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  1. Women undergoing adjuvant therapy for breast cancer have diverse information needs that remain unfulfilled. Extensive research has shown that access to relevant information about their condition can significan...

    Authors: Sosina W. Tilahun, Leul D. Kitaw and Nete T. Yusuf
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:659
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  2. Timely initiation of modern contraceptive use is vital to prevent unintended pregnancy and its related morbidities and mortalities. However, there is a scarcity of evidence about the duration of time elapsing fr...

    Authors: Erjabo Adinew Mugoro, Dejene Ermias Mekango, Tigist Alebachew Lule, Belayneh Hamdela Jena and Ermias Abera Turuse
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:658
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  3. A demonstrated technique to enhance reproductive health and economic progress is through ensuring that family planning services are accessible universally. Those studies that used Ethiopia Demographic and Heal...

    Authors: Natnael Kebede, Bereket Kefale, Muluken Yigezu, Eyob Ketema Bogale, Amare Zewdie, Yitbarek Wasihun and Metadel Adane
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:652
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  4. The pre-conception period is an unmissable opportunity to introduce preventive measures before pregnancy to improve maternal and fetal outcomes. Despite the global pre-conception initiatives and the 2030 Saudi...

    Authors: Lemmese AlWatban and Ebtihal Alamer
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:651
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  5. The consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) has been linked to the global epidemic of obesity and chronic disease. Following the economic growth, urbanization, and attractive market for beverage compan...

    Authors: Birhan Ewunu Semagn, Abdulai Abubakari and Shimels Derso Kebede
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:650
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  6. While Option B + has made great strides in eliminating vertical transmission of HIV and improving access to lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) for women, the postpartum period remains a risk period for dise...

    Authors: Jennifer A. Pellowski, Destry Jensen, Nokwazi Tsawe, Christopher Colvin, Susan Cu-Uvin, Don Operario, Mark Lurie, Abigail Harrison, Landon Myer and Lucia Knight
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:649
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  7. Women turn to Kolberi for various reasons, which cause numerous challenges for them. Thus, it is imperative to identify these causes and problems. Since no study has ever been undertaken to deal with this part...

    Authors: Javad Yoosefi Lebni, Seyed Fahim Irandoost, Arash Ziapour, Ahmad Ahmadi, Nafiul Mehedi and Seyyed Amar Azizi
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:648
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  8. Current measures of reproductive health care quality, such as rates of “unintended” pregnancies, neglect to incorporate patients’ desires and center their reproductive autonomy. This study explores patients’ p...

    Authors: Meredith G. Manze, Silpa Srinivasulu and Heidi E. Jones
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:647
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  9. Initiation of antenatal care during the first trimester is crucial for reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, only 24% of pregnant women in Malawi initiate antenatal care during...

    Authors: Modesta Nyando, Dziwenji Makombe, Alexander Mboma, Elias Mwakilama and Lot Nyirenda
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:646
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  12. Although there are calls for women’s empowerment and gender equity globally, there are still large disparities regarding women’s autonomy in healthcare decision making. The autonomy of women is believed to be ...

    Authors: Idayu Badilla Idris, Amy Azira Hamis, Ayuzeity Bistari Md Bukhori, David Chan Chee Hoong, Hakimah Yusop, Muhammad Al-Amin Shaharuddin, Nazmeen Adline Fawwazah A. Fauzi and Thinakaran Kandayah
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:643
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  13. Migraine is a typical cripple issue of the brain identified with cerebral pain which is an indication of numerous health conditions. About 18% of women (27 million) and 6% of men (10 million) are afflicted by ...

    Authors: Nida Razzak, Hina Khan, Huma Tariq and Muhammad Aslam
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:642
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  14. To evaluate the feasibility of an internet-facilitated community model for cervical cancer screening using self-collected HPV testing as primary screening.

    Authors: Hui Du, Xinfeng Qu, Guixiang Wang, Chunlei Guo, Zhaohui Wang, Juan Min, Zhihong Liu, Qicai Hu, Hongxue Luo, Chun Wang, Xia Huang, Yun Chen, Bo Wu, J. L. Belinson and Ruifang Wu
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:641
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  15. Cervical cancer is the fourth most diagnosed cancer among women globally, with much of the burden being carried by women in limited-resource settings often worsened by the high prevalence of HIV. Furthermore, ...

