At the 2007 Position Development Conference, the Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Technical Task Force investigated three major areas of bone density testing. Although bone mineral density (BMD) testi...
Bone Health > Bone Density Testing > ISCD GuidelinesPerimenopause/Menopause > Bone Loss > Perimenopausal BMD ScreeningDiagnostics > DXA Absorptiometry > Technical Standards
Brannigan R et al., 2008The Global Library of Women's Medicine
It is well understood that a myriad of complex steps occur between the time of ejaculation and the union of the haploid number of chromosomes from each partner that results in the final process of fer...
Infertility > Sperm Function > Transport and CapacitationAndrology > Sperm Biology > Capacitation MechanismsReproductive Endocrinology > Fertilization > Sperm Preparation
Objective: To assess the risk of oral contraceptives on the occurrence of cervical cancer. Material and Method: A hospital-based case-control study was conducted. Sixty women patients with histologica...
Gerli S et al., 2007European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
Oligomenorrhea and polycystic ovaries in women are one of the most important causes of the high incidence of ovulation failure. This is linked, perhaps, to insulin resistance and related metabolic fea...
International Collaboration of Epidemiological Studies of Cervical Cancer et al., 2007Lancet (London, England)
Background: Combined oral contraceptives are classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a cause of cervical cancer. As the incidence of cervical cancer increases with age, the pu...
Contraception/Comparison > Adverse Effects > Cervical Cancer RiskGeneral OB/GYN > Gynecologic Oncology > Cervical Cancer EpidemiologyResearch Methodology > Study Design > Pooled Individual Data Reanalysis
Background: Deviation from normal weight is associated with health risks, but less is known about the association between weight and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). We investigated this in the...
General OB/GYN > Women's Health > Quality of LifeBone Health > Risk Factors > Body Mass IndexResearch Methodology > Study Design > Population-Based Cohort
Much biomedical research is observational. The reporting of such research is often inadequate, which hampers the assessment of its strengths and weaknesses and of a study's generalisability. The Stren...
Purpose: Combination therapy with the female hormones estrogen (E) and progestins are very frequently used with approximately 100 million women worldwide taking oral contraceptives (OC). Recent trials...
A Papaioannou et al., 2007Osteoporosis International : a Journal Established As Result of Cooperation Between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA
We examined osteoporosis diagnosis/treatment in 2,187 community dwelling men age 50+. After five years in the study, 90% of men with fragility fractures remained undiagnosed and untreated for osteopor...
Background: This study examines contraceptive discontinuation due to method dissatisfaction among women in the United States.
Study Design: The study population, drawn from the 2002 National Survey o...
Contraception/Comparison > Method Satisfaction > Discontinuation RatesContraception/Comparison > Oral Contraceptives > Side Effects and ComplianceResearch Methodology > Study Design > National Survey Data Analysis
Vigil P et al., 2007Human Reproduction (Oxford, England)
Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is non-uniformly associated with insulin resistance (IR). We examined IR in women with PCOS.
Methods: Sixty-nine PCOS women were subjected to the insulin ...
Trivers KF et al., 2007Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : a Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Recent oral contraceptive (OC) use is associated with modestly higher breast cancer incidence among younger women, but its impact on survival is unclear. This study examined the relationship between O...
Contraception/Comparison > Adverse Effects > Breast Cancer OutcomesGeneral OB/GYN > Gynecologic Oncology > Breast Cancer SurvivalResearch Methodology > Study Design > Population-Based Cohort
Yeung PP Jr et al., 2007Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
A 44-year-old female, 1 year status-post ObTape transobturator mid-urethral sling, was evaluated by orthopaedic oncology and urology for persistent thigh pain and a left thigh mass. Multiple muscle bi...
Surgery > Complications > Mesh/Sling ComplicationsGeneral OB/GYN > Urogynecology > Stress Urinary IncontinenceSurgery > Case Reports > Diagnostic Challenges
van de Merwe JP, 2007Nature Clinical Practice. Urology
The cause of interstitial cystitis, a chronic disease that affects the bladder, is unknown. Autoantibodies, such as those against nuclear and bladder epithelium antigens, have been found in patients w...
