compression cycle
Jerry E de Groot, Mireille JM Broeders, Cornelis A Grimbergen, Gerard J den Heeten
BMC Women’s Health reviewer acknowledgement 2014
Nawsheen Boodhun
Depression, social support and associated factors among women living in rural China: a cross-sectional study
Fengsu Hou, Catherine Cerulli, Marsha N Wittink, Eric D Caine, Peiyuan Qiu
Genito-anal injury patterns and associated factors in rape survivors in an urban province of South Africa: a cross-sectional study
Ruxana Jina, Rachel Jewkes, Lisa Vetten, Nicola Christofides, Romi Sigsworth, Lizle Loots
Print versus a culturally-relevant Facebook and text message delivered intervention to promote physical activity in African American women: a randomized pilot trial
Rodney P Joseph, Colleen Keller, Marc A Adams, Barbara E Ainsworth
Smoking, poor nutrition, and sexually transmitted infections associated with pelvic inflammatory disease in remote North Queensland Indigenous communities, 1998-2005
Ming Li, Robyn McDermott
Gene polymorphisms in RANKL/RANK/OPG pathway are associated with ages at menarche and natural menopause in Chinese women
Peng Duan, Zhi-Ming Wang, Jiang Liu, Li-Na Wang, Zhi Yang, Ping Tu
The economic consequences of selected maternal and early childhood nutrition interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a review of the literature, 2000—2013
Nafisa Halim, Kathryn Spielman, Bruce Larson
Health literacy as a moderator of health-related quality of life responses to chronic disease among Chinese rural women
Cuili Wang, Robert L Kane, Dongjuan Xu, Qingyue Meng
5-Aminolevulinic-acid-based fluorescence spectroscopy and conventional colposcopy for in vivo detection of cervical pre-malignancy
Rasa Vansevičiūtė, Jonas Venius, Olga Žukovskaja, Daiva Kanopienė, Simona Letautienė, Ričardas Rotomskis
The business of death: a qualitative study of financial concerns of widowed older women
Michelle DiGiacomo, Joanne Lewis, Jane Phillips, Marie Nolan, Patricia M Davidson
Awareness and knowledge regarding of cervical cancer, Pap smear screening and human papillomavirus infection in Gabonese women
Samira Zoa Assoumou, Barthelemy Mabika Mabika, Angelique Ndjoyi Mbiguino, Mustapha Mouallif, Abdelkim Khattabi, My Mustapha Ennaji
Standpoints of Roma women regarding reproductive health
Marjeta Logar, Danica Rotar Pavlič, Alem Maksuti
Clinical diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis: a scoping review
Hedyeh Riazi, Najmeh Tehranian, Saeideh Ziaei, Easa Mohammadi, Ebrahim Hajizadeh, Ali Montazeri
Obstetric and psychological characteristics of women seeking multiple abortions in the region of Monastir (Tunisia): results of a cross-sectional design
Sana El Mhamdi, Arwa Ben Salah, Ines Bouanene, Imen Hlaiem, Saloua Hadhri, Wahiba Maatouk, Mohamed Soltani
Relationships between vertebral fractures, sex hormones and vitamin D in Moroccan postmenopausal women: a cross sectional study
Aissam El maataoui, Abdellah El Maghraoui, Asmae Biaz, Samira Idrissi Elmachtani, Abdellah Dami, Sanae Bouhsain, Aziza Mounach, Layachi Chabraoui, Zohra Ouzzif
Common causes of vaginal infections and antibiotic susceptibility of aerobic bacterial isolates in women of reproductive age attending at Felegehiwot referral Hospital, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
Wondemagegn Mulu, Mulat Yimer, Yohannes Zenebe, Bayeh Abera
β-hCG resolution times during expectant management of tubal ectopic pregnancies
D. Mavrelos, M. Memtsa, S. Helmy, G. Derdelis, E. Jauniaux, D. Jurkovic
Communicating under medical patriarchy: gendered doctor-patient communication between female patients with overactive bladder and male urologists in Hong Kong
Judy Yuen-man Siu
Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis in Egyptian women with unexplained infertility, comparing real-time PCR techniques to standard serology tests: case control study
Rana M. A. Abdella, Hatem I. Abdelmoaty, Rasha H. Elsherif, Ahmed Mahmoud Sayed, Nadine Alaa Sherif, Hisham M. Gouda, Ahmed El Lithy, Maged Almohamady, Mostafa Abdelbar, Ahmed Naguib Hosni, Ahmed Magdy, Youssef MA
Intravaginal practices and lactobacilli colonization among women in Accra, Ghana
Francisca Nana-Aba McCarthy, Nicholas Israel Nii-Trebi, Billal Obeng Musah, Richard Harry Asmah
Effect of vaginal self-sampling on cervical cancer screening rates: a community-based study in Newfoundland
Pauline Duke, Marshall Godwin, Samuel Ratnam, Lesa Dawson, Daniel Fontaine, Adrian Lear, Martha Traverso-Yepez, Wendy Graham, Mohamad Ravalia, Gerry Mugford, Andrea Pike, Jacqueline Fortier, Mandy Peach
Management of musculoskeletal tumors during pregnancy: a retrospective study
Lukas K. Postl, Guntmar Gradl, Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe, Andreas Toepfer, Florian Pohlig, Rainer Burgkart, Hans Rechl, Chlodwig Kirchhoff
Women’s experiences of using vaginal trainers (dilators) to treat vaginal penetration difficulties diagnosed as vaginismus: a qualitative interview study
Kat Macey, Angela Gregory, David Nunns, Roshan das Nair
Adjuvant chemo-radiotherapy in the “sandwich” method for high risk endometrial cancer—a review of literature
Yachun Bie, Zhenyu Zhang, Xiaolan Wang
Unmet need of long-acting and permanent family planning methods among women in the reproductive age group in shashemene town, Oromia region, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
Kuma Mota, Surender Reddy, Biniam Getachew
Predictors of modern contraceptive methods use among married women of reproductive age groups in Western Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study
Tesfalidet Tekelab, Alemu Sufa Melka, Desalegn Wirtu
Does a decision aid improve informed choice in mammography screening? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Maren Reder, Petra Kolip
Differentials in the prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant, ever-married women in Bangladesh: multilevel logistic regression analysis of data from the 2011 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey
Md. Kamruzzaman, Md. Golam Rabbani, Aik Saw, Md. Abu Sayem, Md. Golam Hossain
Feasibility of three wearable sensors for 24 hour monitoring in middle-aged women
Jennifer Huberty, Diane K. Ehlers, Jonathan Kurka, Barbara Ainsworth, Matthew Buman
Early maternal age and multiparity are associated to poor physical performance in middle-aged women from Northeast Brazil: a cross-sectional community based study
Saionara Maria Aires Câmara, Catherine Pirkle, Mayle Andrade Moreira, Mariana Carmem Apolinário Vieira, Afshin Vafaei, Álvaro Campos Cavalcanti Maciel
Cluster randomized controlled trial protocol: addressing reproductive coercion in health settings (ARCHES)
Daniel J. Tancredi, Jay G. Silverman, Michele R. Decker, Heather L. McCauley, Heather A. Anderson, Kelley A. Jones, Samantha Ciaravino, Angela Hicks, Claire Raible, Sarah Zelazny, Lisa James, Elizabeth Miller
Prevalence of menopausal symptoms among mid-life women: findings from electronic medical records
Matthew Sussman, Jeffrey Trocio, Craig Best, Sebastian Mirkin, Andrew G. Bushmakin, Robert Yood, Mark Friedman, Joseph Menzin, Michael Louie
Gastrointestinal symptoms among endometriosis patients—A case-cohort study
Malin Ek, Bodil Roth, Per Ekström, Lil Valentin, Mariette Bengtsson, Bodil Ohlsson
Prevalence and correlates of contraceptive use among female adolescents in Ghana
Samuel H. Nyarko
Does obesity have detrimental effects on IVF treatment outcomes?
