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BMC Women's Health

Ausgabe 1/2019

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Abortion laws reform may reduce maternal mortality: an ecological study in 162 countries

  • Open Access
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Su Mon Latt, Allison Milner, Anne Kavanagh

Exploring the feasibility of using mobile phones to improve the management of clients with cervical cancer precursor lesions

  • Open Access
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Jennifer Moodley, Deborah Constant, Matthys H. Botha, Frederick H. van der Merwe, Amanda Edwards, Mariette Momberg

HPV vaccine in the treatment of usual type vulval and vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia: a systematic review

  • Open Access
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Stacey Bryan, Cynthia Barbara, Jane Thomas, Adeola Olaitan

Time to recovery from obstetric fistula and determinants in Gondar university teaching and referral hospital, northwest Ethiopia

  • Open Access
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Leltework Yismaw, Kassahun Alemu, Abebaw Addis, Muluneh Alene

Altered social trajectories and risks of violence among young Syrian women seeking refuge in Turkey: a qualitative study

  • Open Access
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Alison Wringe, Ekua Yankah, Tania Parks, Omar Mohamed, Mohamad Saleh, Olivia Speed, Rebecca Hémono, Bridget Relyea, Mahad Ibrahim, Jaspal S. Sandhu, Jennifer Scott

The influence of the rs1137101 genotypes of leptin receptor gene on the demographic and metabolic profile of normal Saudi females and those suffering from polycystic ovarian syndrome

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Maha H. Daghestani, Mazin H. Daghestani, Mamoon H. Daghistani, Geir Bjørklund, Salvatore Chirumbolo, Arjumand Warsy

Gender and thrombolysis therapy in stroke patients with incidence of dyslipidemia

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Brice Blum, Leah Wormack, Mason Holtel, Alexandria Penwell, Shyyon Lari, Brittany Walker, Thomas I. Nathaniel

Analysis of uterine corporeal mesenchymal tumors occurring after menopause

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Yumi Ishidera, Hiroshi Yoshida, Yuka Oi, Kayo Katayama, Etsuko Miyagi, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Hiroyuki Shigeta

Cesarean scar endometriosis: presentation of 198 cases and literature review

  • Open Access
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Ping Zhang, Yabing Sun, Chen Zhang, Yeping Yang, Linna Zhang, Ningling Wang, Hong Xu

Sexual risk behavior and substance use among young, diverse women seeking care at a reproductive health clinic

  • Open Access
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Alyssa L. Norris, Carla Rich, Naomi Krieger, Kate M. Guthrie, Clair Kaplan, Kate B. Carey, Michael P. Carey

Expression and potential role of SNF5 in endometrial carcinoma

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Shiying Sun, Yi Wu, Kai Zeng, Yue Zhao

Understanding women’s motivations to participate in MTN-003/VOICE, a phase 2b HIV prevention trial with low adherence

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Ariana W. K. Katz, Barbara S. Mensch, Kubashni Woeber, Petina Musara, Juliane Etima, Ariane van der Straten

Vitamin D metabolites across the menstrual cycle: a systematic review

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Anita Subramanian, Alison D. Gernand

Mixed methods assessment of women’s risk of intimate partner violence in Nepal

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Cari Jo Clark, Gemma Ferguson, Binita Shrestha, Prabin Nanicha Shrestha, Brian Batayeh, Irina Bergenfeld, Stella Chang, Susi McGhee

Culturally-adapted cognitive behavioural therapy based intervention for maternal depression: a mixed-methods feasibility study

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Sobia Khan, Karina Lovell, Farah Lunat, Yumna Masood, Sadia Shah, Barbara Tomenson, Nusrat Husain

What contraception do women use after experiencing complications from abortion? an analysis of cohort records of 18,688 postabortion care clients in Tanzania

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Colin Baynes, J. Kahwa, G. Lusiola, F. Mwanga, J. Bantambya, L. Ngosso, M. Hiza

Double burden of malnutrition among ever-married women in Bangladesh: a pooled analysis

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Tania Sultana Tanwi, Sayan Chakrabarty, Syed Hasanuzzaman

Probiotics and vaginal microecology: fact or fancy?

