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Effect of physical activity and exercise on endometriosis-associated symptoms: a systematic review

Endometriosis is a common benign gynecological disease that has the potential to debilitate due to pain and reduced quality of life. Treatment modalities such as hormones and surgery have limitations and do no...

Authors: Merete Kolberg Tennfjord, Rakel Gabrielsen and Tina Tellum

Significance of the viral load of high-risk HPV in the diagnosis and prediction of cervical lesions: a retrospective study

The significance of HPV viral load in the detection of cervical lesions is still controversial. This study analyzed the correlation between the high-risk HPV viral load and different cervical lesion degrees.

Authors: Yang Liu, Changjun Xu, Jing Pan, Chunyi Sun, Honglin Zhou and Yushi Meng

The role and attributes of social networks in the provision of support to women after stillbirth: experiences from Uganda

Communities exert stigma on mothers after stillbirth despite their potential to offer social support to the grieving family. Maternal healthcare-seeking behaviors are socially reinforced rendering a social net...

Authors: Eric Ssegujja, Yusuf Mulumba, Sally Guttmacher and Michelle Andipatin

Knowledge and viewpoint of adolescent girls regarding child marriage, its causes and consequences

Child marriage is a violation of children’s rights and it exposes them to social isolation and psychological damages. These negative effects are not limited to them and expands to the family and society as wel...

Authors: Somayyeh Naghizadeh, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Azam Mohammadi, Marzieh Azizi, Saba Taghizadeh-Milani and Hadiseh Ganbari

Patterns of changing pregnancy intentions among women living with HIV in Canada

Women with an undetectable viral load can become pregnant and have children with no risk of HIV transmission to their sexual partners and low risk of transmission to their infants. Contemporary pregnancy inten...

Authors: Lashanda Skerritt, Angela Kaida, Nadia O’Brien, Ann N. Burchell, Gillian Bartlett, Édénia Savoie, Isabelle Boucoiran, Rebecca Gormley, Mary Kestler, Deborah Money, Mona Loutfy and Alexandra de Pokomandy

Correction to: The effect of mobile-app-based instruction on the physical function of female patients with knee osteoarthritis: a parallel randomized controlled trial

Authors: Seyed Sajad Arfaei Chitkar, Hamid Reza Mohaddes Hakkak, Hassan Saadati, Seyed Hamid Hosseini, Yasaman Jafari and Reza Ganji

Long term impact of the WHI studies on information-seeking and decision-making in menopause symptoms management: a longitudinal analysis of questions to a medicines call centre

While women are taking a greater role in decisions about menopause symptom management, the legacy of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) studies persist. Despite hormone therapy (HT) being effective in reducin...

Authors: Rifani B. Natari, Samantha A. Hollingworth, Alexandra M. Clavarino, Kaeleen D. Dingle and Treasure M. McGuire

The implementation of routine procedural transvaginal sonography to decrease retained products of conception: a quality improvement initiative

Retained products of conception (POC) following uterine evacuation can lead to adverse sequelae, including hemorrhage, endometritis, intrauterine adhesions, and reoperation. Use of procedural transvaginal sono...

Authors: M. Alyssa Larish, E. Claire Jensen, C. Kristin Mara, C. Isabel Green, R. Matthew Hopkins, K. Shannon Laughlin-Tommaso, L. Tatnai Burnett and M. Daniel Breitkopf

A comparative analysis of the influence of contraceptive use and fertility desire on the duration of second birth interval in four sub-Saharan African countries

Fertility decline characterised by inter-birth intervals remains rather slow or stall in many countries of sub-Saharan African (SSA). Non-adherence to optimal inter-birth intervals often occasioned by low prev...

Authors: Rotimi Felix Afolabi, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe and Martin Enock Palamuleni

Isolated fallopian tube torsion with paraovarian cysts: a case report and literature review

Isolated fallopian tube torsion (IFTT) is a rare cause of gynecological acute abdomen, is easily misdiagnosed and often has a delay in diagnosis. IFTT with paraovarian cysts is most frequently reported in stud...

