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The clinical significance of intraoperative adverse events in laparoscopic radical hysterectomies for early-stage cervical cancer

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Xiaolin Chen, Dongfang Lu, Yanmin Mu, Lingxiao Kong, Ling Zhang

Psychosocial dimensions of access and their association with contraceptive use and intention to use

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Lonkila Moussa Zan, Clémentine Rossier

Factors influencing the uptake and utilization of cervical cancer screening services among women attending public health centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: mixed methods study

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Kemal Hussein, Gilbert Kokwaro, Francis Wafula, Getnet Mitike Kassie

Identification of genes and pathways associated with menopausal status in breast cancer patients using two algorithms

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Minzhang Cheng, Lingchen Wang, Yanlu Xuan, Zhenyu Zhai

Reconnoitering correlation between human papillomavirus infection-induced vaginal microecological abnormality and squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL) progression

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Jiawei Li, Haihong Jin, Yongmei Sun, Chunhua Wang, Hongjuan Chen, Shan Gong, Li Jiang

Prognostic and immune infiltration features of disulfidptosis-related subtypes in breast cancer

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Sheng Chen, Xiangrong Li, Wen Ao

Prognostic and reproductive outcomes in women who had uterine myomas removed during cesarean section and sutured using different techniques

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Qiao-Hong Dai, Lu Zhang, An-Er Chen

Smartphone-based educational and counseling interventions for women with high body mass index at Urmia’s health centers

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Sayeh Ebrahimi Gangachin, Roghieh Bayrami, Bahlol Rahimi, Sima Masudi

Prognostic factors of patients with recurrent uterine malignancies undergoing secondary cytoreductive surgery

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Chenyan Fang, Yingli Zhang, Ping Zhang, Tao Zhu

“I still don’t know how someone gets pregnant”: determinants of poor reproductive health among young female refugees in South Africa

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Tamaryn L. Crankshaw, Jane Freedman, Victoria M. Mutambara, Yasmin Rajah

The unbroken chain of female genital mutilation: a qualitative assessment of high school girls’ perspectives

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Lina Hemmeda, Lena Anwer, Marwa Abbas, Lina Elfaki, Maram Omer, Maab Khalid, Mushrega Hassan, Mihrab Mostafa, Lina Hamza, Maab Mahmoud, Maram Mohamed Osman, Mozan Mohamed, Lamees Bakheet, Alaa T. Omer

Pelvic floor function after third and fourth degree perineal lacerations: a case-control study on quality of life

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Andrea Sartore, Maria Sole Scalia, Francesco Paolo Mangino, Giulia Savastano, Elena Magni, Giuseppe Ricci

Effective strategies for increasing the uptake of modern methods of family planning in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Zahid Ali Memon, Tahmeena, Syeda Aleena Fazal, Sophie Reale, Rachael Spencer, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Hora Soltani

Transgender women’s perspectives on mental health care related to vaginoplasty for gender affirmation

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Emily E. Marra, Hilary Mabel, Sharon Feldman, Mary Beth Mercer, Murat Altinay, Cecile A. Ferrando

Emotional intelligence and stress and their relationship with breastfeeding self-efficacy in mothers of premature infants

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Mohammad Arshadi Bostanabad, Mina Hosseinzadeh, Zahra Molazemi, Hossein Namdar Areshtanab

Prognostic nomograms for breast cancer with lung metastasis: a SEER-based population study

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Yude Xie, Chiseng Lei, Yuhua Ma, Yuan Li, Mei Yang, Yan Zhang, Kin Nam Law, Ningxia Wang, Shaohua Qu

Quality of life among French breast cancer survivors in comparison with cancer-free women: the Seintinelles study

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Alexandra-Cristina Paunescu, Marie Préau, Cyrille Delpierre, Guillemette Jacob, Myriam Pannard, Lidia Delrieu, Marina Kvaskoff

Assessment of water, sanitation, and hygiene among women living in precarious households in a Turkish urban area

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Sera Şimşek, Zeliha Aslı Öcek, Meral Türk, Ayşegül Ünver

Synbiotic as an ameliorating factor in the health-related quality of life in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. A randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial

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Zahra Hariri, Zahra Yari, Sedighe Hoseini, Khadijeh Abhari, Golbon Sohrab

Thrombosis of acute superior mesenteric artery in a patient with breast cancer receiving toremifene therapy: a case report and literature review

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Ximei Wang, Runhe Zhou, Dezong Gao

The effectiveness of educational intervention based on the Health Action Model (HAM) in improving breast cancer screening behaviors

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Fahimeh Mahboobighazaani, Masoud Karimi, Mojtaba Azadbakht, Leila Ghahremani

Effectiveness of a culturally tailored text messaging program for promoting cervical cancer screening in accra, Ghana: a quasi-experimental trial

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Adolphina Addoley Addo-Lartey, Harriet Affran Bonful, Ransford Selasi Sefenu, Timothy Agandah Abagre, Alexander Asamoah, Delia Akosua Bandoh, Adolf Kofi Awua, Nii Armah Adu-Aryee, Florence Dedey, Richard Mawuena Kofi Adanu, Kolawole Stephen Okuyemi

The impact of diabetes, anemia, and renal function in the relationship between osteoporosis and fasting blood glucose among Taiwanese women: a cross-sectional study

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Tzyy-Ling Chuang, Malcolm Koo, Yuh-Feng Wang

Board game on sexually transmitted infections for imprisoned women

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Isaiane da Silva Carvalho, Ryanne Carolynne Marques Gomes Mendes, Laís Helena de Souza Soares Lima, Gabrielle Pessôa da Silva, Monique de Freitas Gonçalves Lima, Tatiane Gomes Guedes, Francisca Márcia Pereira Linhares

PHLPP1 inhibits the growth and aerobic glycolysis activity of human ovarian granular cells through inactivating AKT pathway

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Xiaoyan Yang, Min A, Tana Gegen, Badema Daoerji, Yue Zheng, Aiming Wang

Applying the structural equation model approach to study the simultaneous relationship between women’s empowerment and mental disorder in Egypt

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Hassan H.M. Zaky, Dina M. Armanious, Maria A. Kalliny

A postpartum functional assessment tool for women based on the international classification of functioning, disability and health

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Ying Zhao, Meng Yuan, Jie Wu, Zhao Wang, Fan Jia, Lili Ma, Yang Yang, Jingjie Zhou, Ming Zhang

Laparoscopic adenomyomectomy combined with levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system is effective for long-term management of adenomyosis

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Jilan Jiang, Yilian Pan, Jin Yu, Ye Zhang, Yeping Yang, Hong Xu, Feng Sun

Comparison of physical activity levels and dietary habits between women with polycystic ovarian syndrome and healthy controls of reproductive age: a case-control study

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Muhammad Salman Butt, Javeria Saleem, Rubeena Zakar, Sobia Aiman, Gul Mehar Javaid Bukhari, Florian Fischer

Association between healthy eating index-2015 scores and metabolic syndrome among Iranian women: a cross-sectional study

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Mohammad-Reza Jowshan, Maryam Rafraf, Amir-Hossein Hashemi, Samaneh Hajjarzadeh, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi, Somayyeh Asghari

The comparison of sexual function in types I and II of female genital mutilation

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Kosar Hassannezhad, Firouzeh Asadzadeh, Sohrab Iranpour, Soheila Rabiepoor, Pouran Akhavan Akbari

The impact of text message reminders on cryotherapy uptake among women testing positive for HPV in western Kenya: a prospective cohort study

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Yujung Choi, Saduma Ibrahim, Lawrence P. Park, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Megan J. Huchko

Barriers and facilitators for breast cancer early diagnosis in an indigenous community in Mexico: voices of otomí women

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Minerva Saldaña-Téllez, Sergio Meneses-Navarro, Leonor Cano-Garduño, Karla Unger-Saldaña

Efficacy and safety of VEGF/VEGFR inhibitors for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Danxue Huang, Liyuan Ke, Hongxia Cui, Su Li, Feilong Sun

From existential uncertainty to a new mindset promoting recovery: Exploring the development of uncertainty experience in women with vulvar neoplasia – A qualitative longitudinal study

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Jasmin Eppel-Meichlinger, Hanna Mayer, Enikö Steiner, Andrea Kobleder

Is robotic-assisted vaginectomy a better choice in vaginal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions than conventional laparoscopic surgery?

