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  1. To investigate the positive rate and clinical applicability of liquid—based fungal method for detecting of vaginal fungi. We collect the secretions from the posterior vaginal fornix and the vaginal wall of 198...

    Authors: Yuexia Chen, Wei Qu, Jianhong Tu, Fenfen Kong, Qinwen Jiang and Zhenghao Wang
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:559
  2. Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) comprises genital symptoms (dryness, burning, itching, irritation, bleeding), sexual symptoms (dyspareunia and other sexual dysfunctions) and urinary symptoms (dysuria...

    Authors: Ye Zhu, Junxiu Wei, Xin Yang, Wei Zhu and Weiting Zhang
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:558
  3. Infertility stigma is a hidden burden that overshadows the dimensions of reproductive and sexual health in infertile women. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the ...

    Authors: Mahboube Taebi, Nourossadat Kariman, Ali Montazeri, Hamid Alavi Majd and Maryam jahangirifar
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:557
  4. Population mobility is a demonstrated barrier to reducing HIV incidence. A clear understanding of social networks and their influence on mobility among women in the fishing communities of Lake Victoria may con...

    Authors: Sarah Nakamanya, Elialilia S. Okello, Zachary A. Kwena, Gertrude Nanyonjo, Ubaldo M. Bahemuka, Freddie M. Kibengo, Ali Ssetaala, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Saidi Kapiga, Patricia E. Fast and Janet Seeley
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:555
  5. Endometrial carcinoma (EC) is a common malignant tumor of the female reproductive system, often accompanied by lymph node metastasis. Artificial vascular implantation is a common surgical treatment for mediast...

    Authors: Linlin Yang, Hongying Yang, He Zhao, Zaoxiu Hu, Zhenglei Shen, Lingfeng Zhao, Shufen Tan, Lei Zhu, Ruolan Xu, Hui Liu, Chunyan Ding, Yan Qin and Yanfei Zhao
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:554
  6. This study aimed to determine the quality of life (QOL), in patients with endometriosis ± infertility (B and C groups) and compare those to healthy women, and also infertile groups without endometriosis as a c...

    Authors: Tahereh Poordast, Saeed Alborzi, Elham Askary, Malihe Sousani Tavabe, Fatemeh Sadat Najib, Alireza Salehi, Hossein Molavi Vardanjani, Neda Haghighat and Kimia Leilami
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:553
  7. Breast cancer has been a serious public health dilemma for women worldwide, with not only physical and social impairments but also psychological stress responses such as rumination. Rumination is a constant pr...

    Authors: Razieh Bagherzadeh, Rezvan Sohrabineghad, Taiebeh Gharibi, Farkhondeh Mehboodi and Hakimeh Vahedparast
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:552
  8. True hermaphroditism is a rare condition. It is defined as the presence of both testicular and ovarian tissues in the same individual. Sex cord tumour with annular tubules (SCTAT) is a rare stromal tumour of t...

    Authors: Suhua Shi, Ming Tang, Wuan Li, Haixing Wu, Yinhua Liu, Yonghong Luo and Huafeng Ding
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:551
  9. The period of youth is important for the foundation of healthy and stable relationships, women’s health and well-being. Youth women face a higher risk of experiencing violence than older women. Intimate partne...

    Authors: Nuhamin Tesfa Tsega, Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Fantu Mamo Aragaw, Melaku Hunie Asratie, Moges Gashaw and Mastewal Endalew
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:549
  10. Globally, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the leading cause of death in women of reproductive age and accountable for a quarter of deaths during pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia. Introd...

    Authors: Abdi Wariyo, Lemessa Oljira, Wako Golicha and Gebisa Dirirsa
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:548
  11. Accumulating evidence suggests that pregnancy-related anxiety (PRA) has adverse impacts on maternity health and infant development. A substantial body of literature has documented the important influence of fa...

    Authors: Jingui Huang, Lingli Xu, Zhen Xu, Yexin Luo, Bizhen Liao, Yan Li and Yumei Shi
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:546
  12. Despite the national cervical cancer (CC) screening program established in 2006, the CC incidence in Estonia in 2020 was still one of the highest in Europe. To better understand the possible barriers among wom...

    Authors: Maria Suurna, Madleen Orumaa, Inge Ringmets and Kersti Pärna
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:545
  13. Obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) is concerned with both fetal and maternal wellbeing with doubled professional responsibilities. Also, OB/GYN specialists are engaged in management of medicolegal cases (MLC)....

    Authors: Zahraa Khalifa Sobh, Esraa Hassan Ahmed Oraby and Saffa Abdelaziz Mohamed Abdelaziz
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:544
  14. Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is irregular menstrual bleeding which has great impact on female health and life style. Various genetic factors are involved in etiology and pathology of AUB. Present study was ...