    Authors: Magdiel A. Habila, Mavis Obeng-Kusi, Maryam J. Ali, Francis A. Magaji, Iornum H. Shambe, Patrick H. Daru, Elizabeth T. Jacobs, Purnima Madhivanan, Atiene S. Sagay and Jonah Musa
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:640
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  17. There is a lack of evidence that pregnancy reduces endometriotic lesions or symptoms, however studies indicate that people with endometriosis are commonly advised to get pregnant to manage or treat endometrios...

    Authors: Diksha Sirohi, Sylvia Freedman, Lesley Freedman, Gretchen Carrigan, Alison J. Hey-Cunningham, M. Louise Hull and Rebecca O’Hara
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:638
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  18. Previous studies have shown observational associations between the gut microbiota and endometriosis; however, the causal nature of such associations remains unclear. This study aimed to analyze the genetic cau...

    Authors: Ziyu Liu, Peigen Chen, Liling Luo, Qianru Liu, Hao Shi and Xing Yang
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:637
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  19. BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variants account for 90% of hereditary breast malignancies, incurring a lifetime breast cancer risk of 85% and 40–45% respectively, in affected individuals. Well-resourced health care s...

    Authors: Udari Apsara Liyanage, Nirmala Dushyanthi Sirisena, Pushpika Chathuranga Deshapriya and Vajira Harshadeva Weerabaddana Dissanayake
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:636
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  20. Self-collection of cervical samples to detect high-risk human papillomavirus (hr-HPV) is a trending topic in primary cervical cancer screening. This study evaluates the applicability of a self-sampling device ...

    Authors: Bo Verberckmoes, Tamara De Vos, Karel Maelegheer, Catherine Ali-Risasi, Yolande Sturtewagen, Marleen Praet, Davy Vanden Broeck and Elizaveta Padalko
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:635
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  21. In the past, the primary treatment for MRKH syndrome (Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome) with a functional primordial uterus was surgical removal of the functional primordial uterus. In rare instances, t...

    Authors: Wei Zhao, Naiyi Du, Luguang Han, Yakun Liu, Ying Wang, Xiwa Zhao, Jun Zhang and Shan Kang
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:634
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  22. Majority of patients with cervical cancer in the low- and middle-income countries experience long diagnostic and pre-treatment intervals. This study sought to determine the factors associated with the diagnost...

    Authors: Jackie Lalam Lacika, Henry Wabinga, Joseph Kagaayi, Ronald Opito, Christopher Garimoi Orach and Amos Deogratius Mwaka
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:633
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  23. Contraception is widely recognized as an effective technique for avoiding unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. Promoting contemporary contraceptive methods would minimize the number of unpl...

    Authors: Gebrehiwot Ayalew Tiruneh, Besfat Berihun Erega, Awgichew Behaile T/mariam, Endeshaw Chekol Abebe, Teklie Mengie Ayele, Nega Dagnaw Baye, Zelalem Tilahun, Alebachew Taye and Bekalu Getnet Kassa
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:632
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  24. Our purpose was to describe the outcomes of transvaginal in-bag tissue extraction tissue through an incision in the posterior vaginal wall the middle part incision of posterior vagina in laparoscopic myomectomy.

    Authors: Xin Zhao, Yansong Liu, Yulin Shi and Jumin Niu
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:631
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  25. Participating in physical exercise enhances the physical and mental health of pregnant women. Preventing excessive weight gain, decreasing gestational hypertension, reducing back pain and labor complications a...

    Authors: Berhan Tsegaye Negash and Yitateku Alelgn
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:630
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  26. The most common family planning method is modern contraception. It is a cost-effective way to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality and enable women to make informed choices about their reproduc...

    Authors: Teshome Demis Nimani, Zinabu Bekele Tadese, Eyob Eshete Tadese and Fikadu Wake Butta
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:629
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  27. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is known to be associated with chronic low-grade inflammation and endometrial dysfunction. Chronic endometritis (CE) is a type of local inflammation that can contribute to endo...

    Authors: Jiayi Guo, Yajie Chang, Zhi Zeng, Huijun Liu, Xiaoyan Liang, Haitao Zeng and Jintao Peng
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:628
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  28. Demographic features, suggestive gynaecological symptoms, and immunohistochemical expression of endometrial β-catenin have a prognostic capacity for endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma. This study assessed t...