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Yana Liu, Meng Mao, Jing Bai, Mingbo Cai, Qian Wang, Hanlin Fu, Mengling Zhao, Chunfang Wang, Lulu Si, Ruixia Guo

Comprehensive analyses of mitophagy-related genes and mitophagy-related lncRNAs for patients with ovarian cancer

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Jianfeng Zheng, Shan Jiang, Xuefen Lin, Huihui Wang, Li Liu, Xintong Cai, Yang Sun

Circulating blood biomarkers correlated with the prognosis of advanced triple negative breast cancer

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Xingyu Li, Yanyan Zhang, Cheng Zhu, Wentao Xu, Xiaolei Hu, Domingo Antonio Sánchez Martínez, José Luis Alonso Romero, Ming Yan, Ying Dai, Hua Wang

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) as a potential marker of endometriosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Kyana Jafarabady, Arman Shafiee, Razman Arabzadeh Bahri, Ida Mohammadi, Mohammad javad Amini, Shahryar Rajai, Diba Akbarzadeh, Faeze Soltani Abhari, Emad Movahed, Soraya Parvari, Mahmood Bakhtiyari

Knowledge of cervical cancer screening among Omani women attending a university teaching hospital: a cross-sectional study

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Rahma M Al Kindi, Hana H Al Sumri, Tasneem M Al Muhdhoori, Khoula Al Mamari, Mouza A Al Kalbani, Mohammed H Al-Azri

Fanconi anemia complementation group D2 promotes sensitivity of endometrial cancer cells to chemotherapeutic agents by inhibiting the ferroptosis pathway

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Hai-Hong Lin, Wei-Hong Zeng, Hai-Kun Yang, Li-Shan Huang, Ru Pan, Nan-Xiang Lei

Does the birth plan match what is relevant to women? Preferences of Spanish women when giving birth

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Isabel Artieta-Pinedo, Carmen Paz-Pascual, Arturo Garcia-Alvarez, Paola Bully, Isabel Artieta-Pinedo, Carmen Paz-Pascual, Sonia Alvarez, Pilar Amorrortu, Mónica Blas, Inés Cabeza, Itziar Estalella, Ana Cristina Fernández, Gloria Gutiérrez de Terán-Moreno, Kata Legarra, Gorane Lozano, Amaia Maquibar, David Moreno-López, Ma. Jesús Mulas, Covadonga Pérez, Angela Rodríguez, Mercedes Sáenz de Santamaría, Jesús Sánchez, Gema Villanueva, Maite Espinosa

Prevalence and risk factors of postpartum depression among women attending primary healthcare centers in northern of West Bank/ Palestine: a cross-sectional study, 2022

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Dina Wildali, Saja Nazzal, Suha Hamshari, Souad Belkebir

Reproductive outcomes among female health care workers

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Nazanin Izadi, Omid Aminian, Kiana Ghafourian, AmirHossein Aghdaee, Shadi Samadanian

Evaluation of blood supply and metabolism in tumor, axillary lymph node and normal breast tissue with F-18 FDG PET/CT in breast cancer: comparison with pathological prognostic factors

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Ummuhan Abdulrezzak, Hulya Akgun, Ahmet Tutus, Mustafa Kula, Serap Dogan, Abdullah Bahadır Oz, Engin Ok

Exploring barriers to using modern contraceptives and accessing safe abortion care in women who terminated unintended pregnancies in Southern Ethiopia

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Mahlet A. Woldetsadik, Yeshihareg Yoseph, Mekonnen Degu

Prevalence of anxiety and depression among Lebanese women using oral contraceptives: a cross-sectional study

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Kamel Jaafar, Elias Nabhan, Rama Daoud, Zeina Nasser

Prevalence and associated factors of sexual dysfunction in female hemodialysis patients: first report from Somalia

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Asir Eraslan, Abdikarim Hussein Mohamed, Ahmed Muhammad Bashir, Abdulkamil Abdullahi Adani, Sertac Cimen

An immune-related exosome signature predicts the prognosis and immunotherapy response in ovarian cancer

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Kaibo Zhu, Jiao Ma, Yiping Tian, Qin Liu, Jun Zhang

A thematic synthesis of qualitative studies and surveys of the psychological experience of painful endometriosis

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Amanda C. de C Williams, Honor McGrigor

Single versus double blastocyst transfer in first and second frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycle in advance-aged women: a two-center retrospective cohort study

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Yuxi Zhou, Hui Ji, Mianqiu Zhang, Juanjuan Zhang, Xin Li, Junqiang Zhang, Xiufeng Ling, Li Chen, Chun Zhao

Knowledge, practices and barriers to access sexual health of women in the menopausal stages: a cross-sectional study with Brazilian gynecologists

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Amanda Oliveira de Carvalho, Lucas Barrozo de Andrade, Flávia Fairbanks L. O. Ruano, Cristina Maria Duarte Wigg, Lizanka Paola Figueiredo Marinheiro

Pattern and determinants of contraceptive use among the muslim women in Wajir and Lamu counties in Kenya: a cross-sectional study

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Batula Abdi, Jerry Okal, Gamal Serour, Vincent Were, Marleen Temmerman, Peter Gichangi

The causal relationship of female infertility and psychiatric disorders in the European population: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study

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Pengfei Zeng, Hanxiao Zhang, Liyue Lu, Yanting Li, Tong Yu, Jun Zhang, Hang Zhou

A bivariate Poisson regression to analyse impact of outlier women on correlation between female schooling and fertility in Malawi

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Tsirizani Mwalimu Kaombe

Detectable viral load associated with unmet mental health and substance use needs among trans women living with HIV in San Francisco, California

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Erin C. Wilson, Glenda N. Baguso, Jerry Quintana, Bow Suprasert, Sean Arayasirikul

Machine learning to predict unintended pregnancy among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: evidence from EDHS 2016

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Daniel Niguse Mamo, Yosef Haile Gebremariam, Jibril Beshir Adem, Shimels Derso Kebede, Agmasie Damtew Walle

U-shaped association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and urinary leakage among adult females aged 45 years and over in the United States: a cross-sectional study

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Zeyu Li, Xinzhuo Lu, Keshuai Zhang, Shuangyan Wu, Wei Yu, Xiaoling Chen, Wenzhong Zheng

The role of adverse childhood experiences in predicting child abuse perpetration among married mothers in Alexandria, Egypt: a cross-sectional study

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Yasmine Yousry Mohammed, Mervat Wagdy Abu-Nazel, Reham Said Ibrahim Aly, Zeinab Nazeeh Shata

The benefits and risks of menopause hormone therapy for the cardiovascular system in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Yimeng Gu, Fangfang Han, Mei Xue, Miyuan Wang, Yuxiao Huang

Correction: Factors associated with psychological burden of breast cancer in women in Morocco: cross‑sectional study

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Safiya Mahlaq, Laila Lahlou, Ismail Rammouz, Redouane Abouqal, Jihane Belayachi

Etiology, consequences, and solutions of working women’s work-life conflict: a qualitative study

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Zahra Hosseini, Seyyede Fateme Rahimi, Fatemeh Salmani, Mohammad Reza Miri, Teamur Aghamolaei, Reza Dastjerdi

Understanding trimester-specific miscarriage risk in Indian women: insights from the calendar data of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) 2019-21

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Milan Das, Hemant Patidar, Mayank Singh

Predictors of social intermediate factors associated with sexual quality of life of women: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Marzieh Bagherinia, Mahrokh Dolatian, Zoherh Mahmoodi, Giti Ozgoli, Hamid Alavi Majd

Risk factors for perioperative blood transfusion in patients undergoing total laparoscopic hysterectomy

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Xianghua Cao, Xueliang Liu, Xingxing Zhang, Kefang Zhang, Chuan Chen, Qinfeng Yang, Jian Wang, Xueping Li, Ling Wei

Sexual function index adaptation for breast cancer patients (FSFI-BC)- translation and psychometric properties of Persian version

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Marzieh Masjoudi, Zohre Keshavarz, Mohammad Esmaeil Akbari, Farah Lotfi Kashani, Malihe Nasiri, Hamid-Reza Mirzaei

Pelvic floor status in opera singers. a pilot study using transperineal ultrasound

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Ingrid Volløyhaug, Tuva Semmingsen, Anne-Maria Laukkanen, Clara Karoliussen, Kåre Bjørkøy

HPV prevalence and distribution characteristics in postmenopausal women from Nanjing, China

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Xiaorui Yin, Chunxue Zhang, Xiaoqing Wu, Jing Feng, Jingyan Xie, Yujuan Li

Global, regional, and national quality of care index of cervical and ovarian cancer: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 1990–2019

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Mohammadreza Azangou-Khyavy, Erfan Ghasemi, Negar Rezaei, Javad Khanali, Ali-Asghar Kolahi, Mohammad-Reza Malekpour, Mahsa Heidari‐Foroozan, Maryam Nasserinejad, Esmaeil Mohammadi, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Seyyed-Hadi Ghamari, Narges Ebrahimi, Sogol Koolaji, Mina Khosravifar, Sahar Mohammadi Fateh, Bagher Larijani, Farshad Farzadfar

Recurrent stroke in a reproductive age women with patent foramen ovale

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Jing Ye, Yujia Yang, Li Tang, Li He, Muke Zhou

Creating allies: qualitative exploration of young women’s preferences for PrEP methods and parents’ role in PrEP uptake and user support in urban and rural Zambia

