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BMC Women's Health

Ausgabe 1/2023

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Open Access Research

The effect of prophylactic chemotherapy on treatment outcome of postmolar gestational trophoblastic neoplasia

Yuanyuan Liu, Yaqiong Ye, Xiaodong Cheng, Weiguo Lu, Xing Xie, Xinyu Wang, Xiao Li

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Barriers to health in women of reproductive age living with or at risk of non-communicable diseases in Nigeria: a Photovoice study

Imo Etuk, Amira Iwuala, Kendra Njoku, Bosoye Olagbegi, Ayoposi Ogboye, Jonas Kofi Akpakli, Ugo Okoli, Kathleen Hill, Oniyire Adetiloye, Donald Imosemi, Victoria Omoera, Folashade Oludara, Iniobong Ekong, Olubunmi Alabi, Nneka Mobisson

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Association between history of childbirth and chronic, functionally significant back pain in later life

Michelle Zhang, Corinne Cooley, Maisa S. Ziadni, Ian Mackey, Pamela Flood

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Clinicopathologic characteristics of early-onset breast cancer: a comparative analysis of cases from across Ghana

Patrick Kafui Akakpo, Emmanuel Gustav Imbeah, Lawrence Edusei, Simon Naporo, Kofi Ulzen-Appiah, Joe Nat Clegg-Lamptey, Florence Dedey, Josephine Nsaful, Nelson Affram, Beatrice Wiafe, Samuel Mensah, Michael Nortey, Mohammed Sheriff, Forster Amponsah-Manu, Kwabena Agbedinu, Evelyn Mawunyo Jiagge

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Molecular diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis in liquid-based Papanicolaou samples in Shiraz, southern Iran

Mohammad Saleh Bahreini, Samaneh Sedghi, Yalda Badalzadeh, Mohammad Hossein Motazedian, Manouchehr Shirani, Sareh Sami Jahromi, Aref Teimouri, Mahmoud Agholi, Qasem Asgari

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Does women’s empowerment and their socioeconomic condition affect the uptake of breast cancer screening? Findings from NFHS-5, India

Priti Patil, Bhakti Sarang, Prashant Bhandarkar, Rakhi Ghoshal, Nobhojit Roy, Anita Gadgil

Open Access Correction

Correction: Needs and preferences of women with prior severe preeclampsia regarding app-based cardiovascular health promotion

Lili L. Kókai, Marte F. van der Bijl, Martin S. Hagger, Diarmaid T. Ó. Ceallaigh, Kirsten I. M. Rohde, Hans van Kippersluis, Alex Burdorf, Johannes J. Duvekot, Jeanine E. Roeters van Lennep, Anne I. Wijtzes

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Trends in incidence, survival and initial treatments of gynecological sarcoma: a retrospective analysis of the United States subpopulation

Xi He, Qiang Dong, Changfang Weng, Jianfen Gu, Qiao Yang, Guangrong Yang

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Voices of women in homelessness during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic: a co-created qualitative study

Elisabet Mattsson, Marléne Lindblad, Åsa Kneck, Martin Salzmann-Eriksson, Anna Klarare

Open Access Research

Trajectories of quality of life in breast cancer survivors during the first year after treatment: a longitudinal study

Jin-Hee Park, Yong Sik Jung, Ji Young Kim, Sun Hyoung Bae

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Late initiation of antenatal care among pregnant women in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia: a facility based cross-sectional study

Niguse Girma, Meyrema Abdo, Sultan Kalu, Afework Alemayehu, Teshale Mulatu, Tahir Ahmed Hassen, Kedir Teji Roba

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Determinants of breast self-examination practice among women attending pastoralist health facilities, Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Eskinder Israel, Nefsu Awoke, Tagese Yakob, Amdehiwot Aynalem, Alemayehu Talto, Kibrework Bezabih

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Obesity at age 20 and weight gain during adulthood increase risk of total and premature all-cause mortality: findings from women attending breast screening in Manchester

Mary Pegington, Michelle Harvie, Elaine F. Harkness, Adam Brentnall, Lee Malcomson, Jake Southworth, Jill Fox, Anthony Howell, Jack Cuzick, D. Gareth Evans

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Awareness of cervical cancer and its associated socio-demographic factors among Yemeni immigrant women in Malaysia

Meram Azzani, Eshrak Ba-Alawi, Wahib Mohammed Atroosh, Hematram Yadav

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Individual and Community-level factors associated with early marriage in Zambia: a mixed effect analysis

Million Phiri, Emmanuel Musonda, Liness Shasha, Vincent Kanyamuna, Musonda Lemba

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The nutritional content required to design an educational application for infertile women

Mostafa Langarizadeh, Azadeh Nadjarzadeh, Banafshe Maghsoudi, Seyed Ali Fatemi Aghda

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Prevalence of teenage pregnancy and its associated factors in high fertility sub-Saharan Africa countries: a multilevel analysis

Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw, Tesfahun Zemene Tafere, Wubshet Debebe Negash

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Investigating factors that influence the practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in an urban general hospital in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Baaba Dadzie, Fidelis Bayor, Abdul-Razak Doat, Jamilatu B. Kappiah, Collins Adombire Akayuure, Aubrey A. Lamptey, Vida Nyagre Yakong, Sylvanus Kampo

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Hysteroscopy for retained products of conception: a single-institution experience

Ling Han, Gang Shi, Ai Zheng, Jiaying Ruan

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Inter- and intra-observer agreement in the assessment of the cervical transformation zone (TZ) by visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and its implications for a screen and treat approach: a reliability study

