Ausgabe 1/2017
Inhalt (136 Artikel)
Quality of life among post-menopausal women due to oxidative stress boosted by dysthymia and anxiety
Martha A. Sánchez-Rodríguez, Lizett Castrejón-Delgado, Mariano Zacarías-Flores, Alicia Arronte-Rosales, Víctor Manuel Mendoza-Núñez
Feasibility of thermocoagulation in a screen-and-treat approach for the treatment of cervical precancerous lesions in sub-Saharan Africa
Manuela Viviano, Bruno Kenfack, Rosa Catarino, Eveline Tincho, Liliane Temogne, Anne-Caroline Benski, Pierre-Marie Tebeu, Ulrike Meyer-Hamme, Pierre Vassilakos, Patrick Petignat
First report on molecular breast cancer subtypes and their clinico-pathological characteristics in Eastern Morocco: series of 2260 cases
Manal Elidrissi Errahhali, Mounia Elidrissi Errahhali, Meryem Ouarzane, Tijani El Harroudi, Said Afqir, Mohammed Bellaoui
Self-collection based HPV testing for cervical cancer screening among women living with HIV in Uganda: a descriptive analysis of knowledge, intentions to screen and factors associated with HPV positivity
Sheona M. Mitchell, Heather N. Pedersen, Evelyn Eng Stime, Musa Sekikubo, Erin Moses, David Mwesigwa, Christine Biryabarema, Jan Christilaw, Josaphat K. Byamugisha, Deborah M. Money, Gina S. Ogilvie
Clinical characteristics of genital chlamydia infection in pelvic inflammatory disease
Sung Taek Park, Suk Woo Lee, Min Jeong Kim, Young Mo Kang, Hye Min Moon, Chae Chun Rhim
Lifelong vegetarianism and breast cancer risk: a large multicentre case control study in India
Toral Gathani, Isobel Barnes, Raghib Ali, Rajkumar Arumugham, Raju Chacko, Raghunadharao Digumarti, Parimal Jivarajani, Ravi Kannan, Dasappa Loknatha, Hemant Malhotra, Beela S. Mathew, Raghib Ali, Rajkumar Arumugham, Radhu Ananthakrishnan, Sivensen Balasubramanian, Isobel Barnes, Raju Chacko, Anil D’Cruz, Raghunadharao Digumarti, Gita Doshi, Mary Foulkes, Trivadi Ganesan, Toral Gathani, Sanjay Gupta, Parimal Jivarajani, K Chandramohan, Ravi Kannan, Dasappa Loknatha, Hemant Malhotra, Mohan Mallandas, Beela S. Mathew, Shaesta Mehta, Reena Nair, Paul Sebastian, Atul Sharma
Probiotics for vaginal health in South Africa: what is on retailers’ shelves?
Anna-Ursula Happel, Shameem Z. Jaumdally, Tanya Pidwell, Tracy Cornelius, Heather B. Jaspan, Remy Froissart, Shaun L. Barnabas, Jo-Ann S. Passmore
Binge eating is associated with trait anxiety in Korean adolescent girls: a cross sectional study
Jin-Yi Jung, Kye-Hyun Kim, Hee-Yeon Woo, Dong-Won Shin, Young-Chul Shin, Kang-Seob Oh, Eun-Hee Shin, Se-Won Lim
Women’s knowledge and attitudes towards cervical cancer prevention: a cross sectional study in Eastern Uganda
Trasias Mukama, Rawlance Ndejjo, Angele Musabyimana, Abdullah Ali Halage, David Musoke
Motivations for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy as a function of socioeconomic status
Dadrie F. Baptiste, Erina L. MacGeorge, Maria K. Venetis, Ashton Mouton, L. Brooke Friley, Rebekah Pastor, Kristen Hatten, Janaka Lagoo, Susan E. Clare, Monet W. Bowling
Burden, screening, and treatment of depressive and anxious symptoms among women referred to cardiac rehabilitation: a prospective study
Megan C. Hurley, Heather M. Arthur, Caroline Chessex, Paul Oh, Karam Turk-Adawi, Sherry L. Grace
Factors associated with sexual dysfunction in Taiwanese females with rheumatoid arthritis
Miao-Chiu Lin, Ming-Chi Lu, Hanoch Livneh, Ning-Sheng Lai, How-Ran Guo, Tzung-Yi Tsai
Treatment delays among women with breast cancer in a low socio-economic status region in Brazil