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Christina Misa Wong, Tendai Munthali, Featherstone G. Mangunje, Mercy L. Katoka, Holly M. Burke, Bupe Musonda, Musonda Musonda, Catherine S. Todd

Quality of life and symptoms of pain in patients with endometriomas compared to those with other endometriosis lesions: a cross-sectional study

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Fleur Serge Kanti, Valérie Allard, Sarah Maheux-Lacroix

Knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among breast cancer patients in Damascus, Syria

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Mohammed Alshafie, Jameel Soqia, Dima Alhomsi, Mhd Basheer Alameer, Laila Yakoub - Agha, Maher Saifo

The causal effect of reproductive factors on pelvic floor dysfunction: a Mendelian randomization study

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Shufei Zhang, BingShu Li, Jianfeng Liu, Lian Yang, Hanyue Li, Li Hong

Effect of marital status on the survival outcomes of cervical cancer: a retrospective cohort study based on SEER database

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Qing Chen, Jinyan Zhao, Xiang Xue, Xiuying Xie

Factors influencing cervical cancer re-screening in a semi-rural health district of Cameroon: a cohort study

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Sophie Evina Bolo, Bruno Kenfack, Ania Wisniak, Gilles Tankeu, Virginie Yakam, Alida Moukam, Jessica Sormani, Beat Stoll, Pierre Vassilakos, Patrick Petignat

Prevalence and predictors of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases among women aged 15–49 years across urban and rural India: findings from a nationwide survey

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Shyambhavee Behera, Rahul Sharma, Kartikey Yadav, Pragti Chhabra, Milan Das, Sonu Goel

Utilization of modern menstrual methods and related unmet needs among college going women in Coimbatore district: a descriptive cross-sectional study

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Thavansree Durairaj, Periasamy Aparnavi, Seetharaman Narayanan, Sushmitha Mahantshetti, Srihari Dhandapani, Jeevithan Shanmugam, Ramesh Rathinamoorthy, Mohan Kumar

Health-related quality of life of postpartum women and associated factors in Dendi district, West Shoa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

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Iranfachisa Gurmu Amana, Eden Girmaye Tefera, Eshetu Ejeta Chaka, Gizachew Abdissa Bulto

The effects of synbiotic supplementation on blood pressure and other maternal outcomes in pregnant mothers with mild preeclampsia: a triple-blinded randomized controlled trial

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Rouhina Movaghar, Shamci Abbasalizadeh, Shabnam Vazifekhah, Azizeh Farshbaf-Khalili, Mahnaz Shahnazi

Prediction of recurrence-related factors for patients with early-stage cervical cancer following radical hysterectomy and adjuvant radiotherapy

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Gui-Fen Ma, Gen-Lai Lin, Si-Tong Wang, Ya-Yu Huang, Chun-Li Xiao, Jing Sun, Ting-Yan Shi, Li-Bing Xiang

Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial resistance patterns and associated risk factors in women of childbearing potential in northwestern Ethiopia

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Engdawork Demissie, Azanaw Amare, Muluken Birhanu, Mucheye Gizachew

A systematic review of the childbearing needs of single-child couples

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Fatemeh Seraj Shirvan, Maryam Moradi, Robab Latifnejad Ruodsari

Influence of sociodemographic and obstetric factors on maternal mortality in Brazil from 2011 to 2021

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Eric Renato Lima Figueiredo, Claudia do Socorro Carvalho Miranda, Ana Cristina Viana Campos, Fabiana de Campos Gomes, Cibele Nazaré Câmara Rodrigues, João Simão de Melo-Neto

Lived experiences of refugee women with vaginal fistula in Nakivale and Oruchinga refugee settlements, Isingiro District, Uganda

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George Opong, Everd Bikaitwoha Maniple, Caroline Noel Agabiirwe

Analysis of factors associated with IUI pregnancy outcomes in elderly and young patients

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Chunmei- Yu, Lijing- Bai, Jian mei-Zhou, Xiao yu-Wang, Li Chen, Jinghua- Zhang

Differential diagnosis of breast mucinous carcinoma with an oval shape from fibroadenoma based on ultrasonographic features

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Hongli Wang, Yue Hu, Cui Tan, Ran Gu, Yudong Li, Liang Jin, Xiaofang Jiang, Jingsi Mei, Qiang Liu, Chang Gong

Menstrual characteristics and associations with sociodemographic factors and self-rated health in Spain: a cross-sectional study

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Laura Medina-Perucha, Tomàs López-Jiménez, Georgina Pujolar-Díaz, Cristina Martínez-Bueno, Jordina Munrós-Feliu, Carme Valls-Llobet, Constanza Jacques-Aviñó, Anna Sofie Holst, Diana Pinzón-Sanabria, María Mercedes Vicente-Hernández, Andrea García-Egea, Anna Berenguera

Age and race/ethnicity differences in decisional conflict in women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ

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Cecilia Portugal, Albert J. Farias, Erika L. Estrada, Aniket A. Kawatkar

Body mass index and altered lipid profile as major risk markers for breast cancer progression: a cross-sectional study of postmenopausal women in Pakistan

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Lubna Gohar, Bushra Riaz, Muhammad Sohaib Nadeem, Seyyedha Abbas, Tayyaba Afsar, Suhail Razak, Fatima Muccee, Fohad Mabood Husain, Huma Shafique

Micronutrients intake and genetic variants associated with premature ovarian insufficiency; MASHAD cohort study

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Mohammad Reza Mirinezhad, Maliheh Aghsizadeh, Hamideh Ghazizadeh, Sahar Ghoflchi, Mohammad Zamiri Bidary, Alireza Naghipour, Gordon A. Ferns, Tayebeh Hamzehloei, Alireza Pasdar, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

Prevalence, pain intensity and symptoms associated with primary dysmenorrhea: a cross-sectional study

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Jordana Barbosa-Silva, Mariana Arias Avila, Raissa Fernanda de Oliveira, Anny Caroline Dedicação, Amanda Garcia Godoy, Jessica Cordeiro Rodrigues, Patricia Driusso

The association between consumption of red and processed meats with metabolic syndrome and its components in obese and overweight women: a cross-sectional study

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Atousa Zandvakili, Farideh Shiraseb, Dorsa Hosseininasab, Yasaman Aali, Raul D. Santos, Khadijeh Mirzaei

The emotional impact of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women in China and Japan: a qualitative study

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Zhao Yun, Danielle Powell, Aruni Mulgirigama, Jun Miyazaki

Number of children ever-born and its associated factors among currently married Ethiopian women: evidence from the 2019 EMDHS using negative binomial regression

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Mamo Nigatu Gebre

Just in case: undergraduate students identifying and mitigating barriers to their sexual and reproductive health needs

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Rachel Olson, Jonathan Lehman, Angie Mejia, Rachael Ojeikhodion, Kristin Osiecki, Emily Kathambi, Silas Swarnakanth Kati, Anita Randolph

Breast cancer screening and early diagnosis in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis on 10.72 million women

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Mengdan Li, Hongying Wang, Ning Qu, Haozhe Piao, Bo Zhu

Mediating effect of suicidal ideation in the association between child abuse and premenstrual syndrome among female adults

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Maya Kfoury, Diana Malaeb, Perla Moubarak, Fouad Sakr, Mariam Dabbous, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Sahar Obeid

Review of Asherman syndrome and its hysteroscopic treatment outcomes: experience in a low-resource setting

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Melkamu Siferih, Thomas Gebre, Fufa Hunduma, Abraham Abebe, Akebom Gebremichael, Habtamu Sewunet, Tewodros Shibabaw

Disparities in treatment modalities and survival among older patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer

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Yan Cai, Tong Shu, Hong Zheng

Tumor polo-like kinase 4 protein expression reflects lymphovascular invasion, higher Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage, and shortened survival in endometrial cancer patients who undergo surgical resection

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Qinyan Zhao, Minli Wang, Mingcong Chen

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

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

Determinants of unmet need for family planning among currently married reproductive age women at Dewa Chefa District of Oromia special zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2021; a case-control study

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Mohammed Ammie, Mastewal Arefaynie, Bezawit Adane, Kedir Hussein, Mohammedsani Hassan

LncRNA WWTR1-AS1 upregulates Notch3 through miR-136 to increase cancer cell stemness in cervical squamous cell carcinoma

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Xiaofeng Zhou, Zhizun Li, Moyu Li

Incidence and risk factors of stress urinary incontinence after laparoscopic hysterectomy

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XiaoHong Qian, DongFang Ren, liJuan Gu, Cong Ye

‘I don’t want to be a guinea pig’ - Swedish women’s experiences of breast abscess treatment

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Margareta Johansson, Lisa H. Amir

Key drivers of hysterectomy among women of reproductive age in three states in India: comparative evidence from NFHS-4 and NFHS-5

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Shri Kant Singh, Kirti Chauhan, Vrijesh Tripathi

