BackgroundThe role of C825T polymorphism of the candidate GNB3 gene in predicting cerebrovascular outcome has been poorly explored in longitudinal setting at a population level.MethodsIn an epidemiological setting, 1,678 men and women from general population were genotyped for C825T polymorphism of GNB3 gene and follow-up for 10 years to detect ...

PURPOSE: To examine the distribution of contextual risk factors for antenatal depression according to immigrant status and the length of stay in Canada, to assess the association between these risk factors and antenatal depression (AD) for Canadian-born and immigrant women, and to compare the vulnerability of Canadian-born and immigrant women ...

Gender differences in cardiovascular outcomes were compared in asymptomatic men and women with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in the Detection of Ischemia in Asymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) study. Of 1123 participants, 290 men and 271 women were randomised to screening with stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI); 311 men and 251 women ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Pathologic studies suggest that neovascularization and hemorrhage are important features of plaque vulnerability for disruption. Our aim was to determine the associations of these features in carotid plaques with previous cerebrovascular ischemic events by using high-resolution CE-MRI.MATERIALS AND METHODS:Forty-seven patients (36 men; mean age 72.5 ± 10 years) ...

OBJECTIVE: to examine the psychometric properties of the Greek version of the Cambridge Worry Scale (CWS) and to assess worries during pregnancy. SETTING: public hospital in Athens, Greece. DESIGN: a cross sectional study. PARTICIPANTS: one hundred and thirty two pregnant women with a gestational age between 11 and 14 weeks ...

Introduction: Folate deficiencies may be linked to depressive disorders among persons suffering from neurological and psychiatric problems. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the impact of dietary folate intake on depressive symptoms in young Japanese women of reproductive age. Methods: The study was conducted in Japan in ...

Major depression and depressive symptoms are associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the impact of depression on early atherogenesis is less well known, particularly in women and minorities. This study examined whether depressive symptoms are associated with progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC) among women at midlife. The SWAN is ...

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, is an endemic zoonosis in Iran particularly in rural regions. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of CE among rural communities in Kerman using ultrasonography (US) and serology. Kerman Province, in southeastern Iran, is the largest ...

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) constitutes an important public health problem in Peru. However, no studies have attempted to estimate the monetary and non-monetary impact of CE in Peruvian society. We used official and published sources of epidemiological and economic information to estimate direct and indirect costs associated with livestock production losses ...

Recent studies suggest that post-menopausal women demonstrate stronger preferences for feminine characteristics in male and female faces than do pre-menopausal women, potentially reflecting stronger preferences for healthy men and greater derogation of attractive women among more fertile women. A limitation of this work was that it assessed circum-menopausal women's face ...

Questions about origins of human warfare continue to generate interesting theories with little empirical evidence. One of the proposed explanations is sexual selection theory. Within and supportive of this theoretical framework, the authors demonstrate a mating-warring association among young heterosexual men in four experiments. Male, but not female, participants exposed ...

Purpose: This qualitative study presents knowledge from clinical experiences of advanced practice nurses (APNs) working with women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). Data sources: Face-to-face interviews were conducted with ten APNs to discover their ways of being with, supporting, and helping women who have experienced IPV. Interviews were ...

Background. Women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa face significant challenges in accessing HIV care and adhering to antiretroviral therapy. Most reports have focused on issues relating to long-term adherence such as those surrounding stigma and disclosure, hunger, cultural factors, lack of accurate health information, lack of social support, medication ...

Polymorphous light eruption (PLE) heterogeneity has been postulated, but the existence of benign summer light eruption (BSLE) is controversial. We studied the prevalence of the clinical patterns, criteria distinguishing BSLE from PLE, and diagnostic usefulness of phototest. Five Italian Photodermatology Centres recruited retrospectively 346 patients with typical clinical history and/or ...

Breastfeeding becomes part of a woman's identity as she enters the journey into motherhood. As women face the challenge of balancing the care of a new baby with the rest of life they come across many different ideas about the qualities of a 'good mother' from within their social networks. ...

There has been growing evidence in recent years of the importance of gender specific issues in the addiction field. This paper explores specific problems and including specific health consequences faced by women who drink or use drugs. We describe helpful screening tools that can be used in the primary care ...

Background. Audio computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASI) are increasingly used in health research to improve the accuracy of data on sensitive behaviors. However, evidence is limited on its use among low-income populations in countries like India and for measurement of sensitive issues such as domestic violence. Method. We compared reports of domestic ...