Naidhia Alves Soares Ferreira, Sionara Melo Figueiredo de Carvalho, Vitor Engrácia Valenti, Italla Maria Pinheiro Bezerra, Hermes Melo Teixeira Batista, Luiz Carlos de Abreu, Leandro Luongo Matos, Fernando Adami
Reproductive risk factors associated with breast cancer in women in Bangui: a case–control study
Augustin Balekouzou, Ping Yin, Christian Maucler Pamatika, Cavin Epie Bekolo, Sylvain Wilfrid Nambei, Marceline Djeintote, Komlan Kota, Christian Diamont Mossoro-Kpinde, Chang Shu, Minghui Yin, Zhen Fu, Tingting Qing, Mingming Yan, Jianyuan Zhang, Shaojun Chen, Hongyu Li, Zhongyu Xu, Boniface Koffi
“Life at the River is a Living Hell:” a qualitative study of trauma, mental health, substance use and HIV risk behavior among female fish traders from the Kafue Flatlands in Zambia
Lynn T. Murphy Michalopoulos, Stefani N. Baca-Atlas, Simona J. Simona, Tina Jiwatram-Negrón, Alexander Ncube, Melanie B. Chery
Factors associated with early age at menarche among Thai adolescents in Bangkok: A cross-sectional study
Pongsak Noipayak, Petch Rawdaree, Busaba Supawattanabodee, Sumonmal Manusirivitthaya
Women’s lived experiences of learning to live with osteoporosis: a longitudinal qualitative study
Carrinna A. Hansen, Bo Abrahamsen, Hanne Konradsen, Birthe D. Pedersen
Sex hormone binding globulin as a valuable biochemical marker in predicting gestational diabetes mellitus
Manal Abdalla Tawfeek, Eman Mohamad Alfadhli, Abdulfatah Marawan Alayoubi, Hesham Ahmad El-Beshbishy, Fawzia Ahmad Habib
Factors associated with cervical cancer screening participation among immigrants of Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin: a population-based study in Finland
Esther E. Idehen, Tellervo Korhonen, Anu Castaneda, Teppo Juntunen, Mari Kangasniemi, Anna-Maija Pietilä, Päivikki Koponen
Maternal and neonatal service usage and determinants in fragile and conflict-affected situations: a systematic review of Asia and the Middle-East
Saji S. Gopalan, Ashis Das, Natasha Howard
Beneficial effects of a Coriolus versicolor-based vaginal gel on cervical epithelization, vaginal microbiota and vaginal health: a pilot study in asymptomatic women
Santiago Palacios, Fernando Losa, Damián Dexeus, Javier Cortés
The effect of hormone therapy on quality of life and breast cancer risk after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy: a systematic review
Tasneem Siyam, Sue Ross, Sandra Campbell, Dean T. Eurich, Nesé Yuksel
Typical patterns of modifiable health risk factors (MHRFs) in elderly women in Germany: results from the cross-sectional German Health Update (GEDA) study, 2009 and 2010
Franziska Jentsch, Jennifer Allen, Judith Fuchs, Elena von der Lippe
The Swedish translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy – Cervical Dysplasia (FACIT-CD): linguistic validity and reliability of the Swedish version
Marie Rask, Marie Oscarsson, Neil Ludwig, Katarina Swahnberg
Factors influencing use of long-acting versus short-acting contraceptive methods among reproductive-age women in a resource-limited setting
Leevan Tibaijuka, Robert Odongo, Emma Welikhe, Wilber Mukisa, Lilian Kugonza, Imelda Busingye, Phelomena Nabukalu, Joseph Ngonzi, Stephen B. Asiimwe, Francis Bajunirwe
Meanings of abortion in context: accounts of abortion in the lives of women diagnosed with breast cancer
Maggie Kirkman, Carmel Apicella, Jillian Graham, Martha Hickey, John L. Hopper, Louise Keogh, Ingrid Winship, Jane Fisher
Breast cancer in Iraq is associated with a unimodally distributed predominance of luminal type B over luminal type A surrogates from young to old age