Murat Ozekinci, Ali Seven, Safak Olgan, Mehmet Sakinci, Ugur Keskin, Munire Erman Akar, Seyit Temel Ceyhan, Ali Ergun
Factors influencing uptake of contraceptive implants in the immediate postpartum period among HIV infected and uninfected women at two Kenyan District Hospitals
Mufida M. Shabiby, Joseph G. Karanja, Francis Odawa, Rose Kosgei, Minnie W. Kibore, James N. Kiarie, John Kinuthia
Determinants of consistent condom use among female sex workers in Savannakhet, Lao PDR
Carin Hillerdal Andrews, Elisabeth Faxelid, Vanphanom Sychaerun, Ketkesone Phrasisombath
Difference in blood pressure between early and late menopausal transition was significant in healthy Korean women
Mi Kyoung Son, Nam-Kyoo Lim, Joong-Yeon Lim, Juhee Cho, Yoosoo Chang, Seungho Ryu, Myeong-Chan Cho, Hyun-Young Park
Relationship between bone mineral density, its associated physiological factors, and tooth loss in postmenopausal Korean women
Chang-Suk Kim, Eun-Kyong Kim, Kyeong-Soo Lee, Hee-Kyung Lee, Youn-Hee Choi, Tae-Yoon Hwang, Jun Sung Moon
Ambulatory medical services utilization for menstrual disorders among female personnel of different medical professions in Taiwan: a nationwide retrospective cohort study
Malcolm Koo, Chien-Han Chen, Kun-Wei Tsai, Ming-Chi Lu, Shih-Chun Lin
Cardiovascular response to short-term fasting in menstrual phases in young women: an observational study
Kumiko Ohara, Yoshimitsu Okita, Katsuyasu Kouda, Tomoki Mase, Chiemi Miyawaki, Harunobu Nakamura
Antenatal depression is associated with pregnancy-related anxiety, partner relations, and wealth in women in Northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
Mechtilda Rwakarema, Shahirose S. Premji, Elias Charles Nyanza, Ponsiano Riziki, Luz Palacios-Derflingher
Observational, prospective, multicentre study to evaluate the effects of counselling on the choice of combined hormonal contraceptives in Italy—the ECOS (Educational COunselling effectS) study
Alessandro Gambera, Fedela Corda, Rosetta Papa, Carlo Bastianelli, Sandra Bucciantini, Salvatore Dessole, Pasquale Scagliola, Nadia Bernardini, Daniela de Feo, Fabiola Beligotti
Menstrual patterns and disorders among secondary school adolescents in Egypt. A cross-sectional survey
Hatem I. Abdelmoty, MA Youssef, Shimaa abdallah, Khaled Abdel-Malak, Nawara M. Hashish, Dalia Samir, Moutafa Abdelbar, Ahmed Naguib Hosni, Mohamed Abd-El Ghafar, Yasser Khamis, Mostafa Seleem
Rural women are more likely to use long acting contraceptive in Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia: a comparative community-based cross sectional study
Mussie Alemayehu, Aster Kalayu, Alem Desta, Hailay Gebremichael, Tesfalem Hagos, Henock Yebyo
Understanding the low uptake of long-acting reversible contraception by young women in Australia: a qualitative study
Cameryn C. Garrett, Louise A. Keogh, Anne Kavanagh, Jane Tomnay, Jane S. Hocking
“I am alone and isolated”: a qualitative study of experiences of women living with genital fistula in Uganda
Justus Kafunjo Barageine, Jolly Beyeza-Kashesya, Josaphat K. Byamugisha, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Lars Almroth, Elisabeth Faxelid
The impact of previous ovarian surgery on ovarian reserve in patients with endometriosis
Hsin-Ju Chiang, Pin-Yao Lin, Fu-Jen Huang, Fu-Tsai Kung, Yu-Ju Lin, Pei-Hsun Sung, Kuo-Chung Lan
Socio-economic and cultural vulnerabilities to cervical cancer and challenges faced by patients attending care at Tikur Anbessa Hospital: a cross sectional and qualitative study
Sara Kebede Tadesse
Management of abortion complications at a rural hospital in Uganda: a quality assessment by a partially completed criterion-based audit
Natja Mellerup, Bjarke L. Sørensen, Gideon K. Kuriigamba, Martin Rudnicki
Factors associated with maternal anaemia among pregnant women in Dhaka city
Hasina Akhter Chowdhury, Kazi Rumana Ahmed, Fatema Jebunessa, Jesmin Akter, Sharmin Hossain, Md. Shahjahan
Patterns of domestic violence and alcohol consumption among women and the effectiveness of a brief intervention in a household setting: a protocol study
Carla Ferreira de Paula Gebara, Cleusa Pinheiro Ferri, Lelio Moura Lourenço, Marcel de Toledo Vieira, Fernanda Monteiro de Castro Bhona, Ana Regina Noto
Prevalence of sexual coercion and its association with unwanted pregnancies among young pregnant females in Kampala, Uganda: a facility based cross-sectional study
Suzan Tusiime, Geofrey Musinguzi, Benjamin Tinkitina, Norah Mwebaza, Rose Kisa, Ronald Anguzu, Noah Kiwanuka