Background: Studies of the effect of hormonal contraceptive use on the risk of HIV-1 acquisition have generated conflicting results. A recent study from Uganda and Zimbabwe found that women using horm...
Dietrich AJ et al., 2007
Open Access
Annals of Family Medicine
Purpose: An earlier randomized controlled trial of prevention care management (PCM) found significant improvement in breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer-screening rates among women attending Commu...
This Canadian study of bone health showed that HIV+ women were more likely to have had fragility fractures (OR 1.7) but had BMD values that were not different than women from a national population-bas...
Bone Health > Fracture Risk > HIV-Associated Bone DiseaseMenstrual Cycle > Menstrual Disturbances > OligomenorrheaBone Health > Bone Mineral Density > Population-Based Assessment
Sweeney C et al., 2007International Journal of Cancer
Associations between oral contraceptive (OC) use and breast cancer have been reported, but few studies have considered associations in racial and ethnic minorities. Data regarding injected or implante...
Contraception/Comparison > Adverse Effects > Breast Cancer RiskContraception/Comparison > Oral Contraceptives > Long-term Health OutcomesContraception/Comparison > Injectable Contraceptives > Cancer Risk
Objective: Hormone-based contraceptives affect mood in healthy women or in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). No study has yet examined their association with mood in women with major ...
Wilma M Hopman et al., 2007
Open Access
BMC Public Health
Background: The initiation of the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study in 1996, and subsequent follow-up of the cohort 5 years later, provided longitudinal body mass index (BMI) data for a random s...
Pugsley Z et al., 2007The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of endometriosis is estimated to be around 10%. Diagnosis is through visualisation of the lesions, mostly via laparoscopy. Studies reveal that there is an average delay in t...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of vaginal lubricants Pre-Seed, FemGlide, Astroglide, and Replens on human sperm motility and chromatin integrity.
DESIGN: Prospective, comparative, in vitro study.
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Andrology > Sperm Function > Lubricant Effects on MotilityInfertility > Lifestyle Factors > Vaginal Lubricant ImpactAndrology > Sperm Chromatin Integrity > DNA Fragmentation
Background: Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women in western countries. A number of risk factors are now known, but the etiology of the disease is not fully understood. The aim of this st...
Contraception/Comparison > Adverse Effects > Breast Cancer RiskReproductive Endocrinology > Hormonal Risk Factors > Cancer OnsetGeneral OB/GYN > Breastfeeding > Cancer Risk Reduction
Brosens IA et al., 2007Human Reproduction (Oxford, England)
Background: We postulated that impaired endometrial differentiation in women with pelvic endometriosis predisposes for pre-eclampsia.
Methods: A retrospective case-control study set at the University...
Keulers MJ et al., 2007Human Reproduction (Oxford, England)
The period in each menstrual cycle during which sexual intercourse can result in conception is called the "fertile window". Although the fertile window closes on the day of ovulation, little is known ...
Objectives: The study was conducted to compare risks of adverse cardiovascular and other events associated with the use of drospirenone (DRSP)-containing oral contraceptives (OCs) and other OCs. METHO...
Prior JC et al., 2007Clinical Science (London, England : 1979)
Oestrogen therapy is the gold standard treatment for hot flushes/night sweats, but it and oestrogen/progestin are not suitable for all women. MPA (medroxyprogesterone acetate) reduces hot flushes, but...
Objective: To investigate whether the incidence of HIV infection is higher among sexually active women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) or noresthisterone enanthate (NET-EN) injections f...
Contraception/Comparison > Hormonal Contraception > Injectable ProgestinsContraception/Comparison > Safety > HIV RiskGeneral OB/GYN > Sexually Transmitted Infections > STI Cofactors
Cousineau TM et al., 2007Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology
The inability to conceive children is experienced as a stressful situation by individuals and couples all around the world. The consequences of infertility are manifold and can include societal reperc...