Authors: Liang Qian, Xue Wang, Dingheng Li, Songyi Li and Jiashan Ding

Frequency of basic public health services utilization by married female migrants in China: associations of social support, discrimination and sociodemographic factors

Utilization of basic public health services (BPHS) allows for disease prevention and management and is an essential component for protecting health. Disparities in utilization exist between rural-to-urban migr...

Authors: Xin Hu, Mei Sun, Siyuan Tang and Lisa L. Lommel

Do women empowerment indicators predict receipt of quality antenatal care in Cameroon? Evidence from a nationwide survey

World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends quality antenatal care (ANC) for all pregnant women, as one of the strategies for achieving targets 3.1 and 3.2 of the sustainable development goals. Maternal mortali...

Authors: Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Kenneth Setorwu Adde and Obidimma Ezezika

Determinants of wife-beating acceptance among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey

There is limited national representative evidence on determinants of women’s acceptance of wife-beating especially; community level factors are not investigated in Ethiopia. Thus, this study aimed to assess in...

Authors: Mastewal Arefaynie, Gedamnesh Bitew, Erkihun Tadesse Amsalu, Bereket Kefale, Amare Muche, Zinabu Fentaw, Reta Dewau, Mequannent Sharew Melaku, Melaku Yalew, Bezawit Adane, Metadel Adane, Muluken Genetu Chanie, Wolde Melese Ayele and Yitayish Damtie

Diné (Navajo) female perspectives on mother–daughter communication and cultural assets around the transition to womanhood: a cross-sectional survey

The inclusion of protective factors (“assets”) are increasingly supported in developing culturally grounded interventions for American Indian (AI) populations. This study sought to explore AI women’s cultural ...

Authors: Jennifer Richards, Rachel Strom Chambers, Jaime Lynn Begay, Kendrea Jackson, Lauren Tingey, Hima Patel, Scott Carvajal, Stephanie Russo Carroll, Nicolette Teufel-Shone and Allison Barlow

The effects of stillbirth and abortion on the next pregnancy: a longitudinal study

Abortion and stillbirths are the common obstetrics condition in Ethiopia and their effect on the next pregnancy was not well identified in resource limited settings. The aim of the study was to assess the effe...

Authors: Berhanu Elfu Feleke, Teferi Elfu Feleke, Azezu Asres Nigussie and Eyaya Misgan

Society, family, and individual characteristics as double-edged swords in the social reintegration of Iranian female survivors from unintentional severe burns: a qualitative study of enablers and barriers

Reintegrating to society is a significant challenge during burn survivors’ rehabilitation.

Authors: Masumeh Hemmati Maslakpak, Fardin Ajoudani, Mojgan Lotfi and Vahid Alinejad

Oral health and emotional well-being in premenopausal and postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional cohort study

Menopause, the absence of ovarian sex steroids, is frequently accompanied by emotional and physiological changes in a woman´s body, as well as oral health changes. The present study aimed to evaluate the assoc...

Authors: Nil Yakar, Asena Türedi, Gülnur Emingil, Çağdaş Şahin, Timur Köse, Angelika Silbereisen and Nagihan Bostanci

Quality of life in women with urinary incontinence seeking care using e-health

Quality of life (QoL) in women with urinary incontinence (UI) is mainly affected by UI severity, but it is also affected by the UI subtype, comorbidities, age, and socioeconomic status. e-Health is a new metho...

Authors: Ylva Åström, Ina Asklund, Anna Lindam and Malin Sjöström

Can TSH level and premenstrual spotting constitute a non-invasive marker for the diagnosis of endometriosis?

To date, there is no reliable non-invasive marker for the early detection and diagnosis of endometriosis available possibly resulting in a delayed diagnosis and consequently an unnecessary long ordeal for the ...

Authors: Lena Birke, Dunja M. Baston-Büst, Jan-Steffen Kruessel, Tanja N. Fehm and Alexandra P. Bielfeld

Women’s autonomy in refusing risky sex and associated factors in Ethiopia: evidence from 2011 to 2016 EDHS data

Risky sexual behavior is a major public health concern of Ethiopians. Although studying the autonomy of women in refusing risky sex is significant to take proper actions, the issue is not yet studied. Accordin...

