Jul 22, 2021

To investigate women's knowledge and attitudes regarding the use of the intrauterine device (IUD) for contraceptive purposes and to explore eventual misconceptions about its benefits, and disadvantage...

Jul 19, 2021

Emergency departments (EDs) often rely on urinalysis (UA) to rapidly identify urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children. However, the suboptimal test characteristics of UA can lead to false-positive...

Jul 19, 2021

Given the associated morbidity, mortality, and financial consequences of catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), efforts should be made to mitigate the risk. We sought to describe, and ...

Jul 19, 2021

Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as group B Streptococcus, is an aetiological agent of urinary tract infection (UTI) in adults, including cystitis, pyelonephritis and asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU...

Jul 19, 2021

Exposure to certain metals has been recognized as a risk factor for numerous complications in vulnerable population groups, particularly pregnant women. This investigation evaluated the levels of esse...

Jul 19, 2021

Maternal metabolism undergoes dynamic changes during pregnancy. A deviation from this physiological metabolic status might be involved in the pathogenesis of pregnancy complications, such as recurrent...

Jul 19, 2021

ARID1A mutation is frequently found in clear cell ovarian cancer (CCC) and endometrioid ovarian cancer (EC). Anti-PD-1 monotherapy has been found to have limited efficacy in epithelial ovarian cancer;...

Jul 19, 2021

Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G is a non-classical major histocompatibility complex class Ib molecule. Its expression has been described in various cancer types, including ovarian cancer. HLA-G molecu...

Jul 19, 2021

The loss of DYNLL1 contributes to chemoresistance in ovarian cancer. DYNLL1 binds to MRE11, a component of MRN complex (MRE11-RAD50-NBS1), and limits its function in homologous recombination (HR) repa...

Jul 19, 2021

Previous studies have suggested the involvement of serum insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs) in the regulation of the female reproductive system. Little is known of th...

Jul 19, 2021

The large randomized trials on trastuzumab for primary breast cancer (BC) included few old patients. With exception of endocrine treatment, trials on adjuvant therapy for the old group specifically ar...

Jul 19, 2021

To determine the health system costs and health-related benefits of interventions for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including mental health disorders, for the purpose...

Jul 19, 2021

To decrease the burden of breast cancer (BC), the Chinese government recently introduced biennial mammography screening for women aged 45-70 years. In this study, we assess the effectiveness and cost-...

Jul 19, 2021

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal mortality. Surgical interventions, such as uterine artery ligation and utero-ovarian arteries ligation (UAL and UOAL), are considered as eff...

Jul 15, 2021

Overactive bladder (OAB) is a prevalent condition commonly treated with anticholinergic medications. The extent to which anticholinergic burden is associated with costs and healthcare resource use (HC...

Jul 15, 2021

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are one of the most commonly described urination disorders worldwide. Previous investigations have focused predominantly on the prospective identification of cases ...

Jul 15, 2021

Delirium is one of the most common reasons for psychiatric consultation in the general hospital. Delayed recognition can lead to increased morbidity and mortality among other complications. Learning t...

Jul 15, 2021

Birthweight is an indicator of fetal growth and environmental-related alterations of birthweight have been linked with multiple disorders and conditions progressing into adulthood. Although a few stud...

Jul 15, 2021

Maternal immune activation (MIA) is associated with neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring. We previously demonstrated that poly(I:C)-mediated MIA alters placental and fetal brain amino acid transp...

Jul 15, 2021

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is a commonly used in vitro fertilization technique. Selection of sperm for injection is currently done using subjective assessment of morphology, which may not...