Perceptions and experiences of fertility preservation in female patients with cancer in Greece

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Anna-Maria Taniskidou, Polychronis Voultsos, Vasileios Tarlatzis, Eleni Timotheadou

Effect of public health expenditure on maternal mortality ratio in the West African Economic and Monetary Union

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Jacques Boundioa, Noël Thiombiano

“Counteract the gaslighting” – a thematic analysis of open-ended responses about what women survivors of intimate partner sexual violence need from service providers

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Síofra Peeren, Elizabeth McLindon, Laura Tarzia

HEAL Africa score to predict failure of surgical repair of obstetric urethro-vaginal fistula in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Justin Lussy Paluku, Susan A. Bartels, Jonathan ML. Kasereka, Barthelemy Kasi Aksanti, Eugénie Mukekulu Kamabu, Olivier Mukuku, Zacharie Kibendelwa Tsongo, Stanis Okitotsho Wembonyama, Charles Wembonyama Mpoy, Jeannot Sihalikyolo Juakali

HIV status and knowledge of cervical cancer among women in Ghana

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Nancy Innocentia Ebu Enyan, Sebastian Ken-Amoah, Derek Anamaale Tuoyire, Kafui Patrick Akakpo, Elizabeth Agyare, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah

Maternal and perinatal outcomes of oligohydramnios in late term and post term pregnancies at public hospitals in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

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Matiyas Asrat Shiferaw, Ananya Solomon, Sintayehu Getachew, Wondimu Gudu

Factors associated with utilization of cervical cancer screening services among HIV-positive women aged 18 to 49 years at Lira regional referral hospital, Northern Uganda

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Florence Layet, Tom Murungi, Nasser Ashaba, Eustes Kigongo, Marc Sam Opollo

Socioeconomic factors influence surgical wait times for non-emergent gynecologic surgical procedures: a retrospective analysis

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Elizabeth Trevino Kinsey, Anne Hardart, Lisa Dabney, Susan Khalil, Elianna Kaplowitz, Lois Brustman

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Psychological distress and uterine fibroids: a bidirectional two-sample mendelian randomization study

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Susanne Parke, Kerstin Gude, Katrin Roth, Fabrizio Messina

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Magnitude of psychological distress and associated factors among war survivor women in Northern, Ethiopia, 2022: a community-based cross-sectional survey

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Xiaofeng Guo, Langlang Chen, Jianhua He, Xiaozhi Zhang, Shui Xu

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Mónica Frederico, Carlos Arnaldo, Peter Decat, Adelino Juga, Elizabeth Kemigisha, Olivier Degomme, Kristien Michielsen

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Marwa Almahareeq, May Hamdan, Divya Vanoh, Nuha Shawarb, Jana Herbawi, Eman Shawar, Raneen Al-wohoush, Manar Mohtaseb, Manal Badrasawi

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Kübra Çetin, Seda Cangöl Sögüt

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Bita Tahmasbi, Reza Eshraghi, Mohammadali Amini-Tehrani, Hadi Zamanian, Ashkan Ilami

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Xuelin Li, Feifan Wang, Mengzhu Chen, Li Ling, Fengfeng Zhao, Danhong Peng

Prevalence and associated factors of symptomatic pelvic floor disorders among women living in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Amhara, Ethiopia

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Berihun Assefa Demissie, Merete Kolberg Tennfjord, Tewodros Mihiret, Yohannes Abich, Ashenafi Zemed, Zelalem Mengistu, Solomon Gedlu Nigatu

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Jing Wang, Chao Wang, Tao Su

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Kidest Melkamu, Amanuel Damie, Senait Ashenafi, Moti Sori, Selfu Girma, Sofia Yimam, Negash Baye, Belachew Shote

Understanding the contexts in which female sex workers sell sex in Kampala, Uganda: a qualitative study

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Kenneth Roger Katumba, Mercy Haumba, Yunia Mayanja, Yvonne Wangui Machira, Mitzy Gafos, Matthew Quaife, Janet Seeley, Giulia Greco

Chronic endometritis multiplies the recurrence risk of endometrial polyps after transcervical resection of endometrial polyps: a prospective study

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Jing Huang, Xiao You, Zijun Zhao, Xiaorui Jiang, Dacheng Qu

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Suzanne O. Bell, Danish Ahmad, Anoop Khanna, Haley L. Thomas, Caroline Moreau

The effect of counseling based on health promotion awareness on self-care needs and reproductive and sexual health literacy of newly married women: a randomized controlled clinical trial study

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Fereshteh Kohansal, Roghaiyeh Nourizadeh, Niloufar Sattarzadeh Jahdi, Mahdie Arab Bafrani, Esmat Mehrabi

When synchronous mucinous metaplasia and neoplasia of the female genital tract and peutz-jeghers syndrome meet: a case report and literature reviews

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Gestational weight gain and its determinants among pregnant women in Gurage zone, Central Ethiopia: a cohort study

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Uptake of cervical cancer screening and associated factors among HIV positive women attending adult art clinic at public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2022

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Fenta Reta Zegeye, Temesgen Dessalegne Legasu, Fekade Demeke Bayou, Mohammed Ahmed Ali

Correction: A retrospective analysis of the incidence and risk factors of perioperative urinary tract infections after total hysterectomy

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Xianghua Cao, Yunyun Tu, Xinyao Zheng, Guizhen Xu, Qiting Wen, Pengfei Li, Chuan Chen, Qinfeng Yang, Jian Wang, Xueping Li, Fang Yu

The mechanism and therapeutic potential of lncRNA MIR497HG/miR-16-5p axis in breast cancer

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Quan Cheng, Dong-Yang Yu, Yong-Hong Zhou, Jian-Yuan Huang

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Xinyu Song, Haoyi Xu, Xiaoli Wang, Wen Liu, Xiaoling Leng, Yue Hu, Zhimin Luo, Yanyan Chen, Chao Dong, Binlin Ma

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Significant increased isolation of Escherichia coli in Iranian women with endometriosis: a case control – study

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Nadia Muhaidat, Joud Al Karmi, Abdulrahman M. Karam, Farah Abushaikha, Mohammad Ali Alshrouf

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The coagulation status in women of endometriosis with stage IV

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Lu Wang, Jingxian Ling, Xianghong Zhu, Yan Zhang, Rong Li, Jingjing Huang, Doudou Huang, Chan Wu, Huaijun Zhou

Bidirectional causality between the levels of blood lipids and endometriosis: a two-sample mendelian randomization study

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Zhenna Wang, Chunxian Zhan, Linghua Liao, Ye Luo, Shunhe Lin, Shihan Yan

Prevalence of chronic pelvic pain and associated factors among indigenous women of reproductive age in Ecuador

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Karin Wallin, Siw Alehagen, Lena Hanberger, Inger Wallin Lundell, Sally Hultsjö

Clinical efficacy and safety of transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery for benign adnexal disease: a prospective trial

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Jinbowen Yan, Dan Zhou, Shuo Zhang, Bo Zhang, Xunyuan Tuo, Qingwei Meng, Qiubo Lv

A biobehavioral observational study to understand the multilevel determinants of cardiovascular health in Black women: the BLOOM Study protocol

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Yue Liao, R. Matthew Brothers, Kyrah K. Brown, Rebecca E. Lee

Providers and women’s perspectives on opportunities, challenges and recommendations to improve cervical cancer screening in women living with HIV at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital: a qualitative study

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Collins David Agaba, Alexcer Namuli, Brenda Ainomugisha, Leevan Tibaijuka, Mackline Ninsiima, Joseph Ngonzi, Cecilia Akatukwasa, Asiphas Owaraganise

Prediction of precancerous cervical cancer lesions among women living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: a comparison of supervised machine learning algorithms

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Florence Namalinzi, Kefas Rimamnuskeb Galadima, Robinah Nalwanga, Isaac Sekitoleko, Leon Fidele Ruganzu Uwimbabazi

Relationships between nine neuropsychiatric disorders and cervical cancer: insights from genetics, causality and shared gene expression patterns

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Jie Li, Jie Qi, Junqin Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Xianghua Huang

A scoping review on the nature and impact of gender based violence on women primary producers

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Cathy O’Mullan, Saba Sinai, Sabitra Kaphle

The impact of exercise on growth factors in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Yasaman Nasir, Mohammad Reza Hoseinipouya, Hesam Eshaghi, Mohammad Hossein Rahimi

The relationship between dietary habits and menstruation problems in women: a cross-sectional study

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Hatice Kübra Barcın Güzeldere, Emine Hilal Efendioğlu, Sümeyye Mutlu, Havva Nur Esen, Gamze Nur Karaca, Beyzanur Çağırdar

Quality of life and its associated factors among women with pelvic organ prolapse who attend gynecology clinics Southern Ethiopia 2022

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Ayenew Tega, Fentahun Yenealem, Getahun Belay, Eden Asmare, Temesgen Getaneh, Misgana Desalegn, Natnael Dechasa, Zemenu Addis