Khadidja Benkortbi, Rosa Catarino, Ania Wisniak, Bruno Kenfack, Eveline Tincho Foguem, Gino Venegas, Mwanahamuntu Mulindi, Apollinaire Horo, Jose Jeronimo, Pierre Vassilakos, Patrick Petignat

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Endometriosis, infertility and occupational life: women's plea for recognition

Letizia Gremillet, Antoine Netter, Irène Sari-Minodier, Laura Miquel, Arnaud Lacan, Blandine Courbiere

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Sexual violence and risk factors among night shift female college students in Hawassa city, South Ethiopia, 2020

Hawi Leul Esayas, Hirut Gemeda, Teshome Melese, Gebremariam Temesgen Birgoda, Bezabih Terefe, Samuel Abebe, Muluken Bekele, Fitsum Wolde, Bamlaku Birie

Open Access Research

Mothers’ accounts of the impact of being in nature on postnatal wellbeing: a focus group study

Katherine Hall, Jonathan Evans, Rosa Roberts, Richard Brown, Christopher Barnes, Katrina Turner

Open Access Correction

Correction: Does asset ownership influence sexual risk‑taking behaviors among women engaged in sex work in Southern Uganda? A mediation analysis

Josephine Nabayinda, Joshua Kiyingi, Samuel Kizito, Edward Nsubuga, Proscovia Nabunya, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Natasja Magorokosho, Jennifer Nattabi, Susan S. Witte, Fred M. Ssewamala

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Factors associated with fear of childbirth in a subsequent pregnancy: a nationwide case–control analysis in Finland

Matias Vaajala, Rasmus Liukkonen, Ilari Kuitunen, Ville Ponkilainen, Ville M. Mattila, Maiju Kekki

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Endometriosis of the skeletal muscular system (ESMS): a systematic review

Hui Ye, Chongyang Shen, Qingli Quan, Mingrong Xi, Lin Li

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Female high school students' knowledge and attitude toward breast cancer

Zahra Mohebi, Maryam Heidari Sarvestani, Zahra Moradi, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh

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How do carbohydrate quality indices influence on bone mass density in postmenopausal women? A case–control study

Mehran Nouri, Marzieh Mahmoodi, Zainab Shateri, Marzieh Ghadiri, Milad Rajabzadeh-Dehkordi, Mohebat Vali, Bahram Pourghassem Gargari

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Intimate partner violence and associated factors among HIV positive women attending antiretroviral therapy clinics in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia

Amsal Seraw Alemie, Hedija Yenus Yeshita, Ejigu Gebeye Zeleke, Birye Dessalegn Mekonnen

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Determinants of induced abortion among women of reproductive age: evidence from the 2013 and 2019 Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Survey

Foday Robert Sesay, Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Adom Manu, Ernest Maya, Kwasi Torpey, Richard M. K. Adanu

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The effects of Saline Infusion Sonography on the histological quality of endometrial sampling in women with postmenopausal bleeding

Albertine J. Vroom, Simone Bongarts, Marlies Y. Bongers, Loes F. S. Kooreman, Steven L. Bosch, Peggy M. A. J. Geomini, Nehalennia van Hanegem

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Negotiating the ambiguity of an (in)authentic working life: a grounded theory study into severe perineal trauma

Katharina Tjernström, Inger Lindberg, Maria Wiklund, Margareta Persson

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Exposure to interparental violence and intimate partner violence among women in Papua New Guinea

Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Abdul Cadri, Tarif Salihu, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Sanni Yaya

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Patients’ and providers’ perspectives on non-urgent egg freezing decision-making: a thematic analysis

Leah Drost, E. Shirin Dason, Jinglan Han, Tanya Doshi, Adena Scheer, Ellen M. Greenblatt, Claire A. Jones

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Explaining sexual self-care status and its predictor factors in women referring to healthcare centers of Sari, Iran, 2021

Fereshteh Yazdani, Masoumeh Simbar, Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi, Elham Zare, Malihe Nasiri

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Status of information, education, and communication as perceived by clients receiving antenatal care at Chiradzulu District Hospital in Malawi

Gaily Graysham Lungu, Elizabeth Chodzaza, Martha Kamanga, Wanangwa Chikazinga, Diana Jere

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Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Healthy Lifestyle Instrument for Breast Cancer Survivors (HLI-BCS)

Elahe Ramezanzade Tabriz, Seyed Amir Aledavood, Monir Ramezani, Fateme Kavoosi

Open Access Case report

Cellular angiofibroma in the retroperitoneal space during pregnancy: A case report

Hanae Abe, Sari Nakao, Hiroya Itagaki, Yoshihiko Hosokawa, Ayumi Shikama, Nobutaka Tasaka, Azusa Akiyama, Takeo Minaguchi, Toyomi Satoh

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Incorporating end-users’ voices into the development of an implant for HIV prevention: a discrete choice experiment in South Africa and Zimbabwe

Erica N. Browne, Kgahlisho Manenzhe, Wanzirai Makoni, Sikhanyisiwe Nkomo, Imelda Mahaka, Khatija Ahmed, Mary Kate Shapley-Quinn, Tozoe Marton, Ellen Luecke, Leah Johnson, Ariane van der Straten, Alexandra M. Minnis

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Knowledge on human papilloma virus and experience of getting positive results: a qualitative study among women in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Patricia Swai, Melina Mgongo, Beatrice J. Leyaro, Julius Mwaiselage, Bariki L. Mchome, Susanne K. Kjaer, Vibeke Rasch, Rachel Manongi, Sia E. Msuya

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Utilizing first void urine for high-risk HPV testing for cervical cancer screening in HIV-positive women in Katete, Zambia

