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  1. Pregnancy increases long-term cardiovascular risk after childbirth, but the mechanisms are unclear. This study was performed to investigate the association between the number of pregnancies and several cardiac...

    Authors: Hack-Lyoung Kim, Hyun-Jin Kim, Mina Kim, Sang Min Park, Hyun Ju Yoon, Young Sup Byun, Seong-Mi Park, Mi-Seung Shin, Kyung-Soon Hong and Myung-A Kim
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:377
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  2. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), also known as Female Genital Cutting or Female Circumcision is the harmful excision of the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. According to WHO, approximately 200 mi...

    Authors: Cosmas Kenan Onah, Edmund Ndudi Ossai, Okechukwu Matthew Nwachukwu, Gloria Ekwutosi Nwankwo, Hyacinth Ogbonna Mbam and Benedict Ndubueze Azuogu
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:376
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  3. Obesity is a pressing public health risk issue worldwide. Women, in particular, face a higher risk of obesity. Recent research has highlighted the association between obesity and female sexual dysfunction. The...

    Authors: Nader Salari, Razie Hasheminezhad, Tabassom Sedighi, Hosna Zarei, Shamarina Shohaimi and Masoud Mohammadi
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:375
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  5. Almost all women will experience menopause, and the symptoms can have a severely detrimental impact on their quality of life. However, there is limited research exploring health-seeking behaviours and alternat...

    Authors: David Roy Huang, Abigail Goodship, Iman Webber, Aos Alaa, Eva Riboli Sasco, Benedict Hayhoe and Austen El-Osta
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:373
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  6. As consequences of war, women and girls are the most likely segment of society to be impacted by violence. War also affects the critical facilities and makes the situation worse as victims cannot get the vital...

    Authors: Mengistu Welday Gebremichael, Birhane Gebremariam, Mengistu Mitiku, Znabu Hadush, Bisrat Tesfay, Alemseged Gerezgiher and Muauz Gidey Alemu
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:372
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  7. Changes that occur during pregnancy and after that during breastfeeding induce some symptoms similar to metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk factors. This study aims to determine the relationship between pregnancy, ...

    Authors: Saeideh Zareei, Fatemeh Behrasi, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh, Fatemeh Talebzadeh, Ali Kharmandar, Mojtaba Farjam and Reza Homayounfar
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:371
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  8. Domestic violence threatens maternal physical, psychological and emotional safety. Victim/survivor pregnant women required interventions based on their actual needs with the purpose of reducing domestic violen...

    Authors: Malikeh Amel Barez, Khadijeh Mirzaii Najmabadi, Robab Latifnejad Roudsari, Mojtaba Mosavi Bazaz and Raheleh Babazadeh
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:370
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  9. The third delay is a delay in accessing emergency obstetric care timely and appropriately once a woman reaches a health facility. The third delay plays a crucial role as an indicator to assess the quality of o...

    Authors: Ayenew Berihun, Teshome Abuka Abebo, Bethelhem Mezgebe Aseffa, Yilkal Simachew, Meskerem Jisso and Yemisrach Shiferaw
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:369
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  10. Ideal number of children (INC) is the number of children that a woman or man would have if they could go back to the time when they did not have any children and could choose accurately the number of children ...

    Authors: Addisalem Mengist, Demeke Lakew Workie, Zelalem G. Dessie and Lijalem Melie Tesfaw
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:368
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  11. Breast reconstruction by prosthesis is frequently performed in breast cancer treatments, and a temporary substitute is used in the first step of two-stage operations.

    Authors: Sadaf Alipour, Ramesh Omranipour, Bita Eslami, Solmaz Khalighfard, Azin Saberi, Azar Shabestari and Ali Mohammad Alizadeh
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:367
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  12. Although there may be theoretical support linking positive health outcomes with cancer disclosure to social networks, women from contexts such as Ghana where cancer is not openly talked about may have concerns...

    Authors: Linda Serwaa Agyemang, Richard Wagland, Claire Foster, Chris McLean and Deborah Fenlon
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:366
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  13. Cervical cancer is uncontrolled proliferation of cells on the cervix. Worldwide, millions of women suffer from this disease. Cervical cancer can be prevented by increasing awareness and changing negative attit...

    Authors: Birtukan Atena Negash, Netsanet Habtie Bayu and Ashenafi Worku Woretaw
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:365
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  15. Menopause is the time that marks passing 12 months after the last menstruation cycle in women between ages 40–50. Menopausal women often experience depression and insomnia that significantly impact their overa...

