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Physical activity patterns during pregnancy through postpartumEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: For health benefits and weight management, health care professionals are encouraged to provide pregnant and postpartum women with information on recommendations of physical activity, particularly regarding the minimum duration and intensity level. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - November 19, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Katja BorodulinKelly EvensonAmy Herring Source Type: journals

The effect of past use of oral contraceptive on bone mineral density, bone biochemical markers and muscle strength in healthy pre and post menopausal womenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions, the funding show no evidence of a significant difference in BMD between Ocs users and never user control groups, a decrease in bone turn over in OC pre menopausal users and a greater physical performances in patients who used OC up than 10 years. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - November 3, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Fadoua AllaliLaila El MansouriFatima zohra AbourazzakLinda IchchouHamza KhazzaniLoubna BennaniRadouan AbouqalNajia Hajjaj-Hassouni Source Type: journals

Age at menarche and the menstrual pattern of secondary school adolescents in northwest EthiopiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Population studies on normal and dysfunctional characteristics of menstrual cycles are scarce in Ethiopia. In addition variability in menarcheal age and menstrual characteristics are common. Knowledge on this variability is necessary for patient education and to guide clinical evaluation. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in two small towns called Dabat and Kola Diba, northwest Ethiopia between April and May 2007. Systematic sampling method was used to select 622 school girls from two secondary schools. A pretested questionnaire prepared in Amharic was used to gather data. Selected girls cooperated...
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - October 4, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Desalegn ZegeyeBerihun MegabiawAbay Mulu Source Type: journals

Group versus individual sessions delivered by a physiotherapist for female urinary incontinence: an interview study with women attending group sessions nested within a randomised controlled trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Taking account of women's embarrassment and providing detailed information about the content of group sessions will enable women to benefit from group physiotherapy sessions for the management of female urinary incontinence.Trial registration number: ISRCTN 16772662 (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - September 9, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Frances GriffithsJo PepperEllen Jorstad-SteinJan Fereday-SmithLesley HillSarah (Sallie) Lamb Source Type: journals

Protocol for Physiotherapy OR Tvt Randomised Efficacy Trial (PORTRET): a multicenter randomised controlled trial to assess the cost-effectiveness of the tension free vaginal tape versus pelvic floor muscle training in women with symptomatic moderate to severe stress urinary incontinence.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Stress urinary incontinence is a common condition affecting approximately 20% of adult women causing substantial individual (quality of life) and economic (119 million Euro/year spent on incontinence pads in the Netherlands) burden. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is regarded as first line treatment, but only 15-25% of women will be completely cured. Approximately 65% will report that their condition improved, but long term adherence to treatment is problematic. In addition, at longer term (2-15 years) follow-up 30-50% of patients will end up having surgery. From 1996 a minimal invasive surgical procedure, ...
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - August 31, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Julien LabrieYolanda van der GraafErik BuskensStella TiersmaHuub van der Vaart Source Type: journals

Reproductive and family planning history, knowledge, and needs: A community survey of low-income women in Beijing, ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Among poor urban women in Beijing, antenatal care and contraceptive use were common. However, abortions were also common. Knowledge about reproductive health was limited. There is a need for better reproductive health education, free medical care and social support. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - August 9, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Hong HeTruls OstbyeAnne Daltveit Source Type: journals

Protocol for the value of urodynamics prior to stress incontinence surgery (VUSIS) study: a multicenter randomized controlled trial to assess the cost effectiveness of urodynamics in women with symptoms of stress urinary incontinence in whom surgical treatment is considered.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common problem. In the Netherlands, yearly 64.000 new patients, of whom 96% are women, consult their general practitioner because of urinary incontinence. Approximately 7500 urodynamic evaluations and approximately 5000 operations for SUI are performed every year. In all major national and international guidelines from both gynaecological and urological scientific societies, it is advised to perform urodynamics prior to invasive treatment for SUI, but neither its effectiveness nor its cost-effectiveness has been assessed in a randomized setting.The Value of Urodynamics pri...
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - July 20, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Sanne van LeijsenKirsten KluiversBen Willem MolSuzan BroekhuisFred MilaniC Huub Van der vaartJan-Paul RooversMarlies BongersJan den BoonWilbert SpaansJan Willem de LeeuwViviane DietzJan KleinjanHans BrolmannEveline RoosJudith SchaafstraJohn HeesakkerMark Source Type: journals