    Authors: Rina Masadah, Aries Maulana, Berti Julian Nelwan, Mahmud Ghaznawie, Upik Anderiani Miskad, Suryani Tawali, Syahrul Rauf and Bumi Herman
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:627
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  29. Pilates is expected to have a positive effect on women with weakened abdominal muscles after childbirth. Pilates may have a beneficial effect on the structure and function of the abdominal muscles in pregnant ...

    Authors: Namee Lee, Young-Hyeon Bae, Shirley S. M. Fong and Wan-Hee Lee
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:626
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  30. Islamic beliefs are associated with decreased contraceptive use compared to other religions, and Muslim women’s contraceptive needs are often unmet. Research is needed to provide an in-depth understanding of t...

    Authors: Noura Alomair, Samah Alageel, Nathan Davies and Julia V. Bailey
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:625
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  31. Along with a global increase in the prevalence of infectious and non-communicable diseases, self-care with an emphasis on reproductive health Self-care has received special attention. Given the importance of w...

    Authors: Masoumeh Simbar, Zahra Kiani, Zeinab Nasiri, Nahid KhodaKarami, Soheila Nazarpour, Farzaneh Rashidi Fakari, Sepideh Keyvanfar and Hamid Alavi Majd
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:624
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  32. The management of preterm births remains a major challenge in Madagascar, given the lack of equipped facilities in rural areas, and the absence of precise data concerning the incidence of such births. The Worl...

    Authors: Emilia Brazy-Nancy, Chiarella Mattern, Brigitte Irene Rakotonandrasana, Vonimboahangy Rachel Andrianarisoa, Patricia Norolalao and Azzah Al-Rashid
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:623
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  33. Breast self-examination (BSE) is considered one of the main screening methods in detecting earlier stages of breast cancer. It is a useful technique if practiced every month by women above 20 years considering...

    Authors: Mulugeta Tenna Wolde, Rosemary Okova, Michael Habtu, Mekitie Wondafrash and Abebe Bekele
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:622
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  34. Access to IVF/ICSI is facilitated when the financial barrier is removed. In a national context where in vitro fertilisation (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm Injection (ICSI) treatment is cost-free, how many women ...

    Authors: Khaoula Ben Messaoud, Juliette Guibert, Jean Bouyer and Elise de La Rochebrochard
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:621
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  35. Recently, there has been a growing global movement concerning menstruation, a healthy and natural physiological phenomenon in women. The disadvantages caused by menstruation are “gender-based obstacles.“ Adole...

    Authors: Motoyuki Nakao, Yuko Ishibashi, Yumika Hino, Keiko Yamauchi and Kotaro Kuwaki
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:620
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  36. Previous studies have demonstrated that excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) increases the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). This study aimed to determine the effect of using health coaching on t...

    Authors: Fateme Mohammadian, Mouloud Agajani Delavar, Fereshteh Behmanesh, Alireza Azizi and Sedighe Esmaeilzadeh
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:619
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  37. Childbirth is one of the biggest risk factors for incontinence. Urinary and anal incontinence can cause pain and social limitations that affect social life, cohabitation, and work. There is currently no up-to-...

    Authors: Amanda Höder, Josefin Stenbeck, Mia Fernando and Elvira Lange
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:618
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  38. Healthy lifestyle behaviors among postmenopausal women are important to prevent chronic diseases and improve health later in life. Heterogeneous lifestyle patterns may exist among postmenopausal women, and soc...

    Authors: Haein Lee, Bo Gyeong Lee and In Seo La
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:617
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  39. To assess psychometric properties of two scales developed to measure the quality of person-centered care during pregnancy and childbirth in the United States—the Person-Centered Prenatal Care (PCPC-US) and Per...

    Authors: Patience A. Afulani, Kimberly Coleman-Phox, Daisy Leon-Martinez, Kathy Z. Fung, Erica Martinez, Mary A. Garza, Charles E. McCulloch and Miriam Kuppermann
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:616
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  40. The Healthy Eating Index 2015 (HEI-2015) is a tool for checking the quality of diet. This index is used to examine how well people’s dietary behavior fits certain criteria for achieving a healthy diet in Dieta...