    Authors: Hagar E. Lialy, Malak A. Mohamed, Latifa A. AbdAllatif, Maria Khalid and Abdulrahman Elhelbawy
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:363
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Women's Health 2023 23:419

  16. Cervical cancer is the most common Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)-related disease among women. Since 2008, HPV vaccination has been routinely recommended for pre-adolescent and adolescent girls in Uganda as the p...

    Authors: Renniter Mirembe Nakayita, Deo Benyumiza, Catherine Nekesa, Ivan Misuk, Julius Kyeswa, Aisha Nalubuuka, Tom Murungi, Samson Udho and Edward Kumakech
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:362
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  17. The role of postoperative radiotherapy in treating squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva remains controversial. This study evaluated the effect of radiotherapy on the survival of patients with postoperative squ...

    Authors: Miaomiao Li, Jing Li and Zanhong Wang
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:361
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  18. Hysteroscopy is a common outpatient procedure but procedural pain limits its use. Music could be used as a pain-relieving intervention. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the eff...

    Authors: Mohamed Abd-ElGawad, Nada K. Abdelsattar, Mohamed Abdelmonem Kamel, Youstina Amin Sabri, Ethar Mohamed Fathy, Noha Abd El-Moez, Yasmeen Saeed Abdellatif and Ahmed A Metwally
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:360
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  19. Despite efforts to increase cervical cancer screening access in rural Bolivia, uptake remains low. Bolivia has one of the highest cervical cancer mortality rates in the Americas. As it redoubles efforts to del...

    Authors: Armando Basagoitia, Sahai Burrowes, Maria Teresa Solis-Soto, Genevieve MacMillan and Sarah Sullivan
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:359
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  20. The aim of this study was adopts meta-analysis in evaluating the correlation between TSH and BMD, as well as osteoporosis in the postmenopausal women with normal thyroid function.

    Authors: Xiaoli Zhu, Man Li, Xinying Dong, Fen Liu, Shugang Li and Yifei Hu
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:358
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  21. By creating an international emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic may have led to compromised reproductive health care, including family planning services, and thus increased unintended pregnancies and unsafe abor...

    Authors: Fatemeh Rezaei, Leila Amiri-Farahani, Shima Haghani, Sally Pezaro and Fereshteh Behmanesh
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:357
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  22. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally and the second most common cancer in low- to middle-income countries, and its screening rate is yet to reach the 70% WHO target. Most interven...

    Authors: Eunice Samuel Ari., Regidor III Poblete Dioso and John Obafemi Sotunsa
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:356
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  23. Women who experience complications in first pregnancy are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) later in life. Little corresponding knowledge is available for complications in later pregnancies. Th...

    Authors: Abdu Kedir Seid, Nils-Halvdan Morken, Kari Klungsøyr, Liv Grimstvedt Kvalvik, Linn Marie Sorbye, Lars Johan Vatten and Rolv Skjærven
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:355
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  24. Iodine deficiency is a global public health threat, affecting an estimated two billion people. The median urinary iodine concentration is more reliable in determining recent iodine intakes and the risks of iod...

    Authors: Agize Asfaw, Mifta Behailu, Abdu Oumer, Tigist Gebremariam and Kenzudin Asefa
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:354
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  25. Sexual violence is one of the most common problems in reproductive health that causes different traumatic events that lead to mental, social, and physical problems. Females with disabilities are subjected to m...

    Authors: Zelalem Tenaw, Taye Gari and Achamyelesh Gebretsadik
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:353
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  27. Studies have proven that lack of access to menstruation products negatively affects school attendance, academic performance, and individual health. Implementing “period policies,” or programs offering free men...

    Authors: Meghana Rawat, Allison Novorita, Jaclyn Frank, Stevie Burgett, Risa Cromer, Audrey Ruple and Andrea L. DeMaria
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:351
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  29. Menopause, defined as the cessation of menstruation for at least 12 months, is one of the important stages of a woman's life cycle. Some hormonal variations occur during the transition to menopause, which affe...

    Authors: Niloufar Haghshenas, Fatemeh Hosseini Baharanchi, Ebru Melekoglu, Mohammad Hassan Sohouli and Farzad Shidfar
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:349
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  31. One-fourth to one-third of women with endometriosis receiving first-line hormonal treatment lacks an adequate response in terms of resolution of painful symptoms. This phenomenon has been ascribed to “progeste...

    Authors: Giulia Emily Cetera, Camilla Erminia Maria Merli, Federica Facchin, Paola Viganò, Elisa Pesce, Francesca Caprara and Paolo Vercellini
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:347
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  34. The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate whether oral antibiotics (doxycycline and metronidazole) combined with intrauterine perfusion (gentamicin and dexamethasone) are beneficial for patients w...