Marian Kaoma, Oladapo Olayemi, Mwila Hilton Mwaba, Kapembwa Sikwewa

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The association of dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) with the odds of diabetic nephropathy and metabolic markers in women: a case–control study

Atieh Mirzababaei, Faezeh Abaj, Sara Hajishizari, Niki Bahrampour, Sahar Noori, Ahmad Mujtaba Barekzai, Dorsa Hosseininasab, Cain C. T. Clark, Khadijeh Mirzaei

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Role of breast cancer screening in the overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer: results from a cross-sectional nationwide survey

Eunhye Lee, Sung Hoon Jeong, Chung Mo Nam, Jae Kwan Jun, Eun-Cheol Park

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Associations between infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practice and attitudes toward intimate partner violence (IPV) in Timor-Leste

Kyoko Sasaki, Mika Watanabe, Leonard Ximenes, Cipriano Pacheco, Michiyo Higuchi

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Women’s worries about prenatal screening tests suspected of fetal anomalies: a qualitative study

Seyyedeh Mahboubeh Mirtabar, Zeynab Pahlavan, Sajedeh Aligoltabar, Shahnaz Barat, Fatemeh Nasiri-Amiri, Maryam Nikpour, Fereshteh Behmanesh, Sina Taheri, Khadijeh Nasri, Mahbobeh Faramarzi

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Effect of annualized surgeon volume on major surgical complications for abdominal and laparoscopic radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer in China, 2004–2016: a retrospective cohort study

Cong Liang, Weili Li, Xiaoyun Liu, Hongwei Zhao, Lu Yin, Mingwei Li, Yu Guo, Jinghe Lang, Xiaonong Bin, Ping Liu, Chunlin Chen

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Menstrual regulation: examining the incidence, methods, and sources of care of this understudied health practice in three settings using cross-sectional population-based surveys

Suzanne O. Bell, Mridula Shankar, Funmilola OlaOlorun, Elizabeth Omoluabi, Anoop Khanna, Danish Ahmad, Georges Guiella, Caroline Moreau

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Lived experiences and coping strategies of persons seeking infertility treatment in the Kumasi metropolis: a descriptive phenomenological study

Louisa Annan-Frey, Edward Appiah Boateng, Alberta Lomotey, Christopher Lartey, Veronica Dzomeku

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Perceived guideline clarity impacts guideline-concordant care for breast cancer screening in women age 40–49

Michelle B. Nadler, Ann Marie Corrado, Brooke E. Wilson, Alexandra Desnoyers, Eitan Amir, Noah Ivers, Laura Desveaux

Open Access Case Report

Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia with primary lung cancer and mesenchymal tumor of sigmoid colon: a case report and literature review

HongYe Li, Meng Sun, Jing Jiang, Bin Shi, BaoHua Wang, Lei Wang, WenXin Wu, WenYan Wang

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Spatial distribution and associated factors of dropout from health facility delivery after antenatal booking in Ethiopia: a multi-level analysis

Melaku Yalew, Asiressie Molla, Getahun Gebre Bogale, Tesfaye Birhane, Mastewal Arefaynie, Yitayish Damtie, Bereket Kefale, Bezawit Adane

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Risk of cardiometabolic outcomes among women with a history of pelvic inflammatory disease: a retrospective matched cohort study from the UK

Kelvin Okoth, G. Neil Thomas, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Nicola J. Adderley

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Reproductive health of Syrian refugee women in Lebanon: a descriptive analysis of the Sijilli electronic health records database

Natally AlArab, Dana Nabulsi, Nour El Arnaout, Hani Dimassi, Ranime Harb, Julien Lahoud, Lara Nahouli, Abdulghani Abou Koura, Ghaidaa El Saddik, Shadi Saleh

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Clinical analysis of 312 patients with stage IB1-IIA2 cervical squamous cell carcinoma and research on the influencing factors of postoperative recurrence

Jia Zeng, Jing Zuo, Ning Li, HongWen Yao, YuanYuan Zhang, YuXi Zhao, TianTian Wang, Lin Xiu, Jian Li, Jing Yu, LeiLei Liang, LingYing Wu

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Comparison of the efficacy of dienogest and GnRH-a after endometriosis surgery

Mingjun Tang, Wenhui Yang, Haiyan Zhang

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The psycho-social impact of obstetric fistula and available support for women residing in Nigeria: a systematic review

Ifunanya Roseline Nduka, Nasreen Ali, Isabella Kabasinguzi, David Abdy

Open Access Case report

A 50-year-old refugee woman with a lithopedion and a lifetime of trauma: a case report

Waseem Sous, Michaela Sous, Ayorinde Soipe, Amy E. Caruso Brown, Andrea V. Shaw

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The relationship between diet quality indices and odds of breast cancer in women: a case–control study

Mohammad Hassan Sohouli, Genevieve Buckland, Cain C. T. Clark, Heitor O. Santos, Felipe L. Athayde, Vahid Sanati, Leila Janani, Akram Sadat Sajadian, Mitra Zarrati

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Association of education level with the risk of female breast cancer: a prospective cohort study

Runxue Jiang, Xia Wang, Zhiguo Sun, Shouling Wu, Shuohua Chen, Haifeng Cai

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Need assessment for the content of educational programs about breast cancer from the viewpoint of unaffected women

Sadaf Alipour, Marzieh Orouji, Yas Eskandari, Amirhossein Eskandari

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Chronic cough in postmenopausal women and its associations to climacteric symptoms

Volker Ziller, Thea Sophie Oppermann, Werner Cassel, Olaf Hildebrandt, Rolf F. Kroidl, Ulrich Koehler