  • Open Access
  • Debate

Laura Buggio, Edgardo Somigliana, Alessandra Borghi, Paolo Vercellini

Fertility intentions and the adoption of long-acting and permanent contraception (LAPM) among women: evidence from Western Kenya

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Joshua Amo-Adjei, Michael Mutua, Carol Mukiira, Namuunda Mutombo, Sherine Athero, Alex Ezeh, Chimaraoke Izugbara

Heavy menstrual bleeding among women aged 18–50 years living in Beijing, China: prevalence, risk factors, and impact on daily life

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Chengyi Ding, Jing Wang, Yu Cao, Yuting Pan, Xueqin Lu, Weiwei Wang, Lin Zhuo, Qinjie Tian, Siyan Zhan

Pathological profiles and clinical management challenges of breast cancer emerging in young women in Indonesia: a hospital-based study

  • Open Access
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Sumadi Lukman Anwar, Clarista Adelia Raharjo, Rahma Herviastuti, Ery Kus Dwianingsih, Didik Setyoheriyanto, Widya Surya Avanti, Lina Choridah, Wirsma Arif Harahap, Darwito, Teguh Aryandono, Wahyu Wulaningsih

Effectiveness of a culturally tailored SMS alcohol intervention for same-sex attracted women: protocol for an RCT

  • Open Access
  • Study protocol

Rachel Bush, Rhonda Brown, Ruth McNair, Liliana Orellana, Dan I. Lubman, Petra K. Staiger

Cervical microbiota in women with cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia, prior to and after local excisional treatment, a Norwegian cohort study

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Johanna Wiik, Verena Sengpiel, Maria Kyrgiou, Staffan Nilsson, Anita Mitra, Tom Tanbo, Christine Monceyron Jonassen, Tone Møller Tannæs, Katrine Sjøborg

An unusual cause of postmenopausal vaginal haemorrhage: a case report

  • Open Access
  • Case report

Junyan Sun, Ying Guo, Li Ma, Zhaoxia Qian, Dongmei Lai

Douching practices among women in the Bolgatanga municipality of the upper east region of Ghana

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Florence Assibi Ziba, Vida Nyagre Yakong, Rockson Asaan Asore, Keville Frederickson, Michele Flynch

Associations between family factors and body weight gain from 20 years old

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Wakako Suzuki, Wuren, Kiyonori Kuriki

Can mental health treatments help prevent or reduce intimate partner violence in low- and middle-income countries? A systematic review

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W. A. Tol, S. M. Murray, C. Lund, P. Bolton, L. K. Murray, T. Davies, J. Haushofer, K. Orkin, M. Witte, L. Salama, V. Patel, G. Thornicroft, J. K. Bass

The associations between intimate partner violence and maternal health care service utilization: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Abdulbasit Musa, Catherine Chojenta, Ayele Geleto, Deborah Loxton

“The sun keeps rising but darkness surrounds us”: a qualitative exploration of the lived experiences of women with obstetric fistula in Ethiopia

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Misganaw Animut, Abebe Mamo, Lakew Abebe, Million Abera Berhe, Shifera Asfaw, Zewdie Birhanu

Barriers to cervical screening among older women from hard-to-reach groups: a qualitative study in England

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Laura Marlow, Emily McBride, Laura Varnes, Jo Waller

Economic burden of symptomatic iron deficiency – a survey among Swiss women

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Patricia R. Blank, Yuki Tomonaga, Thomas D. Szucs, Matthias Schwenkglenks

Abortion in Nepal: perspectives of a cross-section of sexual and reproductive health and rights professionals

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Claire Rogers, Sabitri Sapkota, Anita Tako, Jaya A. R. Dantas

Psychosocial factors that mediate the association between mode of birth and maternal postnatal adjustment: findings from a population-based survey

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Fiona Alderdice, Jane Henderson, Charles Opondo, Marci Lobel, Maria Quigley, Maggie Redshaw

Massive single visit cervical pre-cancer and cancer screening in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

  • Open Access
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Justin Lussy Paluku, Tamar E. Carter, Miriam Lee, Susan A Bartels

“A secret club”: focus groups about women’s toileting behaviors

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Mary H. Palmer, Jennifer M. Wu, Celine S. Marquez, Betty Rupp, Mitchell M. Conover, Diane K. Newman

Women’s experiences of receiving care for pelvic organ prolapse: a qualitative study

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Purva Abhyankar, Isabelle Uny, Karen Semple, Sarah Wane, Suzanne Hagen, Joyce Wilkinson, Karen Guerrero, Douglas Tincello, Edward Duncan, Eileen Calveley, Andrew Elders, Doreen McClurg, Margaret Maxwell

The (cost) effectiveness of procedural sedation and analgesia versus general anaesthesia for hysteroscopic myomectomy, a multicentre randomised controlled trial: PROSECCO trial, a study protocol

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  • Study protocol

Julia F. van der Meulen, Marlies Y. Bongers, Sjors F. P. J. Coppus, Judith E. Bosmans, José M. C. Maessen, Katrien Oude Rengerink, Lucilla E. Overdijk, Celine M. Radder, Lucet F. van der Voet, Nicol A. C. Smeets, Huib A. A. M. van Vliet, Wouter J. K. Hehenkamp, Arentje P. Manger, Wilbert A. Spaans, Erica A. Bakkum, Nicole Horrée, Justine M. Briët, Jan Willem van der Steeg, Helen S. Kok