Pattern recognition in menstrual bleeding diaries by statistical cluster analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Using this cluster analysis with the method of Ward medications and devices having an impact on bleeding can be easily compared and categorized. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - July 15, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Christoph GerlingerJens WesselGerd KallischniggJan Endrikat Source Type: journals

Tolerability of breast ductal lavage in women from families at high genetic risk of breast cancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: DL was anticipated to be and experienced as more uncomfortable than other procedures used in breast cancer screening. Higher underlying psychological distress was associated with decreased DL tolerability. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - July 13, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Jennifer LoudEllen BeckjordKathryn NicholsJune PetersRuthann GiustiMark Greene Source Type: journals

Effects of multiparity and prolonged breast-feeding on maternal bone mineral density: a community-based cross-sectional studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study was designed to examine the effects of multiparity and prolonged breast-feeding on maternal bone mineral density (BMD) in a community-based sample of 210 Sri Lankan women, aged between 46 and 98 years. Methods: BMD of the lumbar spine (L2-L4) and femoral neck were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Reproductive history was recorded by using a questionnaire. Women were, first, divided into groups according to parity (nulliparous, 1-2, 3-4, and 5 or more children), and BMDs in different groups were compared, initially unadjusted and then adjusted for age. Same subjects were subdivided, again, according ...
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - June 30, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Janaka LenoraSarath LekamwasamMagnus Karlsson Source Type: journals

Satisfaction and compliance in hormonal contraception: the result of a multicentre clinical study on women's experience with the ethinylestradiol/norelgestromin contraceptive patch in ItalyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This study demonstrated that the EE/NGMN patch is associated with high satisfaction levels and excellent compliance. At study end, the majority of women indicated that they would continue using the patch. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - June 29, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Pier Giorgio CrosignaniCarmine NappiSalvatore RonsiniVincenzina BruniSilvia MarelliDavide SonninoItalian EVRA Contrast Study Group Source Type: journals

Effect of 6-months of physical exercise on the nitrate/nitrite levels in hypertensive postmenopausal womenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Our study shows that changing in lifestyle promotes reduction of arterial pressure which was accompanied by increase in nitrite/nitrate concentration. Therefore, 6-months of exercise training are an important approach in management arterial hypertension and play a protective effect in postmenopausal women. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - June 18, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Pedro ZarosCarla Romero PiresMauricio BacciCamila MoraesAngelina Zanesco Source Type: journals

The effects of postmenopausal hormone therapy on social activity, partner relationship, and sexual life - experience from the EPHT trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In a trial setting, postmenopausal hormone therapy did not influence work or social involvement or health behaviour.Trial registration: ISRCTN35338757 (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - June 8, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Elina HemminkiPiret VeerusHeti PisarevSirpa-Liisa HoviPaivi TopoHelle Karro Source Type: journals

Cognitive behavioral therapy and physical exercise for climacteric symptoms in breast cancer patients experiencing treatment-induced menopause: design of a multicenter trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this study is to investigate the efficacy of these interventions among women with breast cancer experiencing treatment-induced menopause.Methods/designIn a randomized, controlled, multicenter trial, we are evaluating the effectiveness of CBT/relaxation, physical exercise and of these two program elements combined, in reducing menopausal symptoms, improving sexual functioning, reducing emotional distress, and in improving the health-related quality of life of younger breast cancer patients who experience treatment-induced menopause. 325 breast cancer patients (aged < 50) are being recruited from hospitals i...
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - June 6, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Saskia DuijtsHester OldenburgMarc van BeurdenNeil Aaronson Source Type: journals