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A cross-sectional study of knowledge, attitudes, barriers and practices of cervical cancer screening among nurses in selected hospitals in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Wezile Chitha, Siyabonga Sibulawa, Itumeleng Funani, Buyiswa Swartbooi, Kedibone Maake, Assegid Hellebo, Danleen Hongoro, Onke R. Mnyaka, Ziyanda Ngcobo, Christopher M. Zungu, Nomfuneko Sithole, Lizo Godlimpi, Sibusiso C. Nomatshila, Sikhumbuzo A. Mabunda, Vivien Essel

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Prevalence, indications and fetal outcomes of operative vaginal delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa, systematic review, and meta-analysis

Andualem Mebratu, Abbas Ahmed, Addisu Getnet Zemeskel, Asrat Alemu, Tesfaye Temesgen, Wondwosen Molla, Zerihun Figa

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Performance of Aptima-HPV in the cervical cancer screening program of Portugal: a cost-analysis

Daniel Figueiredo, Inês Ribeiro, Ana Penedones, Diogo Mendes, Carlos Alves, Francisco Batel-Marques, Daniel Pereira da Silva

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Patterns and correlates of post-abortion complications in India

Manas Ranjan Pradhan, Daisy Saikia

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A structural equation model linking health literacy, self-efficacy, and quality of life in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome

Yunmei Guo, Ying Liu, Rui Ding, Xin Yan, Huiwen Tan, Yousha Wang, Xueting Wang, LianHong Wang

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Changes in maternal heart rate in delayed post-partum preeclampsia

Dorit Ravid, Michal Ovadia, Aula Asali, Shlomo Nisim, Sivan Farladansky Gershnabel, Tal Biron-Shental, Omer Weitzner

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Identification of age differences in cancer-related symptoms in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer in China

Tingting Cai, Tingting Zhou, Jialin Chen, Qingmei Huang, Changrong Yuan, Fulei Wu

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Candidiasis profile at the outpatient department of the university of cape coast hospital in the central region of Ghana: a retrospective study

Kwame Kumi Asare, Hilda Amuaku Bentil, Emmanuel Gyesi, Samuel Amoah, Felicity Bentsi-Enchill, Yeboah Kwaku Opoku

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Reusable period products: use and perceptions among young people in Victoria, Australia

Caitlin Ramsay, Julie Hennegan, Caitlin H. Douglass, Sarah Eddy, Alexandra Head, Megan S. C. Lim

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Implications of serum uric acid for female infertility: results from the national health and nutrition examination survey, 2013–2020

Jiemei Liang, Xiting Chen, Jinfa Huang, Weizhe Nie, Qian Yang, Qitao Huang, Kaixian Deng

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PCGEM1 promotes cell proliferation and migration in endometriosis by targeting miR-124-3p-mediated ANTXR2 expression

Yong Liu, Chengmao Xie, Ting Li, Chang Lu, Linyuan Fan, Zhan Zhang, Sha Peng, Na Lv, Dan Lu

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Development of a brief menstrual quality of life measure for women with heavy menstrual bleeding

Deborah Lancastle, Helena Kopp Kallner, Gabrielle Hale, Bethan Wood, Lauren Ashcroft, Holly Driscoll

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Factors associated with late diagnosis of breast cancer in women in Togo, Sub-Saharan Africa

Tchin Darré, Lantam Tchandikou, Panakinao Simgban, Mayi Bombone, Toukilnan Djiwa, Bidamin N’Timon, Bagassam Sama, Ayoko Ketevi, Baguilane Douaguibe, Bingo K. N’Bortche, Yao Seddoh, Mazamaesso Tchaou, Gado Napo-Koura

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Adherence to Mediterranean dietary quality index and risk of breast cancer in adult women: a case-control study

Farhang Djafari, Parivash Ghorbaninejad, Fatemeh Dehghani Firouzabadi, Fatemeh Sheikhhossein, Hossein Shahinfar, Maryam Safabakhsh, Hossein Imani, Sakineh Shab-Bidar

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Characteristics of submucosal leiomyomas that could cause severe hemorrhage with relugolix: an observational study

Yoshimitsu Wada, Yuji Takei, Takumi Minezumi, Hiroto Hirashima, Hiroyuki Fujiwara

Open Access Case report

Cardiac arrest caused by the application of pituitrin during laparoscopic myomectomy

Jia-Rui Li, Xin Liao, Feng-Qiong Lv, Hui Li

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Impact of (recurrent) bacterial vaginosis on quality of life and the need for accessible alternative treatments

Karen Chow, Darcy Wooten, Sindhuja Annepally, Leah Burke, Rina Edi, Sheldon R. Morris

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Socio-economic variations of breast cancer treatment and discontinuation: a study from a public tertiary cancer hospital in Mumbai, India

Sanjay K. Mohanty, Tabassum Wadasadawala, Soumendu Sen, Pijush Kanti Khan

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Adherence to oral anticancer hormonal therapy in breast cancer patients and its relationship with treatment satisfaction: an important insight from a developing country

Amer A. Koni, Bushra A. Suwan, Maisa A. Nazzal, Alaa Sleem, Aiman Daifallah, Majd Hamed allah, Razan Y. Odeh, Sa’ed H. Zyoud

Open Access Research article

Long-term pelvic floor symptoms and urogenital prolapse after hysterectomy

Carolien K. M. Vermeulen, Joggem Veen, Caroline Adang, Anne Lotte W. M. Coolen, Sanne A. L. van Leijsen, Marlies Y. Bongers

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Vulvovaginal yeast infections during pregnancy and perinatal outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis

