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Circulating nucleic acids in plasma and serum: applications in diagnostic techniques for noninvasive prenatal diagnosis.

International journal of women's health

Gahan PB.
PMID: 23637563
Int J Womens Health. 2013 Apr 17;5:177-86. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S34442. Print 2013.

The analysis of fetal nucleic acids in maternal blood 13 years ago has led to the initiation of noninvasive methods for the early determination of fetal gender, rhesus D status, and a number of aneuploid disorders and hemoglobinopathies. Subsequently,...

Contraceptive knowledge and attitudes among women seeking induced abortion in Kathmandu, Nepal.

International journal of women's health

Berin E, Sundell M, Karki C, Brynhildsen J, Hammar M.
PMID: 24672261
Int J Womens Health. 2014 Mar 19;6:335-41. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S57370. eCollection 2014.

OBJECTIVE: To map the knowledge about and attitudes toward birth control methods among women in Kathmandu, Nepal, and to compare the results between women seeking an induced abortion and a control group.METHOD: This was a cross-sectional cohort study with...

Past, present, and future of hormonal therapy in recurrent endometrial cancer.

International journal of women's health

Carlson MJ, Thiel KW, Leslie KK.
PMID: 24833920
Int J Womens Health. 2014 May 02;6:429-35. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S40942. eCollection 2014.

Endometrial cancer is a heterogeneous disease. Type I cancers are hormonally driven, typically present with a low grade at an early stage, and are of endometrioid histology. These cancers are often cured by surgery, and the rate of recurrence...

Current perspectives on the etiology and manifestation of the "silent" component of the Female Athlete Triad.

International journal of women's health

Mallinson RJ, De Souza MJ.
PMID: 24833922
Int J Womens Health. 2014 May 03;6:451-67. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S38603. eCollection 2014.

The Female Athlete Triad (Triad) represents a syndrome of three interrelated conditions that originate from chronically inadequate energy intake to compensate for energy expenditure; this environment results in insufficient stored energy to maintain physiological processes, a condition known as...

Epilepsy during pregnancy: focus on management strategies.

International journal of women's health

Borgelt LM, Hart FM, Bainbridge JL.
PMID: 27703396
Int J Womens Health. 2016 Sep 19;8:505-517. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S98973. eCollection 2016.

In the US, more than one million women with epilepsy are of childbearing age and have over 20,000 babies each year. Patients with epilepsy who become pregnant are at risk of complications, including changes in seizure frequency, maternal morbidity...

Factors associated with institutional delivery service utilization in Ethiopia.

International journal of women's health

Kebede A, Hassen K, Nigussie Teklehaymanot A.
PMID: 27672342
Int J Womens Health. 2016 Sep 12;8:463-75. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S109498. eCollection 2016.

BACKGROUND: Most obstetric complications occur unpredictably during the time of delivery, but they can be prevented with proper medical care in the health facilities. Despite the Ethiopian government's efforts to expand health service facilities and promote health institution-based delivery...

Combined uterine and urinary bladder rupture: an unusual complication of obstructed labor in a primigravida.

International journal of women's health

Takai IU, Abubakar A.
PMID: 27499647
Int J Womens Health. 2016 Jul 21;8:295-8. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S104354. eCollection 2016.

BACKGROUND: Combined uterine and urinary bladder rupture following prolonged obstructed labor is indeed a momentous uro-obstetric emergency. The urinary bladder involvement is distinctly rare in the absence of factors that predispose the bladder to be adherent to the lower...

A revisit of the fetal foot length and fetal measurements in early pregnancy sonography.

International journal of women's health

Wong HS.
PMID: 28450790
Int J Womens Health. 2017 Apr 13;9:199-204. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S122586. eCollection 2017.

OBJECTIVES: To present the fetal measurements in relation to the foot length at 10-16 weeks gestation on antenatal ultrasound.MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed the fetal measurements in 47 scans performed at 10-16 weeks gestation in women attending routine antenatal...

Hyperglycemia in pregnancy: prevalence, impact, and management challenges.

International journal of women's health

Farrar D.
PMID: 27703397
Int J Womens Health. 2016 Sep 20;8:519-527. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S102117. eCollection 2016.

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common medical conditions in pregnancy, and the prevalence is growing with increasing rates of women of advanced age becoming pregnant and the increasing prevalence of maternal obesity and inactivity. GDM...

Work, gender roles, and health: neglected mental health issues among female workers in the ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh.

International journal of women's health

Akhter S, Rutherford S, Akhter Kumkum F, Bromwich D, Anwar I, Rahman A, Chu C.
PMID: 28860866
Int J Womens Health. 2017 Aug 16;9:571-579. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S137250. eCollection 2017.

BACKGROUND: Traditionally, women in Bangladesh stayed at home in their role as daughter, wife, or mother. In the 1980s, economic reforms created a job market for poor, uneducated rural women in the ready-made garment industry, mostly located in urban...

Endometriosis: alternative methods of medical treatment.

International journal of women's health

Muñoz-Hernando L, Muñoz-Gonzalez JL, Marqueta-Marques L, Alvarez-Conejo C, Tejerizo-García Á, Lopez-Gonzalez G, Villegas-Muñoz E, Martin-Jimenez A, Jiménez-López JS.
PMID: 26089705
Int J Womens Health. 2015 Jun 11;7:595-603. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S78829. eCollection 2015.

Endometriosis is an inflammatory estrogen-dependent disease defined by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma at extrauterine sites. The main purpose of endometriosis management is alleviating pain associated to the disease. This can be achieved surgically or medically, although...

Epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of atrial fibrillation in women.

International journal of women's health

Poli D, Antonucci E.
PMID: 26089706
Int J Womens Health. 2015 Jun 11;7:605-14. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S45925. eCollection 2015.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia and has become a serious public health problem. Moreover, epidemiological data demonstrate that incidence and prevalence of AF are increasing. Several differences in epidemiological patterns, clinical manifestations, and incidence of stroke...

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