PLEURAL ENDOMETRIOSIS: A CASE STUDY IN MPIGI DISTRICT, UGANDA. by Edson Willy Habimana, Ritah Bakesiima

“… Background: It is estimated that 10% of women of reproductive age have endometriosis where the incidence is noted to be as high as 49% in women with chronic pelvic pain. …”
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The Knowledge and Reasons for Wet Vupping in Haziran Among People Referred to Cupping Clinics in Mashhad and Birjand Cities, Iran by Seyed Majid Ghazanfari, Jamshid Jamali, Mahdi Yousefi, Maryam Navabzadeh, Mohsen Zakerian, Seyed Ruhollah Hosseini, Maliheh Motavasselian

“…Results Of 400 participants, 392 completed the questionnaires; 62.8% (n=246) were male, 75.1% (n=292) were married. 40.3% (n=154) had a university education, and 77.7% (n=289) had moderate socio-economic status. 82.2% (n=53) of the women were housewives; 6.6% (n=26) of participants had an underlying disease, 40.8% (n=119) had a history of cupping two times or more in a year, and 42.7% (n=132) had moderate satisfaction with cupping therapy. …”
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The association between body mass index and anal canal human papillomavirus prevalence and persistence: the HIM study by Alan G. Nyitray, Fen Peng, Rena S. Day, Roberto J. Carvalho Da Silva, Maria Luiza Baggio, Jorge Salmerón, Manuel Quiterio, Martha Abrahamsen, Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce, Luisa L. Villa, Anna R. Giuliano

“…Eligibility included no history of genital warts or HIV. Evaluable specimens were collected from 328 men having sex with men (MSM) and 1348 men having sex with women (MSW) who reported no lifetime receptive anal sex. …”
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The Use of 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by M. S. Naumtseva, B. S. Belov, G. M. Tarasova, D. E. Karateev, E. L. Luchikhina, Yu. V. Muravyev, E. N. Aleksandrova, A. A. Novikov

“…The investigation enrolled 102 patients (78 women and 24 men, aged 23 – 70 years), including 72 patients with RA and 30 people without systemic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (a control group) who had a recent history of 2 and more cases of lower respiratory tract infections (bronchitis, pneumonia). …”
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Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness About Breast Self-Examination Among University Female Students in Saudi Arabia by Albeshan S, Shubayr N, Alashban Y

“…Additionally, 55.2% were aware that most breast masses are detected by women themselves.Conclusion: Saudi female students’ knowledge about BSEs is inadequate. …”
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The impact of the COVID pandemic on the attitude and mental health of healthcare professionals working in COVID departments by O. Elleuch, R. Feki, I. Gassara, N. Smaoui, N. Charfi, S. Omri, M. Maalej, J. Ben Thabet, L. Zouari, M. Maalej

“…Results In our sample, 26.1% were men and 73.9% were women, they were aged from 26 to 52. They worked for 57 hours per week, including 27.38 hours of direct contact with COVID positive patients and 5.43 nightshifts per month. …”
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Historical and regional particularities in the prevalence of traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder in East and West Germany by Christoph Kasinger, Ann-Christin Schulz, Christine Ulke, Andreas Maercker, Manfred Beutel, Elmar Brähler

“…Results The overall one-month prevalence rate for PTSD was 3.4% (3.0% for men and 3.8% for women). …”
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Anaphylaxis Following Contrast-Enhanced CT with Iodixanol: A Case Report and Literature Review by Qiu L, Cui Q, Gong X, Zhou H

“…However, there is no data on these events in the literature.Objective: This report describes a case of a serious anaphylactic reaction, possibly related to iodixanol and provides an overview of case reports.Case Summary: A 47-year-old women who experienced persistent abdominal pain for more than one month, was proposed of hiatal hernia with CT images taken two weeks previously and was admitted to the gastrointestinal surgery department. …”
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Effect of educational intervention on the knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self-examination among female students at a private university in Southern Nigeria by Rejoice Oritsemoyowa Uruntie, Chime Helen Oputa, Esegbue Peters, Agofure Otovwe

“…Abstract Introduction In Nigeria, breast cancer (BC), a disorder marked by the unchecked growth of breast cells, has been the commonest cancer among women in Nigeria. Breast self-examination (BSE) is one of the suggested methods for screening for the early diagnosis of breast cancer. …”
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The Effect of Melatonin Supplementation on Cancer-Related Fatigue during Chemotherapy Treatment of Breast Cancer Patients: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Study by Frantzeska Nimee, Aristea Gioxari, Panos Papandreou, Charalampia Amerikanou, Sofia Karageorgopoulou, Andriana C. Kaliora, Maria Skouroliakou

“…In the present randomized, placebo-controlled 3-month trial, we investigated the effects of melatonin intake (i.e., 1 mg/day) vs. placebo in BC patients on CRF. …”
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Merits of Oil Pulling Therapy in the Management of Xerostomia and Stomatopyrosis in Burning Mouth Syndrome by Achint Garg, Aakriti Bhatnagar, Srishti Tayal, Uday Pratap Singh