Analysis of the usage of continence pads and help-seeking behavior of women with stress urinary incontinence in Poland
Magdalena Emilia Grzybowska, Dariusz Wydra, Jerzy Smutek
Preinvasive and invasive disease in women with cytological diagnosis of high-grade lesion and high-grade lesion cannot exclude microinvasion
Nina de Siqueira Kuperman, Fábio Bastos Russomano, Yara Lucia Mendes Furtado de Melo, Saint Clair dos Santos Gomes Jr
Motivations and barriers to cervical cancer screening among HIV infected women in HIV care: a qualitative study
Agnes Bukirwa, Joan N. Mutyoba, Barbara N.Mukasa, Yvonne Karamagi, Mary Odiit, Esther Kawuma, Rhoda K. Wanyenze
High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among women of child-bearing age in Lahore Pakistan, associating with lack of sun exposure and illiteracy
Kashaf Junaid, Abdul Rehman, David A. Jolliffe, Kristie Wood, Adrian R. Martineau
Assessment of knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene among high school girls in Western Ethiopia
Shivaleela P. Upashe, Tesfalidet Tekelab, Jalane Mekonnen
“I need to terminate this pregnancy even if it will take my life”: a qualitative study of the effect of being denied legal abortion on women’s lives in Nepal
Mahesh Puri, Divya Vohra, Caitlin Gerdts, Diana Greene Foster
Regional differences in unmet need for contraception in Kenya: insights from survey data
Sam W. Wafula
Sexual and reproductive health services for women with disability: a qualitative study with service providers in the Philippines
Kira Lee, Alexandra Devine, Ma. Jesusa Marco, Jerome Zayas, Liz Gill-Atkinson, Cathy Vaughan
Autoethnography and severe perineal trauma—an unexpected journey from disembodiment to embodiment
Holly S. Priddis
"You can't always get what you want": from doctrine to practicability of study designs for clinical investigation in endometriosis
Paolo Vercellini, Edgardo Somigliana, Ivan Cortinovis, Benedetta Bracco, Lucrezia de Braud, Dhouha Dridi, Silvano Milani
Perspectives on cervical cancer screening among educated Muslim women in Dubai (the UAE): a qualitative study
Sarah Khan, Gillian Woolhead
Emotional suppression and depressive symptoms in women newly diagnosed with early breast cancer
Lingyan Li, Yanjie Yang, Jincai He, Jinyao Yi, Yuping Wang, Jinqiang Zhang, Xiongzhao Zhu
The relationship of social support concept and repeat mammography among Iranian women
Fariba Farhadifar, Parvaneh Taymoori, Mitra Bahrami, Shamsy Zarea
The role of structural and interpersonal violence in the lives of women: a conceptual shift in prevention of gender-based violence
Stephanie Rose Montesanti
Twenty years and still counting: including women as participants and studying sex and gender in biomedical research
Carolyn M. Mazure, Daniel P. Jones
Are women with complications of an incomplete abortion more likely to be HIV infected than women without complications?
Carolyn Othieno, Joseph B. Babigumira, Barbra Richardson
Correlates of intimate partner violence against women during a time of rapid social transition in Rwanda: analysis of the 2005 and 2010 demographic and health surveys
Dana R. Thomson, Assiatou B. Bah, Wilson G. Rubanzana, Leon Mutesa
“Every method seems to have its problems”- Perspectives on side effects of hormonal contraceptives in Morogoro Region, Tanzania
Joy J. Chebet, Shannon A. McMahon, Jesse A. Greenspan, Idda H. Mosha, Jennifer A. Callaghan-Koru, Japhet Killewo, Abdullah H. Baqui, Peter J. Winch
Cross-sectional and longitudinal risk of physical impairment in a cohort of postmenopausal women who experience physical and verbal abuse
M. Brad Cannell, Julie C. Weitlauf, Lorena Garcia, Elena M. Andresen, Karen L. Margolis, Todd M. Manini
The costs of offering HPV-testing on self-taken samples to non-attendees of cervical screening in Finland
Anni Virtanen, Ahti Anttila, Pekka Nieminen
Mapping the role of structural and interpersonal violence in the lives of women: implications for public health interventions and policy
Stephanie Rose Montesanti, Wilfreda E. Thurston
Validation of a risk prediction tool for coronary heart disease in middle-aged women
Katerina M. De Vito, Heather J. Baer, Hank Dart, Stephanie E. Chiuve, Eric B. Rimm, Graham A. Colditz
The effect of abortion on having and achieving aspirational one-year plans
Ushma D. Upadhyay, M. Antonia Biggs, Diana Greene Foster
The HysNiche trial: hysteroscopic resection of uterine caesarean scar defect (niche) in patients with abnormal bleeding, a randomised controlled trial