OBJECTIVE: to describe women's experiences of having an emergency hysterectomy following a severe postpartum haemorrhage. DESIGN: a qualitative research approach was used to guide this study. Data were collected through semi-structured, tape recorded face to face, email internet and telephone interviews. SETTING: three States in Australia: New South Wales, Victoria ...

Healthcare institutions face high levels of risk on a daily basis. Efforts have been made to address these risks and turn this complex environment into a safer environment for patients, staff, and visitors. However, healthcare institutions need more advanced risk management tools to achieve the safety levels currently seen in ...

In multi-ethnic European society medical professionals are faced with an increasing number of women originating from countries where female genital mutilations/cuttings (FGM/C) are practised. Recent studies, however, emphasise the lack of knowledge on this subject. This review article aims to present FGM/C as a complex socio-healthcare and multidisciplinary issue, outlining ...

The aim of this study was to identify any histological changes between the prolapsed and non-prolapsed vaginal skin to enable us to answer the broader question of whether to excise or re-suture the prolapsed tissue during vaginal reconstructive surgery. Two tissue samples were taken from 20 women who underwent prolapse ...

The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Functional Social Support Questionnaire (FSSQ) in pregnant women. A secondary analysis of data from 186 low-income pregnant women in their third trimester was conducted to assess the internal consistency reliability, dimensionality, and concurrent validity of the FSSQ. ...

We examined oral contraceptive (OC) and menopausal hormonal therapy (MHT) use in relation to risk of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Women under age 85 years participating in the California Teachers Study with no history of hematopoietic cancer were followed from 1995 through 2007. A total of 516 of 114,131 women ...

Abstract Background. Cervical cancer screening (CCS) using Pap-smears has been carried out for decades and is still an essential tool for secondary cancer prevention. Focus has traditionally been on what hinders women's attendance, instead of researching this issue from a positive standpoint, i.e. what factors encourage women to take a ...

Global mobility has shown a steady rise in recent years, with increased immigration and international travel. The VFR traveler is a traveler whose primary purpose of travel is to visit friends and relatives (VFR), where there is a gradient of risk between home and destination. Children are more likely to ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder of young women. First-line treatment is often the oral contraceptive pill (OC), but evidence suggests that OC may worsen metabolic outcomes in this population. We undertook this meta-analysis of observational studies and cohorts from within randomized controlled studies to investigate ...

To provide an in-depth analysis of 12 female self-reported anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) users. Web-based survey. A Web-based survey was posted on 38 discussion boards of various fitness, bodybuilding, weightlifting, and steroid Web sites between February and June 2009. Participants completed a survey regarding demographics and use of AAS and other ...

Women are responsible for procuring the food for their family in many places in the world. The usage of the non-timber forest products (NTFPs) reaches to the beginning of the humanity NTFPs are used for food and medicine especially in the developing countries as a whole. In this research, totally ...

Aims.  We aimed to determine the prevalence of consumption of oral contraceptives (OCs) among women living in Spain and to identify the factors associated with this consumption. Methods.  Descriptive cross-sectional epidemiologic study on consumption of OCs by women aged 16-50 years resident in Spain. As the dependent variable, we took ...

Despite health warnings about the increased risk of cerebrovascular disease among women who smoke while using oral contraceptives (OCs), prior research suggests that OC use is still prevalent among women who smoke cigarettes. Our objective was to investigate the prevalence of OC use among cigarette smoking women of reproductive age ...

the purpose of this retrospective study was to examine the possibility of utilizing serum C-terminal telopeptide cross-link of type I collagen (s-CTX) and serum osteocalcin (s-OC) as risk markers for oral bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (BRONJ). the s-CTX values and the s-OC values were measured from 23 patients (one ...

High testosterone levels have been associated with breast cancer. BRCA1 may function as an androgen receptor (AR) co-regulator. We aimed to examine AR haplotype-tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (AR htSNPs) and diplotypes in relation to in vivo androgen levels, combined OC use, CAG and GGC genotypes, and BRCA1/2/X family status in 269 ...

BACKGROUND Combined oral contraceptives (OCs) inhibit ovulation, substantially reduce the volume of menstrual flow and may hypothetically interfere with implantation of refluxed endometrial cells. The aim of this review is to establish if OC use influences the risk of endometriosis. METHODS We performed a MEDLINE search to identify all studies ...

This paper examines the gendered representations of scientists in the UK media. Our analysis reveals the asymmetrical ways in which men and women working in science, engineering and technology are portrayed, in particular through the emphasis on women's appearance and a focus on their exceptional status. It also highlights the ...

Sex differences in attentional processing and new motor learning remain controversial, and are complicated by the influence of endogenous and exogenous gonadal hormones. Facilitated acquisition of a classically conditioned eyeblink response in oral contraceptive-using women has been reported, as have menstrual cycle-dependent changes in pre-pulse inhibition (PPI). The current study ...

