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  1. The integration of patient portals into health systems has the potential to increase access for women. For example, within a mental health context, women are at a higher risk of developing anxiety and depressi...

    Authors: Keri Durocher, Hwayeon Danielle Shin, Kimberley T. Jackson and Gillian Strudwick
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:449
  2. A recent meta-analysis revealed that vagally mediated heart rate variability (vmHRV; a biomarker of emotion regulation capacity) significantly decreases in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. As two follo...

    Authors: Katja M. Schmalenberger, Tory A. Eisenlohr-Moul, Marc N. Jarczok, Ekaterina Schneider, Jordan C. Barone, Julian F. Thayer and Beate Ditzen
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:448
  3. The prognostic potential of immune-related genes, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), is gaining attention for evaluating the prognosis of breast cancer patients.

    Authors: Haiping Zhang, Lu Sun, Jingjing Liu, Jing Wang, Lingchao Meng, Yuan Gao, Jingwu Li and Qi Zhou
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:446
  4. Pseudo-Meigs syndrome is a rare syndrome characterized by hydrothorax and ascites associated with pelvic masses, and patients occasionally present with elevated serum cancer antigen-125 (CA125) levels. Hydropi...

    Authors: Longquan Zou, Jinlong Lou, Haoran Huang and Lian Xu
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:445
  5. The aim of this study is to evaluate the findings of existing systematic reviews (SRs) and provide scientific evidence on the efficacy and safety of whole-body vibration (WBV) in improving bone mineral density...

    Authors: Shao Yin, Ying Liu, Yue Zhong and Fengya Zhu
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:444
  6. Being diagnosed with Breast Cancer (BC) is a crisis that throws the patient’s life out of balance. Cancer-related fatigue is a debilitating sign experienced by women during and after BC treatment. Regular phys...

    Authors: Zohour Ibrahim Rashwan, Samah Ramadan Shaheen, Ayah Shaban Abd-El Fattah Abd-El Rasoul, Neama Mohamed Fouad Kamel and Hamida Ahmed Mostafa Darweesh
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:443
  7. Breast cancer has become the most prevalent malignant tumor in women, and the occurrence of distant metastasis signifies a poor prognosis. Utilizing predictive models to forecast distant metastasis in breast c...

    Authors: Wen-hai Zhang, Yang Tan, Zhen Huang, Qi-xing Tan, Yue-mei Zhang and Chang-yuan Wei
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:442
  8. Satisfaction is defined as the perceived fulfillment of patient or client needs and desires through the delivery of healthcare services. In developed countries, more than 60% of women have been screened for ce...

    Authors: Alemu Merga, Fisseha Yetwale, Beyene Sisay and Muhabaw Shumye
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:441
  9. Carcinomatous changes from the ectopic endometrial glands in endometriosis have been reported in many studies, but malignant transformation from uterine adenomyosis/adenomyoma is rare. And clear cell-like aden...

    Authors: Cailu Zhou, Xiaojing Luo, Mengjie Tang, Fangyuan Luo and Zhi Liao
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:440
  10. Several treatment modalities for heavy menstrual bleeding are available. However, many women report being unsatisfied in their search for an appropriate and effective treatment. The aim of this study is to gai...

    Authors: T. J. Oderkerk, R. G. Singotani, L. Zuidema, E. J.E. van der Hijden, P. M.A.J. Geomini, M. Y. Bongers and M. H. Donker
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:439
  11. To develop and validate a nomogram based on 3D-PDU parameters and clinical characteristics to predict LNM and LVSI in early-stage cervical cancer preoperatively.

    Authors: Shuang Dong, Yan-Qing Peng, Ya-Nan Feng, Xiao-Ying Li, Li-Ping Gong, Shuang Zhang, Xiao-Shan Du and Li-Tao Sun
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:438
  12. Having good knowledge and a favorable attitude toward human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccinations is the cornerstone for increasing the use of HPV vaccinations and preventing cervical cancer. The objective...

    Authors: Biset Asrade Mekonnen, Yeniewa Kerie Anagaw, Bilen Asfaw Kassahun and Minichil Chanie Worku
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:437
  13. Breast and cervical cancer are major public health issues globally. The reduction in incidence and mortality rates of these cancers is linked to effective prevention, early detection, and appropriate treatment...