Runnak A Majid, Hemin A Hassan, Dana N Muhealdeen, Hazha A Mohammed, Michael D Hughson
Evaluating the role of race and medication in protection of uterine fibroids by type 2 diabetes exposure
Digna R. Velez Edwards, Katherine E. Hartmann, Melissa Wellons, Anushi Shah, Hua Xu, Todd L. Edwards
Making connections across silos: intimate partner violence, mental health, and substance use
Robin Mason, Marni Wolf, Susan O’Rinn, Gabrielle Ene
Quality of life of breast and cervical cancer survivors
Huei-Ying Huang, Wen-Chen Tsai, Wen-Yu Chou, Yao-Ching Hung, Liang-Chih Liu, Kuo-Feng Huang, Wen-Ching Wang, Kam-Wing Leung, Ruey-Kuen Hsieh, Pei-Tseng Kung
Pain in amaXhosa women living with HIV/AIDS: a cross-sectional study of ambulant outpatients
Romy Parker, Jennifer Jelsma, Dan J Stein
Breast cancer screening practices of African migrant women in Australia: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Olayide Oluyemisi Ogunsiji, Cannas Kwok, Lee Chun Fan
Skin whitening among Cameroonian female university students: knowledge, attitudes, practices and motivations
Emmanuel Armand Kouotou, Jobert Richie N. Nansseu, Hugues Adegbidi, Theophane Christel Joel Zoa Mebara, Elie Claude Ndjitoyap Ndam
A pathological and clinical study of 706 primary tumours of the ovary in the largest tertiary hospital in Ghana
Patrick Kafui Akakpo, Leonard Derkyi-Kwarteng, Richard Kwasi Gyasi, Solomom Edward Quayson, Simon Naporo, Jehoram Tei Anim
Effectively engaging stakeholders and the public in developing violence prevention messages
Jennifer A. Boyko, C. Nadine Wathen, Anita Kothari
Breast cancer relatives’ physical activity intervention needs and preferences: qualitative results
Sheri J. Hartman, Rochelle K. Rosen
Can community health workers play a greater role in increasing access to medical abortion services? A qualitative study
Pallavi Gupta, Sharad D. Iyengar, Bela Ganatra, Heidi Bart Johnston, Kirti Iyengar
Experiences with VHA care: a qualitative study of U.S. women veterans with self-reported trauma histories
Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes, Eileen M. Harwood, Michele R. Spoont, Nina A. Sayer, Heather Gerould, Maureen Murdoch
A case report of bicornis bicollis uterus with unilateral cervical atresia: an unusual aetiology of chronic debilitating pelvic pain in a Cameroonian teenager
Julius Sama Dohbit, Esther Meka, Joel Noutakdie Tochie, Igor Kamla, Darolles Mwadjie, Pascal Foumane
Cervical cancer risk perceptions, sexual risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infections among Bivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccinated and non-vaccinated young women in Uganda - 5 year follow up study
Edward Kumakech, Sören Andersson, Henry Wabinga, Caroline Musubika, Samuel Kirimunda, Vanja Berggren
Effects of peer health education on perception and practice of screening for cervical cancer among urban residential women in south-east Nigeria: a before and after study
Chinyere Mbachu, Cyril Dim, Uche Ezeoke
POstLAparoscopic Reduction of pain By combining intraperitoneal normal salinE And the pulmonary Recruitment maneuver (POLAR BEAR trial). RCT to estimate reduction in pain after laparoscopic surgery when using a combination therapy of intraperitoneal normal saline and the pulmonary recruitment maneuver
J. E. W. van Dijk, S. J. Dedden, P. M. A. J. Geomini, P. Meijer, N. van Hanegem, M. Y. Bongers
Association between the ERCC1 polymorphism and platinum-based chemotherapy effectiveness in ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis
Ning Tang, Dan Lyu, Yan Zhang, Haiping Liu
Impact of preconceptional micronutrient supplementation on maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum: results from a randomized controlled trial in Vietnam
Phuong H. Nguyen, Ann M. DiGirolamo, Ines Gonzalez-Casanova, Hoa Pham, Wei Hao, Hieu Nguyen, Truong V. Truong, Son Nguyen, Kimberly B. Harding, Gregory A. Reinhart, Reynaldo Martorell, Usha Ramakrishnan
Exposure of hospitalised pregnant women to plasticizers contained in medical devices
Cécile Marie, Sebti Hamlaoui, Lise Bernard, Daniel Bourdeaux, Valérie Sautou, Didier Lémery, Françoise Vendittelli, Marie-Pierre Sauvant-Rochat
Increasing family planning in Myanmar: the role of the private sector and social franchise programs
Tin Aung, Nang Mo Hom, May Sudhinaraset
Endometrial scratching in women with implantation failure after a first IVF/ICSI cycle; does it lead to a higher live birth rate? The SCRaTCH study: a randomized controlled trial (NTR 5342)
N. E. van Hoogenhuijze, H. L. Torrance, F. Mol, J. S. E. Laven, E. Scheenjes, M. A. F. Traas, C. Janssen, B. Cohlen, G. Teklenburg, J. P. de Bruin, R. van Oppenraaij, J. W. M. Maas, E. Moll, K. Fleischer, M. H. van Hooff, C. de Koning, A. Cantineau, C. B. Lambalk, M. Verberg, M. Nijs, A. P. Manger, M. van Rumste, L. F. van der Voet, A. Preys-Bosman, J. Visser, E. Brinkhuis, J. E. den Hartog, A. Sluijmer, F. W. Jansen, W. Hermes, M. L. Bandell, M. J. Pelinck, J. van Disseldorp, M. van Wely, J. Smeenk, Q. D. Pieterse, J.C. Boxmeer, E.R. Groenewoud, M. J. C. Eijkemans, J. C. Kasius, F. J. M. Broekmans
Anxiety and depression among infertile women: a cross-sectional survey from Hungary
Enikő Lakatos, Judit F Szigeti, Péter P Ujma, Réka Sexty, Piroska Balog
Is surgical excision necessary for the treatment of Granulomatous lobular mastitis?
Young Duck Shin, Sung Su Park, Young Jin Song, Seung-Myoung Son, Young Jin Choi
Risk factors and a prediction model for lower limb lymphedema following lymphadenectomy in gynecologic cancer: a hospital-based retrospective cohort study
Kenji Kuroda, Yasuhiro Yamamoto, Manami Yanagisawa, Akira Kawata, Naoya Akiba, Kensuke Suzuki, Kazutoshi Naritaka
Frequency and predictors of anxiety and depression among pregnant women attending tertiary healthcare institutes of Quetta City, Pakistan
Rahila Ghaffar, Qaiser Iqbal, Adnan Khalid, Fahad Saleem, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Nosheen Sikandar Baloch, Fiaz ud Din Ahmad, Sajid Bashir, Sajjad Haider, Mohammad Bashaar
Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy versus vaginal sacrospinous fixation for vaginal vault prolapse, a randomized controlled trial: SALTO-2 trial, study protocol
Anne-Lotte W. M. Coolen, Mèlanie N. van IJsselmuiden, Anique M. J. van Oudheusden, J. Veen, Hugo W. F. van Eijndhoven, Ben Willem J. Mol, Jan Paul Roovers, Marlies Y. Bongers
Implications of male circumcision for women in Papua New Guinea: a transformational grounded theory study
Michelle Redman-MacLaren, Jane Mills, Rachael Tommbe, David MacLaren, Rick Speare, William J. H. McBride
Transvaginal Sonography: perception and attitude of Nigerian women
Mark C Okeji, Kennedy K Agwuna, Chika N Ihudiebube-Splendor, Iliyasu Y Izge, Kelechi K Ekuma, Jennifer O Emeter
Profiles of lipids, blood pressure and weight changes among premenopausal Chinese breast cancer patients after adjuvant chemotherapy
Winnie Yeo, Frankie K. F. Mo, Elizabeth Pang, Joyce J. S. Suen, Jane Koh, Herbert H. F. Loong, Christopher C. H. Yip, Rita Y. W. Ng, Claudia H. W. Yip, Nelson L. S. Tang, Giok S. Liem