HPV testing for cervical cancer screening: technical improvement of laboratory logistics and good clinical performance of the cobas 6800 in comparison to the 4800 system

  • Open Access
  • Technical advance

Helena Frayle, Silvia Gori, Martina Rizzi, Bianca Nives Graziani, Elisa Vian, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Annarosa Del Mistro

Current patient perspectives of vulvovaginal candidiasis: incidence, symptoms, management and post-treatment outcomes

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Junko Yano, Jack D. Sobel, Paul Nyirjesy, Ryan Sobel, Valerie L. Williams, Qingzhao Yu, Mairi C. Noverr, Paul L. Fidel Jr

Evaluation of two vaginal, uterus sparing operations for pelvic organ prolapse: modified Manchester operation (MM) and sacrospinous hysteropexy (SSH), a study protocol for a multicentre randomized non-inferiority trial (the SAM study)

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  • Study protocol

Sascha F. M. Schulten, Rosa A. Enklaar, Kirsten B. Kluivers, Sanne A. L. van Leijsen, Marijke C. Jansen-van der Weide, Eddy M. M. Adang, Jeroen van Bavel, Heleen van Dongen, Maaike B. E. Gerritse, Iris van Gestel, G. G. Alec Malmberg, Ronald J. C. Mouw, Deliana A. van Rumpt-van de Geest, Wilbert A. Spaans, Annemarie van der Steen, Jelle Stekelenburg, E. Stella M. Tiersma, Anneke C. Verkleij-Hagoort, Astrid Vollebregt, Chantal B. M. Wingen, Mirjam Weemhoff, Hugo W. F. van Eijndhoven

Cyprus Women’s Health Research (COHERE) initiative: determining the relative burden of women’s health conditions and related co-morbidities in an Eastern Mediterranean population

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  • Study protocol

M. B. Hocaoglu, S. Gurkas, T. Karaderi, B. Taneri, K. Erguler, B. Barin, E. M. Bilgin, G. Eralp, M. Allison, N. Findikli, K. Boynukalin, M. Bahceci, H. Naci, K. Vincent, S. A. Missmer, C. M. Becker, K. T. Zondervan, N. Rahmioglu

Life situation of women impaired by Thalidomide embryopathy in North Rhine-Westphalia - a comparative analysis of a recent cross-sectional study with earlier data

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Christina Samel, Christian Albus, Irmgard Nippert, Alexander Niecke, Markus Lüngen, Holger Pfaff, Klaus M. Peters

Validation of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Simple Screening Inventory (POPSSI) in a population of Ethiopian women

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Dawit Worku Kassa, Yirgu Gebrehiwot Ferede, Polina Advolodkina

Women’s circles as a culturally safe psychosocial intervention in Guatemalan indigenous communities: a community-led pilot randomised trial

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Anne Marie Chomat, Aura Isabel Menchú, Neil Andersson, Manuel Ramirez-Zea, Duncan Pedersen, Alexandra Bleile, Paola Letona, Ricardo Araya

Women’s empowerment and fertility preferences in high fertility countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Esso-Hanam Atake, Pitaloumani Gnakou Ali

Women born with very low birth weight have similar menstrual cycle pattern, pregnancy rates and hormone profiles compared with women born at term

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Gunilla Sydsjö, Pia Törnblom, P-O Gäddlin, Orvar Finnström, Ingemar Leijon, Nina Nelson, Elvar Theodorsson, Mats Hammar

Age-specific values of Access anti-Müllerian hormone immunoassay carried out on Japanese patients with infertility: a retrospective large-scale study

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Tomoya Segawa, Kenji Omi, Yoshiaki Watanabe, Yaeko Sone, Masaki Handa, Masako Kuroda, Osamu Miyauchi, Hisao Osada, Shokichi Teramoto

Effect of a multi-ingredient based food supplement on sexual function in women with low sexual desire

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S. Palacios, E. Soler, M. Ramírez, M. Lilue, D. Khorsandi, F. Losa

Contralateral ovarian endometrioma recurrence after unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

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Tokie Hidari, Tetsuya Hirata, Tomoko Arakawa, Kaori Koga, Kazuaki Neriishi, Shinya Fukuda, Akari Nakazawa, Natsuki Nagashima, Suke Ma, Hui Sun, Masashi Takamura, Miyuki Harada, Yasushi Hirota, Osamu Wada-Hiraike, Tomoyuki Fujii, Yutaka Osuga

Contributing factors to unsafe abortion practices among women of reproductive age at selected district hospitals in the Ashanti region of Ghana

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Confidence Alorse Atakro, Stella Boatemaa Addo, Janet Sintim Aboagye, Awube Menlah, Isabella Garti, Kwaku Gyimah Amoa-Gyarteng, Theresa Sarpong, Peter Adatara, Kwasi Junior Kumah, Bernard Bediako Asare, Ami Korkor Mensah, Squiter Hans Lutterodt, George Sedinam Boni