Authors: Melkamu Dires Asabu

Spatial distribution and predictors of domestic violence against women: evidence from analysis of Ethiopian demographic health survey 2016

Violence against women particularly that is committed by an intimate partner is becoming a social and public health problem across the world. Studies show that the spatial variation in the distribution of dome...

Authors: Elias Seid, Tesfahun Melese and Kassahun Alemu

The effect of mobile-app-based instruction on the physical function of female patients with knee osteoarthritis: a parallel randomized controlled trial

Osteoarthritis is a common disease and one of the most important causes of disability in the elderly that negatively affect the quality of their life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectivenes...

Authors: Seyed Sajad Arfaei Chitkar, Hamid Reza Mohaddes Hakkak, Hassan Saadati, Seyed Hamid Hosseini, Yasaman Jafari and Reza Ganji

Factors of decisive importance for being in work or not during two years after breast cancer surgery: content analysis of 462 women’s open answers

Paid work is one of the most important aspects in life among working-aged women diagnosed with breast cancer. Despite several attempts, no previous study provides a comprehensive overview from the women’s pers...

Authors: Agneta Wennman-Larsen, Veronica Svärd, Kristina Alexanderson and Emilie Friberg

Women’s self-care behavior and its relationship with social capital in Yazd, Iran

Research on factors affecting self-care is scarce. The social factors, in particular, have not been yet investigated in Iran. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between self-car...

Authors: Hamideh Shiri-Mohammadabad and Seyed Alireza Afshani

Women in the 2019 hepatitis C cascade of care: findings from the British Columbia Hepatitis Testers cohort study

Women living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) are rarely addressed in research and may be overrepresented within key populations requiring additional support to access HCV care and treatment. We constructed the H...

Authors: Margo E. Pearce, Sofia R. Bartlett, Amanda Yu, Jess Lamb, Cheryl Reitz, Stanley Wong, Maria Alvarez, Mawuena Binka, Héctor Velásquez Garcia, Dahn Jeong, Emilia Clementi, Prince Adu, Hasina Samji, Jason Wong, Jane Buxton, Eric Yoshida…

Does laparoscopic hysterectomy + bilateral salpingectomy decrease the ovarian reserve more than total abdominal hysterectomy? A cohort study, measuring anti-Müllerian hormone before and after surgery

Decreased ovarian function and reserve is one of the complications of hysterectomy. In this study, we aimed to compare anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) levels between total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH), and total ...

Authors: Zohreh Tavana, Elham Askary, Tahereh Poordast, Maryam Soltani and Farideh Vaziri

Improving knowledge about breast cancer and breast self examination in female Nigerian adolescents using peer education: a pre-post interventional study

Prevention of BC of which the cornerstone is creating awareness and early detection is important in adolescents and young women because of their worse outcomes. Early detection strategies such as mammography a...

Authors: Ayebo E. Sadoh, Clement Osime, Damian U. Nwaneri, Bamidele C. Ogboghodo, Charles O. Eregie and Osawaru Oviawe

Does persistence make you healthy? An empirical study on female entrepreneurs from China

Nowadays, more and more women are engaging in entrepreneurial activities. Meanwhile, female entrepreneurs’ health problems have been increasingly reported worldwide. What factors would influence female entrepr...

Authors: Heqi Jia, Zhengda Xu, Song Lin and Feng Jiang

Low self-esteem is related to depression and anxiety during recovery from an ectopic pregnancy

Considering the increasing incidence of ectopic pregnancy and the negative effects of pregnancy loss on mental health, this study aimed to determine the status of mental health in women with ectopic pregnancy ...

Authors: Sonia Hasani, Eindra Aung and Mojgan Mirghafourvand

Examining the association between menstrual symptoms and health-related quality of life among working women in Japan using the EQ-5D

Menstrual symptoms have been identified as a substantial burden among women of reproductive age, affecting their health status and quality of life globally. A range of menstrual symptoms have been studied as t...

Authors: Kyoko Shimamoto, Mana Hirano, Osamu Wada-Hiraike, Rei Goto and Yutaka Osuga

Intersectional social-economic inequalities in breast cancer screening in India: analysis of the National Family Health Survey

Breast cancer incidence rates are increasing in developing countries including India. With 1.3 million new cases of cancer been diagnosed annually, breast cancer is the most common women’s cancer in India. Ind...