    Authors: Alanna Gomes da Silva, Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva, Nádia Machado de Vasconcelos, Filipe Malta dos Santos, Greice de Campos Oliveira and Deborah Carvalho Malta
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:436
  14. This study aimed to determine the effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) on the complex surgical procedures required in addition to staging surgery for the need to achieve a residual tumor 1 cm or less in a...

    Authors: Okan Aytekin, Simge Kirmizigul Kerinc, Abdurrahman Alp Tokalioglu, Yesim Ozkaya Ucar, Fatih Kilic, Gunsu Kimyon Comert, Gokhan Ucar, Burak Civelek and Taner Turan
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:435
  15. Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is an unpleasant condition that affects the quality of life of patients. Its prevalence in increased in women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Vitamin D plays a key role in female...

    Authors: 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…
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:434
  16. While assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have helped many people experiencing infertility become pregnant, the ART process can take a psychological toll. This study examined whether and how perceived str...

    Authors: Aditi Gupta, Emily Lu and Zaneta Thayer
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:431
  17. To investigate the impact of antibiotic treatment for chronic endometritis (CE) on the pregnancy outcome of frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles and the relevant clinical risk factors associated with CE.

    Authors: Qijun Xie, Chun Zhao, Wei Jiang, Xin Li, Danyu Ni, Yuting Chen, Xiuling Li, Xiangdong Hua, Rong Shen and Xiufeng Ling
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:430
  18. Given the significant role of immune-related genes in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) and the long-term outcomes of patients, our objective was to develop a prognostic risk prediction model using i...

    Authors: Qiu Sang, Linlin Yang, He Zhao, Lingfeng Zhao, Ruolan Xu, Hui Liu, Chunyan Ding, Yan Qin and Yanfei Zhao
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:429
  19. Cervical cancer continues to disproportionately burden women in low/middle-income countries like Ghana. We examined treatment patterns and histopathological outcomes among women screened using visual inspectio...

    Authors: 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 and Nana Owusu Mensah Essel
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:428
  20. Contraceptive use is known to have a positive impact on maternal and child health outcomes; however, its use is still low in low-income countries, especially among people in humanitarian situations. This study...

    Authors: Roselline Achola, Christopher Garimoi Orach, Elizabeth Nabiwemba and Lynn M. Atuyambe
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:427
  21. To build an Mult-Task Learning (MTL) based Artificial Intelligence(AI) model that can simultaneously predict clinical stage, histology, grade and LNM for cervical cancer before surgery.

    Authors: 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 and Ying Feng
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:425
  22. Transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopy (vNOTES) is regarded as a challenging surgical technique to learn but is promising in reducing perioperative pain and significantly improves the cosmetic out...

    Authors: Dan Feng, Tianjiao Liu, Xin Li, Lu Huang, Li Xiao, Li He and Yonghong Lin
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:424
  23. Human Papillomavirus infection (HPV) is among the most common sexually transmitted infections with the highest incidence and prevalence worldwide. HPV has been established as the main cause of cervical cancer ...

    Authors: Mulatu Abdi, Afework Tamiru, Temesgen Tilahun, Gemechu Tiruneh and Meseret Belete Fite
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:423
  24. Magnesium sulfate is the most utilized anticonvulsant for treating patients with eclampsia and pre-eclampsia. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the 12-h regimen of magnesium sulfate outweighs t...

    Authors: Rahma Sameh Shaheen, Rahma Abdelaziz Ismail, Esraa Y. Salama, Sally Median Korini and Ahmed Saad Elsaeidy
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:421
  25. Despite being a normal occurrence, menstruation requires hygienic care and is associated with a number of myths and wrongdoings. Menstrual hygiene issues have been linked to major health issues, such as urinar...

    Authors: Yichalem Worku, Getachew Mullu Kassa, Bekele Mekonen, Melaku Desta, Keralem Anteneh Bishaw, Mihretie Gedfaw, Eyerus Tesfaw, Genet Degu and Aster Shiferaw
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:420
  26. Cervical cancer screening results that are negative for cytology but positive for high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) are not uncommon. One-year follow-up is suggested for patients with no history of HPV p...

    Authors: Weichao Dai, Tongfei Wang, Lin Chen, Zhongyuan Qiu, Peifang Chen and Dezhao Chen
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:419
  27. Infertility can have detrimental physical, psychological, and social effects that significantly impact health-related quality of life. Although the impact of infertility on quality of life is well established,...

