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  1. Studies about the majority of the factors that may potentially influence the pubertal timing and menarche were controversial. The objective was to evaluate the association between factors related to the pregna...

    Authors: Josephine Sakkal, Souheil Hallit and Georges Nicolas

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:236

    Content type: Research article

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  3. Commercial surrogacy is a highly controversial issue that leads to heated debates in the feminist literature, especially when surrogacy takes place in developing countries and when it is performed by local wom...

    Authors: Virginie Rozée, Sayeed Unisa and Elise de La Rochebrochard

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:234

    Content type: Research article

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  4. Various socio-demographic factors have been introduced as the determinants of Low Sexual Desire (LSD), but whether these variables can also contribute to the Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD), remains u...

    Authors: Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi, Mina Malary, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Soghra Khani, Mehdi Pourasghar and Narges Alianmoghaddam

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:233

    Content type: Research article

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  5. Adequate knowledge and positive attitude toward menopause are important for women to tackle changes related to menopause. Even though all women experience menopause at some stage in their life, teachers face m...

    Authors: Helen Gebretatyos, Lidia Ghirmai, Soliana Amanuel, Ghidey Gebreyohannes, Zemenfes Tsighe and Eyasu H. Tesfamariam

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:232

    Content type: Research article

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  6. The diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) may affect women’s mental wellbeing, functioning and quality of life, with potentially negative effects on treatment adherence. Identifying and addressing t...

    Authors: Lorrein Shamiso Muhwava, Katherine Murphy, Christina Zarowsky and Naomi Levitt

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:231

    Content type: Research article

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  8. We sought to estimate the prevalence and describe heterogeneity in experiences of gender-based violence (GBV) across subgroups of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW).

    Authors: Parinita Bhattacharjee, Huiting Ma, Helgar Musyoki, Eve Cheuk, Shajy Isac, Margaret Njiraini, Peter Gichangi, Sharmistha Mishra, Marissa Becker and Michael Pickles

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:229

    Content type: Research article

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  10. For women who want to, exiting sex work can be challenging. Numerous programs strive to help women wanting to exit sex work and secure alternative sources of income by providing targeted support at key moments...

    Authors: Martine Shareck, Pearl Buhariwala, Maha Hassan and Patricia O’Campo

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:227

    Content type: Study protocol

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  13. No known studies have been undertaken in South Africa exploring the contraceptive and fertility needs and preferences of women of reproductive age (18–49) diagnosed with breast cancer. This study set out to un...

    Authors: Jane Harries, Deborah Constant, Lydia Cairncross and Jennifer Moodley

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:224

    Content type: Research article

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  14. Sarcomatoid carcinoma (SC) is a malignant tumour composed of spindle cells. The incidence of SC is low, especially in the uterus. The imaging features of uterine sarcomatoid carcinoma (USC) are rarely reported...

    Authors: Tingting Cui, Yanfang Jin, Bin Li, Jiyuan Li and Yunlong Yue

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:223

    Content type: Case report

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  15. Unmet need for contraception contributes to the burden of unwanted pregnancies, which are correlated with a host of adverse maternal and child outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence an...

    Authors: Anthony Wemakor, Humphrey Garti, Nawaf Saeed, Obed Asumadu and Bede Anyoka

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:222

    Content type: Research article

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  16. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common female reproductive disorder with multiple manifestations. There are relatively few qualitative studies exploring the nature of living with PCOS despite its high pr...

    Authors: Carolyn Ee, Caroline Smith, Lisa Moran, Freya MacMillan, Michael Costello, Brandi Baylock and Helena Teede

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:221

    Content type: Research article

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  18. Women who report transactional sex are at increased risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, in the United States, social, behavioral, and trauma-related vulnerabilities associat...

    Authors: Timothy W. Menza, Lauren Lipira, Amisha Bhattarai, Victoria Cali-De Leon and E. Roberto Orellana

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:219

    Content type: Research article

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  19. A new estrogen-free contraceptive has been approved by both the FDA and more than 15 European authorities. It is composed of drospirenone (DRSP) at a dosage of 4 mg in a regimen 24/4. The molecule is known to ...

    Authors: Santiago Palacios, Enrico Colli and Pedro-Antonio Regidor

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:218

    Content type: Research article

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  20. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women in every major developed country and in most emerging nations. Complications of pregnancy, including preeclampsia, indicate a subsequent incr...

