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  1. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:329
  2. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:328
  3. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:325
  4. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:324
  5. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:323
  6. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:322
  7. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:321
  8. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:318
  9. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:316
  10. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:315
  11. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:313
  12. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:312
  13. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:311
  14. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:310
  15. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:309
  16. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:308
  17. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:307
  18. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:306
  19. Afar region is one of the pastoralist dominated regions in Ethiopia. The region is characterized by a low contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) of 5.4%. Lack of awareness of contraceptive use, husband objection ...

    Authors: Mussie Alemayehu, Araya Abrha Medhanyie, Elizabeth Reed and Afework Mulugeta Bezabih
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:305
  20. Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths among women of reproductive age in Peru. Screening and early identification of pre-cancerous lesions are a cornerstone of the cervical cancer prevention stra...

    Authors: Michelle M. Pieters, Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, Emily Coffey, Megan J. Huchko and Lavanya Vasudevan
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:304
  21. 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
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:303
  22. Anovulation is one of the common causes of infertility. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common disorder with chronic Anovulation. To the best of our knowledge, insulin resistance relates significa...

    Authors: Maliheh Amirian, Sedigheh Shariat Moghani, Faezeh Jafarian, Masoumeh Mirteimouri, Shima Nikdoust, Shabnam Niroumand, Maryam Salehi and Aryan Payrovnaziri
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:302
  23. Increasing access to safe abortion methods is crucial for improving women’s health. Understanding patterns of service use is important for identifying areas for improvement. Limited evidence is available in Gh...

    Authors: Caesar Agula, Elizabeth G. Henry, Patrick O. Asuming, Charles Agyei-Asabere, Mawuli Kushitor, David Canning, Iqbal Shah and Ayaga A. Bawah
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:300
  24. Epidemiological data on the prevalence and factors associated with sexual violence is critical to understanding the magnitude of the problem and designing effective interventions. Drawing from cross-sectional ...

    Authors: Anthony Idowu Ajayi, Elmon Mudefi and Eyitayo Omolara Owolabi
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:299
  25. The formation of a uterine artery pseudoaneurysm is rare and isolated cases have been reported in the existing literature following caesarean sections, curettages and cone biopsies. There has been no report of...

    Authors: Judith Ong, Kelvin Lee, Soe-Na Choo, Stanley Loh, Li Min Lim, Yee Yong Chen and Kuldip Singh
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:298
  26. Admission of preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit limits the mother’s interaction with their infants, delaying accepting and playing the motherhood role. Besides, mothers of preterm infants have...

    Authors: Maryam Sohrabi, Mansooreh Azizzadeh forouzi, Roghayeh Mehdipour-Rabori, Behnaz Bagherian and Monirsadat Nematollahi
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:296
  27. The discrepancy in cervical cancer incidence between women with HIV and women without HIV is highest in low and middle-income countries. In Africa, cervical cancer is the most common cause of cancer death. As ...

    Authors: Mulugeta Wassie, Beletech Fentie and Tseganesh Asefa
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:294
  28. To investigate the relationship between sweating from hot flashes, anxiety, depression, and sleep quality in peri- and postmenopausal women. And also the role of anxiety and depression in mediating sweating fr...

    Authors: Qian Zhou, Baisong Wang, Qi Hua, Qin Jin, Jun Xie, Jing Ma and Furui Jin
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:293
  29. Single mothers in South Korea are vulnerable to developing smoking habits, due to many difficulties and limitations; however, they have often been overlooked by smoking cessation support services. Therefore, t...

    Authors: Mi-Ji Lee and Kang-Sook Lee
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:292
  30. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the commonest bacterial infections during pregnancy, leading to significant maternal and prenatal morbidity and mortality.

    Authors: Alemseged Workneh Ejerssa, Diriba Alemayehu Gadisa and Teferra Abula Orjino
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:291
  31. Cervical cancer is considered treatable as long as it is detected early and managed effectively. Pap smear test is a screening tool that plays an important role in the early detection, prevention and can preve...

    Authors: Ali Khani Jeihooni, Hanieh Jormand and Pooyan Afzali Harsini
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:290
  32. Returning to work after childbirth is challenging for working mothers. Childcare quality may have lifelong effects on children’s health, development and cognitive function. Over 60% of working women globally a...

    Authors: Christiane Horwood, Rachael Hinton, Lyn Haskins, Silondile Luthuli, Sphindile Mapumulo and Nigel Rollins
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:288
  33. Cervical cancer is one of the most frequent types of cancer in females. The Pap smear is one of the most essential ways of diagnosing and screening for this malignancy, and any failure can be caused by a numbe...

    Authors: Tayebeh Marashi, Seyed Fahim Irandoost, Javad Yoosefi Lebni and Goli Soofizad
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:287
  34. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an important public health problem with health and socioeconomic consequences and is endemic in Namibia. Studies assessing risk factors for IPV often use logistic and Poisson...

    Authors: Oludoyinmola Ojifinni, Innocent Maposa and Latifat Ibisomi
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:286
  35. Consequences of long-term B cell depletion with rituximab are not well understood. We describe inflammatory vaginitis as a potential side effect of long-term rituximab treatment, distinct from previously descr...

    Authors: Laura Yockey, Sarah Dowst, Reza Zonozi, Noah Huizenga, Patrick Murphy, Karen Laliberte, Jillian Rosenthal, John L. Niles and Caroline M. Mitchell
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:285
  36. Oxidized regenerated cellulose is considered an optimal local hemostatic agent thanks to its favorable biocompatibility, absorption characteristics and ease-of-use. Recently, oxidized regenerated cellulose has...

    Authors: Gianluca Franceschini
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:281

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  37. The connections between sleep quality and central obesity among reproductive-aged women are not clear. The study aimed to explore the association between sleep quality and central obesity among Chinese reprodu...

    Authors: Bingbing Li, Nan Liu, Donghui Guo, Bo Li, Yan Liang, Lingling Huang, Xiaoxiao Wang, Zhenzhen Su, Guozeng Zhang and Peixi Wang
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2021 21:280

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