A. J. M. W. Vervoort, L. F. Van der Voet, M. Witmer, A. L. Thurkow, C. M. Radder, P. J. M. van Kesteren, H. W. P. Quartero, W. K. H. Kuchenbecker, M. Y. Bongers, P. M. A. J. Geomini, L. H. M. de Vleeschouwer, M. H. A. van Hooff, H. A. A. M. van Vliet, S. Veersema, W. B. Renes, H. S. van Meurs, J. Bosmans, K. Oude Rengerink, H. A. M. Brölmann, B. W. J. Mol, J. A. F. Huirne
Use of HIV counseling and testing and family planning services among postpartum women in Kenya: a multicentre, non-randomised trial
James Kimani, Charlotte E Warren, Timothy Abuya, Charity Ndwiga, Susannah Mayhew, Anna Vassall, Richard Mutemwa, Ian Askew
Developing a gender-based approach to chronic conditions and women’s health: a qualitative investigation of community-dwelling women and service provider perspectives
Michelle DiGiacomo, Anna Green, Emma Rodrigues, Kathryn Mulligan, Patricia M. Davidson
Perception and satisfaction of cervical cancer screening by Visual Inspection with Acetic acid (VIA) at Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco: a population-based cross-sectional study
Farida Selmouni, Ahmed Zidouh, Consuelo Alvarez-Plaza, Karima El Rhazi
Living with constant leaking of urine and odour: thematic analysis of socio-cultural experiences of women affected by obstetric fistula in rural Tanzania
Lilian T. Mselle, Thecla W. Kohi
Treatment of Provoked Vulvodynia in a Swedish cohort using desensitization exercises and cognitive behavioral therapy
Suzanne Lindström, Linda J. Kvist
Group psychological intervention for postnatal depression: a nested qualitative study with British South Asian women
Yumna Masood, Karina Lovell, Farah Lunat, Najia Atif, Waquas Waheed, Atif Rahman, Rahena Mossabir, Nasim Chaudhry, Nusrat Husain
The contribution of online content to the promotion and normalisation of female genital cosmetic surgery: a systematic review of the literature
Hayley Mowat, Karalyn McDonald, Amy Shields Dobson, Jane Fisher, Maggie Kirkman
Health-related quality of life in Iranian women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a qualitative study
Seyed Abdolvahab Taghavi, Fatemeh Bazarganipour, Siobhan Hugh-Jones, Nazafarin Hosseini
Expectations and satisfaction with antenatal care among pregnant women with a focus on vulnerable groups: a descriptive study in Ghent
Anna Galle, An-Sofie Van Parys, Kristien Roelens, Ines Keygnaert
Effectiveness of a low dose testosterone undecanoate to improve sexual function in postmenopausal women
Reuthairat Tungmunsakulchai, Sukanya Chaikittisilpa, Thiti Snabboon, Krasean Panyakhamlerd, Unnop Jaisamrarn, Nimit Taechakraichana
Fine needle aspiration cytology of lymph nodes in breast cancer follow-up is a feasible alternative to watchful waiting and to histology
Matthias Hammon, Peter Dankerl, Rolf Janka, David L. Wachter, Arndt Hartmann, Rüdiger Schulz-Wendtland, Michael Uder, Evelyn Wenkel
Supplementation of standard antibiotic therapy with oral probiotics for bacterial vaginosis and aerobic vaginitis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Piotr B. Heczko, Anna Tomusiak, Paweł Adamski, Artur J. Jakimiuk, Grzegorz Stefański, Aleksandra Mikołajczyk-Cichońska, Magdalena Suda-Szczurek, Magdalena Strus
Correlates of gender characteristics, health and empowerment of women in Ethiopia
Yishak Abraham Lailulo, A Sathiya Susuman, Renette Blignaut
Current knowledge, attitude, and patterns of oral contraceptives utilization among women in Jordan
Sanaa K. Bardaweel, Amal A. Akour, Maria-Vanessa Z. Kilani
Cytological evaluation of breast lesions in symptomatic patients presenting to Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya: a retrospective study
Ken Munene Nkonge, Emily Adhiambo Rogena, Edwin Owino Walong, Dennis Karani Nkonge
Retrospective observation of mental disorders during postpartum period: Results from the Singapore mental health study
Vathsala Sagayadevan, Siau Pheng Lee, Edimansyah Abdin, Janhavi Vaingankar, Helen Chen, Siow Ann Chong, Mythily Subramaniam
Women’s approval of domestic physical violence against wives: analysis of the Ghana demographic and health survey
David Teye Doku, Kwaku Oppong Asante
Erratum to: Treatment of Provoked Vulvodynia in a Swedish cohort using desensitization exercises and cognitive behavioral therapy
Suzanne Lindström, Linda J. Kvist
“Why me? I don’t fit the mould … I am a freak of nature”: a qualitative study of women’s experience of gout
Jane C. Richardson, Jennifer Liddle, Christian D. Mallen, Edward Roddy, Suman Prinjha, Sue Ziebland, Samantha Hider