Authors: Jyotsna Negi and Devaki Nambiar

Improving preparedness prior to reconstructive breast surgery via inclusion of 3D images during pre-operative counselling: a qualitative analysis

A proportion of women undergoing mastectomy for breast cancer choose to undergo breast reconstruction. Evidence suggests that women’s preparedness for this surgery is low and that this may contribute to feelin...

Authors: Alan D. McCrorie, Aislinn M. Begley, Jingwen J. Chen, Noleen K. McCorry, Glenda Paget and Stuart A. McIntosh

Evaluation of the effect of multipoint intra-mucosal vaginal injection of a specific cross-linked hyaluronic acid for vulvovaginal atrophy: a prospective bi-centric pilot study

Vulvo-vaginal atrophy (VVA) is one of the common consequences of estrogen deficiency especially after the menopause. Several studies have assessed the effects of Hyaluronic acid (HA) on physical and sexual sym...

Authors: Nicolas Berreni, Jennifer Salerno, Thierry Chevalier, Sandrine Alonso and Pierre Mares

Quality of life and associated factors among women with obstetric fistula in Ethiopia

Obstetric fistula is an abnormal opening between the vagina and bladder or rectum. Women affected by obstetric fistula are often abandoned by their husbands, stigmatized by the community, physically debilitate...

Authors: Biruktawit Matiwos, Getachew Tesfaw, Asmare Belete, Dessie Abebaw Angaw and Shegaye Shumet

An oral combined contraceptive user with elevated D-dimer post COVID-19: a case report

This case discusses the challenges created by COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) in the area of hormonal contraception, highlighting the contraception knowledge gap for women in their post COVID-19 period, es...

Authors: Nada A. Alyousefi

Fertility preservation in patients with uterus didelphys and endometrial carcinoma: a case report

Endometrial cancer combining uterus didelphys is quite rare clinically which partially explains that there is no discussion about young patients’ fertility preservation and follow up of tumor outcome.

Authors: Jiao Yu, Jing Shang, Hongwu Wen and Yang Xu

Comparison of various aspects of women’s lives between infertile and women with and without tubal ligation: a comparative cross-sectional study

The aim of this study is to compare anxiety, depression, body image, self-esteem, sexual function, and quality of life (QoL) between infertile women and control fertile women undergoing tubal ligation (TL) and...

Authors: Mahnaz Ashrafi, Shahideh Jahanian Sadatmahalleh, Negin Mirzaei, Nadia Jahangiri, Samaneh Youseflu and Malihe Nasiri

Analysis of basal serum TSH, FT3, and FT4 levels based on age, sampling time in women with infertility

To analyze the characteristics of basal thyroid hormone levels in infertile women consulting for assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment.

Authors: Yuchao Zhang, Wenbin Wu, Yanli Liu, Xingling Wang, Yichun Guan and Liting Jia

Vulvar Crohn’s disease in an adolescent diagnosed after unsuccessful surgical treatment

This case report presents a case of Vulvar Crohn’s disease (VCD) in an adolescent, that is an uncommon manifestation of Crohn’s disease (CD) without gastrointestinal symptoms. Before treating CD itself with pr...

Authors: Suhra Kim, Young Bin Won, Seok Kyo Seo, SiHyun Cho, Young Sik Choi, Byung Seok Lee and Bo Hyon Yun

Provider perspectives on the provision of safe, equitable, trauma-informed care for intimate partner violence survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Early research suggests the COVID-19 pandemic worsened intimate partner violence (IPV) in the US. In particular, stay-at-home orders and social distancing kept survivors in close proximity to their abusers and...

Authors: Emma E. Williams, Kaetlyn R. Arant, Valia P. Leifer, Mardi Chadwick Balcom, Nomi C. Levy-Carrick, Annie Lewis-O’Connor and Jeffrey N. Katz

Uterine rhabdomyosarcoma complicated by cerebral venous thrombosis and uterine inversion in a young woman: case report and literature review

Uterine rhabdomyosarcoma is an extremely rare malignant tumor that usually affects young women and has a poor prognosis.