Ranjana M. S. Gigi, Diana Buitrago-Garcia, Katayoun Taghavi, Cara-Mia Dunaiski, Janneke H. H. M. van de Wijgert, Remco P. H. Peters, Nicola Low

Open Access Case report

Granulomatous cheilitis of Miescher: a rare entity

Santosh Tummidi, Prabhakaran Nagendran, Michael Leonard Anthony, Rupa Jami Ramani, Arundhathi Shankaralingappa, Hima Gopinath

Open Access Case report

Signet ring cell-like diffuse large B-cell lymphoma involving the breast: a case report

Lu Zhang, Qinqin Min, Jiaxin Bi, Xuewen Yu, Yingying Liang, Mumin Shao

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Interventions to increase the uptake of cervical cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Khaing Nwe Tin, Chetta Ngamjarus, Siwanon Rattanakanokchai, Jen Sothornwit, Apiwat Aue-aungkul, Aye Kyawt Paing, Porjai Pattanittum, Nampet Jampathong, Pisake Lumbiganon

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The efficacy and safety of temperature controlled dual-mode radiofrequency in women with vaginal laxity

Lixia FU, Senyang Long, Qin LI, Hainan XU, Ling Guo, Huarong Wang, Zhongyan Zheng, Jing Zhang

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Exposure to interparental violence and justification of intimate partner violence among women in Papua New Guinea

Richard Gyan Aboagye, Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Asare, Collins Adu, Abdul Cadri, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Sanni Yaya

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A health communication campaign for prevention of osteoporosis in rural elderly women

Solmaz Dastmanesh, Masoud Karimi, Leila Ghahremani, Mozhgan Seif, Elahe Zare

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Uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission cascade services in Burkina Faso between 2013 and 2020: are we on the right track?

Lucresse Corine Fassinou, Joël Ouoba, Calypse Ngwasiri, Issa Romba, Wedminere Noëlie Zoungrana-Yameogo, Fidèle Bakiono, Isidore Tiandiogo Traoré, Hervé Hien, Nicolas Nagot, Fati Kirakoya-Samadoulougou

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A qualitative study of influences on the uptake of contraceptive services among people of reproductive age in Uganda

Cissie Namanda, Lynn Atuyambe, Sarah Ssali, Aggrey Mukose, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Frederick E. Makumbi, Ritah Tweheyo, Andrew Gidudu, Carole Sekimpi, Catherine Verde Hashim, Martha Nicholson, Peter Ddungu

Open Access Research

Predictors of the worry about cancer recurrence among women with breast cancer

Masoumeh Safdari-Molan, Esmat Mehrabi, Roghaiyeh Nourizadeh, Reza Eghdam-Zamiri

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Sexual dysfunction worsens both the general and specific quality of life of women with irritable bowel syndrome. A cross-sectional study

Santiago Camacho, Andrea Díaz, Paulina Pérez, Héctor Batalla, Yoshua Flores, Evelyn Altamirano, María de Fátima Higuera-de la Tijera, Daniel Murguía, Laura Gómez-Laguna

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Barriers to early diagnosis of cervical cancer: a mixed-method study in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa

Marie K. Plaisy, Simon P. Boni, Patrick A. Coffie, Aristophane Tanon, Adoubi Innocent, Apollinaire Horo, François Dabis, Anne Bekelynck, Antoine Jaquet

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Health care provider reporting practices related to self-managed abortion

Sarah C. M. Roberts, Claudia Zaugg, Daniel Grossman

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Sexual behaviors, contraception use and barriers among adolescents and young adults in rural Haiti

Abbey R. Masonbrink, Emily A. Hurley, Nikolaus Schuetz, Jonathan Rodean, Emily Rupe, Kemi Lewis, Marie Daphnée Boncoeur, Melissa K. Miller

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The effect of vitamin D on the severity of dysmenorrhea and menstrual blood loss: a randomized clinical trial

Azam Amzajerdi, Maryam Keshavarz, Elham Ghorbali, Sally Pezaro, Fatemeh Sarvi

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Evaluation of the effectiveness of a postnatal support education program for husbands in promotion of their primiparous wives’ perceived social support: a randomized controlled trial

Zahra Abbaspoor, Foruzan Sharifipour, Mojgan Javadnoori, Zahra Behboodi Moghadam, Bahman Cheraghian, Mahin Najafian

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Association between depression and dysmenorrhea among adolescent girls: multiple mediating effects of binge eating and sleep quality

Yingzhen Li, Baixue Kang, Xueyan Zhao, Xuena Cui, Jie Chen, Lijie Wang

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De novo myeloid sarcoma mimicking gynecological tumors: a retrospective case series of eight patients

Yu Gu, Haoran Zheng, Shengwei Mo, Tao Guo, Lihua Chen, Junjun Yang, Yang Xiang

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The role of daughters in relation to their mother’s cervical cancer diagnosis and treatment in Guatemala: a descriptive study

Hallie Dau, Anna Gottschlich, Lynn Metz, Natalia Pineda, Andres Pineda, Christian S. Alvarez, Kristin Bevliacqua, Carlos Mendoza-Montano, Gina Ogilvie, Alvaro Rivera-Andrade, Eduardo Gharzouzi, Rafael Meza

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Unmet need for long-acting and permanent contraceptives and associated factors among married women in Southern Ethiopia

Helebo Abate, Tarekegn Solomon, Teshome Abuka Abebo, Legesse Tesfaye Elilo

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A population-based cross-sectional study on the situation of cervical cancer screening in Liaoning, China