    Authors: Biniam Yohannes Wotango, Bezatu Mengiste and Samrawit Solomon
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:417
  28. To evaluate the ability of the estimated plasma expression levels of genes of microRNA (MiR-) 146a and 155 to differentiate between samples of pregnant women suspected to be infected by T. gondii. 50 newly pregna...

    Authors: Marwa M. Naguib, Youssef Abdel Zaher, Hemat Salah M. Ali, Hamasat Abdelhafiz Elnoury, Lina Abdelhady Mohammed, Omnia Youssef Habashy and Dina Abdelhady Mohammed
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:416
  29. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis (BV), Trichomonas Vaginalis (TV) co-infection, and the antibacterial sensitivity profile of bacterial isolates.

    Authors: Christian Azubike Enwuru, Adenike Shola Aiyedobgon, Morakinyo Bamikole Ajayi and Kazeem Adewale Osuolale
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:415
  30. Despite attempts to increase Universal Health Coverage, availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality-related challenges remain barriers to receiving essential services by women who need them. We aim...

    Authors: 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 and Patrick Kaonga
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:414
  31. Polycystic ovary syndrome is a metabolic disorder prevalent among females of reproductive age. The symptoms of PCOS profoundly affect the quality of life of these females. Outcome measures specific to PCOS are...

    Authors: Rabbiya Zaman, Sarah Ehsan, Abeer Fatima, Sumaiyah Obaid and Javeria Shahzadi
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:413
  32. Vulvovaginal candidiasis is a common fungal infection that affects the female lower genital tract. This study determined the major risk factors associated with vulvovaginal infection (VVI) in the Ashanti regio...

    Authors: Abena Kyeraa Sarpong, Hayford Odoi, Yaw Duah Boakye, Vivian Etsiapa Boamah and Christian Agyare
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:412
  33. There is currently no protocol for classifying patients with HPV persistence and preoperative stenosis of the cervical canal. This has a significant impact on cytology results, colposcopy results and the possi...

    Authors: Agnieszka Denecke, Duaa Emar, Peter Hillemanns, Dhanya Ramachandran, Bianca Brüning and Matthias Jentschke
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:411
  34. Chlamydia genital infections continue to be a serious health concern globally. Previous studies have reported that Chlamydia trachomatis infection alters the vaginal microbiota of infected women. This study inves...

    Authors: Nonkululeko G. Mabaso, Bongekile Ngobese, Hamilton Ganesan, Donald van der Westhuizen, Wail M. Hassan and Nathlee S. Abbai
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:410
  35. Health has historically been adversely affected by social, economic, and political pandemics. In parallel with the spread of diseases, so do the risks of comorbidity and death associated with their consequence...

    Authors: Mary Ndu, Gail Teachman, Janet Martin and Elysee Nouvet
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:409
  36. We aimed to study the effect of music therapy combined with aerobic exercise on the sleep quality of patients undergoing chemotherapy after a radical mastectomy.

    Authors: Li Chang, Yan Wang, Jie Zhang, Wenqian Zhao, Xiaomei Li and Lei Yang
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:408
  37. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is essential for the metabolism of folic acid and homocysteine. The MTHFR C677T polymorphism is associated with several disorders. Our study aims to explore the geograp...

    Authors: Yifen Shen, Yongchun Gu, Ying Tang, Hao Shen and Chao Liu
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:407
  38. To study the effects of chemotherapy on cognitive function in breast cancer patients, and to investigate the relationship of MemTrax test of memory and related functions to the FACT-Cog functional self-assessm...

    Authors: 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 and Xianbo Zhou
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:406
  39. Cytological screening remains a high-impact practice, particularly in low-resource settings, for preventing cervical cancer. The examination of screening practices over time and the prevalence of epithelial ab...

    Authors: Sahar Ezzelarab, Amro El-Husseiny, Magda Nasreldin, Radwa Ali and Ashraf Nabhan
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:405
  40. To explore the incidence of chronic endometritis (CE) in patients with infertility and different forms of adenomyosis and analyze potential high-risk factors for infection.

    Authors: Jingjing Li, Jiajia Wei, Saiqiong Chen, Xindan Wang, Jing Chen, Dingyuan Zeng and Li Fan
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:403
  41. The incidence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia is increasing in Japan. Although human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and cancer screening are crucial in preventing cancer-related mortality, the cervical...

    Authors: Kazuto Nakamura, Keiko Kigure, Toshio Nishimura and Soichi Yamashita
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:402

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