“…On the basis of the detailed case history and complete haemogram, patients clinically diagnosed with primary BMS were advised oil pulling therapy once daily for a period of three months and symptoms of xerostomia and stomatopyrosis were assessed at the end of every month using Visual Analog Scale (VAS). …”
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Clinical parameters and outcomes in heart failure patients based on gender differences by Fatemeh Moaddab, Atefeh Ghanbari, Zahra Taheri-Ezbarami, Arsalan Salari, Ehsan Kazemnezhad-Leyli

“…There was a statistically significant relationship between gender and the variables of education level, marital status, living conditions, employment status, monthly income, place of residence, BMI, Hb, TG, FBS, history of DM, history of smoking, history of lower extremity edema, self-care status and the physical dimension of QoL (P ≤ 0.05). …”
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Association of living environmental and occupational factors with semen quality in chinese men: a cross-sectional study by Hanran Mai, Junyi Ke, Miaomiao Li, Menghua He, Yanxia Qu, Fan Jiang, Simian Cai, Yufen Xu, Lanyan Fu, Lei Pi, Huazhong Zhou, Hongyan Yu, Di Che, Xiaoqiong Gu, Jinxin Zhang, Liandong Zuo

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Reflections on a specialist HIV menopause service by Taghinejadi, N, Chirwa, M, Macaulay, G, Mandalia, S, Bellone, C, Panay, N, Brum, R, Nwokolo, N

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> This was a retrospective case note review of women attending the monthly HIV menopause clinic from January 2015 to July 2018.…”

Impact of the Mobile Game FightHPV on Cervical Cancer Screening Attendance: Retrospective Cohort Study by Madleen Orumaa, Suzanne Campbell, Nathalie C Støer, Philip E Castle, Sagar Sen, Ameli Tropé, Adebola Adedimeji, Mari Nygård

“…ResultsWe matched 3860 women in the control group to 658 women in the intervention group; 6 months after enrollment, 29.6% (195/658) of the women in the intervention group and 15.21% (587/3860) of those in the reference group underwent a cervical exam (P<.01). …”
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Sex-Differences in Discontinuation of Statin Treatment in Cancer Patients the Year before Death by Gabriella Frisk, Helena Bergström, Maria Helde Frankling, Linda Björkhem-Bergman

“…Statin treatment was terminated earlier in women than in men, 3.0 months prior to death (IQR 0.88–7.25) as compared to 1.5 months (IQR 0.5–4.0) (<i>p</i> < 0.05), respectively. …”
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Left atrial appendage closure in patients with intracranial haemorrhage and atrial fibrillation by F. Fayos-Vidal, D. Arzamendi-Aizpurua, X. Millán-Álvarez, D. Guisado-Alonso, P. Camps-Renom, L. Prats-Sánchez, A. Martínez-Domeño, R. Delgado-Mederos, J. Martí-Fàbregas

“…Time between ICH and LAAC was less than one month in 5 patients and more than one month in 4 patients. …”
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Breast cancer in southern Brazil: association with past dietary intake Cáncer de mama en el sur de Brasil: asociación con la ingestión pasada by P. F. Di Pietro, N. I. Medeiros, F. G. K. Vieira, M. A. Fausto, A. Belló-Klein

“…Objective: To determine possible associations between the risk of breast cancer in Brazilian women and demographic, social and economical variables, and past dietary intake. …”
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Factors that influence the choice of long-acting reversible contraceptive use among adolescents post-abortion in Chongqing, China: a cross-sectional study by Fengzhen Jin, Yuanpei Yang, Junjie Sun, Ruiyue Li, Fei Yao, Xiaoli Liu

“…Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the factors affecting adolescent LARC choices following induced abortions.Results The factors that affected adolescent LARC choices included an average monthly income ≥ ¥3000 (OR = 3.432, 95% CI: 1.429∼8.244), history of previous abortions (OR = 3.141, 95% CI: 1.632∼6.045), worrying about unplanned pregnancy (OR = 0.365, 95% CI: 0.180∼0.740), parental support for using LARC (OR = 3.549, 95% CI: 1.607∼7.839), sexual partners’ support for using LARC (OR = 2.349, 95% CI: 1.068∼5.167), concerns about using LARC (OR = 0.362, 95% CI: 0.176∼0.745), and willingness to use free IUDs (OR = 13.582, 95% CI: 7.173∼25.717).Conclusion Cost is one of the factors affecting LARC choices. …”
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Effect of Radiotherapy on Functional and Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes after Jaw Reconstruction by Rebecca L. Venchiarutti, Masako Dunn, Emma Charters, Kai Cheng, Catriona Froggatt, Payal Mukherjee, Christine Wallace, Dale Howes, David Leinkram, Jasvir Singh, Kevin Nguyen, Tsu-Hui (Hubert) Low, Sydney Ch’ng, James Wykes, Raymond Wu, Jonathan R. Clark

“…Eligible patients had at least one month follow-up, were aged ≥18 years at surgery, and had history of malignancy. …”
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