Do endometrial lesions require removal? A retrospective study

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Ting Jiang, Qing Yuan, Qin Zhou, Yiping Zhu, Siji Lv, Yanling Cao, Qin Wang, Kunming Li, Dong Zhao

Psychological distress and self-rated health status in reproductive aged women with pain: findings from a national, cross-sectional survey

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April M. Miller, Fiona Judd, Peter A. Dargaville, Amanda L. Neil

Association of endogenous progesterone levels in young women using hormonal contraception with recent HIV-1 infection

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Resha Boodhram, Dhayendre Moodley, Nathlee Abbai, Gita Ramjee

The Endometriosis Impact Questionnaire (EIQ): a tool to measure the long-term impact of endometriosis on different aspects of women’s lives

  • Open Access
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Maryam Moradi, Melissa Parker, Anne Sneddon, Violeta Lopez, David Ellwood

A case report and follow-up of the first live birth after heterotopic transplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissue in Eastern Europe

  • Open Access
  • Case report

Triin Tammiste, Keiu Kask, Peeter Padrik, Külli Idla, Karin Rosenstein, Tatjana Jatsenko, Piret Veerus, Andres Salumets

A qualitative assessment of women’s perspectives and experience of female genital mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

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Hamdia M. Ahmed, Sherzad A. Shabu, Nazar P. Shabila

Mental health among single mothers in Cyprus: a cross-sectional descriptive correlational study

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Elena Rousou, Christiana Kouta, Nicos Middleton, Maria Karanikola

Effectiveness of dienogest in improving quality of life in Asian women with endometriosis (ENVISIOeN): interim results from a prospective cohort study under real-life clinical practice

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Kitirat Techatraisak, Andon Hestiantoro, Soon Ruey, Maria Jesusa Banal-Silao, Mee-Ran Kim, Seok Ju Seong, Syarief Thaufik, Christiane Ahlers, So Young Shin, Byung Seok Lee

Radiation therapy for vaginal cancer in complete uterine prolapse with intrauterine adhesion: a case report

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  • Case report

Naoya Ishibashi, Toshiya Maebayashi, Mikiko Asai-Sato, Kei Kawana, Masahiro Okada

Norethindrone is superior to combined oral contraceptive pills in short-term delay of menses and onset of breakthrough bleeding: a randomized trial

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Joshua Dean, Katherine J. Kramer, Fauzia Akbary, Shaunte Wade, Maik Hüttemann, Jay M. Berman, Maurice-Andre Recanati

Unicornuate uterus with a rudimentary non-communicating cavitary horn in association with VACTERL association: case report

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  • Case report

Rawan A. Obeidat, Abdelwahab J. Aleshawi, Nour A. Tashtush, Haya Alsarawi

Oral contraceptive and breast cancer: do benefits outweigh the risks? A case – control study from Jordan

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Sanaa K. Bardaweel, Amal A. Akour, Suha Al-Muhaissen, Husam A. AlSalamat, Khawlah Ammar

Mammography and MRI manifestations of breast angiosarcoma

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Wen-Hai Wu, Qing-Lin Ji, Zhi-Zheng Li, Qian-Nan Wang, Shu-Ying Liu, Jin-Fen Yu

Cultural beliefs about breast cancer in Vietnamese women

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Jong Gun Kim, Hye Chong Hong, Hyeonkyeong Lee, Carol Estwing Ferrans, Eun-Mi Kim

Perspectives of women participating in a cervical cancer screening campaign with community-based HPV self-sampling in rural western Kenya: a qualitative study

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Sandra Y. Oketch, Zachary Kwena, Yujung Choi, Konyin Adewumi, Michelle Moghadassi, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Megan J. Huchko

Short-term acceptability of female condom use among low-fee female sex workers in China: a follow-up study

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Chu Zhou, Evelyn Hsieh, Keming Rou, Jonas Tillman, Wei Dong, Xian-xiang Feng, Yan-zhen Yang, Yu-jun Yang, Xian-guo Sun, Hai-jian Zang, Ying-zhen Wu, Zunyou Wu

Estimating the proportion of Medicaid-eligible pregnant women in Louisiana who do not get abortions when Medicaid does not cover abortion

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Sarah C. M. Roberts, Nicole E. Johns, Valerie Williams, Erin Wingo, Ushma D. Upadhyay

Tubo-ovarian abscess with sepsis in a nonagenarian woman: a case report and literature review

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  • Case report

Kuan-Yi Chen, Jen-Yu Tseng, Chih-Yu Yang

Comparison of vaginal hysterectomy and laparoscopic hysterectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Seung Hyun Lee, So Ra Oh, Yeon Jean Cho, Myoungseok Han, Jung-Woo Park, Su Jin Kim, Jeong Hye Yun, Sun Yi Choe, Joong Sub Choi, Jong Woon Bae