Informing women about hormone replacement therapy: the Consensus conference statementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This CC led to the identification of specific information drawbacks. Women are exposed to messages that are often partial, non evidence-based nor transparently developed. The structured and participative methodology of this CC allowed a multidisciplinary perspective and a substantial lay people input. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - May 29, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Paola MosconiSerena DonatiCinzia ColomboAlfonso MeleAlessandro LiberatiRoberto Satollion behalf of Consensus Conference Working Group Source Type: journals

Hot flushes and quality of life during menopauseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Menopausal health is important since this stage of life is not to be avoided. A recent article in BMC Women's Health from the Estonian Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy trial has concluded that quality of life is not related to hormonal therapy use. The commentary article discusses this finding and considers other factors related to symptoms and quality of life during menopause. Important factors known to affect hot flushes and quality of life are smoking and high body weight. Since both these factors are modifiable, menopause is a suitable area for health promotion. However, evidence concerning lifestyle changes in symptom r...
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - May 18, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Riitta Luoto Source Type: journals

Clients' reasons for prenatal ultrasonography in Ibadan, South West of NigeriaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This study shows that Nigerian pregnant women desired prenatal ultrasonography mostly for fetal viability, followed by fetal gender determination. These preferences were influenced by their biosocial variables. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - May 9, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Christopher A Enakpene, Imran O Morhason-Bello, Anthony O Marinho, Babatunde O Adedokun, Adegoke O Kalejaiye, Kayode Sogo, Sikiru A Gbadamosi, Babatunde S Awoyinka and Obehi O Enabor Source Type: journals

Outcomes of vaginal hysterectomy for uterovaginal prolapse: a population-based, retrospective, cross-sectional study of patient perceptions of results including sexual activity, urinary symptoms, and provided careEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Vaginal hysterectomy is a patient-evaluated efficient treatment for uterovaginal prolapse with swift recovery and a low rate of complication. Sexual activity and symptoms of urinary urgency were improved. However, 14 % developed incontinence, mainly urinary stress incontinence (11 %). Therefore efforts to disclose latent stress incontinence should be undertaken preoperatively. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - April 20, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Mojgan Pakbaz, Ingrid Mogren and Mats Lofgren Source Type: journals

Molecular tests for human papillomavirus (HPV), Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in liquid-based cytology specimenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Identification of a signature DNA sequence by the automated Sanger method is useful for validation of HPV genotyping and for molecular testing of C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae in liquid-based cervicovaginal Papanicolaou (Pap) cytology specimens for clinical laboratories with experience in molecular biology to increase the specificity of these DNA-based tests. However, even a highly specific test for high-risk HPV genotyping may have unacceptably low positive predictive values for precancer lesion in populations with a low cervical cancer prevalence rate. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - April 9, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Sin HANG Lee, Veronica S Vigliotti and Suri Pappu Source Type: journals

Delivery of chlamydia screening to young women requesting emergency hormonal contraception at pharmacies in Manchester, UK: a prospective studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Chlamydia screening for EHC pharmacy clients is warranted but failure of pharmacists to target all EHC clients represented a missed opportunity for treating a well defined high-risk group. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - March 26, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Loretta Brabin, Grace Thomas, Mark Hopkins, Karen O'Brien and Stephen A Roberts Source Type: journals

Delivery of chlamydia screening to young women requesting emergency hormonal contraception at pharmacies in Manchester, UK : a prospective study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Chlamydia screening for EHC pharmacy clients is warranted but failure of pharmacists to target all EHC clients represented a missed opportunity for treating a well defined high-risk group. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - March 26, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Loretta Brabin, Grace Thomas, Mark Hopkins, Karen O'Brien and Stephen A Roberts Source Type: journals