The impact of physical activity and exercise interventions on symptoms for women experiencing menopause: overview of reviews

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Annemarie Money, Aylish MacKenzie, Gill Norman, Charlotte Eost-Telling, Danielle Harris, Jane McDermott, Chris Todd

The efficacy of early office hysteroscopy in preventing intrauterine adhesions after abortion: a randomized controlled trial

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Ni-Chin Tsai, Yu-Yang Hsiao, Yu-Ting Su, Yu-Ju Lin, Fu-Tsai Kung, Ping-Ho Chen, Kuo-Chung Lan

Association between dietary insulin index and postmenopausal osteoporosis in Iranian women: a case-control study

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Shakiba Solgi, Farid Zayeri, Behnood Abbasi

Questionnaire survey on cervical cancer screening and HPV awareness among patients at a local cancer center in Japan

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Kazuto Nakamura, Keiko Kigure, Toshio Nishimura, Soichi Yamashita

Prevalence and risk factors for chronic endometritis in patients with adenomyosis and infertility: a retrospective cohort study

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Jingjing Li, Jiajia Wei, Saiqiong Chen, Xindan Wang, Jing Chen, Dingyuan Zeng, Li Fan

Correction: Knowledge and attitude of spouses of puerperas towards breastfeeding

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Zhan-Wang Yuan, Li Ma, Yu-Ling Chen, Wen-Li Ge, Hong Zhao, Yun Du, Xiu-Xiu Li

Cervical cancer screening by cytology and the burden of epithelial abnormalities in low resource settings: a tertiary-center 42-year study

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Sahar Ezzelarab, Amro El-Husseiny, Magda Nasreldin, Radwa Ali, Ashraf Nabhan, Maya Abdel-Razek, Magda Abdel-Salam, Reem Abdel-Salam, Rania Ahmed, Amal Alloub, Hamdy Alqenawy, Amal Alshabrawy, Nahla Awad, Sohair Ayaad, Hala El-Sallaly, Mortada El-Sayed, Ragia Fahmy, Asmaa Kasem, Ghada Moubarak, Hasan Morsi, Ragaa Rifaat, Noha Sakna, Zeinab Shehabeldin, Ahmed Zenhom

Toward better understanding and management of chemobrain: the potential utilities of the MemTrax memory test

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Yun Ma, Wenying Chai, Deyong Bu, Xuemin Feng, J. Wesson Ashford, Limei He, Ying Zheng, Curtis B. Ashford, Feng Li, Jun Li, Yuan Dong, Shumo Li, Xianbo Zhou

Geographical distribution of MTHFR C677T gene polymorphisms among the reproductive-age women in Chinese Han populations: based on migration

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Yifen Shen, Yongchun Gu, Ying Tang, Hao Shen, Chao Liu

Effect of music therapy combined with aerobic exercise on sleep quality among breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy after a radical mastectomy: a randomized controlled trial

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Li Chang, Yan Wang, Jie Zhang, Wenqian Zhao, Xiaomei Li, Lei Yang

“It’s what we perceive as different”: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of Nigerian women’s characterization of their health during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Mary Ndu, Gail Teachman, Janet Martin, Elysee Nouvet

The vaginal microbiome of South African pregnant women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with and without Chlamydia trachomatis infection

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Nonkululeko G. Mabaso, Bongekile Ngobese, Hamilton Ganesan, Donald van der Westhuizen, Wail M. Hassan, Nathlee S. Abbai

Diagnostic cervical excision in patients with HPV positivity, cytological abnormalities- and preoperative cervical stenosis

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Agnieszka Denecke, Duaa Emar, Peter Hillemanns, Dhanya Ramachandran, Bianca Brüning, Matthias Jentschke

Resistant C. albicans implicated in recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) among women in a tertiary healthcare facility in Kumasi, Ghana

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Abena Kyeraa Sarpong, Hayford Odoi, Yaw Duah Boakye, Vivian Etsiapa Boamah, Christian Agyare

Translation and psychometric analysis of urdu version of modified polycystic ovary syndrome health related quality of life questionnaire (MPCOSQ-U)

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Rabbiya Zaman, Sarah Ehsan, Abeer Fatima, Sumaiyah Obaid, Javeria Shahzadi

Post-abortion care services in Zambian health facilities: a qualitative study of users’ experiences and perceptions

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Mwansa Ketty Lubeya, Margarate Nzala Munakampe, Meek Mwila, Musonda Makasa, Moses Mukosha, Choolwe Jacobs, Christabel Chigwe Phiri, Bellington Vwalika, Victor Sichone, Benedictus Mangala, Melissa Mukalumamba Haketa, Andrew Kumwenda, Patrick Kaonga

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) co-infection, and bacterial antibiogram profile of pregnant women studied in Lagos, Nigeria

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Christian Azubike Enwuru, Adenike Shola Aiyedobgon, Morakinyo Bamikole Ajayi, Kazeem Adewale Osuolale

Deregulation of MicroRNA-146a and 155 expression levels might underlie complicated pregnancy in Toxoplasma Gondii seronegative women

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Marwa M. Naguib, Youssef Abdel Zaher, Hemat Salah M. Ali, Hamasat Abdelhafiz Elnoury, Lina Abdelhady Mohammed, Omnia Youssef Habashy, Dina Abdelhady Mohammed

Health-related quality of life and its associated factors among infertile women compared with fertile women in public hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study

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Biniam Yohannes Wotango, Bezatu Mengiste, Samrawit Solomon

Ethnic inequalities in coverage and use of women’s cancer screening in Peru

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Claudio Intimayta-Escalante

Immediate risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and diagnostic value of colposcopy among cytology-negative women with oncogenic HPV: a retrospective study

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Weichao Dai, Tongfei Wang, Lin Chen, Zhongyuan Qiu, Peifang Chen, Dezhao Chen

Menstrual hygiene management practice and associated factors among high school and preparatory school adolescent students in Debre Markos town, Northwest, Ethiopia: a mixed-method study

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Yichalem Worku, Getachew Mullu Kassa, Bekele Mekonen, Melaku Desta, Keralem Anteneh Bishaw, Mihretie Gedfaw, Eyerus Tesfaw, Genet Degu, Aster Shiferaw

Efficacy and safety of 12-hour versus 24-hour magnesium sulfate in management of patients with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Rahma Sameh Shaheen, Rahma Abdelaziz Ismail, Esraa Y. Salama, Sally Median Korini, Ahmed Saad Elsaeidy

Challenges, experiences, and potential supports for East and Southeast Asian mothers in the workforce: a systematic review

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Peh Joo Ho, Tomiko Mei Ying Sim, Christine Kim Yan Loo, Jingmei Li

Factors associated with human papillomavirus infections among women living with HIV in public health facilities in Western Oromia, Ethiopia

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Mulatu Abdi, Afework Tamiru, Temesgen Tilahun, Gemechu Tiruneh, Meseret Belete Fite

Learning curve analysis of transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery in treating ovarian cysts: a retrospective cohort study

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Dan Feng, Tianjiao Liu, Xin Li, Lu Huang, Li Xiao, Li He, Yonghong Lin

A multi-Task Learning based applicable AI model simultaneously predicts stage, histology, grade and LNM for cervical cancer before surgery

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Zhixiang Wang, Huiqiao Gao, Xinghao Wang, Marcin Grzegorzek, Jinfeng Li, Hengzi Sun, Yidi Ma, Xuefang Zhang, Zhen Zhang, Andre Dekker, Alberto Traverso, Zhenyu Zhang, Linxue Qian, Meizhu Xiao, Ying Feng

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Fang Wang, Yici Yan, Dongying Wang, Qingnan Fan, Fangyu Yi, Xinyan Yang, Jin Lu

Decision-making pathways for contraceptive use among refugee and host populations in Adjumani district, Uganda; an exploratory study

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Roselline Achola, Christopher Garimoi Orach, Elizabeth Nabiwemba, Lynn M. Atuyambe

Expanding management strategies for cervical precancerous lesions in resource-limited settings: insights from a training center in a district hospital in Ghana

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Kofi Effah, Ethel Tekpor, Comfort Mawusi Wormenor, Samuel Adolf Bosoka, Maxwell Afetor, Anita Edinam Dugbazah, Stephen Danyo, Esu Aku Catherine Morkli, Georgina Tay, Bernard Hayford Atuguba, Elorm Kpofo-Tetteh, Chrysantus Kubio, Nana Owusu Mensah Essel

Risk prediction model of uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma based on immune-related genes

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Qiu Sang, Linlin Yang, He Zhao, Lingfeng Zhao, Ruolan Xu, Hui Liu, Chunyan Ding, Yan Qin, Yanfei Zhao

Antibiotics improve reproductive outcomes after frozen-thaw embryo transfer for chronic endometritis treatment, especially in those with repeated implantation failure

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The influence of assisted reproductive technologies-related stressors and social support on perceived stress and depression

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Aditi Gupta, Emily Lu, Zaneta Thayer

Association of caesarean scar defect with risk of abnormal uterine bleeding: results from meta-analysis

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Xiao-Jing Xu, Jing-Xing Jia, Zi-Qiong Sang, Li Li

Correction: Barriers to and opportunities for advancing racial equity in cervical cancer screening in the United States

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Madina Agénor, Madeline Noh, Rose Eiduson, Merrily LeBlanc, Emmett C. Line, Roberta E. Goldman, Jennifer Potter, S. Bryn Austin

Effect of dairy products fortified with vitamin d3 on restless legs syndrome in women with premenstrual syndrome, abdominal obesity and vitamin d deficiency: a pilot study

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Payam Sharifan, Toktam Sahranavard, Mohammad Rashidmayvan, Susan Darroudi, Mohammad Vahedi Fard, Kimia Mohammadhasani, Amin Mansoori, Saeid Eslami, Mohamad Safarian, Asma Afshari, Mohammad Bagherniya, Maryam Tayefi, Majid Khadem-Rezaiyan, Hamideh Ghazizadeh, Gordon Ferns, Mitra Rezaie, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

Does neoadjuvant chemotherapy reduce surgical complexity in patients with advanced-stage epithelial ovarian cancer?