Case report: term birth after fertility-sparing treatments for stage IB1 small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix
Pei-Ying Wu, Ya-Min Cheng, Geok Huey New, Cheng-Yang Chou, Chun-Ting Chiang, Hung-Wen Tsai, Yu-Fang Huang
How active are women who play bingo: a cross-sectional study from the Well!Bingo project
Gemma C. Ryde, Trish Gorely, Ruth Jepson, Cindy Gray, Ashley Shepherd, Dionne Mackison, Aileen V. Ireland, Brian Williams, Marion E. T. McMurdo, Josie M. M. Evans
A qualitative exploration of cervical and breast cancer stigma in Karnataka, India
Laura Nyblade, Melissa Stockton, Sandra Travasso, Suneeta Krishnan
A comparison of intimate partner and other sexual assault survivors’ use of different types of specialized hospital-based violence services
Janice Du Mont, Maryam Woldeyohannes, Sheila Macdonald, Daisy Kosa, Linda Turner
Cardiovascular RiskprofilE - IMaging and gender-specific disOrders (CREw-IMAGO): rationale and design of a multicenter cohort study
Gerbrand A. Zoet, Cindy Meun, Laura Benschop, Eric Boersma, Ricardo P.J. Budde, Bart C.J.M. Fauser, Christianne J.M. de Groot, Aad van der Lugt, Angela H.E.M. Maas, Karl G.M. Moons, Jeanine E. Roeters van Lennep, Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink, Eric A.P. Steegers, Bas B. van Rijn, Joop S.E. Laven, Arie Franx, Birgitta K. Velthuis
Therapeutic comparison between treatments for Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus: study protocol of a randomized prospective and controlled trial
Renata A. Belotto, Maria Cristina Chavantes, João Paulo Tardivo, Roberto Euzébio dos Santos, Raquel Civolani Marques Fernandes, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana, Christiane Pavani, Daniela Fátima Teixeira da Silva
The reproducibility of self-reported age at menarche: The Tromsø Study
Marie Wasmuth Lundblad, Bjarne K. Jacobsen
Colony stimulating factor-1 and leukemia inhibitor factor expression from current-cycle cannula isolated endometrial cells are associated with increased endometrial receptivity and pregnancy
Felipe Camargo-Díaz, Valeria García, Azucena Ocampo-Bárcenas, Humberto González-Marquez, Esther López-Bayghen
Reasons for delay in decision making and reaching health facility among obstetric fistula and pelvic organ prolapse patients in Gondar University hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Mulat Adefris, Solomon Mekonnen Abebe, Kiros Terefe, Abebaw Addis Gelagay, Azmeraw Adigo, Selamawit Amare, Dorothy Lazaro, Aster Berhe, Chernet Baye
Effects of prolonged exercise versus multiple short exercise sessions on risk for metabolic syndrome and the atherogenic index in middle-aged obese women: a randomised controlled trial
JinWook Chung, KwangJun Kim, Jeeyoung Hong, Hyoun-Joong Kong
“If I have only two children and they die… who will take care of me?” –a qualitative study exploring knowledge, attitudes and practices about family planning among Mozambican female and male adults
Rehana Capurchande, Gily Coene, Kristien Roelens, Herman Meulemans
Results of a pilot study in the U.S. and Vietnam to assess the utility and acceptability of a multi-level pregnancy test (MLPT) for home monitoring of hCG trends after assisted reproduction
Tara Shochet, Ioanna A. Comstock, Nguyen Thi Nhu Ngoc, Lynn M. Westphal, Wendy R. Sheldon, Ly Thai Loc, Jennifer Blum, Beverly Winikoff, Paul D. Blumenthal
Are women adequately informed before gynaecological surgery?