Differences in reproductive risk factors for breast cancer in middle-aged women in Marin County and a sociodemographically similar area of Northern CaliforniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The effects of reproductive risks factors, Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, smoking history, and alcohol consumption with regard to breast cancer risk in Marin County should be further evaluated. When possible, future comparisons of breast cancer incidence rates between regions should adjust for differences in income and education in addition to age and race/ethnicity, preferably by using a sociodemographically similar comparison group. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - March 25, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: C. Suzanne Lea, Nancy P Gordon, Lee Ann Prebil, Rochelle Ereman, Connie S Uratsu and Mark Powell Source Type: journals

Knowledge and attitude on maternal health care among rural-to-urban migrant women in Shanghai, ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Rural-to-urban migrant women's unawareness of maternal health service, together with their vulnerable living status, influences their utilization of maternal health care. Tailored maternal health education and accessible services are in demands for this population. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - March 20, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Qi Zhao, Asli Kulane, Yi Gao and Biao Xu Source Type: journals

Increasing physical activity in postpartum multiethnic women in Hawaii: Results from a Pilot StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: A telephone/email intervention tailored to meet the needs of postpartum women was effective in increasing physical activity levels. However, randomized trials comparing tailored telephone and email interventions to standard care and including long-term follow-up to determine maintenance of physical activity are warranted. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - March 3, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Cheryl L Albright, Jason E Maddock and Claudio R Nigg Source Type: journals

Reproductive tract infections in women seeking abortion in VietnamEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: RTIs are common among women seeking abortion. The presence of RTIs is associated with an increased risk of developing iatrogenic infections, routine administration of prophylactic antibiotic to all women undergoing abortion should be considered. However, the choice of routine prophylactic antibiotics should be based on relevant surveillance data of antibiotic resistance. Moreover, since the accuracy of diagnosis is doubtful and to address the problem of under-diagnosed and treated RTIs new investment in diagnostic facilities with simple performed microscopy or improved rapid tests should also be taken into con...
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - January 29, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Nguyn My Huong, Jorgen Kurtzhals, D Th Thu Thu and Vibeke Rasch Source Type: journals

New paradigms in cervical cancer prevention: opportunities and risksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Testing for the DNA of high-risk types of papilloma virus (HPV) is more sensitive than cytology in detecting pre-cancerous lesions. One of the main advantages will be the possibility of applying prolonged screening intervals. However adequate screening protocols (age of start and stop, screening intervals, management of HPV positive women) need to be applied in order to avoid over-referral to colposcopy and over-treatment and to maintain sustainable costs. Further follow-up of running trials and research on molecular markers will better define these parameters. The new situation will require organised screening programmes ...
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - December 17, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Guglielmo Ronco and Paolo GIORGI Rossi Source Type: journals

Advances in hormone replacement therapy: making the menopause manageableEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: the intention, dose and regimen of HRT need to be individualized, based on the principle of choosing the lowest appropriate dose in relation to the severity of symptoms and the time and menopause age. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - November 27, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Santiago Palacios Source Type: journals

Hormonal contraception, sexual behaviour and HIV prevalence among women in CameroonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: We conclude that the prevalence of HIV among sexually active women in Cameroon varies according to sociodemographic characteristics, sexual behaviour and hormonal contraceptive use. Our findings underscore the need to counsel women using hormonal contraception to be aware that hormonal methods do not protect against HIV infection. Given the biologic plausibility of the link between hormonal contraception and HIV infection, future research should focus on carefully designed prospective studies to establish the temporal relationship and estimate the incidence of HIV infection among women using and not using hormo...
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - October 30, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Eugene J Kongnyuy, Varda Soskolne and Bella Adler Source Type: journals

Physical activity counseling in maternity and child health care – a controlled trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Counseling encouraged pregnant women to sustain their moderate-intensity LTPA and was feasible in routine practices. No effects were observed if counseling was initiated postpartum.Trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN21512277 (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - August 14, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Minna Aittasalo, Matti Pasanen, Mikael Fogelholm, Tarja I Kinnunen, Katriina Ojala and Riitta Luoto Source Type: journals

