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Sexual function after energy-based treatments of women with urinary incontinence. A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jan 23, 2023

Urinary incontinence (UI) affects approximately 50% of adult women worldwide and is associated with declining sexual function (SF). Energy-based devices emerged as a minimally invasive alternative tre...

Local conceptions of the role of folate in neural tube defects in Zambia.

Jan 23, 2023

In sub-Saharan Africa, neural tube defects (NTDs) are the second most common birth defect, occurring eight times more frequently than in the US. The objective of this study was to assess baseline Zamb...

The epigenetic factor CHD4 contributes to metastasis by regulating the EZH2/β-catenin axis and acts as a therapeutic target in ovarian cancer.

Jan 23, 2023

The overall survival rate of patients with advanced ovarian cancer (OC) has remained static for several decades. Advanced ovarian cancer is known for its poor prognosis due to extensive metastasis. Ep...

High visceral fat-to-muscle ratio is an independent factor that predicts worse overall survival in patients with primary epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancer.

Jan 23, 2023

The intra-abdominal cavity, surrounded by adipocytes, is the main metastatic site of epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancer. Epidemiological and molecular studies have demonstrated ...

Prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome under NIH criteria among the tenth-grade Chinese schoolgirls in Guangzhou area: a cross-sectional epidemiological survey.

Jan 23, 2023

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is currently considered to have a peri-adolescence onset and continuously influence the reproductive and metabolic health of the patients, while the diagnostic criteri...

Survival Outcomes in Women with Unilateral, Triple-Negative, Breast Cancer Correlated with Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy.

Jan 23, 2023

Despite increased utilization of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM), there is insufficient evidence that it improves survival in average-risk women with unilateral breast cancer. CPM may be o...

Prediction of transcript structure and concentration using RNA-Seq data.

Jan 23, 2023

Alternative splicing (AS) is a key post-transcriptional modification that helps in increasing protein diversity. Almost 90% of the protein-coding genes in humans are known to undergo AS and code for d...

Reproductive health care appointments: How the institutional organization of obstetric/gynecological work shapes the experiences of women with female genital cutting in Toronto, Canada.

Jan 23, 2023

We investigated the social relations shaping the reproductive health care experiences of women with female genital cutting (FGC) in Toronto, Canada. Using Institutional Ethnography, we interviewed eig...

Pediatric and Adolescent Obstetric and Gynecologic Encounters in US Emergency Departments: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Jan 23, 2023

To describe pediatric and adolescent obstetric and gynecologic diagnoses presenting at emergency departments (EDs) in the United States.This was a retrospective, cross-sectional study design that util...

Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia in Ultrasound Ablation Cesarean Scar

Jan 18, 2023

The following is the summary of “Long-term outcome of ultrasound-guided focused ultrasound ablation for gestational trophoblastic neoplasia in the cesarean scar: a case report” published in the De...

Study of Progesterone in the Treatment of Endometriosis Symptoms

Jan 18, 2023

The following is the summary of “Progestins in the symptomatic management of endometriosis: a meta-analysis on their effectiveness and safety” published in the December 2022 issue of Women's healt...

Analyzing Ovarian Patients for PPOS with or without Clomiphene Citrate

Jan 18, 2023

The following is the summary of “Progestin-primed ovarian stimulation protocol with or without clomiphene citrate for poor ovarian responders: a retrospective cohort study” published in the Decemb...

Platelet Transfusion After Cardiac Surgery.

Jan 16, 2023

To investigate the independent association of platelet transfusion with hospital mortality and key relevant clinical outcomes in cardiac surgery.A single-center, propensity score-matched, retrospectiv...

A comparison of synoptic reports and dictated reports to enhance and standardize surgical documentation and quality of care in epithelial ovarian cancer.

Jan 16, 2023

The purpose of this study is to assess the degree to which synoptic reports (SRs) and dictated reports (DRs) document elements of the Ovarian Cancer Pan-Canadian Standards Data Elements (OCPCDE) check...

Can circulating cell free DNA be a promising marker in ovarian cancer? - a genome-scale profiling study in a single institution.

Jan 16, 2023

Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is emerging as a potential biomarker for the detection of ovarian cancer (OC). Recently, we reported a method based upon cfDNA whole-genome sequencing data including the nucleoso...

Platelet count and breast cancer stage.

Jan 16, 2023

The relationship between increased platelet count and cancer classification stage has long been established. The prevalence of thrombocytosis varies from 10% to 57% in cancer patients. The pathogenesi...

Return-to-work intervention while undergoing cancer treatment: Female cancer survivors' experiences.

Jan 16, 2023

This qualitative study followed participants enrolled in a return to work (RTW) intervention, aiming to address individual physical, psychological and work-related challenges.To explore cancer survivo...

The efficacy of postpartum tubal sterilization training program with minilaparotomy approach in Ob/Gyn residents.

Jan 16, 2023

To evaluate the efficacy of postpartum tubal sterilization training program with minilaparotomy approach (PTSMA).From September 2020 to November 2021, 24 first-year Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ob/Gyn) ...

Evaluating Shared Decision-Making in Postpartum Contraceptive Counseling Using Objective Structured Clinical Examinations.

Jan 16, 2023

Shared decision-making (SDM) may support widespread uptake of progestin-containing long-acting reversible contraceptives in the immediate postpartum period. We piloted an Objective Structured Clinical...

The Effect of Early Natural Menopause Linked with Mortality and Poor Lung Health in Female Smokers

Jan 12, 2023

The following is a summary of "Early natural menopause is associated with poor lung health and increased mortality among female smokers," published in the December 2022 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecol...

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