    Authors: Alina Brener, Irene Lewnard, Jennifer Mackinnon, Cresta Jones, Nicole Lohr, Sreenivas Konda, Jennifer McIntosh and Jacquelyn Kulinski

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:217

    Content type: Research article

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  21. caregiving responsibilities significantly impact females’ decisions on adhering to preventive mammography. The purpose of this study is to examine (1) the levels of mammogram receipt, (2) the role of caregivin...

    Authors: Soo Young Kim, Yuqi Guo, Chorong Won and Hee Yun Lee

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:216

    Content type: Research article

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  22. Most documented cases of menstrual psychosis have been from Euro-American populations with reports from cross-cultural populations being only a few. A primary aim was to determine whether the cyclical/episodic...

    Authors: Nasser Al-Sibani, Mandhar Al-Maqbali, Sangeetha Mahadevan, Salim Al-Huseini, Muna Al-Muzeni and Samir Al-Adawi

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:215

    Content type: Research article

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  23. Traditionally, menstrual education has consisted of lectures directed toward women. The objective of this study was to design an innovative menstrual education (ME) program that reflects the needs of both youn...

    Authors: Gayoung Moon, Inkyung Kim, Habhin Kim, Suwan Choe, Soyeon Jeon, Jeonghun Cho, Sujeong Hong and Jisan Lee

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:214

    Content type: Research article

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  24. The effect of joint health on the quality of life of middle-aged and older women is becoming more widely recognized with the aging of the world’s population. However, the association of long-term breastfeeding...

    Authors: Min-Young Kim, Hyun-Joong Kim, Je-Heon Noh, Sun-A Kim, Deok-Sang Hwang, Chang-Hoon Lee and In-Hyuk Ha

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:213

    Content type: Research article

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  25. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Kriti Yadav, Monika Agarwal, Mukesh Shukla, Jai Vir Singh and Vijay Kumar Singh

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:212

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in BMC Women's Health 2020 20:187

  27. Since the influx of international immigrants to South Korea (Korea) in the 1980s, the number of immigrants married to native Koreans has increased substantially over the last 30 years. This study aims to provi...

    Authors: Bookyoung Kim and Kyung-Bok Son

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:210

    Content type: Research article

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  28. Some legacies of colonialism are that Indigenous women living in Canada experience higher rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) and that violence is often more severe relative to non-Indigenous women. This ...

    Authors: Kristin Rizkalla, Marion Maar, Roger Pilon, Lorrilee McGregor and Maurianne Reade

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:209

    Content type: Research article

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  29. There is a need for a standardized way to measure person-centered care for abortion. This study developed and validated a measure of person-centered abortion care.

    Authors: May Sudhinaraset, Amanda Landrian, Patience A. Afulani, Beth Phillips, Nadia Diamond-Smith and Sun Cotter

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:208

    Content type: Research article

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  30. Early marriage is a global public health problem that is mainly practiced in South Asia, Latin America, and sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia. It raises the risk of early childbearing of women, higher rate...

    Authors: Adugnaw Zeleke Alem, Yigizie Yeshaw, Sewnet Adem Kebede, Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Chilot Desta Agegnehu and Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:207

    Content type: Research article

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  31. Androgen receptor (AR) expression is emerging as a prognostic biomarker in breast carcinoma (BCa). The study aimed to determine the prevalence of AR expression by immunohistochemical analysis among a cohort of...

    Authors: Harshima Disvini Wijesinghe, Gayani Kokila Wijesinghe, Zahara Mansoor, Sanjeev Vigneshwara, Janakie Fernando, Dehan Gunasekera and Menaka Dilani Samarawickrama Lokuhetty

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:206

    Content type: Research article

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  32. Evidences on determinants of early sexual initiation among female youth is still limited especially; community-level factors are not investigated in Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess ind...

    Authors: Mastewal Arefaynie, Melaku Yalew, Yitayish Damtie and Bereket Kefale

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:205

    Content type: Research article

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  33. The 30-Item Endometriosis Health Profile (EHP-30) is a specific instrument measuring quality of life among women with endometriosis. Although the Swedish version of EHP-30 is widely used in research and clinic...

    Authors: Hanna Grundström, Anna Rauden, Per Wikman and Matts Olovsson

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:204

    Content type: Research article

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  35. Type D personality is a combination of high negative affectivity (NA) and high social inhibition (SI). This personality trait is suspected to impair cardiovascular patients’ recovery. The 2016 European Guideli...