Study of knowledge, perception and attitude of adolescent girls towards STIs/HIV, safer sex and sex education: (A cross sectional survey of urban adolescent school girls in South Delhi, India)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Though controversial, there is an immense need to implement gender-based sex education regarding STIs, safe sex options and contraceptives in schools in India (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - July 23, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Alexandra McManus and Lipi Dhar Source Type: journals

The ESEP study: Salpingostomy versus salpingectomy for tubal ectopic pregnancy; The impact on future fertility: A randomised controlled trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aims to reveal the trade-off between both surgical options: whether the potential advantage of salpingostomy, i.e. a better fertility prognosis as compared to salpingectomy, outweighs the potential disadvantages, i.e. persistent trophoblast and an increased risk for a repeat EP.Methods/DesignInternational multi centre randomised controlled trial comparing salpingostomy versus salpingectomy in women with a tubal EP without contra lateral tubal pathology. Hemodynamically stable women with a presumptive diagnosis of tubal EP, scheduled for surgery, are eligible for inclusion. Patients pregnant after in vitro fertil...
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - June 26, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Femke Mol, Annika Strandell, Davor Jurkovic, Tamer Yalcinkaya, Harold R Verhoeve, Carolien AM Koks, Paul JQ van der Linden, Giuseppe CM Graziosi, Andreas L Thurkow, Annemieke Hoek, Lars Hogström, Ingemar Klinte, Kerstin Nilsson, Norah M van Mello, Wille Source Type: journals

Cervical dysplasia and cancer and the use of hormonal contraceptives in Jamaican womenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Hormonal contraception did confer some risk of dysplasia and women using HC should therefore be encouraged to do regular Pap smear screening. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - May 30, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Norma McFarlane-Anderson, Patience E Bazuaye, Maria D Jackson, Monica Smikle and Horace M Fletcher Source Type: journals

Cervical dysplasia and cancer: use of hormonal contraceptives in Jamaican womenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Hormonal contraception did confer some risk of dysplasia and women using HC should therefore be encouraged to do regular Pap smear screening. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - May 30, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Norma McFarlane-Anderson, Patience E Bazuaye, Maria D Jackson, Monica Smikle and Horace M Fletcher Source Type: journals

Abnormal vaginal bleeding in women of reproductive age: a descriptive study of initial management in general practiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Initially, GPs tend to follow a policy of expectant management in women of reproductive age with AVB. However, when additional diagnostic procedures were performed, anaemia and uterine fibroids were found in a considerable number of women. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - April 15, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Corlien JH de Vries, Margreet Wieringa-de Waard, Cleo-Lotte AG Vervoort, Willem M Ankum and Patrick JE Bindels Source Type: journals

Variation in NHS utilisation of vault smear tests in women post-hysterectomy: A study, using routinely collected datasetsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aims to determine the factors associated with variability in hysterectomy rates and subsequent follow-up after surgery by use of the vaginal vault smear cytology test. Methods: All women resident in the West Midlands region, of the United Kingdom, who had a hysterectomy operation between 1st April 2002 and 30th March 2003 will be identified from the Hospital Episodes Statistics database which also contains proxy data on deprivation status, derived from postcode and self declared ethnicity. These data will be linked to regional cervical screening records for each woman and histopathology laboratory records from t...
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - March 28, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Helen J Stokes-Lampard, John Macleod and Sue Wilson Source Type: journals

Symptom reporting and quality of life in the Estonian Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy TrialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Postmenopausal hormone therapy decreased vasomotor symptoms and sleeping problems, but increased episodes of vaginal bleeding, and had no effect on quality of life. Trial registration number ISRCTN35338757 (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - March 26, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Piret Veerus, Krista Fischer, Sirpa-Liisa Hovi, Helle Karro, Mati Rahu and Elina Hemminki Source Type: journals