Mojgan Pakbaz, Ewa Rolfsman, Mats Löfgren
Sowing the seeds of transformative practice to actualize women’s rights to respectful maternity care: reflections from Kenya using the consolidated framework for implementation research
Charlotte E Warren, Charity Ndwiga, Pooja Sripad, Melissa Medich, Anne Njeru, Alice Maranga, George Odhiambo, Timothy Abuya
Perceptions of Mexican women regarding barriers in mental Heath Services in primary care
Jorge Galván, Nayelhi Saavedra, Feliciano Bartolo, Shoshana Berenzon
Awareness, attitudes and perceptions regarding HIV and PMTCT amongst pregnant women in Guinea-Bissau– a qualitative study
Noel Vieira, Dlama Nggida Rasmussen, Inês Oliveira, Aureliano Gomes, Peter Aaby, Christian Wejse, Morten Sodemann, Lucy Reynolds, Holger W. Unger
A qualitative study of Filipina immigrants’ stress, distress and coping: the impact of their multiple, transnational roles as women
Melanie L. Straiton, Heloise Marie L. Ledesma, Tam T. Donnelly
Differences in drug use between men and women: an Italian cross sectional study
Daria Putignano, Dario Bruzzese, Valentina Orlando, Denise Fiorentino, Alessia Tettamanti, Enrica Menditto
Eating behavior and psychological profile: associations between daughters with distinct eating disorders and their mothers
Verónica Vázquez-Velázquez, Martha Kaufer-Horwitz, Juan Pablo Méndez, Eduardo García-García, Lucy María Reidl-Martínez
Factors associated with utilization of long-acting and permanent contraceptive methods among women who have decided not to have more children in Gondar city
Chernet Baye Zenebe, Mulat Adefris, Melaku Kindie Yenit, Yalemzewod Assefa Gelaw
3-dimensional versus conventional laparoscopy for benign hysterectomy: protocol for a randomized clinical trial
Elise Hoffmann, Gitte Bennich, Christian Rifbjerg Larsen, Jannie Lindschou, Janus Christian Jakobsen, Pernille Danneskiold Lassen
Effect of periodontitis on the development of osteoporosis: results from a nationwide population-based cohort study (2003–2013)
Jung-Kyu Choi, Young-Taek Kim, Hye-In Kweon, Eun-Cheol Park, Seong-Ho Choi, Jae-Hong Lee
Study comparing 3 hour and 24 hour post-operative removal of bladder catheter and vaginal pack following vaginal surgery: a randomised controlled trial
Priya Rajan, S. Soundara Raghavan, Deepak Sharma
Relationship between sleep quality and cardiovascular disease risk in Chinese post-menopausal women
Sek Ying Chair, Qun Wang, Ho Yu Cheng, Sally Wai-Sze Lo, Xiao Mei Li, Eliza Mi-Ling Wong, Janet Wing-Hung Sit
Inadequate birth spacing is perceived as riskier than all family planning methods, except sterilization and abortion, in a qualitative study among urban Nigerians
Hilary M. Schwandt, Joanna Skinner, Luciana Estelle Hebert, Lisa Cobb, Abdulmumin Saad, Mojisola Odeku
Benign metastasizing leiomyoma presenting as multiple cystic pulmonary nodules: a case report
Yeong Hun Choe, So Yeon Jeon, Yoon Chae Lee, Myung Ja Chung, Seung Yong Park, Yong Chul Lee, So Ri Kim
Is economic dependence on the husband a risk factor for intimate partner violence against female factory workers in Nepal?
