Area and volumetric density estimation in processed full-field digital mammograms for risk assessment of breast cancer. by Abbas Cheddad, Kamila Czene, Mikael Eriksson, Jingmei Li, Douglas Easton, Per Hall, Keith Humphreys

“…METHODS: The data set used in this study comprises raw and processed images of the same view from 1462 women. We developed two algorithms for processed images, an automated area-based approach (CASAM-Area) and a volumetric-based approach (CASAM-Vol). …”
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High levels of depressive symptoms and low quality of life are reported during pregnancy in Cape Coast, Ghana; a longitudinal study by Ruth Adisetu Pobee, Jacob Setorglo, Moses Kwashie Klevor, Laura E. Murray-Kolb

“…Abstract Background Significant rates of anxiety, depressive symptoms, and low quality of life (QoL) have been found among pregnant women in developed countries. These psychosocial disturbances have not been adequately assessed during pregnancy in many developing countries. …”
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Maternal plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and the risk for gestational diabetes mellitus. by Cuilin Zhang, Chunfang Qiu, Frank B Hu, Robert M David, Rob M van Dam, Alexander Bralley, Michelle A Williams

“…Controls were frequency matched to cases for the estimated season of conception of the index pregnancy.Among women who developed GDM, maternal plasma 25-[OH] D concentrations at an average of 16 weeks of gestation were significantly lower than controls (24.2 vs. 30.1 ng/ml, P<0.001). …”
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Influence of inflammasome NLRP3, and IL1B and IL2 gene polymorphisms in periodontitis susceptibility. by Josiane Bazzo de Alencar, Joana Maira Valentini Zacarias, Patrícia Yumeko Tsuneto, Victor Hugo de Souza, Cléverson de Oliveira E Silva, Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer, Ana Maria Sell

“…Men carrying the NLRP3, IL1R, IL6, TNF, IL2, TGFB1, IL4RA and IL4 polymorphisms had greater susceptibility than women for developing PD.…”
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A Comparison of Pregnancy Outcomes Using Two Diagnostic Criteria for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus-Carpenter Coustan Criteria and International Association of the Diabetes and Preg... by Sultana Tahmina, Mary Daniel

“…There was a statistically significant difference in the number of women who developed hypertension and polyhydramnios among the two groups. …”
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Overcoming phase 1 delays: the critical component of obstetric fistula prevention programs in resource-poor countries by Wall L

“…</p> <p>Discussion</p> <p>Obstetric fistulas can be prevented through contraception, avoiding obstructed labor, or improving outcomes for women who develop obstructed labor. Contraception is of little use to women who are already pregnant and there is no reliable screening test to predict obstruction in advance of labor. …”
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Uterine artery Doppler flow velocimetry parameters for predicting gestational trophoblastic neoplasia after complete hydatidiform mole, a prospective cohort study by Flavia Tarabini Castellani Asmar, Antonio Rodrigues Braga-Neto, Jorge de Rezende-Filho, Juliana Marques Simões Villas-Boas, Rafael Cortés Charry, Izildinha Maesta

“…The purpose of this study was as follows: 1) to compare uterine blood flow before and after complete mole evacuation between women who developed postmolar gestational trophoblastic neoplasia and those who achieved spontaneous remission, 2) to assess the usefulness of uterine Doppler parameters as predictors of postmolar gestational trophoblastic neoplasia and to determine the best parameters and cutoff values for predicting postmolar gestational trophoblastic neoplasia. …”
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Does smoke from biomass fuel contribute to anemia in pregnant women in Nagpur, India? A cross-sectional study. by Charlotte M Page, Archana Patel, Patricia L Hibberd

“…<h4>Background</h4>Anemia affects upwards of 50% of pregnant women in developing countries and is associated with adverse outcomes for mother and child. …”
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Awareness levels of breast cancer among female university and medical college students in Sylhet city of Bangladesh by Mst. Farzana Akter, Mohammad Ohid Ullah

“…Abstract Background Breast cancer has become a concerning health problem worldwide due to its increasing incidence rate. Women from developing countries are dying off due to the lack of knowledge on breast cancer and its different early detection programs. …”
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The Groningen electrocardiographic criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy: a sex-specific analysis by M. Yldau van der Ende, Tom Hendriks, Yordi van de Vegte, Erik Lipsic, Harold Snieder, Pim van der Harst

