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  1. The aim of this study is to explore the efficacy and safety of chemotherapy (CT) as a monotherapy in patients with recurrent intermediate/high-risk factors following radical hysterectomy for stage IB-IIA cervi...

    Authors: Bei Dong and Su-Fang Zhou
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:297
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  2. Cervical cancer continues to pose a major public health challenge in low-income countries. Cervical cancer screening programs enable early detection and effectively reduce the incidence of cervical cancer as w...

    Authors: Richard Kabanda, Arthur Kiconco, Anguzu Ronald, Kirsten M. M. Beyer and Steven A. John
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:296
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  3. In Benin, a country in West Africa, breast cancer is the leading cancer in women, both in terms of incidence and mortality. However, evidence on the mortality of breast cancer and its associated factors is lac...

    Authors: Freddy Houéhanou Rodrigue Gnangnon, Alexis Parenté, Moufalilou Aboubakar, Yannick Kiki-migan, Terence Totah, Dansou Gaspard Gbessi, Josiane Angéline Tonato-Bagnan, Anatole Laleye, Pierre-Marie Preux, Justin Lewis Denakpo, Véronique Blanquet and Dismand Stephan Houinato
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:295
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  4. To report the long-term re-intervention of patients with uterine fibroids after ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (USgHIFU) ablation and to analyse the influencing factors of re-intervention ...

    Authors: Shuang Li, Meijie Yang, Jingwen Yu, Wangwa Ma, Yongbin Deng, Liang Hu and Jin-Yun Chen
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:294
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  6. Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is a common postpartum condition. Knowledge is scarce on how mothers perceive living with DRA. The interaction between healthcare providers and patients plays a significant role...

    Authors: Viktoria Marander, Målfrid Råheim, Inger Haukenes and Nina-Margrethe Theodorsen
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:292
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  7. Menstrual Regulation (MR) has been legal in Bangladesh since 1979 in an effort to reduce maternal mortality from unsafe abortion care. However, access to high-quality and patient-centered MR care remains a cha...

    Authors: Ana Maria Ramirez, Tanzila Tabassum, Sofia Filippa, Anna Katz, Rezwana Chowdhury, Chiara Bercu and Sarah E. Baum
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:291
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  8. Overactive bladder (OAB) is a condition defined by urgency with or without incontinence which disproportionately affects female patients and has a negative impact on sexual enjoyment and avoidance behaviour. P...

    Authors: Christopher Neal Bruce Evans, Anja Badenhorst and Frans Jacob Van Wijk
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:290
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  9. To investigate the extent of knowledge about breastfeeding and attitudes towards infant feeding among spouses of puerperas at the time of discharge from hospital, and explore the factors influencing spousal at...

    Authors: Zhan-Wang Yuan, Li Ma, Yu-Ling Chen, Wen-Li Ge, Hong Zhao, Yun Du and Xiu-Xiu Li
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:289
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  10. Breast cancer is currently the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Ghana and the leading cause of cancer mortality among women. Few published empirical evidence exist on cultural beliefs and perceptions about br...

    Authors: Agani Afaya, Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Victoria Bam, Richard Adongo Afaya, Ahmed-Rufai Yahaya, Abdul-Aziz Seidu and Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:288
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  11. The client’s satisfaction after abortion care is the key to sustaining abortion care and increasing the health status of those who had complications from abortion. Nevertheless, research conducted in Ethiopia ...

    Authors: Temesgen Geta, Eskinder Israel and Christian Kebede
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:287
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  12. Pregnancy-related cancers are mostly breast cancers, and their incidence is likely to increase as a result of the modern trend of delaying childbearing. In particular, advanced maternal age increases breast ca...

    Authors: Ambrogio P. Londero, Serena Bertozzi, Anjeza Xholli, Carla Cedolini and Angelo Cagnacci
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:286
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  13. Metaplastic breast carcinomas are a rare variant group of breast carcinomas. They are usually high-grade and triple-negative tumors. They often present with large primary tumor sizes. However, the involvement ...