Sunita Dhungel, Pabita Dhungel, Shalik Ram Dhital, Christiane Stock
Frequency and genotypes of Chlamydia trachomatis in patients attending the obstetrics and gynecology clinics in Jalisco, Mexico and correlation with sociodemographic, behavioral, and biological factors
Néstor Casillas-Vega, Rayo Morfín-Otero, Santos García, Jorge Llaca-Díaz, Eduardo Rodríguez-Noriega, Adrián Camacho-Ortiz, Ma de la Merced Ayala-Castellanos, Héctor J. Maldonado-Garza, Jesús Ancer-Rodríguez, Guadalupe Gallegos-Ávila, Alberto Niderhauser-García, Elvira Garza-González
The Cedar Project: Using Indigenous-Specific Determinants of Health to Predict Substance use among Young Pregnant-Involved Indigenous Women In Canada
Sana Z. Shahram, Joan L. Bottorff, Nelly D. Oelke, Leanne Dahlgren, Victoria Thomas, Patricia M. Spittal
An implementation science protocol of the Women’s Health CoOp in healthcare settings in Cape Town, South Africa: A stepped-wedge design
Wendee M. Wechsberg, Jacqueline W. Ndirangu, Ilene S. Speizer, William A. Zule, Winnifred Gumula, Courtney Peasant, Felicia A. Browne, Laura Dunlap
Self-collected vaginal sampling for the detection of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) using careHPV among Ghanaian women
Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Florencia Djigma, Anna Hayfron-Benjamin, Latif Abdul, Jacques Simpore, Philippe Mayaud
Hormonal contraceptive use and prevalence of premenstrual symptoms in a multiethnic Canadian population
Alicia Caroline Jarosz, Joseph Jamnik, Ahmed El-Sohemy
Exploratory study into awareness of heart disease and health care seeking behavior among Emirati women (UAE) - Cross sectional descriptive study
Sarah Khan, Syed Adnan Ali
Effect of simvastatin on monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression in endometriosis patients: a randomized controlled trial
Wanwisa Waiyaput, Somphoch Pumipichet, Sawaek Weerakiet, Sasivimol Rattanasiri, Areepan Sophonsritsuk
AlphaVBeta3 Integrin expression within uterine endometrium in unexplained infertility: a prospective cohort study
Ahmed Elnaggar, Amr H. Farag, Mohamed E. Gaber, Mohamed Abdel Hafeez, Mohamed S. Ali, Alaa M. Atef
Characteristics of cervical disease among symptomatic women with histopathological sample at Hawassa University referral hospital, Southern Ethiopia
Gemechu Ameya, Fekade Yerakly
‘I stayed with my illness’: a grounded theory study of health seeking behaviour and treatment pathways of patients with obstetric fistula in Kenya
Anne M. Khisa, Grace M. Omoni, Isaac K. Nyamongo, Rachel F. Spitzer
Aggressive behaviour among drug-using women from Cape Town, South Africa: ethnicity, heavy alcohol use, methamphetamine and intimate partner violence
Tara Carney, Bronwyn Myers, Tracy L. Kline, Kim Johnson, Wendee M. Wechsberg
Mental health, sexual identity, and interpersonal violence: Findings from the Australian longitudinal Women’s health study
Laura A. Szalacha, Tonda L. Hughes, Ruth McNair, Deborah Loxton
Women’s experiences seeking informal sector abortion services in Cape Town, South Africa: a descriptive study
Caitlin Gerdts, Sarah Raifman, Kristen Daskilewicz, Mariette Momberg, Sarah Roberts, Jane Harries
Neuroticism-related personality traits are associated with posttraumatic stress after abortion: findings from a Swedish multi-center cohort study
Inger Wallin Lundell, Inger Sundström Poromaa, Lisa Ekselius, Susanne Georgsson, Örjan Frans, Lotti Helström, Ulf Högberg, Agneta Skoog Svanberg
Why women choose compounded bioidentical hormone therapy: lessons from a qualitative study of menopausal decision-making
Jennifer Jo Thompson, Cheryl Ritenbaugh, Mark Nichter
Stress, health and quality of life of female migrant domestic workers in Singapore: a cross-sectional study
S. G. Anjara, L. B. Nellums, C. Bonetto, T. Van Bortel