    Authors: Zertashia Akram, Ishrat Mahjabeen, Faiza Irshad, Malik Waqar Ahmed, Sadaf Rehman, Muhammad Rizwan, Amna Shafqat, Aniqa Kiran and Asma Saeed
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:543
  15. Evidence suggests that couples frequently dispute regarding the desirability of pregnancy, as well as whether or not to employ family planning measures. There are numerous unmet needs owing to partner or famil...

    Authors: Desalegn Tesfa, Melkalem Mamuye Azanaw, Alemayehu Digssie Gebremariam, Melaku Tadege Engidaw, Mulu Tiruneh, Melkamu Aderajew Zemene, Denekew Tenaw Anley and Anteneh Mengist Dessie
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:541
  16. Gender discrimination is any unequal treatment of a person based on their sex. Women and girls are most likely to experience the negative impact of gender discrimination. The aim of this study is to assess the...

    Authors: Tazeen Saeed Ali, Shahnaz Shahid Ali, Sanober Nadeem, Zahid Memon, Sajid Soofi, Falak Madhani, Yasmin Karim, Shah Mohammad and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:540
  17. Abnormalities of labor are the major causes of maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. Proper partograph utilization is a key intervention to detect labor abnormalities and subsequent initiation of managem...

    Authors: Berhan Tsegaye Negash and Yitateku Alelgn
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:539
  18. Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological illnesses causing extensive psychological, physical and social impact on patient’s life and exerts negative effects on health-related quality of Life (HRQo...

    Authors: D. Tiringer, A. S. Pedrini, M. Gstoettner, H. Husslein, L. Kuessel, A. Perricos and R. Wenzl
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:538
  19. Economic vulnerability influences women engaged in commercial sex work (WESW) to further engage in sexual risk behaviors, as they often have multiple customers and engage in unprotected sex for financial gains...

    Authors: Josephine Nabayinda, Joshua Kiyingi, Samuel Kizito, Edward Nsubuga, Proscovia Nabunya, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Natasja Magorokosho, Jennifer Nattabi, Susan Witte and Ssewamala Fred Melch
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:537

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Women's Health 2023 23:33

  20. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) represent a range of both psychiatric and physical symptoms that impair quality of life and interfere with daily activities in females.

    Authors: Yossef Hassan AbdelQadir, Ahmed Assar, Yomna Ali Abdelghafar, Manar Ahmed Kamal, Mohamed Sayed Zaazouee, Sarah Makram Elsayed, Khaled Mohamed Ragab, Ayman Essa Nabhan and Nahla Ahmed Gamaleldin
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:536
  21. Injectable contraceptives have contributed substantially to Nigeria's rise in modern family planning methods usage. They are one of the most commonly used and preferred means of contraception among women in th...

    Authors: Oluwaseun Akinyemi, Nicole Danfakha, Adewole Adefalu, Ebony Easley, Kayode Afolabi and Olajimi Latunji
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:535
  22. Although long-acting contraceptive methods are highly effective, safe, and provide uninterrupted protection from unintended pregnancy compared to short-acting methods, evidences suggest that majority of women ...

    Authors: Eden Workneh Aychew, Yibeltal Alemu Bekele, Alemu Degu Ayele, Anteneh Mengist Dessie and Gizachew Worku Dagnew
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:533
  23. Involuntary childlessness is a global phenomenon that negatively impacts the couple, or the family involved. The experiences of women living with involuntary childlessness have not been well documented in the ...

    Authors: Susan Asiimwe, Charles Peter Osingada, Scovia N. Mbalinda, Mark Muyingo, Elizabeth Ayebare, Mariam Namutebi and Patience A. Muwanguzi
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:532
  24. There is little data regarding the optimal approach to advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) with isolated extra-peritoneal disease in the cardiophrenic lymph nodes. This study assessed whether the prognosi...

    Authors: Omer Weitzner, Yael Yagur, Yfat Kadan, Ami Fishman, Rivka Zissin, Emilie Ben-Ezry, Limor Helpman and Mario E. Beiner
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:531
  25. Unsafe abortions contribute to maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide, with disproportionate impacts in lower-income countries. Identifying factors associated with an elevated risk of experiencing an abort...

    Authors: Selena Anjur-Dietrich, Elizabeth Omoluabi, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Rosine Mosso, Shannon N. Wood, Caroline Moreau and Suzanne O. Bell
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:530
  26. Chronic Endometritis (CE) is a subtle pathology, likely infectious in most cases, with a negative impact on the female fertility, but often overlooked even among fertility specialists. The purpose of the study...

    Authors: Mihai Luncan, Anca Huniadi, Erika Bimbo-Szuhai, Mihai Botea, Ioana Zaha, Liana Stefan, Corina Beiusanu, Dana Romanescu, Annamaria Pallag, Alin Bodog, Laurean Ovidiu Pop and Mircea Ioan Șandor
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:529
  27. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) guidelines recommend using the Pooled Cohort Equation (PCE) to assess 10-year CVD risk based on traditional risk factors. Pregnancy-related factors have been associated with future...