    Authors: Fouad Nahhat, Modar Doyya, Kareem Zabad and Hazem Ksiri
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:285
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  14. Worldwide, breast cancer is the primary cause of illness and death. Unless early detected and treated breast cancer is a life-threatening tumor. Advanced-stage presentation is greatly linked with short surviva...

    Authors: Amare Zewdie, Tadele Derbew Kassie, Tadele Fentabel Anagaw, Elyas Melaku Mazengia, Sintayehu Shiferaw Gelaw, Eneyew Talie Fenta, Habitu Birhan Eshetu, Natnael Kebede and Eyob Ketema Bogale
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:284
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  15. Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is an achievement in the field of minimally invasive surgery. However, the vantage point of vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOT...

    Authors: Fangyuan Zhong, Yueyu Dai, Xiaoyan Liao, Wei Cheng, Ying Liu, Yan Liu, Ziru Yan, Yonghong Lin and Xiaoqin Gan
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:283
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  16. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most prevalent cause of ovulatory infertility and endocrine abnormalities in reproductive-age women. Although the MIND diet has been introduced to improve brain function...

    Authors: Mina Darand, Narges Sadeghi, Zahra Salimi, Mahlagha Nikbaf-Shandiz, Asieh Panjeshahin, Hawal Lateef Fateh and Mahdieh Hosseinzadeh
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:282
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  17. Abnormal uterine bleeding, a frequent gynecological problem among women of reproductive age, significantly affects their health and quality of life. Despite its problem, research on its extent and contributing...

    Authors: Mesfin Abebe, Getnet Melaku, Habtamu Endashaw Hareru and Tsion Mulat Tebeje
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:281
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  18. Even though childhood vaccination is a common and cost-effective public health intervention in preventing and reducing childhood disease and death, significant numbers of children do not complete vaccination w...

    Authors: Teshale Fikadu, Zeleke Gebru, Getachew Abebe, Selamnesh Tesfaye and Eshetu Andarge Zeleke
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:272
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  19. Infertility is a marginalized sexual and reproductive health issue in low-resource settings. Globally, millions are affected by infertility, but the lack of a universal definition makes it difficult to estimat...

    Authors: Bilen Mekonnen Araya, Heather M. Aldersey, Saionara Camara, Kassahun Alemu, Silke Dyer and Maria P. Velez
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:280
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  21. Though women in Niger are largely responsible for the familial health and caretaking, prior research shows limited female autonomy in healthcare decisions. This study extends current understanding of women’s p...

    Authors: Sanyukta Mathur, Karen Kirk, Chaibou Dadi and Leanne Dougherty
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:278
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  22. Quality of life research can guide clinical workers to adopt more targeted treatment and intervention measures, so as to achieve the purpose of improving patients’ quality of life. The objective of this study ...

    Authors: Huiyan Chen, Lin Zhou, Daniel Fong, Yingli Cun, Zheng Yang and Chonghua Wan
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:277
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  23. Globally, depression is a leading cause of disease-related disability among women. In low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), the prevalence rate of antepartum depression is estimated to range between 15% and...

    Authors: Hannah Amoquandoh Asante, Shadrach Tetteh Boyetey, Ebenezer Essaw, Christopher Amoah Nyame, Bertha Mante, Louisa Dziwornu and Paul Okyere
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:276
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  24. In this study we shed light on ongoing trends in contraceptive use in Flanders (Belgium). Building on the fundamental cause theory and social diffusion of innovation theory, we examine socio-economic gradients...

    Authors: Nina Van Eekert, Naomi Biegel, Leen De Kort, Veronique Verhoeven, Thies Gehrmann, Caroline Masquillier, Sarah Ahannach and Sarah Lebeer
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:275
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  25. Giant ovarian cysts (GOCs)complicated with progressive bulbar paralysis (PBP) are very rare, and no such literature about these cases have been reported. Through the diagnosis and treatment of this case, the p...