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Time trend analysis and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mammography and Papanicolaou test coverage in Brazilian state capitals

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Alanna Gomes da Silva, Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva, Nádia Machado de Vasconcelos, Filipe Malta dos Santos, Greice de Campos Oliveira, Deborah Carvalho Malta

Evaluation of female university students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward human papillomavirus infection and vaccination. Multicenter cross-sectional study

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Biset Asrade Mekonnen, Yeniewa Kerie Anagaw, Bilen Asfaw Kassahun, Minichil Chanie Worku

Based on 3D-PDU and clinical characteristics nomogram for prediction of lymph node metastasis and lymph-vascular space invasion of early cervical cancer preoperatively

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Shuang Dong, Yan-Qing Peng, Ya-Nan Feng, Xiao-Ying Li, Li-Ping Gong, Shuang Zhang, Xiao-Shan Du, Li-Tao Sun

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A rare case of concomitant endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising from uterine adenomyosis and clear cell carcinoma arising from parametrial deep endometriosis

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Cailu Zhou, Xiaojing Luo, Mengjie Tang, Fangyuan Luo, Zhi Liao

Clients’ satisfaction with cervical cancer screening services and influencing factors at public health facilities in Debre Markos town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022/23: a convergent parallel mixed method

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Empowering mind-body wellness: effect of bundling seated exercises and psychoeducational rehabilitation using the teach-back approach on fatigue and coping of women postmastectomy

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Effects of whole-body vibration on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: an overview of systematic reviews

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Shao Yin, Ying Liu, Yue Zhong, Fengya Zhu

Pseudo-Meigs syndrome caused by a rapidly enlarging hydropic leiomyoma with elevated CA125 levels mimicking ovarian malignancy: a case report and literature review

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Longquan Zou, Jinlong Lou, Haoran Huang, Lian Xu

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Keri Durocher, Hwayeon Danielle Shin, Kimberley T. Jackson, Gillian Strudwick

A new treatment for Robert’s uterus with adenomyosis: a case report and review of the literature

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Yangyang Rao, Min Chen, Yiju LI

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Binod Kumar Yadav, Suvana Maskey, Aseem Bhattarai, Salina Pradhananga, Sabina Shakya, Astha Regmi

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A case of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung misdiagnosed as tuberculosis. Is HPV infected by oral sex the causative agent?

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Rongmei Liu, Zhuoran Wu, Shanshan Li, Zizheng Lv, Yufei Wang, Mengqiu Gao, Yu Pang

Correction: Mothers’ efforts to overcome difficult twists and turns in living with children with cancer: a phenomenological study

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Mahnaz Ghaljeh, Sally Pezaro, Marjan Mardani-Hamooleh

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Retraction Note: Oxytocin versus a combination of tranexamic acid and ethamsylate in reducing intraoperative bleeding during abdominal myomectomy: a randomized clinical trial

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Investigation of the relationship between breast cancer and clinical symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome: a case-control study

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Dignified care and associated factors among mothers who gave birth at public hospitals, in Sidama Regional State, southern Ethiopia, 2023

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Worku Getachew, Tebeje Ashegu, Muluken Demeke, Rekiku Fikre

Empowerment through technology: domestic violence acceptance among Iraqi women in an intersectional context

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Ruaa Al Juboori

Reflections on timing of motherhood - a qualitative online study with women of reproductive age

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Camilla Gry Temmesen, Henriette Svarre Nielsen, Kathrine Birch Petersen, Jane Clemensen

Impacts of inequalities in utilization of key maternal health service on fertility preference among high parity women in four selected regions of Ethiopia

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Tigist Shumet, Nigatu Regassa Geda

Prevalence and determinants of depression among women with urinary incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis worldwide

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Sileshi Ayele Abebe, Fanuel Gashaw, Alebachew Tsegaye, Dessie Abebaw, Endeshaw Asaye Kindie, Addisu Minaye Dejen

Intimate partner violence, behaviours associated with risk of HIV acquisition and condom use in married women in Manicaland, East Zimbabwe: An HIV prevention cascade analysis

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Alexandra A. Cordeiro, Louisa Moorhouse, Tawanda Dadirai, Rufurwokuda Maswera, Angela Y. Chang, Constance Nyamukapa, Simon Gregson

Construction of a nomogram for personalized prediction of lower limb lymphedema risk after cervical cancer surgery

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Culture, community, and cancer: understandings of breast cancer from a non-lived experience among women living in Soweto

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Seemela D. Malope, Shane A. Norris, Maureen Joffe

Correction: Exploring women’s perception and attitude towards antidepressant use: a cross-sectional study

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Ghazwa B. Korayem, Yara Alanazi, Hanouf Alanazi, Rahaf Alkhodhairi, Shoug Alamer, Sultan M. Alshahrani, Nada A. Alsaleh

The effect of educational intervention based on the health belief model on the domestic violence coping skills in women referring to comprehensive rural health service centers

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Tayebeh Rakhshani, Sedigheh Poornavab, Seyyed Mansour Kashfi, Amirhossein Kamyab, Ali Khani Jeihooni

Developing a question prompt tool to prevent and manage early cardiovascular disease after hypertensive pregnancy: qualitative interviews with women and clinicians

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Madeline Theodorlis, Jessica Edmonds, Sara Sino, Mavis S. Lyons, Jessica U. Ramlakhan, Kara Nerenberg, Anna R. Gagliardi

HPV infection and endometrial polyps: insights from a case-control study

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Leila Nazari, Mansoureh Vahdat, Samaneh Rokhgireh, Shahla Chaichian, Abolfazl Mehdizadehkashi, Zahra Aminzade, Roya Derakhshan

The efficacy of training based on the family-centered empowerment model on the mental health of aged women: a stratified randomized controlled trial

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The effect of group counseling based on positive psychology on the WhatsApp social media platform on the severity of premenstrual syndrome symptoms: a randomized clinical trial

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Parvin Mohebbi, Azam Maleki, Loghman Ebrahimi, Hamideh Mirzaeyan

Vitamin D has therapeutic effects on obesity and hyperandrogenemia in PCOS mouse model induced by low dose DHEA and high-fat diet

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Huiling Xu, Shumin Qiu, Peiyang Lin, Xiuhua Liao, Yunhong Lin, Yan Sun, Beihong Zheng

Correction: A multi-task learning based applicable AI model simultaneously predicts stage, histology, grade and LNM for cervical cancer before surgery

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Discontinuation of family planning use among women of reproductive age in Rwanda: analysis from three Rwandan Demographic Health Survey (RDHS) 2010–2020

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Raissa Umunyana, Amanuel Kidane Andegiorgish, Ogendi Japheths, Monica Mochama, Amos Habinmana, Michael Habtu

Female genital cosmetic procedures from the perspective of health practitioners: a systematic review of knowledge, attitude and practice studies

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Elham Azmoude, Samira Ebrahimzadeh Zagami, Elahe Hooshmand, Elham Taheri, Nahid Jahani Shoorab

Evaluate the effectiveness of using non-pharmacological intervention during childbirth: an improvement project in Jordanian maternity hospitals

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Lina Mrayan, Sanaa Abujilban, Ameera AbuKaraki, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan

Intimate partner violence against women among contraceptive users at a primary health care setting in Southern Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study

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Biniam Petros, Agumasie Semahegn, Simon Birhanu, Abdulmalik Abdela Bushura, Merhawi Gebremedhin

Molecular classification and adjuvant treatment in endometrioid endometrial cancer with microcystic elongated and fragmented (MELF) invasion pattern