How does social integration influence breast cancer control among urban African-American women? Results from a cross-sectional surveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Overall, social integration is a positive influence on breast cancer control and should be utilized where possible in interventions, including identifying surrogate mechanisms for support for subgroups without existing social resources. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - February 6, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Ann C Klassen and Carmen Washington Source Type: journals

Human lactobacilli as supplementation of clindamycin to patients with bacterial vaginosis reduce the recurrence rate; a 6-month, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: The primary objective of this study was to investigate if supplementary lactobacilli treatment could improve the initial cure rate after vaginal clindamycin therapy, and secondly, if lactobacilli as repeated adjunct treatment during 3 menstrual cycles could lengthen the time to relapse after initial cure. Methods: Women ( n=100) with bacterial vaginosis diagnosed by Amsel criteria were after informed consent offered vaginal clindamycin therapy followed by vaginal gelatine capsules containing either 109 freeze-dried lactobacilli or identical placebo capsules for 10 days during 3 menstrual cycles in a double-blin...
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - January 15, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Per-Goran Larsson, Babill Stray-Pedersen, Kjeld R Ryttig and Stig Larsen Source Type: journals

Hormone replacement therapy use and plasma levels of sex hormones in the Norwegian Women and Cancer Postgenome Cohort - a cross-sectional analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Users of systemic E2-containing HRT preparations have plasma E2 and FSH levels comparable to premenopausal women. BMI has an influence on hormone levels among non-users. NOWAC questionnaires provide valid information on current HRT use and menopausal status among Norwegian women who are between 48 and 62 years old. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - January 14, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Marit Waaseth, Kjersti Bakken, Vanessa Dumeaux, Karina S Olsen, Charlotta Rylander, Yngve Figenschau and Eiliv Lund Source Type: journals

Women's colposcopy experience and preferences: A mixed methods studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aims to investigate women's experience of colposcopy, to identify patients' preferences for aspects of appointments within the colposcopy service, and to make suggestions for service improvement. Methods: This study has been designed as a two stage, mixed method project. Stage one will involve in-depth interviews with new colposcopy patients to ascertain their experience of colposcopy services. This qualitative stage will generate factors thought to be important by service users in their experience. Stage two will utilise a choice based quantitative technique to identify women's preferences and determine the rep...
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - January 14, 2008 Category: OBGYN Authors: Dawn R Swancutt, Sheila M Greenfield and Sue Wilson Source Type: journals

Characterization of body weight and composition changes during the sophomore year of collegeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: No change in body weight was observed in females during their sophomore year. However, an increase in fat-free mass accompanied with a decrease in fat mass resulted in a decrease in body fat. Participants living off campus had favorable changes in their body composition by means of decreasing %fat and fat mass while increasing fat-free mass. Participants living on campus did not demonstrate these favorable changes. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - November 20, 2007 Category: OBGYN Authors: Holly R Hull, Michelle L Morrow, Mary K Dinger, Jennifer L Han and David A Fields Source Type: journals

Predisposing factors for bacterial vaginosis, treatment efficacy and pregnancy outcome among term deliveries; results from a preterm delivery studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery but little is known about factors that could predict BV. We have analyzed if it is possible to identify a category of pregnant women that should be screened for BV, and if BV would alter the pregnancy outcome at term; we have also studied the treatment efficacy of clindamycin. Methods: Prospective BV screening and treatment study of 9025 women in a geographically defined region in southeast Sweden. BV was defined as a modified Nugent score of 6 and above. Data was collected from the Swedish Medical Birth Register....
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - October 22, 2007 Category: OBGYN Authors: P-g Larsson, Lars Fahraeus, Bodil Carlsson, Tell Jacobsson and Urban Forsum Source Type: journals

Differences in Menopausal Hormone Therapy Use among Women in Germany between 1998 and 2003Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Current MHT use considerably declined among women in Germany between the pre- and post-WHI era. A convergence of current MHT use among women of higher social status with pre-existing patterns of use among lower social-status women suggests that MHT in Germany is now less likely to be used for health promotion. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - October 18, 2007 Category: OBGYN Authors: Yong Du, Martina Doren, Hans-Ulrich W Melchert, Christa Scheidt-Nave and Hildtraud Knopf Source Type: journals