    Authors: Susa Majaluoma, Tellervo Seppälä, Hannu Kautiainen and Päivi Korhonen

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:202

    Content type: Research article

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  36. Pelvic girdle pain is a common problem during pregnancy. For most women, the symptoms cease within the first 3–6 months of giving birth, but in some women the pain persists. In this study we investigate the se...

    Authors: Niklas Rexelius, Anne Lindgren, Thomas Torstensson, Per Kristiansson and Sahruh Turkmen

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:201

    Content type: Research article

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  38. Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy has severe consequences on the new-born. The World Health Organization declared the Zika outbreak to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) i...

    Authors: Maria Belizan, Edna Maradiaga, Javier Roberti, Maricela Casco-Aguilar, Alison F. Ortez, Juan C. Avila-Flores, Gloria González, Carolina Bustillo, Alejandra Calderón, Harry Bock, María L. Cafferata, Adriano B. Tavares, Jackeline Alger and Moazzam Ali

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:199

    Content type: Research article

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  39. Hysterectomy is a common procedure worldwide and removing healthy fallopian tubes at the time of hysterectomy (opportunistic salpingectomy) to possibly prevent ovarian cancer is increasing in frequency, but st...

    Authors: Elin Collins, Maria Lindqvist, Ingrid Mogren and Annika Idahl

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:198

    Content type: Research article

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  40. The purpose of the study was to determine the level of physical activity of young mothers living in rural and urban areas and their free time budget. The article also aims to indicate motivating factors and ba...

    Authors: Andrzej Soroka, Agnieszka Godlewska, Elżbieta Krzęcio-Nieczyporuk and Paulina Kozioł

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:197

    Content type: Research article

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  41. Early detecting hydatidiform mole in missed abortion is challenge. In this retrospective observational study, we analysed the sensitivity of detecting hydatidiform mole by pre-evacuation ultrasound examination...

    Authors: Yunhui Tang, Chenqi Zhu, Chen Zhu, Feng Liang, Arier Lee, Xiaoying Yao and Qi Chen

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:196

    Content type: Research article

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  43. To investigate the impact of the elevation of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in different molecular subtypes of primary breast cancer, i.e. each 10% increment of TILs and high-level TILs (TILs≥50%) in t...

    Authors: Lin He, Yaling Wang, Qian Wu, Yuhua Song, Xuezhen Ma, Biyuan Zhang, Haiji Wang and Yong Huang

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:194

    Content type: Research article

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  44. Many constituents contribute to the rise of sex work in Lebanon such as the socio-economic situation in the country (poverty, increased unemployment rates, and religious divisions), as well as the political an...

    Authors: Maria Slim, Chadia Haddad, Elsa Sfeir, Clara Rahme, Souheil Hallit and Sahar Obeid

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:193

    Content type: Research article

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  45. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is major public health problem that affects many dimensions of women’s health. However, the role of IPV on women’s reproductive health in general and pregnancy loss in particula...

    Authors: Tenaw Yimer Tiruye, Catherine Chojenta, Melissa L. Harris, Elizabeth Holliday and Deborah Loxton

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:192

    Content type: Research article

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  46. The population of Nigeria is estimated at over 190 million and it is projected to increase by 44% between 2015 and 2030. However, less than one-quarter of women within reproductive age in Nigeria uses modern c...

    Authors: Oluwafemi David Alo, Babajide Oluseyi Daini, Olugbenga K. Omisile, Ebere Joy Ubah, Odunayo Esther Adelusi and Ochanya Idoko-Asuelimhen

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:191

    Content type: Research article

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  48. Endometriosis is a long-standing progressive disease that affects women of reproductive age. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is one of non-invasive blood biomarker that was detected in sera of end...

    Authors: Sahar Mohamed Yehya Elbaradie, Mohamed Sobhy Bakry and Almandouh Hussein Bosilah

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:189

    Content type: Research article

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  49. There has been a significant reduction of abortion rates in high-income countries, while the rates remain unchanged in low- and middle-income countries. In Ethiopia, for example, the number of women of reprodu...

    Authors: Bikila Soboka Megersa, Oladosu Akanbi Ojengbede, Andreas Deckert and Olufunmilayo Ibitola Fawole

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:188

    Content type: Research article

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  50. NFHS-4 stated high unmet need for family planning (FP) among married women in Uttar Pradesh. Unmet need is highest among age groups: 15–19 and 20–24 years. Currently few data is available about unmet need for ...

    Authors: Kriti Yadav, Monika Agarwal, Mukesh Shukla, Jai Vir Singh and Vijay Kumar Singh

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2020 20:187

    Content type: Research article

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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Women's Health 2020 20:212

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