Bo Zhu, Huihui Yu, Ping Ni, Xi Chen, Jing Zhang, Danbo Wang

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Prevalence and factors associated with condom use among sexually active young women in Haiti: evidence from the 2016/17 Haiti demographic and health survey

David Jean Simon, Bénédique Paul, Ann Kiragu, Comfort Z. Olorunsaiye, Fanor Joseph, Ghislaine Joseph, M’Boh Delphin N’Gou

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Surveillance Mammography Behaviors in Black and White Breast Cancer Survivors: Behavioral Risk Factors and Surveillance System, 2016

Megan C. Edmonds, Bassam Dahman, Sunny Jung Kim, Kandace P. McGuire, Vanessa B. Sheppard

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Comparison of cardiovascular disease risk factors among FiLWHEL (2014–2016), NNS (2013) and KNHANES (2013–2015) women

Sherlyn Mae P. Provido, Grace P. Abris, Heejin Lee, Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle, Glen Melvin Gironella, Mario V. Capanzana, Grace H. Chung, Sangmo Hong, Sung Hoon Yu, Chang Beom Lee, Jung Eun Lee

Open Access Case report

Endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising in adenomyosis in a patient with pelvic organ prolapse—case report

Jing Wang, Qingyuan Wang, Wenyan Wang, Jian Yang, Jingxian Xia, Yanan Wei

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Trends in emotional functioning and psychosocial wellbeing in breast cancer survivors: a prospective cohort study using patient-reported outcome measures

Sri K. Devarakonda, Reinier Timman, Paul F. Bouvy, Arvind Oemrawsingh, Inge Apon, Marc A. M. Mureau, Linetta B. Koppert, Leonieke W. Kranenburg

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A mixed-method study exploring barriers and facilitators to midwives’ mental health in Ontario

Elizabeth K. Darling, Lindsay N. Grenier, Rachel K. MacKenzie, Claire Ramlogan-Salanga, Elizabeth C. Cates, Riley Graybrook, Karline Wilson-Mitchell

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Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC) of the Bartholin's gland misdiagnosed for three times: a case report

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Gashaw Khalid, Abubakir Majeed Saleh, Nazar Shabila, Malin Bogren, Delér Shakely

Open Access Research

Genital warts and women’s sexual challenges: is sexual compatibility possible? A qualitative study

Mohadese Adeli, Lida Moghaddam-Banaem, Shadab Shahali, Tahereh Soori

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The impact of SARS-COV-2 infection on menstruation

Xiaozhu Zhong, Keji Lu, Weiying Liang, Luozi Jihu, Anqi Zeng, Miao Ding, Dongmei Chen, Meiqing Xie

Open Access Research

Factors causing delayed presentations of breast cancer among female patients in Sulaimani Governorate, Kurdistan region, Iraq

Alaa Abdulrazzaq Abdulkareem, Hawar Ali Ghalib, Mezjda Ismail Rashaan

Open Access Research

Chronic pain in female breast cancer survivors - prevalence, characteristics and contributing factors: a cross-sectional pilot study

Nelisiwe Shabangu, Tselane Thebe, Michelle Casey, Ursula Wesselmann, Romy Parker

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The quality of life and body image disturbances of Turner syndrome patients in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

Amirul Ashraf Bin Yusof, Manuela Lee Sze Chii, Nur Izzarizlyn Mohammad Yusoff, Raja Nur Iman Farhani Raja Mazrul Kama, Jairus Reuben Raj, Nur Azurah Abdul Ghani, Anizah Ali, Joyce Hong Soo Syn, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Nurkhairulnisa Abu Ishak, Adongo Susan Akinyi, Ani Amelia Zainuddin

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Bone mineral density and muscle mass associated with healthy eating index in postmenopausal women; results from RaNCD cohort study

Negin Kamari, Hawal Lateef Fateh, Yahya Pasdar, Shahab Rezaeian, Ebrahim Shakiba, Farid Najafi

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Psychometric assessment of the US person-centered prenatal and maternity care scales in a low-income predominantly Latinx population in California

Patience A. Afulani, Kimberly Coleman-Phox, Daisy Leon-Martinez, Kathy Z. Fung, Erica Martinez, Mary A. Garza, Charles E. McCulloch, Miriam Kuppermann

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The impact of health coaching on the prevention of gestational diabetes in overweight/obese pregnant women: a quasi-experimental study

Fateme Mohammadian, Mouloud Agajani Delavar, Fereshteh Behmanesh, Alireza Azizi, Sedighe Esmaeilzadeh

Open Access Research

Relationship between menstruation-related experiences and health-related quality of life of Japanese high school students: a cross-sectional study

Motoyuki Nakao, Yuko Ishibashi, Yumika Hino, Keiko Yamauchi, Kotaro Kuwaki

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Strong social disparities in access to IVF/ICSI despite free cost of treatment: a French population-based nationwide cohort study

Khaoula Ben Messaoud, Juliette Guibert, Jean Bouyer, Elise de La Rochebrochard

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Anthropological overview of kangaroo care in community settings in Madagascar

Emilia Brazy-Nancy, Chiarella Mattern, Brigitte Irene Rakotonandrasana, Vonimboahangy Rachel Andrianarisoa, Patricia Norolalao, Azzah Al-Rashid

Open Access Research

The self-care situation analysis of reproductive-aged women in Tehran: a survey study

Masoumeh Simbar, Zahra Kiani, Zeinab Nasiri, Nahid KhodaKarami, Soheila Nazarpour, Farzaneh Rashidi Fakari, Sepideh Keyvanfar, Hamid Alavi Majd

Open Access Research

Muslim women’s views and experiences of family planning in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study