    Authors: Dingbei Zhang, Ruibo Xu, Tingting Huo, Ying Liu, Zengfang Hao, Yao Sun, Xiaoyu Xi, Xiaoli Du, Lili Wang and Jiexian Du
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:274
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  26. Despite the high burden of perinatal depression in Nepal, the detection rate is low. Community-based strategies such as sensitization programmes and the Community Informant Detection Tool (CIDT) have been foun...

    Authors: Prasansa Subba, Petal Petersen Williams, Nagendra Prasad Luitel, Mark J. D. Jordans and Erica Breuer
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:273
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  27. Precancerous cervical lesions develop in the transformation zone of the cervix and progress through stages known as cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 1, 2, and 3. If untreated, CIN2 or CIN3 can lead to ...

    Authors: Dereje Abebe Teklehaimanot, Abinet Dagnaw Mekuria, Abel Fekadu Dadi and Behailu Tariku Derseh
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:271
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  28. Despite pregnant women's vulnerability to respiratory illnesses and pregnancy complications during the COVID-19 pandemic, research on its psychological impact in the study area, is limited.

    Authors: Meka Kedir Jibril, Ahmed Adem Yimam, Neima Ridwan Abdu and Seid Yimam Ali
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:270
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  29. Risky sexual behavior exposes an individual to the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Even though risky sexual behavior is a devastating problem i...

    Authors: Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Tadesse Tarik Tamir and Enyew Getaneh Mekonen
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:269
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  30. The variation in breast cancer incidence rates across different regions may reflect disparities in breast cancer screening (BCS) practices. Understanding the factors associated with these screening behaviors i...

    Authors: Banafsheh Tavakoli, Awat Feizi, Fereshteh Zamani-Alavijeh and Hossein Shahnazi
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:268
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  32. Uganda has approximately 1.2 million people aged 15–64 years living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Previous studies have shown a higher prevalence of premalignant cervical lesions among HIV-positive ...

    Authors: Justus Kirabira, Musa Kayondo, Stephen Mayanja Bawakanya, Edirisa Juniour Nsubuga, Fajardo Yarine, Alexcer Namuli, Rita Namugumya, Christine Hilda Natulinda, Raymond Atwine, Abraham Birungi, Henry Mark Lugobe, Leevan Tibaijuka, Dean Kisombo, Mark Jjuuko, David Collins Agaba, Pascal Saturday…
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:266
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  34. Domestic and sexual violence have been linked to adverse gynecological and obstetric outcomes. Survivors often find it difficult to verbalize such violence due to feelings of shame and guilt. Vulnerable or soc...

    Authors: Elisabeth Iraola, Jean-Pierre Menard, Isabelle Buresi and Patrick Chariot
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:264
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  35. Poor ovarian response (POR) patients often encounter cycle cancellation and egg retrieval obstacles in assisted reproductive technology. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) ovarian injection is a potential treatment me...

    Authors: Wanjing Li, Jinbang Xu and Disi Deng
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:263
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  36. Infertility continued to be a major stressor among women with infertility during COVID-19pandemic. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of primary care posttraumatic stress disorder (PC-PTSD) on fertility p...

    Authors: Mahbobeh Faramarzi, Shiva Shafierizi, Hajar Pasha, Zahra Basirat, Fatemeh Nasiri‑ Amiri and Farzan Kheirkhah
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:261
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  37. There is increasing evidence of a higher risk and poorer prognosis of cervical cancer among women with diabetes mellitus (DM) compared to the general population. These are mediated by higher susceptibility to ...

    Authors: Yacoba Atiase, Kofi Effah, Comfort Mawusi Wormenor, Ethel Tekpor, Esu Aku Catherine Morkli, Eunice Boafo, Ernest Yorke, Robert Aryee, Nana Owusu Mensah Essel, Stephen Danyo, Seyram Kemawor and Josephine Akpalu
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:260
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  38. Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is the range of sexually, psychologically and physically coercive acts used against adult and adolescent women by a current or former male partner. It is a major public health p...