The loss of dignity: social experience and coping of women with obstetric fistula, in Northwest Ethiopia

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Debrework Tesgera Bashah, Abebaw Gebeyehu Worku, Mezgebu Yitayal, Telake Azale

Short birth interval and associated factors among women of child bearing age in northern Ethiopia, 2016

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Solomon Weldemariam Gebrehiwot, Gedamu Abera, Kidist Tesfay, Weyzer Tilahun

Menstrual disorders in amateur dancers

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Joanna Witkoś, Piotr Wróbel

The effect of a diabetes prevention program on dietary quality in women with previous gestational diabetes

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Sharleen O’Reilly, Vincent Versace, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Siew Lim, Edward Janus, James Dunbar

WASH practices and its association with nutritional status of adolescent girls in poverty pockets of eastern India

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Aparajita Chattopadhyay, Vani Sethi, Varsha P. Nagargoje, Abhishek Saraswat, Nikita Surani, Neeraj Agarwal, Vikas Bhatia, Manisha Ruikar, Sourav Bhattacharjee, Rabi N. Parhi, Shivani Dar, Abner Daniel, H. P. S. Sachdev, C. M. Singh, Rajkumar Gope, Vikash Nath, Neha Sareen, Arjan De Wagt, Sayeed Unisa

HPV genotype prevalence and distribution during 2009–2018 in Xinjiang, China: baseline surveys prior to mass HPV vaccination

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Jing Wang, Dandan Tang, Kai Wang, Jialu Wang, Zhaoxia Zhang, Yanxia Chen, Xueliang Zhang, Cailing Ma

Cervical cancer knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices of women aged at least 25 years in Harare, Zimbabwe

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O. Tapera, G. Dreyer, W. Kadzatsa, A. M. Nyakabau, B. Stray-Pedersen, Hendricks SJH

Myometrial progesterone hyper-responsiveness associated with increased risk of human uterine fibroids

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Mona Omar, Archana Laknaur, Ayman Al-Hendy, Qiwei Yang

Symptoms of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse and physical performance in middle-aged women from Northeast Brazil: a cross-sectional study

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Mariana Carmem Apolinário Vieira, Saionara Maria Aires da Câmara, Mayle Andrade Moreira, Catherine McLean Pirkle, Afshin Vafaei, Álvaro Campos Cavalcanti Maciel

Removal of an endometrioma passing through the left greater sciatic foramen using a concomitant laparoscopic and transgluteal approach: case report

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  • Case report

Liang Yanchun, Zhao Yunhe, Xia Meng, Chen Shuqin, Zhu Qingtang, Yao Shuzhong

Recurrent apical prolapse after high uterosacral ligament suspension – in a heterogenous cohort characterised by a high prevalence of previous pelvic operations

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Katrine Dahl Pedersen, Marie Højriis Storkholm, Karl Møller Bek, Marianne Glavind-Kristensen, Susanne Greisen

Psychological health of women who have conceived using assisted reproductive technology in Taiwan: findings from a longitudinal study

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Mei-Zen Huang, Chien-Huei Kao, Kuan-Chia Lin, Jiann-Loung Hwang, Shuby Puthussery, Meei-Ling Gau

How gender and religion impact uptake of family planning: results from a qualitative study in Northwestern Tanzania

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Radhika Sundararajan, Lauren Mica Yoder, Albert Kihunrwa, Christine Aristide, Samuel E. Kalluvya, David J. Downs, Agrey H. Mwakisole, Jennifer A. Downs

Growth pattern of uterine leiomyoma along pregnancy

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Henry Hillel Chill, Gilad Karavani, Talya Rachmani, Uri Dior, Ofer Tadmor, Asher Shushan

Spontaneous regression of quiescent gestational trophoblastic disease after pregnancy: a case report

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  • Case report

Yoshiyuki Okada, Shingo Miyamoto, Takashi Mimura, Tetsuya Ishikawa, Akihiko Sekizawa, Koji Matsumoto

Childhood adversity and women’s cardiometabolic health in adulthood: associations with health behaviors, psychological distress, mood symptoms, and personality

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Lotte van Dammen, Nicole R. Bush, Susanne R. de Rooij, Ben Willem J. Mol, Henk Groen, Annemieke Hoek, Tessa J. Roseboom

The influence of probiotics on genital high-risk human papilloma virus clearance and quality of cervical smear: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

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Yu-Che Ou, Hung-Chun Fu, Chih-Wen Tseng, Chen-Hsuan Wu, Ching-Chou Tsai, Hao Lin

Successful programmatic approaches to facilitating IUD uptake: CARE’s experience in DRC

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Sarah Castle, Heidi Schroffel, Jean Jose Nzau Mvuezolo, Bavon Mupenda, Justin Mumbere, Rachel Shapiro