Prevalence and predictors of help-seeking for women exposed to spousal violence in India – a cross-sectional study
Malin Leonardsson, Miguel San Sebastian
Violence against women: prevalence and risk factors in Turkish sample
Selma Sen, Nursen Bolsoy
Psychological symptoms among hospital nurses in Taiwan: a cross sectional study
Mei-Ju Chen, Shiue-Shan Weng
Pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain and their effects on pregnancy and birth outcomes: a cohort study in West Sumatra, Indonesia
Hora Soltani, Nur I. Lipoeto, Frankie J. Fair, Karen Kilner, Y. Yusrawati
Correlates of depressive symptoms in late middle-aged Taiwanese women: findings from the 2009 Taiwan National Health Interview Survey
Kun-Wei Tsai, Shih-Chun Lin, Malcolm Koo
The trafficking of women and girls in Taiwan: characteristics of victims, perpetrators, and forms of exploitation
Lanying Huang
Immunohistochemical staining of leptin is associated with grade, stage, lymph node involvement, recurrence, and hormone receptor phenotypes in breast cancer
Mohamad Nidal Khabaz, Amer Abdelrahman, Nadeem Butt, Lila Damnhory, Mohamed Elshal, Alia M. Aldahlawi, Swsan Ashoor, Basim Al-Maghrabi, Pauline Dobson, Barry Brown, Kaltoom Al-Sakkaf, Mohmmad Al-Qahtani, Jaudah Al-Maghrabi
Clinicopathologic and prognostic features of breast cancer in young women: a series from North of Morocco
Joaira Bakkach, Mohamed Mansouri, Touria Derkaoui, Ali Loudiyi, Mohamed Fihri, Samia Hassani, Amina Barakat, Naima Ghailani Nourouti, Mohcine Bennani Mechita
Couple’s concordance and discordance in household decision-making and married women’s use of modern contraceptives in Bangladesh
Jalal Uddin, Muhammad Zakir Hossin, Mohammad Habibullah Pulok
Sequential E2 levels not ovarian maximal diameter estimates were correlated with outcome of cetrotide therapy for management of women at high-risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: a randomized controlled study
Khalid M. Salama, Hesham M. Abo Ragab, Mohammed F. El Sherbiny, Ali A. Morsi, Ibrahim I. Souidan
Individual-level and community-level determinants of cervical cancer screening among Kenyan women: a multilevel analysis of a Nationwide survey
Fentanesh Nibret Tiruneh, Kun-Yang Chuang, Peter Austin Morton Ntenda, Ying-Chih Chuang
“Is it menopause or bipolar?”: a qualitative study of the experience of menopause for women with bipolar disorder
Tania Perich, Jane Ussher, Chloe Parton
Cognitive appraisal of exposure to specific types of trauma - a study of gender differences
Dana–Cristina Herta, Bogdan Nemes, Doina Cozman
A preliminary evaluation of influence of body mass index on in vitro fertilization outcome in non-obese endometriosis patients
Eliana Garalejic, Biljana Arsic, Jovana Radakovic, Dragana Bojovic Jovic, Dragana Lekic, Biljana Macanovic, Ivan Soldatovic, Milan Perovic
A qualitative exploration of perceptions and experiences of contraceptive use, abortion and post-abortion family planning services (PAFP) in three provinces in China
Yan Che, Esther Dusabe-Richards, Shangchun Wu, Yi Jiang, Xiaojing Dong, Jian Li, Wei-Hong Zhang, Marleen Temmerman, Rachel Tolhurst, Marleen Temmerman, Wei-Hong Zhang, Longmei Tang, Su Zhou, Jialin Xu, Yip Ching Yu, Jian Li, Chengliang Xiong, Junli Liu, Qinglong Meng, Yan Che, Weili Zhao, Huiping Zhang, Xu Qian, Hong Jiang, Ji Liang, Shangchun Wu, Yan Zhou, Qing Liu, Lina Hu, Xiaojing Dong, Yi Jiang, Shuaibin Liu, Xiaoling Gan, Jørn Olsen, Jiong Li, Rachel Tolhurst, Dusabe-Richards Esther
Extent, regional variation and impact of gynecologist payment models in routine pelvic examinations: a nationwide cross-sectional study
Ingvild Mathiesen Rosenlund, Linda Leivseth, Ingard Nilsen, Olav Helge Førde, Arthur Revhaug
Investigation of the association between quality of life and depressive symptoms during postpartum period: a correlational study
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