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Peng Jia, Yan Zhang

Study on gut microbiota and metabolomics in postmenopausal women

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Xinyuan Xie, Jinbin Song, Yue Wu, Mei Li, Wenfeng Guo, Shuang Li, Yanwu Li

Knowledge and concern towards endometriosis among Lebanese women: a cross-sectional study

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Zeinab Kazan, Fatima Mroueh, Zeinab Hazime, Safaa Joumaa, Kassem Hamze, Adnan Husseini, Samir Mansour, Abbas Hoballah, Rana El Haidari

Comparative effectiveness of exercise interventions for primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

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Qingying Zheng, Guoyuan Huang, Wenjiao Cao, Ying Zhao

Menstrual cycle related depressive symptoms and their diurnal fluctuations – an ambulatory assessment study

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Hannah Klusmann, Annette Brose, Lars Schulze, Sinha Engel, Sebastian Laufer, Elise Bücklein, Christine Knaevelsrud, Sarah Schumacher

Determinants of food insecurity among Syrian refugee women and their coping strategies

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Kübra Esin, Feride Ayyıldız

Placental histopathological abnormalities in adverse obstetric outcomes: a retrospective cross-sectional study at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital

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Maryam Al Fahdi, Nihal Al Riyami, Bushra Ahmed

Lethal and intentional violent crimes against women in Alagoas, Northeast Brazil: a comparative study before and during the Covid-19 pandemic

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Danielle Nascimento Nunes, Priscila Cavalcante Rodrigues Figueredo, Talita Amaral Vitoriano, Gleice Kelly Ramos Silva Santos, Cecilia Maria Lima de Albuquerque, Thaís Silva Matos, Diogo Uester Silva Matos, Rodrigo Feliciano do Carmo, Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza

Self-screening practice of breast cancer and associated factors among female students in Ethiopian universities using the theory of planned behavior: a cross sectional study

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Wudneh Simegn, Abdulwase Mohammed Seid, Gashaw Sisay Chanie, Liknaw Workie Limenh, Lamrot Yohannes, Teshome Demelash Bitew, Dagnew Getnet Adugna, Mihret Melese, Fikrie Tegen Kassie, Wondim Ayenew

Utilization of modern contraception and determinants among HIV positive women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Moges Muluneh Boke, Alehegn Bishaw Geremew, Asmamaw Atnafu, Mesfin Wudu Kassaw, Tsegaye Gebremedhin Haile

Determinants of immediate uptake of Post-Partum Intrauterine Device among women delivered in hospitals in West Wolegga Zone, Ethiopia

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Leta Hinkosa Dinsa, Melkamu Dereje Negassa, Gemechu Kejela Jilo, Tilahun Bekele Wayessa

Efficacy and safety of Le Fort colpocleisis in the treatment of stage III-IV pelvic organ prolapse

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Leqi Liang, Shan Ao, Su Wang, Zugen Chen, Lei Peng, Liquan Chen, Lizhen Xu, Xiaowei Zhang, Tuo Deng

Recurrence rates and associated risk factors after conservative surgery for adenomyosis: a retrospective study

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Keji Lu, Guangzheng Zhong, Bingrong Lian, Xiaozhu Zhong, Meiqing Xie, Yingchen Wu

Diet quality, body weight, and postmenopausal hot flashes: a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial

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Haley Brennan, Tatiana Znayenko-Miller, Macy Sutton, Richard Holubkov, Neal D. Barnard, Hana Kahleova

Experiences of women living with cervical cancer in Ghana: challenges and coping strategies

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Joyce Agyeiwaa, Abigail Kusi-Amponsah Diji, Sarah Ama Amoo, Hayford Asare, Dorcas Yeboah, Godwin Antwi, Anita Efua Davies, Francis Diji, Nancy Innocentia Ebu Enyan

Correction: Clients’ satisfaction with cervical cancer screening services and influencing factors at public health facilities in Debre Markos town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022/23: a convergent parallel mixed method

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Alemu Merga Hailu, Fisseha Yetwale Kassie, Beyene Sisay Damtew, Muhabaw Shumye Mihret

Risk of polycystic ovary syndrome: a population-based analysis of sociodemographic factors, healthcare access, health behaviors, and health status

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Ebtihag O. Alenzi, Norah Hussain Alqntash, Ebtesam H. Almajed, Alya Khalid AlZabin

Menopause knowledge, attitudes and experiences of women in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study

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Ghada AlSwayied, Rachael Frost, Fiona L. Hamilton

The effect of a virtual educational intervention based on self-efficacy theory on women’s skills of breast self- examination

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Maryam Kucheki, Mahin Nazari, Roohollah Arshadinejad, Masoud Karimi

Type of menopause, age of menopause and cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional study based on data from Rafsanjan cohort study

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Network analysis of stress and stigma symptoms and their associations with quality of life among Chinese female infertility patients

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Fang Liu, Wenju Han, Wei Qiao, Zhihan Chen, Yingbo Chen, Ruonan Lu, Junqiao Qi, Xiuxia Yuan, Xueqin Song, Dongqing Zhang

Survival trends of patients with metaplastic breast carcinoma with different hormone receptor statuses: a SEER-based retrospective cohort study

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Intensive treatment of triple negative breast cancer with residual positive axillary lymph node after neoadjuvant chemotherapy

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Xing Wang, Yingjian He, Jinfeng Li, Tianfeng Wang, Zhaoqing Fan, Tao Ouyang

Prevalence of thyroid autoantibody positivity in women with infertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Yingqin Huang, Baoli Xie, Jiaxu Li, Fu Hang, Qianwen Hu, Yufu Jin, Rongyan Qin, Jiaxin Yu, Jianxin Luo, Ming Liao, Aiping Qin

Transvaginal natural orifice endoscopic surgery for hysterectomy: a prospective cohort study

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Xian Wu, Xin Li, Aijie Xie, Jia Liu, Tianjiao Liu, Yunyi Su, Ying Liu, Wei Cheng, Ying Jin, Lulu Wang, Yujian Jia, Jianmei Liao, Hui Wang, Xia Yu, Ling Zhang, Yalan Li, Li He, Yonghong Lin, Xiaoqin Gan

Correction: Intimate partner violence, behaviours associated with risk of HIV acquisition and condom use in married women in Manicaland, East Zimbabwe: An HIV prevention cascade analysis

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Alexandra A. Cordeiro, Louisa Moorhouse, Tawanda Dadirai, Rufurwokuda Maswera, Angela Y. Chang, Constance Nyamukapa, Simon Gregson

Información es poder (information is power): menopause knowledge, attitudes, and experiences in midlife Hispanic women and Latinas

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Yamnia I. Cortés, Andrea Cazales, Valentina Mărginean, Mayra Duran, Lorena Trocel

Measuring domestic violence against Egyptian women and its consequent cost using a latent variable model

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Mai Sherif Hafez, Carolin Sherif Mounir, Laila Othman El Zeini

The effect of aerobic exercise on sleep disorder in menopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analyses

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Yan Jing, Mingyi Liu, Honglin Tang, Nianxin Kong, Jingjie Cai, Zikang Yin

Awareness, attendance, and attitudes toward cervical cancer screening among HIV-positive Chinese women in Yunnan province: a cross-sectional study

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Jiawei Hu, Rufei Duan, Hongyun Zhang, Xuelian Zhao, Aihui Wu, Le Li, Fanghui Zhao, Yong Zhang

The impact of a lifestyle promotion program on anthropometric and clinical manifestations in adolescents with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

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Fatemeh Nahidi, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Delaram Ghodsi, Mahdi Jafari, Hamid Alavi Majd, Somayeh Abdolahian

Exploring heterogeneity of perimenopause with application of multivariable analysis approaches

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Zhongyu Huang, Huazhi You, Lijuan Li, Shuang Wang, Zipan Lyu, Xiaoqin Zeng, Changyan Zhu, Minqing Li, Han Yan, Yaojuan He

P53 marker expression in epithelial ovarian tumours in a centre in Nigeria – a descriptive study

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Andrew Olushola Anjorin, Olaejirinde Olaniyi Olaofe, Atinuke Olu Anjorin, Ganiat Olutoyin Omoniyi-Esan, Akinwumi Oluwole Komolafe

A new subtype of papillary ductal carcinoma in situ with tall cell and reversed polarity morphology: a rare case report

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Ruiqi Zhong, Ziyi Chang, Xiuhong Wang, Dingrong Zhong

The correlation between immune cells and endometriosis: a bidirectional two-sample mendelian randomization study

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Lele Pan, Yuying Chen, Ziwei Zhou, Song Ma, Yuzhen Cao, Ying Ma

Impact of menopausal status on cognitive function in female papillary thyroid carcinoma patients: a longitudinal propensity score matched study

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Yuenan Zheng, Jie Zhao, Yang Shi, Zhiqiang Gui, Chun Xu, Qingshu Wu, Lili Zhu, Zhihong Wang, Hao Zhang, Liang He