Female perspectives on male involvement in a human-papillomavirus-based cervical cancer-screening program in western Kenya

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Konyin Adewumi, Sandra Y. Oketch, Yujung Choi, Megan J. Huchko

Barriers and facilitators to uptake of cervical cancer screening among women in Uganda: a systematic review

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Eleanor Black, Fran Hyslop, Robyn Richmond

Difference in vaginal microecology, local immunity and HPV infection among childbearing-age women with different degrees of cervical lesions in Inner Mongolia

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Jing-Jing Zheng, Jing-Hui Song, Cong-Xiang Yu, Fei Wang, Peng-Cheng Wang, Jing-Wei Meng

Association of breastfeeding and postmenopausal osteoporosis in Chinese women: a community-based retrospective study

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Guiming Yan, Yaqi Huang, Hong Cao, Jie Wu, Nan Jiang, Xiaona Cao

A combination intervention addressing sexual risk-taking behaviors among vulnerable women in Uganda: study protocol for a cluster randomized clinical trial

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  • Study protocol

Fred M. Ssewamala, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Yesim Tozan, Proscovia Nabunya, Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Joshua Kiyingi, Joseph Kagaayi, Scarlett Bellamy, Mary M. McKay, Susan S. Witte

Health care informational challenges for women diagnosed with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: a qualitative study

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Carla Freijomil-Vázquez, Denise Gastaldo, Carmen Coronado, María-Jesús Movilla-Fernández

Reducing underreporting of stigmatized pregnancy outcomes: results from a mixed-methods study of self-managed abortion in Texas using the list-experiment method

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Heidi Moseson, Sofia Filippa, Sarah E. Baum, Caitlin Gerdts, Daniel Grossman

An investigation of the effects of infertility on Women’s quality of life: a case-control study

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Katayoun Bakhtiyar, Ramin Beiranvand, Arash Ardalan, Farahnaz Changaee, Mohammad Almasian, Afsaneh Badrizadeh, Fatemeh Bastami, Farzad Ebrahimzadeh

Risk factors of induced abortion among preparatory school student in Guraghe zone, Southern region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

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  • Research article

Kifle Lentiro, Teklemichael Gebru, Abdusemed Worku, Agizie Asfaw, Tigist Gebremariam, Addisu Tesfaye

Fatalism in breast cancer and performing mammography on women with or without a family history of breast cancer

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Maryam Molaei-Zardanjani, Mitra Savabi-Esfahani, Fariba Taleghani

Number of parity is associated with low-grade albuminuria in middle-aged and elderly Chinese women

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Kan Sun, Diaozhu Lin, Feng Qiling, Feng Li, Yiqin Qi, Wanting Feng, Meng Ren, Li Yan, Dan Liu

Experiences with pain of early medical abortion: qualitative results from Nepal, South Africa, and Vietnam

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Daniel Grossman, Sarah Raifman, Tshegofatso Bessenaar, Duong Lan Dung, Anand Tamang, Monica V. Dragoman

Fit for fight – self-reported health in military women: a cross-sectional study

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Elin Anita Fadum, Leif Åge Strand, Monica Martinussen, Laila Breidvik, Nina Isaksen, Einar Borud

Secnidazole for treatment of bacterial vaginosis: a systematic review

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Mohamed A. Abd El Aziz, Foruzan Sharifipour, Parvin Abedi, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Helen Marie Judge

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to breast cancer screening among female health care professionals: a cross sectional study

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Humariya Heena, Sajid Durrani, Muhammad Riaz, Isamme AlFayyad, Rabeena Tabasim, Gazi Parvez, Amani Abu-Shaheen

Knowledge and experience of a cohort of HIV-positive and HIV-negative Ghanaian women after undergoing human papillomavirus and cervical cancer screening

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Arabella Stuart, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Anna Hayfron-Benjamin, Angela D. Akorsu, Philippe Mayaud

Diagnostic challenges: low-grade adenosarcoma on deep endometriosis

  • Open Access
  • Case report

Jose Carlos Vilches Jimenez, Emilia Villegas Muñoz, Iván González Poveda, David Santos Lorente, Belinda Sanchez Pérez, Jesús S. Jimenez Lopez

The myth of menstruation: how menstrual regulation and suppression impact contraceptive choice

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Andrea L. DeMaria, Beth Sundstrom, Stephanie Meier, Abigail Wiseley

Child marriage in Ghana: evidence from a multi-method study

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Babatunde Ahonsi, Kamil Fuseini, Dela Nai, Erika Goldson, Selina Owusu, Ismail Ndifuna, Icilda Humes, Placide L. Tapsoba

Spanish validation of female condom attitude scale and female condom use in Colombian young women

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Vallejo-Medina Pablo, Ramírez Carlos Eduardo, Saavedra-Roa Diego Alejandro, Gómez-Lugo Mayra, Pérez-Durán Claudia