    Authors: Franklin Odini, Chidinma Amuzie, Kalu Ulu Kalu, Uche Nwamoh, Uloaku Emma-Ukaegbu, Michael Izuka, Uchechukwu Odini and Chukwubuike Ezepue
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:259
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  39. Violence against women (VAW) is a significant public health problem. With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the frequency and severity of VAW has escalated globally. Approximately one in four women in Ne...

    Authors: Rachana Shrestha, Diksha Sapkota, Raunak Raj Sarraf, Devika Mehra, Anna Mia Ekström and Keshab Deuba
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:258
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  40. Endometriosis (EM) involves the peripheral nervous system and causes chronic pain. Sensory nerves innervating endometriotic lesions contribute to chronic pain and influence the growth phenotype by releasing ne...

    Authors: Shahla Chaichian, Ziba Dehghan Firoozabadi, Samaneh Rokhgireh, Kobra Tahermanesh, Abolfazl Mehdizadeh Kashi, Azam Govahi, Sara Minaeian, Mehdi Mehdizadeh and Marziyeh Ajdary
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:257
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  41. This scoping review aimed to identify and present the evidence describing key motivations for breast cancer screening among women aged ≥ 75 years. Few of the internationally available guidelines recommend cont...

    Authors: Virginia Dickson-Swift, Joanne Adams, Evelien Spelten, Irene Blackberry, Carlene Wilson and Eva Yuen
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:256
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  42. For many women, a late termination of pregnancy (TOP) can be an enormous psychological burden. Few studies have investigated the long-term psychological impact of late TOP.

    Authors: Lisa Irmscher, Romy Marx, Maike Linke, Anja Zimmermann, Stephanie Drössler and Hendrik Berth
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:255
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  43. Gynecological malignancies represent one of the prevalent diseases in the female sex and prevention is essential to limit their incidence and mortality. Nowadays, not all malignancies benefit from adequate scr...

    Authors: Federico Ferrari and Andrea Giannini
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:254
    Content type: Editorial Published on:

  44. Since 2020, China has actively promoted HPV vaccination for eligible adolescent girls through various pilot programmes. This study investigated parental willingness and hesitancy towards the government-sponsor...

    Authors: Dadong Wu, Peiyi Liu, He Wang, Wenwen Wan and Yueyun Wang
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:253
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  45. To evaluate the efficacy of modified uterine stent in the treatment of mild-to-moderate intrauterine adhesions and explore the relative indicators affecting prognosis prediction.

    Authors: Chaoxia Cao, Yinan Chen, Jinjin Li, Qianjie Xu, Xiaoli Liu, Ruikun Zhao, Quanjia Jiang and Qin Zhou
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:252
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  46. A women’s chances of getting pregnant decreases in cases of infertility, which may have several clinical etiologies. The prevalence of infertility is estimated as 10–15% worldwide. One of the causes of inferti...

    Authors: Lilian Pagano Mori, Victor Zaia, Erik Montagna, Fabia Lima Vilarino and Caio Parente Barbosa
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:251
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  48. Image-guided adaptive brachytherapy (IGABT) demonstrates an excellent local control rate and low toxicity while treating cervical cancer. For intracavitary/interstitial (IC/IS) brachytherapy (BT), several appl...

    Authors: Yoshiaki Takagawa, Sachiko Izumi, Eiichi Takahashi and Midori Kita
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:249
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  49. Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) results in notable clinical symptoms and breast deformity. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical feasibility of microwave ablation (MWA) for the treatment of IGM thr...

    Authors: Hang Li, Guoliang Zhang, Hongling Wang, Haiying Chen, Xiaoli Liu, Chuansheng Zheng, Lisheng Lin and Lihong Li
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2024 24:248
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