Authors: Hongfa Peng, Jingjing Jiang and Xianghua Huang

Factors affecting the grieving process after perinatal loss

Factors associated with the grief process in response to perinatal loss have been investigated. However, few studies focused on the intrapersonal factors, such as developmental and personality traits. Hence, t...

Authors: Makiko Kishimoto, Arisa Yamaguchi, Marina Niimura, Miki Mizumoto, Tatsuo Hikitsuchi, Kohei Ogawa, Nobuaki Ozawa and Yoshiyuki Tachibana

Risk factors of endometrial cancer in patients with endometrial hyperplasia: implication for clinical treatments

Endometrial hyperplasia (EH) is commonly-seen in the patients with endometrial cancer (EC), we aimed to evaluated the risk factors of EC in patients with EH, to provide evidence to the clinical prevention and ...

Authors: Jie Zhao, Yongting Hu, Yanan Zhao, Dongmei Chen, Tingfeng Fang and Miao Ding

The urban–rural differential in the association between household wealth index and anemia among women in reproductive age in Ethiopia, 2016

Anemia is more prevalent among women, and it is a moderate public health problem in Ethiopia. The wealth status and place of residence of a woman have implications on the intervention of anemia. Studies that e...

Authors: Teshager Weldegiorgis Abate, Biruk Getahun, Mekuriaw Mesfin Birhan, Getasew Mulatu Aknaw, Sefealem Assefa Belay, Dessalegn Demeke, Dagninet Derebe Abie, Adela Memberu Alemu and Yirga Mengiste

Men’s reproductive coercion of women: prevalence, experiences, and coping strategies—a mixed method study in urban health facilities in León, Nicaragua

Reproductive coercion (RC) is a common form of violence against women. It can take several expressions aiming at limiting women’s reproductive autonomy. Thus, the frequency and how reproductive coercion can be...

Authors: Cecilia Brenner, William J. Ugarte, Ida Carlsson and Mariano Salazar

Relationship between women’s decision-making power over their own health care and use of modern contraception in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional secondary data analysis

In sub-Saharan Africa, the use of modern contraception (MC) is a critical intervention aimed at reducing mortality rates associated with unintended, high-risk pregnancies. However, among Congolese women aged 1...

Authors: Megan G. Butler, Melanie Walker, Lesley A. Pablo and Susan A. Bartels

Impact of health talks on knowledge, attitudes and perception of breast cancer screening and treatment amongst healthcare staff by a breast surgical unit in a public healthcare institution: a cross-sectional study

In October 2019, surgeons from Changi General Hospital (CGH) Breast Centre delivered a series of health talk for its employees to assess the knowledge and perception of breast cancer screening and to improve t...

Authors: Jeffrey Jun Xian Hing, Wai Peng Lee, Yen Nee Sophia Chua, Pei Ting Tan, Chi Wei Mok, Spoorthi Shetty Sudhakar, Chin Mui Seah and Su-Ming Tan

Individual and context correlates of the oral pill and condom use among Brazilian female adolescents

Studies have examined the impact of contextual factors on the use of contraceptives among adolescents and found that many measures of income and social inequality are associated with contraceptive use. However...

Authors: Ana Luiza Vilela Borges, Luciane Simões Duarte, Alejandra Andrea Roman Lay and Elizabeth Fujimori

A case of adenomyosis with leiomyoma that was effectively treated with relugolix and kamishoyosan add-on therapy

Recently, relugolix, an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor antagonist, has been considered an effective therapy for leiomyoma based on a phase 3 study in Japanese women. Leiomyoma combined with sever...

Authors: Yukifumi Sasamori, Kohei Takehara, Tsuyoshi Terashima, Takako Onodera, Keita Yatsuki, Ippei Nakagawa, Yuko Takahashi, Haruka Nishida, Takayuki Ichinose, Haruko Hiraike and Kazunori Nagasaka

An exploratory analysis of work engagement among women with and without disordered eating

Around 10% of the female population is estimated to have a subclinical eating disorder. Many of these women are of working age. Previous research has shown associations between unhealthy eating behaviors and o...

Authors: Mikaela Willmer, Josefin Westerberg Jacobson and Magnus Lindberg