Online reported women’s experiences of symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse after vaginal birth

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Maria Mirskaya, Eva-Carin Lindgren, Ing-Marie Carlsson

Intimate partner violence among HIV positive women in care - results from a national survey, Uganda 2016

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Steven Ndugwa Kabwama, Justine Bukenya, Joseph K. B. Matovu, Violet Gwokyalya, Fredrick Makumbi, Jolly Beyeza-Kashesya, Shaban Mugerwa, John Baptist Bwanika, Rhoda K. Wanyenze

“We are responsible for the violence, and prevention is up to us”: a qualitative study of perceived risk factors for gender-based violence among Ethiopian university students

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Michelle R. Kaufman, Ashlie M. Williams, Graziele Grilo, Christina X. Marea, Fasil Walelign Fentaye, Lakew Abebe Gebretsadik, Shifera Asfaw Yedenekal

Female sexual dysfunction associated with idiopathic cerebellar ataxia: A case report

  • Open Access
  • Case report

Carmen López-Sosa, Jorge Gámez-Zapata, Helena Iglesias-de-Sena, Montserrat Alonso-Sardón

Vaginal douching in Zambia: a risk or benefit to women in the fight against cervical cancer: a retrospective cohort study

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Twaambo Euphemia Hamoonga, Pawel Olowski, Patrick Musonda

Development and internal validation of a Nomogram for preoperative prediction of surgical treatment effect on cesarean section diverticulum

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Yizhi Wang, Qinyi Zhu, Feikai Lin, Li Xie, Jiarui Li, Xipeng Wang

Prevalence of female sexual dysfunction in allied health workers: a cross-sectional pilot study in a tertiary hospital in Singapore

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Farah Safdar, Chui Lee Julia Eng, Khin Lay Wai, Wan Shi Tey, Seng Bin Ang

“Living like I am in Thailand”: stress and coping strategies among Thai migrant masseuses in Oslo, Norway

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Naomi Tschirhart, Melanie Straiton, Trygve Ottersen, Andrea S. Winkler

Mediating effects of depression on anxiety and leisure constraints in patients with breast cancer

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Hsiu-Mei Huang, Jun-Hung Lai, Tsai-Wei Huang

Understanding what impacts on disclosing anal incontinence for women when comparing bowel-screening tools: a phenomenological study

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Julie Tucker, Elizabeth Mary Ann Murphy, Mary Steen, Vicki L. Clifton

Women’s perceived social support: associations with postpartum weight retention, health behaviors and depressive symptoms

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Sabrina Faleschini, Lynne Millar, Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman, Helen Skouteris, Marie-France Hivert, Emily Oken

Clinical pilot study to evaluate the neovaginal PACIENA prosthesis® for vaginoplasty without skin grafts in women with vaginal agenesis

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Pedro Acién, Francisco J. Nohales-Alfonso, Maria-Luisa Sánchez-Ferrer, Miguel Sánchez-Lozano, Victoria Navarro-Lillo, Maribel Acién

When user-centered design meets implementation science: integrating provider perspectives in the development of an intimate partner violence intervention for women treated in the United States’ largest integrated healthcare system

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Sara B. Danitz, Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, Alessandra R. Grillo, Melissa E. Dichter, Mary Driscoll, Megan R. Gerber, Kristin Gregor, Alison B. Hamilton, Katherine M. Iverson

Menstrual health and hygiene among Indigenous Australian girls and women: barriers and opportunities

  • Open Access
  • Debate

Emily Krusz, Nina Hall, Dani J. Barrington, Sandra Creamer, Wendy Anders, Minnie King, Helen Martin, Julie Hennegan

Refugee women’s experience of the resettlement process: a qualitative study

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Elisabeth Mangrio, Slobodan Zdravkovic, Elisabeth Carlson

The relationship between menopausal symptoms and burnout. A cross-sectional study among nurses

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Daniela Converso, Sara Viotti, Ilaria Sottimano, Barbara Loera, Giorgia Molinengo, Gloria Guidetti

Nocturnal finger skin temperature in menstrual cycle tracking: ambulatory pilot study using a wearable Oura ring

  • Open Access
  • Technical advance

Anna Maijala, Hannu Kinnunen, Heli Koskimäki, Timo Jämsä, Maarit Kangas

Preferred problem solving and decision-making role in fertility treatment among women following an unsuccessful in vitro fertilization cycle

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Celia Hoi Yan Chan, Bobo Hi Po Lau, Michelle Yi Jun Tam, Ernest Hung Yu Ng

Coital resumption after delivery among OASIS patients: differences between instrumental and spontaneous delivery

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Sònia Anglès-Acedo, Cristina Ros-Cerro, Sílvia Escura-Sancho, Núria Elías-Santo-Domingo, M. José Palau-Pascual, Montserrat Espuña-Pons