    Authors: Negin Kamari, Hawal Lateef Fateh, Yahya Pasdar, Shahab Rezaeian, Ebrahim Shakiba and Farid Najafi
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:615
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  41. Turner Syndrome (TS) is a rare sex chromosome abnormality occurring in 1 in 2500 female live births. To date, there is limited data on TS patients in Malaysia. This study aimed to investigate the quality of li...

    Authors: Amirul Ashraf Bin Yusof, Manuela Lee Sze Chii, Nur Izzarizlyn Mohammad Yusoff, Raja Nur Iman Farhani Raja Mazrul Kama, Jairus Reuben Raj, Nur Azurah Abdul Ghani, Anizah Ali, Joyce Hong Soo Syn, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Nurkhairulnisa Abu Ishak, Adongo Susan Akinyi and Ani Amelia Zainuddin
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:614
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  42. While the global incidence of breast cancer is increasing, there is also an increase in the numbers of breast cancer survivors and in survival duration, as early detection programs are implemented, and treatme...

    Authors: Nelisiwe Shabangu, Tselane Thebe, Michelle Casey, Ursula Wesselmann and Romy Parker
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:613
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  43. Since breast cancer (BC) has the best chance of being effectively treated when it is tiny and has not spread, encouraging early disease detection remains a fundamental goal in improving prognosis.

    Authors: Alaa Abdulrazzaq Abdulkareem, Hawar Ali Ghalib and Mezjda Ismail Rashaan
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:612
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  44. Recent study has demonstrated that the GnRH system in patients with post-COVID syndrome may be influenced by SARS-CoV-2. However, the impact of COVID-19 infection on women’s menstruation is still unknown.

    Authors: Xiaozhu Zhong, Keji Lu, Weiying Liang, Luozi Jihu, Anqi Zeng, Miao Ding, Dongmei Chen and Meiqing Xie
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:611
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  45. Genital warts, besides their importance as symptoms of sexually transmitted infections, can also threaten the sexual health of couples. The purpose of this study was to explore the sexual compatibility in wome...

    Authors: Mohadese Adeli, Lida Moghaddam-Banaem, Shadab Shahali and Tahereh Soori
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:610
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  46. Unsafe abortion is a major contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality in countries where induced abortion is restricted. In Kurdistan Region of Iraq, induced abortion is strictly forbidden except for life...

    Authors: Gashaw Khalid, Abubakir Majeed Saleh, Nazar Shabila, Malin Bogren and Delér Shakely
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:609
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  47. Adequate intake of natural antioxidants may improve female fertility. The aim of this study was to examine the link between female infertility and dietary antioxidant index (DAI).

    Authors: Roya Kabodmehri, Fatemeh Sadat Hashemi Javaheri, Farkhondeh Alami, Zahra Mahmoudi, Arezoo Amjadi, Zahra Saeedirad, Saeed Omidi, Shiva Sadeghi, Mohadeseh Sadat Mousavi Hoseini, Zahra Mohamadiyan, Zahra Salimi, Hanieh Shafaei, Reyhaneh Rasekhmagham, Seyedeh Hajar Sharami, Maryam Karimian, Hoora Karimi…
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:608
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  48. In the competitive health care environment, patient satisfaction and quality of life (QoL) have become the subject of interest to evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic interventions as we experience improved br...

    Authors: Maznah Dahlui, Meram Azzani, Nur Aishah Taib, See Mee Hoong, Suniza Jamaris and Tania Islam
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:607
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  49. To provide a comprehensive, systematic evaluation of the literature on experiences of psychological interventions for postpartum depression (PPD) in women. Depression is one of the most common postpartum menta...

    Authors: Pamela Massoudi, Leif A. Strömwall, Johan Åhlen, Maja Kärrman Fredriksson, Anna Dencker and Ewa Andersson
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:604
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  50. At time of myomectomy, a surgical procedure to remove uterine fibroids, Black women tend to have larger uteri than White women. This makes Black patients less likely to undergo a minimally invasive myomectomy ...

    Authors: Andrew S. Bossick, Joelle Aoun Abood, Ashlee Oaks, Annmarie Vilkins, Ghadear Shukr, Petra Chamseddine and Ganesa R. Wegienka
    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2023 23:603
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