Sleep disturbances and female infertility: a systematic review

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Jing Li, Yali Huang, Shirong Xu, Ying Wang

Changes in spatial bodily pain distribution one year after benign hysterectomy with emphasis on prevalence and risk factors for de novo and persistent pelvic pain- a prospective longitudinal multicenter study

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Peter Lukas, Lena Nilsson, Ninnie Borendal Wodlin, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Preben Kjølhede

Violence against infertile women in an Iranian setting

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Using an electronic patient reported outcome measure (ePAQ-MPH) to assess potential harm for long-waiting patients in gynaecology

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Thomas Gray, Sandra Johnson, Edward Prosser-Snelling, Paul Simpson

Implication of the enteric glia in the IBS-like colonic inflammation associated with endometriosis

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Luis A. Rivera-Arce, Myrella L. Cruz, Ulises Rodriguez-Cintron, James P. Torres-Pirela, Caroline B. Appleyard

Association between lifetime endogenous estrogen exposure and body composition metrics in postmenopausal women: findings from the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

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Marital rights: Lived experiences of Iranian women with retired spouses in a qualitative study

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Maryam Nosrati Beigzade, Behzad Shalchi, Hossein Ghamari Kivi, Nasrin Haghighat, Atefeh Heyrat

A FSH-secreting pituitary adenoma discovered after ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: a case report, illustrating pitfalls in the interpretation of serum FSH levels

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Keigo Yano, Go Nakai, Hiroki Matsutani, Takashi Yamada, Masahide Ohmichi, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Keigo Osuga

Access and knowledge of contraceptives and unmet need for family planning in Pakistan

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Muhammad Farhan Asif, Majid Ali, Hafiz Ghulam Abbas, Tayyaba Ishfaq, Shafaqat Ali, Ghulam Abid, Zohra S. Lassi

Association of dietary preferences with primary ovarian insufficiency (POI): a mendelian randomization-based analysis

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Zhengqi Qiu, Emma Yun Zhi Huang, Yufei Li, Jun Du, Juntao Kan

Clustering Iranian women according to their menopausal severity symptoms and exploring the factors associated with severe categories, using baseline category logit model

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Fahimeh Hoseinzadeh, Habibollah Esmaily, Sedigheh Ayatiafin, Azadeh Saki

Comparative effectiveness of vitrification and slow freezing after heterotopic transplantation of human ovarian tissues

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Yucui Zeng, Yushan Li, Hui Du, Changzhong Li, Wenkui Dai, Ruifang Wu

Gastrointestinal symptoms in abused nonpatient women

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Nadia Pallotta, Emanuela Ribichini, Patrizio Pezzotti, Francesca Belardi, Barbara Ciccantelli, Margherita Rivera, Enrico Stefano Corazziari

Diagnostic and therapeutic hysteroscopy in Ethiopia: a retrospective study on practice and outcomes

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Saron Teka, Mustefa Negash, Samson Zegeye, Endale Yigezu, Melkamu Siferih

Associations between health-related quality of life, infertility-related psychological well-being, and relationship quality in individuals with endometriosis: A cross-sectional study

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Madeleine Jaeger, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Benedikt Till, Harald Werneck

Mediating role of anxiety between body image distress and quality of life among women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a multicentre cross-sectional study

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Mengyuan Sun, Qifeng Yi

Correction: Correlates of intention to screen for cervical cancer among adult women in Kyotera District, Central Uganda: a community based cross-sectional study

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Arthur Kiconco, Richard Kabanda, Anguzu Ronald, Kirsten M. M. Beyer, Steven A. John

Weight-adjusted-waist index: an innovative indicator of breast cancer hazard

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Xinyi Huang, Hengzheng Cheng, Laifu Deng, Shuting Wang, Jiaxiu Li, An Qin, Chunqiang Chu, Wenyi Du, Xiao Liu

Validation of the premenstrual symptoms questionnaire among Mongolian nursing school students

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Dorjderem Choijiljav, Tuya Sukhbat, Shota Ogawa, Enkhjargal Yanjmaa, Oyungoo Badamdorj, Asuka Saito, Yoko Arai, Hiromitsu Shinozaki

The pandemic within a pandemic: mental health and wellbeing of racially Minoritised women experiencing domestic abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK

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Ankita Mishra, Jilly Gibson-Miller, Chantelle Wood

Associations between mental health conditions in pregnancy and maternal socioeconomic status: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada

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Qun Miao, Gwyneth Zai, Ian Joiner, Jessica Burnside, Mark Walker

Evaluating the safety and efficacy of wormwood vaginal cream on sexual satisfaction and quality of sexual life of postmenopausal women: a randomized, triple-blinds, placebo-controlled clinical trial

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Hajatpoor Niloufar, Babazadeh Raheleh, Salari Roshanak, Jamali Jamshid, Izanlou Sharbanoo

Barriers to PrEP use and adherence among adolescent girls and young women in Eastern, Southern, and Western Africa: a scoping review

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Experience of the menopause transition in Irish women and how it impacts motivators, facilitators, and barriers to physical activity engagement

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Kelly Lee McNulty, Aoife Lane, Rosarie Kealy, Patricia Heavey

Decoding acculturative stress and psychological distress in Mexican immigrant women: insights from a path mediation analysis

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Venera Bekteshi

Magnitude of cesarean section and its associated factors among mothers who gave birth in public hospitals in East Wollega Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

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Worku Alemayehu, Jibril Dori, Werku Etafa

Prevalence of endometriosis in women undergoing laparoscopic surgery for various gynecological indications: a Jordanian multi-center retrospective study

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Mohammad Al-Jafari, Marah Ahmad Aldarawsheh, Mohamed Abouzid, Ibrahim Serag, Mariam Akram Nofal, Ammar Ra’ed Altiti, Saja Zuaiter, Aya Sabri Al-Zurgan, Basil Aldiabat, Julie Feras Owaidat, Sadeen Zein Eddin, Wedad Ahmad Sawas, Nadia Muhaidat, Ibraheem M. Alkhawaldeh, Ahlam M. Al-Kharabsheh, Yazan A. Al-Ajlouni

Sex-specific associations of prenatal Chinese famine exposure with cataract risk at age sixty: a cross-sectional study

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A novel prognostic score of recurrence for endometrial cancer patients with staging surgery

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Tomoka Maehana, Naoki Kawahara, Junya Kamibayashi, Motoki Matsuoka, Keita Waki, Ryuji Kawaguchi, Fuminori Kimura

Migrated intra-uterine device to infra-umbilical skin: a rare case report

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Nigat Amsalu Addis, Yared Alem Sibhat, Yohannis Derbew Molla, Wasihun Nigdu Mengestu, Abebe Sinknew Seid, Michael Argaw Damite, Misganaw Abere Worku

The relationship between serum progesterone level on the day of HCG trigger in IVF/ICSI cycles and oocyte maturation and embryo quality: a retrospective observational study

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Elham Hokmabadi, Elnaz Salahi, Marzieh Ghasemi

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Tianzhao Du, Ye Yuan, Shulan Sun, Zhichao Gao, Xiaoshuai Li

Development of prognostic models for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer in females: a retrospective population-based study

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Yan Chen, Yu Qiu, Haoyang Shen, Shuixin Yan, Jiadi Li, Weizhu Wu

‘It’s a secret in my life’: frontstage and backstage experiences of women undergoing induced abortions in a rural community of Pakistan

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Impact of serum lipid on recurrence of uterine fibroids: a single center retrospective study

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Uterusmyome sind mit Atherosklerose assoziiert

11.12.2025
Uterus myomatosus
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Frauen mit Uterusmyomen tragen ein höheres Risiko, atherosklerotische Komplikationen zu entwickeln, wie eine große populationsbasierte Kohortenstudie ans Licht gebracht hat.

Senkt eine vorzeitige Entbindung die Gefahr für Präeklampsie?

11.12.2025
Präeklampsie
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Präeklampsie betrifft rund 3% aller Schwangeren und das meist zum geplanten Geburtszeitpunkt. Eine britische Studie prüfte nun, ob ein gezieltes Vorgehen in der späten Gestationsphase das Risiko senken kann.

Hohe Rezidivraten bei jungen Krebskranken

10.12.2025
Metastasen
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Metastatische Rezidive sind bei Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen mit Krebs häufig und verschlechtern die Prognose deutlich. Eine umfassende Kohortenstudie aus Kalifornien zeigt klare Unterschiede nach Tumorart, Stadium und Diagnosejahr.

Fehlerhafte Befunde bei Brustkrebs-Patientinnen: Uni-Medizin Göttingen überprüft Untersuchungsergebnisse

Recht für Ärzte
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Eine Ärztin des Klinikums Bremen-Mitte soll in 34 Fällen Befunde von Gewebeproben fehlerhaft interpretiert haben. Viele Patientinnen erhielten deshalb eine unnötige Antikörper- oder Chemotherapie.

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