Seasonal variation in the incidence of preeclampsia and eclampsia in tropical climatic conditionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Observational studies have demonstrated various correlations between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and different weather parameters. We aim to study if a correlation exists between the incidence of eclampsia and pre-eclampsia and various weather parameters in the tropical coastal city of Mumbai which has the distinction of having relatively uniform meteorological variables all throughout the year, except for the monsoon season. Methods: We retrospectively analysed data from a large maternity centre in Mumbai, India over a period of 36 months from March 1993 to February 1996, recording the incidence of pre...
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - October 15, 2007 Category: OBGYN Authors: Vidya Subramaniam Source Type: journals

Effect of cough technique and cryogen gas on temperatures achieved during simulated cryotherapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: CO2 cryotherapy using the cough technique may not achieve sufficiently low temperatures to produce the desired therapeutic effect. Other alternatives to the prevention of gas blockage should be developed. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - October 1, 2007 Category: OBGYN Authors: Yancy Seamans, Charlie Loesel, Jose Jeronimo, John Sellors and Philip E Castle Source Type: journals

Associations of depression and depressive symptoms with preeclampsia: Results from a Peruvian case-control studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Our findings are consistent with the only other published report on this topic. Collectively, available data support recent calls for expanded efforts to study and address depression among pregnant women. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - September 27, 2007 Category: OBGYN Authors: Chunfang Qiu, Sixto E Sanchez, Nelly Lam, Pedro Garcia and Michelle A Williams Source Type: journals

Knowledge and use of emergency contraception among women in the Western Cape province of South Africa: A cross-sectional studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DiscussionThese data suggest that knowledge of EC in this setting is more common among women of higher socioeconomic status living in urban areas. For EC to play a role in decreasing unintended pregnancy in South Africa, specific interventions are necessary to increase knowledge of the method, where to get it, and the appropriate time interval for its use before the need for EC arises. Future health promotion campaigns should target rural and low socioeconomic status communities. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - September 12, 2007 Category: OBGYN Authors: Landon Myer, Regina Mlobeli, Di Cooper, Jenni Smit and Chelsea Morroni Source Type: journals

Becoming the best mom that I can: women's experiences of managing depression during pregnancy - a qualitative studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: For many women, the idea that depression could occur during pregnancy was antithetical to their vision of the pregnant self. The challenge for a pregnant woman who is diagnosed with depression, is that effective care for her may jeopardize her babys future health. This provides a dilemma for about-to-be parents and their healthcare providers. Improved awareness of depression during pregnancy on the part of healthcare professionals is needed to improve the womens understanding of this disorder and their ability to recognize and seek help with depression should it occur during the prenatal period. Further qualit...
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - September 11, 2007 Category: OBGYN Authors: Heather A Bennett, Heather S Boon, Sarah E Romans and Paul Grootendorst Source Type: journals

Risk factors for domestic physical violence: national cross-sectional household surveys in eight southern African countriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Having multiple partners was the most consistent risk factor for domestic physical violence across all countries. This could be relevant to domestic violence prevention strategies. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - July 16, 2007 Category: OBGYN Authors: Neil Andersson, Ari Ho-Foster, Steve Mitchell, Esca Scheepers and Sue Goldstein Source Type: journals

Women's attitudes towards mechanisms of action of family planning methods: survey in primary health centres in Pamplona, Spain.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Information about potential postfertilization effects of family planning methods may influence women's acceptance and choice of a particular family planning method. Additional studies in other populations are necessary to evaluate whether these beliefs are important to those populations. (Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Women's Health - Latest articles - June 27, 2007 Category: OBGYN Authors: Jokin de Irala, Cristina Lopez del Burgo, Carmen M Lopez de Fez, Jorge Arredondo, Rafael T Mikolajczyk and Joseph B Stanford Source Type: journals