“…Sensitivities of ECG-LVH criteria were low, especially in women. Newly developed Groningen-LVH criterion for women (QV2 + RI + RV5 + RV6 + SV2 + SV4 + SV5 + SV6) outperformed all ECG-LVH criteria with a sensitivity of 42% (95% CI 35–49%). …”
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Serum ferritin concentration in early pregnancy and risk of subsequent development of gestational diabetes: A prospective study by Sedigheh Soheilykhah, MahdiehMojibian, Maryam Jannati Moghadam

“…Diagnosis of GDM was done by 75 gr oral glucose tolerance test between 24-28 wk. Results: Women who developed GDM had a higher concentration of serum ferritin than women who did not develop GDM (p=0.01). …”
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Chlamydia and gonorrhoea in pregnant Batswana women: time to discard the syndromic approach? by Klouman Elise, Rahman Mafizur, Velauthapillai Manonmany, Sundby Johanne, Romoren Maria, Hjortdahl Per

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chlamydia and gonorrhoea are major causes of morbidity among women in developing countries. Both infections have been associated with pregnancy-related complications, and case detection and treatment in pregnancy is essential. …”
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Efficacy of single dose of gentamicin in combination with metronidazole versus multiple doses for prevention of post-caesarean infection: study protocol for a randomized controlled... by Lyimo Fadhili M, Massinde Anthony N, Kidenya Benson R, Konje Evelyne, Mshana Stephen E

“…The absolute difference in proportion of women who develop surgical site infection in the two study arms will be the effectiveness of one regime over the other.…”
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Average and time-specific maternal prenatal inflammatory biomarkers and the risk of labor epidural associated fever. by Dominique Y Arce, Andrea Bellavia, David E Cantonwine, Olivia J Napoli, John D Meeker, Tamarra James-Todd, Thomas F McElrath, Lawrence C Tsen

“…<h4>Results</h4>Women who developed LEAF were more likely to have a longer duration of epidural analgesia, whereas women who did not develop LEAF were more likely to have induced labor and positive or unknown Group B Streptococcus colonization status. …”
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The evaluation of the retinal findings in the fundoscopic examination of the preeclampsia patients by Kalaycı, Mustafa, Şahin, Özgür

“…It seems that terminating the pregnancy in preeclamptic pregnant women who develop visual impairment is effective to regain visual capability.…”
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Behavioral and psychosocial risk factors associated with first and recurrent cystitis in Indian women: A case-control study by Bharti Mishra, Richa Srivastava, Jyotsna Agarwal, Sugandha Srivastava, Amita Pandey

“…Background: The risk factors for urinary tract infections (UTIs) from developed countries are not applicable to women from developing world. Objective: To analyze the behavioral practices and psychosocial aspects pertinent to women in our region and assess their association with acute first time or recurrent UTI. …”
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Between a woman and her fetus: Bedouin women mediators advance the health of pregnant women and babies in their society by Rachel Sharaby, Hagit Peres

“…Through their praxis, women mediators develop a critical perspective without risking their commitments as women who are committed to their work as well as their society, communities, and families. …”
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Placental peptides metabolism and maternal factors as predictors of risk of gestational diabetes in pregnant women. A case-control study. by Robert Amadu Ngala, Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo, Peter Gmagna, Frank Naku Ghartey, Martin Akilla Awe

“…In the second trimester however, there was no significant difference (p>0.05) in estradiol, insulin, insulin resistance and HPL between the pregnant women who developed gestational diabetes and those who did not. …”
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Soluble Endoglin as a new marker for prediction of pre-eclampsia in early pregnancy by Khaled Gaber, Enas Hamdy, Amal Hanafy

“…Materials and methods: Sixty-six women during early pregnancy were enrolled in the present study and were divided as follows: Thirty-three pregnant women: 15 developed gestational hypertension and 18 pregnant women who later developed pre-eclampsia and 33 normotensive pregnant women taken as controls. …”
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Toll-Like Receptor (<it>TLR</it>) and Nucleosome-binding Oligomerization Domain (<it>NOD</it>) gene polymorphisms and endometrial cancer risk by McEvoy Mark, Symonds Ian, Otton Geoffrey, Proietto Anthony, Ashton Katie A, Attia John, Scott Rodney J

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Endometrial cancer is the most common gynaecological malignancy in women of developed countries. Many risk factors implicated in endometrial cancer trigger inflammatory events; therefore, alterations in immune response may predispose an individual to disease. …”
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