The aim of the present study was to examine the association between pornography use and aspects of socioemotional closeness in a non-clinical sample of 164 males. Participants' actual and ideal socioemotional closeness was measured by the Perceived Interpersonal Closeness Scale (PICS; Popovic et al., 2003) while their pornography use was ...

In women with endometriosis, including those with endometriomas, 6 to 8 weeks of continuous use of oral contraception (OC) before assisted reproduction treatment (ART) maintains ART outcomes comparable with the outcomes of age-matched controls without endometriosis. In contrast, ART outcomes are markedly compromised in endometriosis patients who are not pretreated ...

The study was conducted to evaluate bleeding profile and safety of continuous oral contraceptive (OC) containing levonorgestrel (LNG) 90 mcg/ethinyl estradiol (EE) 20 mcg. Healthy women who participated at seven Canadian sites in 1-year open-label study of LNG 90 mcg/EE 20 mcg daily were eligible for this second-year extension study. ...

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of oral contraceptive (OC) use on the subgingival occurrence of specific periodontopathogens and the host's periodontal status. METHODS: Ninety-two females aged 19 to 40 years were included in the study. They were divided into two groups, OC users and ...

We prospectively assessed the risk of second relapse in 192 patients with clinically isolated syndromes (CIS) divided into three groups: patients lacking oligoclonal IgG bands (OC-IgG, 25.7%), those showing OC-IgG (52.4%), and those with both OC-IgG and lipid-specific IgM bands (LS-OC-IgM, 22%). OC-IgG increased 9.3-fold the risk compared to lacking ...

Ongoing pregnancy rate (PR) per randomized woman was found to be significantly lower in patients with oral contraceptive (OC) pill pretreatment (relative risk: 0.80, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.66-0.97; rate difference: -5%, 95% CI: -10% to -1%; fixed effects model) after pooling data from six randomized controlled trials encompassing 1,343 ...

This analysis updates mortality in the Oxford-Family Planning Association (Oxford-FPA) contraceptive study, with emphasis on oral contraceptive (OC) use. The Oxford-FPA study includes 17,032 women recruited from 1968-1974 at contraceptive clinics, aged 25-39 years, using OCs a diaphragm or an intrauterine device. Follow-up has been to March 2009; by then, ...

OBJECTIVE: Several randomized trials and observational studies show that the use of hormone therapy (HT) increases the risk of breast cancer (BC). The aim of this study was to assess the effects of exposure to both HT and oral contraceptives (OCs) on BC risk in postmenopausal women, all residing in ...

We sought to compare pelvic floor structure and function between older women with and without fecal incontinence (FI) and young continent (YC) women. YC (n=9) and older continent (OC) (n=9) women were compared to older women with FI (older incontinent [OI]) (n=8). Patients underwent a pelvic organ prolapse quantification, measurement ...

This study investigated the influence of oral contraceptives (OC) on diffuse noxious inhibitory control (DNIC) in healthy women. Fifteen women taking OC and 17 normally menstruating women (No-OC) were tested during high and low endogenous estrogens sessions. Saliva was sampled for analysis of endogenous estradiol level. Mechanical pressure (test stimuli) ...

As part of the Border Contraceptive Access Study, we interviewed oral contraceptive (OC) users living in El Paso, Texas, to assess motivations for patronizing a US clinic or a Mexican pharmacy with over-the-counter (OTC) pills and to determine which women were likely to use the OTC option. We surveyed 532 ...

INTRODUCTION: Factor seven activating protease (FSAP) is a plasma serine protease involved in haemostasis and remodeling processes. We have investigated whether pregnancy or the use of oral contraceptives (OCs) influences circulating FSAP levels. The effect of female sex hormones on FSAP expression in cultured cells was also determined. MATERIALS AND ...

Oral contraceptives (OC) are the contraceptive method of choice for the majority of Western world women. Decision on giving OC to patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) puts special issues and concerns. In fact, OC have been evocated as etiologic risk factors for SLE and also associated with an increased ...

BACKGROUND: Weight loss after bariatric surgery often improves fertility but can pose substantial risks to maternal and fetal outcomes. Women who have undergone a bariatric surgical procedure are currently advised to delay conception for up to 2 years. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a systematic review of the literature, from database ...

BACKGROUND: Women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and their clinicians may have unique concerns about certain methods of contraception. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a systematic review of the literature in the MEDLINE database through February 2009 for peer-reviewed journal articles on use of any method of contraception, or progestins or estrogens, ...