    Authors: Nana Ma, Jiaxu Li, Junlei Zhang, Yufu Jin, Jiawei Wang, Weili Qin, Fu Hang and Aiping Qin
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:344
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  35. The scale-up of antiretroviral therapy programmes has resulted in increased life expectancy of people with HIV in Africa. Little is known of the menopausal experiences of African women, including those living ...

    Authors: Tafadzwa Madanhire, Samuel Hawley, Ethel Dauya, Tsitsi Bandason, Ruramayi Rukuni, Rashida A Ferrand and Celia L Gregson
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:343
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  36. Pelvic organ prolapse is an important public health issue that influences millions of women’s lives; through limitations on physical, social, and sexual activities as well as psychological distress. However, t...

    Authors: Zewdu Tefera, Belsity Temesgen, Mikyas Arega, Tmesgen Getaneh and Aynalem Belay
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:342
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  37. The Sohkitehew (Strong Heart) Research Group, which included an Elders Advisory Committee of seven Nehiyawak (Cree) women, set out to bring Maskwacîs community members together to understand Nehiyawak women’s exp...

    Authors: Luwana Listener, Sue Ross, Richard Oster, Bonny Graham, Seth Heckman and Cora Voyageur
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:341
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  38. The positive youth development program highlights the abilities of adolescents and young people. This concept emphasizes that teenagers are capable of making positive changes (such as: flexibility, Responsibil...

    Authors: Hassan Zareei mahmoodabadi z, Asieh ebrahimi and Razieh Heydari Sooreshjani
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:340
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  39. Deplorable and unconducive conditions in prisons present serious challenges to menstrual hygiene management. However, little is known about menstrual hygiene among incarcerated women in Uganda. Our study explo...

    Authors: Margaret Nabiryo, Miriam Ondia and Jonathan Izudi
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:339
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  40. Cervical cancer is the leading cause of disability and mortality among women in Africa. Despite a significant correlation between HIV/AIDS and cervical cancer, there is unacceptably low coverage of the uptake ...

    Authors: Meresa Berwo Mengesha, Tesfaye Temesgen Chekole and Hagos Degefa Hidru
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:338
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  42. With the increasing number of young women surviving cancer and a growing trend among highly educated women to postpone childbearing for educational or professional pursuits, there is a rising demand for egg fr...

    Authors: Mohammad Mehdi Akhondi, Zohreh Behjati Ardakani, J. Catja Warmelink, Shima Haghani and Fahimeh Ranjbar
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:336
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  44. Cervical cancer screening (CCS) uptake remains low in poor countries. Few studies have assessed individual need and health system factors which facilitate/impede use of healthcare services, including CCS utili...

    Authors: Felistas Mpachika-Mfipa, Lucy Ida Kululanga, Dumisani Mfipa and Abigail Kazembe
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:334
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  45. Every year, millions of women worldwide suffer in silence from pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) as an annoying health problem. Despite the high prevalence rate and negative effects of PFDs on the quality of life,...

    Authors: Sepideh Mashayekh-Amiri, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Fatemeh Rashidi and Mojgan Mirghafourvand
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:333
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  46. Low adherence to triage after positive screening is a widespread problem for cervical cancer screening programs in Low- and Middle-income Countries. Adherence to cytology-based triage can be challenging, espec...

    Authors: Melisa Paolino, Victoria Sánchez Antelo, Racquel E. Kohler, Kasisomayajula Viswanath and Silvina Arrossi
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:332
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  47. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) may have positive physiological and psychological benefits for breast cancer survivors. However, few studies involved a combination of the relevant literatures to con...

    Authors: Yun-Chen Chang, Tzuhui Angie Tseng, Gen-Min Lin, Wen-Yu Hu, Chih-Kai Wang and Yuh-Ming Chang
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:331
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  48. Breast cancer is the most common female malignancy in the world. Nearly ninety percent of screening-detected breast cancers were diagnosed with earlier stages of 0 to II in Taiwan. It’s widely acknowledged tha...

    Authors: Hsin-Ju Han, Yuan-Chia Chu, Jane Wang, Yi-Chen Lai, Ling-Ming Tseng and Chi-Cheng Huang
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:330
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  50. In 2017 WHO reported that due to a lack of menstrual hygiene management (MHM) facilities, high costs, and ignorance, 2.3 billion girls and women worldwide do not manage their menstruation properly. This leads ...

    Authors: Yohannes Mulugeta Demmu, Gutema Mulatu Shifera, Galana Mamo Ayana, Dechasa Adare, Berhanu Yazew, Yohannes Tefera Damtew and Abraham Geremew
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:328
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