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Content type: Research article
| 18 February 2019

Menstrual characteristics, disorders and associated risk factors among female international students in Zhejiang Province, China: a cross-sectional survey

Authors: Emmanuel Ansong, Samuel Kofi Arhin, Yaoyao Cai, Xinxin Xu and Xueqing Wu
Content type: Research article
| 14 February 2019

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

Authors: W. A. Tol, S. M. Murray, C. Lund, P. Bolton, L. K. Murray, T. Davies, J. Haushofer, K. Orkin, M. Witte, L. Salama, V. Patel, G. Thornicroft and J. K. Bass
Content type: Research article
| 12 February 2019

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

Authors: Wakako Suzuki, Wuren and Kiyonori Kuriki
Content type: Research article
| 8 February 2019

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

Authors: Florence Assibi Ziba, Vida Nyagre Yakong, Rockson Asaan Asore, Keville Frederickson and Michele Flynch
Content type: Case report
| 7 February 2019

An unusual cause of postmenopausal vaginal haemorrhage: a case report

Authors: Junyan Sun, Ying Guo, Li Ma, Zhaoxia Qian and Dongmei Lai

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Content type: Research article
| 26 March 2014

Magnitude and risk factors of abortion among regular female students in Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia

Authors: Amha Admasie Gelaye, Kalemelekot Nigussie Taye and Tesfa Mekonen
Content type: Research article
| 8 June 2001

Penis size: Survey of female perceptions of sexual satisfaction

Authors: Russell Eisenman
Content type: Research article
| 5 July 2013

Understanding why women seek abortions in the US

Authors: M Antonia Biggs, Heather Gould and Diana Greene Foster
Content type: Research article
| 12 September 2007

Knowledge and use of emergency contraception among women in the Western Cape province of South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Landon Myer, Regina Mlobeli, Di Cooper, Jennifer Smit and Chelsea Morroni
Content type: Research article
| 26 March 2012

Prevalence, symptoms and management of uterine fibroids: an international internet-based survey of 21,746 women

Authors: Anne Zimmermann, David Bernuit, Christoph Gerlinger, Matthias Schaefers and Katharina Geppert

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BMC Women's Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the health and wellbeing of adolescent girls and women, with a particular focus on the physical, mental, and emotional health of women in developed and developing nations. The journal welcomes submissions on women's public health issues, health behaviours, breast cancer, gynecological diseases, mental health and health promotion.

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Tovah Honor Aronin, Biomed Central

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Sherif A. El-Nashar, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Jane Fisher, Monash University
Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj, University College London
Marc Schwartz, Georgetown University

Alex Gentry-Maharaj, Section Editor

Alex Gentry-Maharaj, MSc, PhD is a Senior Research Associate at the Department of Women’s Cancer at the Institute for Women’s Health at University College London. The main focus of Alex’s work is screening for ovarian cancer.

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Menstrual characteristics, disorders and associated risk factors among female international students in Zhejiang Province, China: a cross-sectional survey

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

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

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

An unusual cause of postmenopausal vaginal haemorrhage: a case report

Magnitude and risk factors of abortion among regular female students in Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia

Penis size: Survey of female perceptions of sexual satisfaction

Understanding why women seek abortions in the US

Knowledge and use of emergency contraception among women in the Western Cape province of South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Prevalence, symptoms and management of uterine fibroids: an international internet-based survey of 21,746 women

Aims and scope

Alex Gentry-Maharaj, Section Editor

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BMC Series blog

Respectful maternity care – the way forward

Highlights of the BMC Series: January 2019

The obesity-paradox: impact of body composition on cancer survival

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