Costenbader KH et al., 2007Arthritis and Rheumatism
Objective: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) occurs predominantly in women, and hormones may play a role in its etiology. This study was carried out to examine associations between female reproductiv...
Beji NK et al., 2007European Journal of Cancer Care
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between risk factors and breast cancer in Turkish women. In a hospital-based case-control study in Istanbul, 405 patients with histologically c...
Contraception/Comparison > Oral Contraceptives > Breast Cancer RiskContraception/Comparison > Hormone Replacement Therapy > Breast Cancer RiskGeneral OB/GYN > Breast Health > Risk Factors
Fehring RJ et al., 2007Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing : JOGNN
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of an electronic hormonal fertility monitor plus cervical mucus monitoring to avoid pregnancy.
Design: A 12-month prospective clinical efficacy trial. SETTING...
Lund E et al., 2007International Journal of Cancer
Combined estrogen-progestin menopausal therapy (HRT) and combined estrogen-progestin contraceptives (OC) both increase breast cancer risk during current use and a few years after. We investigated risk...
Contraception/Comparison > Oral Contraceptives > Breast Cancer RiskPerimenopause/Menopause > Hormone Therapy > Breast Cancer RiskContraception/Comparison > Safety > Long-term Cancer Outcomes
Badawy A et al., 2007Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Objective: To compare clomiphene citrate plus N-acetyl cysteine versus clomiphene citrate for inducing ovulation in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Design: Prospective cross-over trial.
Setti...
Mikolajczyk RT et al., 2007Fertility and Sterility
OBJECTIVE: To model the effectiveness that can be obtained if levonorgestrel-only emergency contraception (EC) acts only through disrupting ovulation, in relation to other effects that may occur befor...
Frank-Herrmann P et al., 2007Human Reproduction (Oxford, England)
BACKGROUND: The efficacy of fertility awareness based (FAB) methods of family planning is critically reviewed. The objective was to investigate the efficacy and the acceptability of the symptothermal ...
Fertility Awareness > Methods > Symptothermal MethodFertility Awareness > Efficacy > Perfect and Imperfect Use RatesFertility Awareness > Research > Prospective Cohort Studies
Dunson DB et al., 2007American Journal of Epidemiology
Time to pregnancy, typically defined as the number of menstrual cycles required to achieve a clinical pregnancy, is widely used as a measure of couple fecundity in epidemiologic studies. Time to pregn...
The impact of clinical risk factor-based absolute risk methods on the prevalence of high risk for osteoporotic fracture is unknown. We applied absolute risk methods to 6646 subjects and found that the...
Bone Health > Fracture Risk Assessment > Absolute Risk MethodsBone Health > Osteoporosis > Prevalence and ScreeningResearch Methodology > Epidemiologic Design > Prospective Cohort Study
Richards JB et al., 2007Archives of Internal Medicine
Background: Depression and osteoporotic fractures are common ailments among elderly persons. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are frequently used in the treatment of depression in this ...
Bone Health > Fracture Risk > Medication-Induced Bone LossBone Health > Osteoporosis > Drug Side Effects on BoneResearch Methodology > Epidemiologic Design > Prospective Cohort Study
Folger SG et al., 2007Cancer Causes & Control : CCC
Objective: To estimate breast cancer risk associated with short-term (<6 months) oral contraceptive use, and explore variation in estimates by use characteristics and medical, menstrual, and reproduct...
Contraception/Comparison > Oral Contraceptives > Cancer RiskGeneral OB/GYN > Breast Cancer > Hormonal Risk FactorsResearch Methodology > Epidemiologic Design > Case-Control Study
Background: Combined oral contraceptives (COC) and depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) are among the most widely used family planning methods; their effect on HIV acquisition is not known.
Objec...
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Perimenopause/Menopause > Research > Participatory MethodsEthics/Philosophy > Patient Engagement > Community-Based ResearchResearch Methodology > Study Design > Participatory Research
Background: Many women using hormonal contraceptives are also at risk of sexually transmitted HIV infection, but data are mixed on whether hormonal contraception increases women's risk of HIV. We inve...