    Authors: Shivani M. Reddy, Tamy H. M. Tsujimoto, Bajhat F. Qaqish, Jason P. Fine and Wanda K. Nicholson
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:528
  28. To explore the efficacy of progestin-primed ovarian stimulation (PPOS) combined with clomiphene citrate (CC) versus PPOS protocol used alone on cycle characteristics and pregnancy outcomes for women with the p...

    Authors: Ahui Liu, Jie Li, Haofei Shen, Lili Zhang, Qiuyuan Li and Xuehong Zhang
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:527
  29. Endometriosis is a pathophysiological condition characterized by glands and stroma outside the uterus in regions such as the bladder, ureter, fallopian tubes, peritoneum, ovaries, and even in extra pelvic site...

    Authors: Dulce Carolina Rodríguez-Lozano, María del Pilar Meza-Rodríguez, Olivier Paul Cruz-Orozco, Brenda Sánchez-Ramírez, Andrea Olguin-Ortega, José Roberto Silvestri-Tomassoni, Guillermo Corona-Barsse, Luis Fernando Escobar-Ponce, Juan Mario Solis-Paredes, Benjamín Dominguez-Trejo and Ignacio Camacho-Arroyo
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:525
  30. The correct measurement of sexual health literacy requires an instrument with desirable psychometric properties and fitness to the sociocultural context. Despite acceptable psychometric properties of the sexua...

    Authors: Rahman Panahi, Leila Dehghankar and Mohiadin Amjadian
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:524
  31. The treatment of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) is one of the success stories in medical oncology. GTN in the cesarean scar is a rare entity, but most cases need to be treated with hysterectomy or l...

    Authors: Dacheng Qu, Yan Chen, Jing Jiang, Qiuling Shi, Honggui Zhou and Zhibiao Wang
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:522
  32. Endometriosis is a benign, hormone-dependent, chronic inflammatory gynecological disease accompanied by cyclic and acyclic pelvic pain and other complaints. The long lists of research recommendations in the AW...

    Authors: Iris Brandes, Katja Kleine-Budde, Nicole Heinze, Sebastian Binder, Constanze Klug, Cordula Schippert, Andreas D. Ebert and Gülden Halis
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:521
  33. The world’s population has increased faster than expected due to high fertility rates, with sub-Saharan Africa accounting for most of the increase. Modern contraceptive use is the best option to reduce the hig...

    Authors: Wubshet Debebe Negash, Habitu Birhan Eshetu and Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:520
  34. Brain edema is a rare and serious complication of assisted reproductive technology (ART). The increased intracranial pressure and injured brain parenchyma are life-threatening and may even result in death. The...

    Authors: Lijuan Fan, Wen Wen and Hanying Zhou
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:519
  35. The aim of this clinical single group pilot study was to assess mental well-being, psychological symptoms, and a set of stress biomarkers among breast cancer survivors with high depressive symptoms undergoing ...

    Authors: Silja Emilia Sakki, Heidi Marika Penttinen, Outi Maria Hilgert, Salla-Maarit Volanen, Tiina Saarto and Anu Raevuori
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:518
  36. The role of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in screening endometrial cancer and hyperplasia is significant in postmenopausal women. The objective of this study is to determine the endometrium thickness (ET) cut-...

    Authors: Linna Zhang, Ying Guo, Guxia Qian, Tao Su and Hong Xu
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:517
  37. Women’s adherence is essential to physiotherapeutic treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction, but its related factors are not usually considered in the development of treatment approaches. This study aims to unde...

    Authors: Ana Carolina Nociti Lopes Fernandes, Domingo Palacios-Ceña, Caroline Caetano Pena, Thaiana Bezerra Duarte, Aura Maria Paternina de la Ossa and Cristine Homsi Jorge
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:515
  38. There is limited evidence of hysterectomy in India because of a lack of data in large-scale, nationally representative health surveys. In 2015–16, the fourth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4)—a cross-sect...

    Authors: Priyanka Kumari and Jhumki Kundu
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:514
  39. Violence against girls and young women, mostly those in educational settings, has been gaining increasing attention. School-based gender-based violence represents a serious obstacle. As a result, it would be a...

    Authors: Selamawit Gebrie, Yitbarek Wasihun, Zinet Abegaz and Natnael Kebede
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:513
  40. Cervical cancer is the most common malignant tumor in women with a high mortality rate. However, the awareness and participation of women in cervical cancer screening were not high, and rare attention was paid...

    Authors: Tingting Xin, Xian Ding, Han Gao, Chunting Li, Yuting Jiang and Xiao Chen
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:512

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