Noura Alomair, Samah Alageel, Nathan Davies, Julia V. Bailey

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Risk-stratification machine learning model using demographic factors, gynaecological symptoms and β-catenin for endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma: a cross-sectional study

Rina Masadah, Aries Maulana, Berti Julian Nelwan, Mahmud Ghaznawie, Upik Anderiani Miskad, Suryani Tawali, Syahrul Rauf, Bumi Herman

Open Access Research

Chronic endometritis incidence in infertile women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome: a propensity score matched study

Jiayi Guo, Yajie Chang, Zhi Zeng, Huijun Liu, Xiaoyan Liang, Haitao Zeng, Jintao Peng

Open Access Research

Level of knowledge, attitude, and practice on modern contraceptive method and its associated factors among housemaids living in Debre Tabor town, northwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Gebrehiwot Ayalew Tiruneh, Besfat Berihun Erega, Awgichew Behaile T/mariam, Endeshaw Chekol Abebe, Teklie Mengie Ayele, Nega Dagnaw Baye, Zelalem Tilahun, Alebachew Taye, Bekalu Getnet Kassa

Open Access Research

Diagnostic and pre-treatment intervals among patients with cervical cancer attending care at the Uganda Cancer Institute: a cross-sectional study

Jackie Lalam Lacika, Henry Wabinga, Joseph Kagaayi, Ronald Opito, Christopher Garimoi Orach, Amos Deogratius Mwaka

Open Access Case Report

A case report of laparoscopic surgery for Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome with preservation of functional primordial uterus

Wei Zhao, Naiyi Du, Luguang Han, Yakun Liu, Ying Wang, Xiwa Zhao, Jun Zhang, Shan Kang

Open Access Research

Evaluation of the applicability of internal controls on self-collected samples for high-risk human papillomavirus is needed

Bo Verberckmoes, Tamara De Vos, Karel Maelegheer, Catherine Ali-Risasi, Yolande Sturtewagen, Marleen Praet, Davy Vanden Broeck, Elizaveta Padalko

Open Access Research

Breast cancer surveillance in BRCA positive Sri Lankan women: health equity for a high-risk group at a limited resource setting

Udari Apsara Liyanage, Nirmala Dushyanthi Sirisena, Pushpika Chathuranga Deshapriya, Vajira Harshadeva Weerabaddana Dissanayake

Open Access Research

Causal effects of gut microbiome on endometriosis: a two-sample mendelian randomization study

Ziyu Liu, Peigen Chen, Liling Luo, Qianru Liu, Hao Shi, Xing Yang

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Patient experiences of being advised by a healthcare professional to get pregnant to manage or treat endometriosis: a cross-sectional study

Diksha Sirohi, Sylvia Freedman, Lesley Freedman, Gretchen Carrigan, Alison J. Hey-Cunningham, M. Louise Hull, Rebecca O’Hara

Open Access Research

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine HIV care and cervical cancer screening in North-Central Nigeria

Magdiel A. Habila, Mavis Obeng-Kusi, Maryam J. Ali, Francis A. Magaji, Iornum H. Shambe, Patrick H. Daru, Elizabeth T. Jacobs, Purnima Madhivanan, Atiene S. Sagay, Jonah Musa

Open Access Research

Application an internet facilitation in a community-based cervical cancer screening project

Hui Du, Xinfeng Qu, Guixiang Wang, Chunlei Guo, Zhaohui Wang, Juan Min, Zhihong Liu, Qicai Hu, Hongxue Luo, Chun Wang, Xia Huang, Yun Chen, Bo Wu, J. L. Belinson, Ruifang Wu

Open Access Research

Association between risk factors and migraine in Pakistani females

Nida Razzak, Hina Khan, Huma Tariq, Muhammad Aslam

Open Access Research

Women’s autonomy in healthcare decision making: a systematic review

Idayu Badilla Idris, Amy Azira Hamis, Ayuzeity Bistari Md Bukhori, David Chan Chee Hoong, Hakimah Yusop, Muhammad Al-Amin Shaharuddin, Nazmeen Adline Fawwazah A. Fauzi, Thinakaran Kandayah

Open Access Research

Breast cancer survival after mammography dissemination in Brazil: a population-based analysis of 2,715 cases

Juliana O. Fernandes, Beatriz F. Machado, Cassio Cardoso-Filho, Juliana Nativio, Cesar Cabello, Diama B. Vale

Open Access Research

Enhancing antenatal education in Pakistan: an audit and recommendations

Maliha Abbas, Shelina Bhamani, Yasmin Kanjani, Lumaan Sheikh

Open Access Research

Perceptions of pregnant women on antenatal care visit during their first trimester at area 25 health center in Lilongwe, Malawi – a qualitative study

Modesta Nyando, Dziwenji Makombe, Alexander Mboma, Elias Mwakilama, Lot Nyirenda

Open Access Research

Patient perspectives of using reproductive autonomy to measure quality of care: a qualitative study

Meredith G. Manze, Silpa Srinivasulu, Heidi E. Jones

Open Access Research

Identification of causes and consequences of Kolberi among Iranian Kurdish women: a grounded theory study

Javad Yoosefi Lebni, Seyed Fahim Irandoost, Arash Ziapour, Ahmad Ahmadi, Nafiul Mehedi, Seyyed Amar Azizi

Open Access Research

Womandla Health: development and rationale of a behavioral intervention to support HIV treatment adherence among postpartum women in South Africa

Jennifer A. Pellowski, Destry Jensen, Nokwazi Tsawe, Christopher Colvin, Susan Cu-Uvin, Don Operario, Mark Lurie, Abigail Harrison, Landon Myer, Lucia Knight