Experience obtaining legal abortion in Uruguay: knowledge, attitudes, and stigma among abortion clients

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Shelly Makleff, Ana Labandera, Fernanda Chiribao, Jennifer Friedman, Roosbelinda Cardenas, Eleuthera Sa, Sarah E. Baum

How is patient-centred care conceptualized in women’s health: a scoping review

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Anna R. Gagliardi, Bryanna B. Nyhof, Sheila Dunn, Sherry L. Grace, Courtney Green, Donna E. Stewart, Frances C. Wright

Determinant of time-to-first birth interval after marriage among Ethiopian women

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Ayele Gebeyehu Chernet, Dinberu Seyoum Shebeshi, Akalu Banbeta

Predictors of contraceptive use among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15 to 24 years in South Africa: results from the 2012 national population-based household survey

  • Open Access
  • Research article

L. Makola, L. Mlangeni, M. Mabaso, B. Chibi, Z. Sokhela, Z. Silimfe, L. Seutlwadi, D. Naidoo, S. Khumalo, A. Mncadi, K. Zuma

History of childhood abuse is associated with less positive treatment outcomes in socially stable women with alcohol use disorder

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Fides Schückher, Tabita Sellin, Ingemar Engström, Kristina Berglund

Do self-reported pregnancy complications add to risk evaluation in older women with established cardiovascular disease?

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Elin Täufer Cederlöf, Nina Johnston, Jerzy Leppert, Pär Hedberg, Bertil Lindahl, Christina Christersson

‘Leaving no one behind’: a scoping review on the provision of sexual and reproductive health care to nomadic populations

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Moazzam Ali, Joanna Paula Cordero, Faria Khan, Rachel Folz

Predictors of cervical cancer screening service utilization among commercial sex workers in Northwest Ethiopia: a case-control study

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Bekele Atinafu Muluneh, Desta Debalkie Atnafu, Belaynew Wassie

A full Brazilian or all natural: understanding the influences on young women’s decision to remove their pubic hair

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Patricia Obst, Katherine White, Ebony Matthews

Choices and services related to contraception in the Gaza strip, Palestine: perceptions of service users and providers

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Bettina Böttcher, Mysoon Abu-El-Noor, Nasser Abu-El-Noor

The psychometric properties of the Barkin index of maternal functioning (BIMF) for the Iranian population

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Jennifer L. Barkin, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Fatemeh Karami, Solmaz Ghanbari-Homayi

Changes in body composition with a hypocaloric diet combined with sedentary, moderate and high-intense physical activity: a randomized controlled trial

  • Open Access
  • Research article

A. Hernández-Reyes, F. Cámara-Martos, R. Molina-Luque, M. Romero-Saldaña, G. Molina-Recio, R. Moreno-Rojas

Shifts in FGM/C practice in Sudan: communities’ perspectives and drivers

  • Open Access
  • Research article

Nafisa Bedri, Huda Sherfi, Ghada Rudwan, Sara Elhadi, Caroline Kabiru, Wafaa Amin

Is there a correlation between inflammatory markers and coagulation parameters in women with advanced ovarian endometriosis?

  • Open Access
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Shaojie Ding, Qiao Lin, Tianhong Zhu, Tiantian Li, Libo Zhu, Jianzhang Wang, Xinmei Zhang

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Risikoreduzierende Mastektomie könnte Frauenleben retten

Trägerinnen von pathogenen Varianten des BRCA1- oder BRCA2-Gens, die sich zur Risikosenkung einer bilateralen Mastektomie unterziehen, erkranken seltener an Brustkrebs. Doch reduziert die Brustoperation auch die Gesamtmortalität? Ein Studienteam hat nachgesehen.

Erste Leitlinie zur Versorgung von Frauen nach sexualisierter Gewalt

Frauen, die sexualisierte Gewalt erlebt haben, brauchen eine fachgerechte, traumasensible und rechtssichere Versorgung. Dies bundesweit sicherzustellen, ist Ziel der neuen S1-Leitlinie.

Diabetes in der Schwangerschaft macht Kinder infektanfällig

Schwangere mit Diabetes mellitus bringen ihre Kinder mit erhöhter Anfälligkeit für Infektionen zur Welt. Das hat eine US-Studie belegt und auch die Faktoren eruiert, die ein besonderes Risiko darstellen – wie etwa die Palette verfügbarer IgG-Antikörper im Nabelschnurblut.

Vorhaltepauschale: 2,50 Euro mehr pro Fall? Dafür lohnt es sich, einen Blick drauf zu werfen!

  • 11.01.2026
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Einfach alles beim alten lassen, oder doch für die Vorhaltepauschale Abläufe ändern? Arzt und Praxisberater Dr. Georg Lübben erläutert im Interview, für wen es sich lohnen könnte, aktiv zu werden.

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