Open Access Research

Physical exercise habits are related with reduced prevalence of falling among elderly women in China

Cuiqing Zhao, Tongling Wang, Dawei Yu, Wang Li

Open Access Research

Surgical management practice of pelvic organ prolapse among Ethiopian gynecologists, 2021: a descriptive study

Zelalem Ayichew Workineh, Birhanu Abera Ayana, Kiros Terefe Gashaye, Solomon Berhe Wubneh, Belayneh Ayanaw Kassie

Open Access Research

Prevalence and causes of social media usage and addiction status of pregnant women

Merve Bağrici Bozan, Eda Cangöl

Open Access Research

Time to initiation of modern contraceptive method use after childbirth and its predictors in Southern Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study

Erjabo Adinew Mugoro, Dejene Ermias Mekango, Tigist Alebachew Lule, Belayneh Hamdela Jena, Ermias Abera Turuse

Open Access Research

Capacity assessment and spatial analysis of cervical cancer services in The Gambia

Meghan E. Mali, Ousman Sanyang, Katherine L. Harris, Justin Sorensen, Mustapha Bittaye, Jonathan Nellermoe, Raymond R. Price, Edward K. Sutherland

Open Access Research

Alteration of stool pH and its association with biomarkers of gut enteropathy among slum-dwelling women of reproductive age in Bangladesh

Ishita Mostafa, S. M. Tafsir Hasan, Md. Amran Gazi, Md. Ashraful Alam, Shah Mohammad Fahim, Kazi Nazmus Saqeeb, Tahmeed Ahmed

Open Access Research

Reliability, validity and distribution of the Spanish female sexual function index in women with relapsing multiple sclerosis

Sara Gil-Perotin, Salma Reddam, Cristina González-Mingot, Anna Gil-Sánchez, Inés González-Suarez, Silvia Peralta, Patricia Escrivá, Lucas Barea-Moya, Beatriz Sánchez-Sánchez

Open Access Research

Learning from women veterans who navigate invisible injuries, caregiving, and reintegration challenges

Nicholas A. Rattray, Diana Natividad, Katrina Spontak, Marina Kukla, Ai-Nghia L. Do, Leah Danson, Richard M. Frankel, Gala True

Open Access Research

Physiotherapy practice in women’s health: awareness and attitudes of obstetricians and gynecologists in Ghana

Yaa Boatemaa Koranteng, Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Bertha Oppong-Yeboah

Open Access Research

What are important areas where better technology would support women’s health? Findings from a priority setting partnership

Sharon Dixon, Sabrina Keating, Abigail McNiven, George Edwards, Philip Turner, Camilla Knox-Peebles, Neda Taghinejadi, Katy Vincent, Olivia James, Gail Hayward

Open Access Research

The social determinants of mental health disorders among women with infertility: a systematic review

Tanmay Bagade, Amanual Getnet Mersha, Tazeen Majeed

Open Access Research

Sense of coherence and health in women: a 25-year follow-up study

Marie Bladh, Gunilla Sydsjö, Lisa Ekselius, Eva Vingård, Sara Agnafors

Open Access Research

Survival rate of cervical cancer in Asian countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mohebat Vali, Zahra Maleki, Hossein-Ali Nikbakht, Soheil Hassanipour, Aida Kouhi, Sina Nazemi, Maryam hajizade-valokolaee, MohammadReza Nayeb, Haleh Ghaem

Open Access Research

Pelvic organ prolapse: Women’s experiences of Accessing Care & Recommendations for improvement

Louise Carroll, Cliona O’. Sullivan, Catherine Doody, Carla Perrotta, Brona M. Fullen

Open Access Research

The Carolina hysterectomy cohort (CHC): a novel case series of reproductive-aged hysterectomy patients across 10 hospitals in the US south

Zakiya M. Haji-Noor, Joacy G. Mathias, Theo Gabriel Beltran, Lauren G. Anderson, Mollie E. Wood, Annie Green Howard, Sharon Peacock Hinton, Kemi M. Doll, Whitney R. Robinson

Open Access Research

Age affects the association between socioeconomic status and infertility: a cross-sectional study

Xiting Chen, Jiemei Liang, Qian Yang, Jinfa Huang, Lixin Li, Kaixian Deng

Open Access Research

An acceptance analysis of a sexual health education digital tool in resource-poor regions of Kenya: an UTAUT based survey study

Clarissa Soehnchen, Vera Weirauch, Rebecca Schmook, Maike Henningsen, Sven Meister

Open Access Research

Bilateral or unilateral tubo-ovarian abscess: exploring its clinical significance

Yael Yagur, Omer Weitzner, Rebecca Shams, Gili Man-El, Yfat Kadan, Yair Daykan, Zvi Klein, Ron Schonman

Open Access Research

Adverse childhood experiences and depressive symptoms among lesbian and bisexual women in China

Biao Zhu, Chenchang Xiao, Changmian Ding, Hong Yan, Liyin Wang, Qingqing Jiang, Jiawei Tian, Liqing Wei

Open Access Research

Decomposing the rural-urban disparities in overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Nigeria

Ololade Julius Baruwa, Babatunde Makinde Gbadebo, Oluwafemi John Adeleye, Hanani Tabana, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe

Open Access Research

Lymphadenectomy and optimal excise lymph nodes count for early-stage primary fallopian tube cancer: a SEER-based study

Yuexi Liu, Fanfan Huang, Qiuying Gu, Jinlong Wang, Qingmiao Wang, Yuyang Wu, Lijuan Li, Yao Xiao

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