Pub Date : 2023-01-20DOI: 10.2174/1573404819666230120114004
B. Eslami, S. Alipour, R. Omranipour, Arvin Aryan, L. Bayani, Mahboubeh Abedi
Background: Since breast cancer is increasing worldwide and previous risk factors cannot justify such an increasing trend, investigating new environmental factors is necessary for each population. Mammographic breast density (MBD) is a strong risk factor for breast cancer as well as a biomarker for the effect of chemicals on breast tissue. Objective: Given limited data about the association between breast density and cosmetic products containing endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of cosmetic products on MBD in Iranian women. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, women who attended two university hospitals for breast screening mammography and who had been living in the capital city of Iran for the last 3 years or more were recruited. We asked women to fill out a questionnaire containing two parts; the first part was about the women's characteristics and medical history and the second part consisted of cosmetic use. The frequency of cosmetic use was measured using the Likert scale in four scales. One expert radiologist in each center reported the MBD on a four-category scale. Results: The mean age of 813 participants was 50.16±7.65. Three hundred-seven (37.8%) women had low breast density and 506(62.2%) had high breast density. Based on our results, heavy use of moisturizers, sunscreen, nail polish, eye products, makeup products, and lipstick was associated with increased breast density. In multivariable analysis after adjusting for menopause, excessive use of nail polish, sunscreen, and moisturizing cream was associated with increased MBD. Conclusion: Our study shows a probability of an increased MBD with the excessive use of cosmetic products. Since a small increase in the risk of breast cancer may lead to a considerable public health impact, thus further studies are needed to find new prevention strategies.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-19DOI: 10.2174/1573404819666230119154625
L. Bouzgarrou, H. Laajili, Mohamed Anis Slama, A. Omrane, L. Ben Afia, S. Kammoun
Breast Cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers among women all over the world. The purpose of this study is to identify determinants of breast cancer and evaluate the effectiveness of return to work as a result of early diagnosis. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a university hospital dedicated to women's health and gynecology. It investigated the return to work among women diagnosed with breast cancer at least two years and at most five years before the onset of the survey. At the time of the investigation, 72% of patients returned to work. The initially occupied workstation was regained by 5% of women. The loss of the position occupied before cancer diagnosis was significantly associated with the age at diagnosis time (p=0.02), the prívate working sector (p = 0.014), and with blue-collar professional category (p = 0.02). Nevertheless, the higher likelihood of returning to active life after breast cáncer was significantly associated with early diagnosis and better health assessment (p=0.01). Conclusion: Returning to work among breast cáncer survivors is important for everyday life recovery. The professional recovery may be improved by early diagnosis and multidisciplinary interventions.
{"title":"Breast Cancer Survivors’ Returning To Work: An Observational Study among Active Women, Two Years after Diagnosis","authors":"L. Bouzgarrou, H. Laajili, Mohamed Anis Slama, A. Omrane, L. Ben Afia, S. Kammoun","doi":"10.2174/1573404819666230119154625","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1573404819666230119154625","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Breast Cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers among women all over the world.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The purpose of this study is to identify determinants of breast cancer and evaluate the effectiveness of return to work as a result of early diagnosis.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a university hospital dedicated to women's health and gynecology. It investigated the return to work among women diagnosed with breast cancer at least two years and at most five years before the onset of the survey.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000At the time of the investigation, 72% of patients returned to work. The initially occupied workstation was regained by 5% of women. The loss of the position occupied before cancer diagnosis was significantly associated with the age at diagnosis time (p=0.02), the prívate working sector (p = 0.014), and with blue-collar professional category (p = 0.02). Nevertheless, the higher likelihood of returning to active life after breast cáncer was significantly associated with early diagnosis and better health assessment (p=0.01).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Conclusion: Returning to work among breast cáncer survivors is important for everyday life recovery. The professional recovery may be improved by early diagnosis and multidisciplinary interventions.\u0000","PeriodicalId":11030,"journal":{"name":"Current Women s Health Reviews","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90118841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-09DOI: 10.2174/1573404819666230109105829
A. Wal, P. Wal, Divyanshi Gupta, S. Pandey, K. Krishnan
Primary dysmenorrhea is a prevalent complaint among women nowadays. Primary dysmenorrhea is a painful disorder that occurs during the menstrual cycle. It is described as unpleasant menstrual cramps or period discomfort that occurs without the presence of any pelvic illness. Primary dysmenorrhea is one of the most common causes of absence from school, work, and social activities. It has an impact on women's daily quality of life. To investigate the efficacy and safety of non-pharmacological treatments for women suffering from primary dysmenorrhea. We looked up information on gynaecology in the Cochrane library, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and other databases. We looked at multiple clinical trial databases from the year before as well as systematic reviews that had been done before. As per qualitative assessment, non-pharmacological management for primary dysmenorrhea is extremely effective and wonderful for overall health. Primary dysmenorrhea can be treated with any of the approaches outlined in this study. The study revealed that non-pharmacological approaches, such as yoga, physical activity, heat treatment, massage therapy, water therapy, dietary supplements, acupressure, aromatherapy, massage therapy, and other non-invasive techniques, have a significant role in the management of dysmenorrhoea. It was observed that women who engage in regular physical activity do not experience severe dysmenorrhea. Additionally, it was discovered in this study that dietary nutrients like vitamin D and other nutraceuticals ameliorate the symptoms of dysmenorrhea.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.2174/1573404819666230102112558
S. Hamedeyazdan, Nasim Nourani, S. Sanaie, S. Azami-aghdash, A. Shayanfar
The purpose of this systematic review was to reach a general conclusion regarding the effects of Lamiaceae plants on hirsutism by performing a meta-analysis of the clinical trials. PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases were searched and selected from the results of clinical studies to evaluate the effect of Lamiaceae plants on hirsutism. Three clinical studies were selected for meta-analysis. In the performed meta-analysis, changes in androgenic hormones levels were non-significant for total testosterone (TT) (SMD = -0.03; 95% CI [-0.68, 0.08]; P= 0.12) and significant for free testosterone (FT) (SMD = -0.85; 95% CI [-1.45, -0.25]; P= 0.005). On the other hand, FSH level did not reduce (SMD = -0.39; 95% CI [-1.83, 1.06]; P= 0.60), while LH showed a marginally significant increase (SMD = 0.37; 95% CI [-0.007, 0.75]; P= 0.055). Ferriman – Gallway score did not show a remarkable change based on the meta-analysis of two studies (SMD = 0.89; 95% CI [-0.73, 2.51]; P= 0.28). The results showed that the Lamiaceae family can reduce serum levels of some hormones and signs of hirsutism. However, they do not change signs of hirsutism.
本系统综述的目的是通过对临床试验进行荟萃分析，得出关于Lamiaceae植物对多毛症的影响的一般结论。检索PubMed、Cochrane Library、Scopus Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials数据库，并从临床研究结果中选择Lamiaceae植物对多毛症的影响进行评价。选取三项临床研究进行meta分析。在进行的荟萃分析中，雄激素水平的变化对总睾酮(TT)无显著影响(SMD = -0.03;95% ci [-0.68, 0.08];P= 0.12)，游离睾酮(FT)差异有统计学意义(SMD = -0.85;95% ci [-1.45， -0.25];P = 0.005)。另一方面，FSH水平没有降低(SMD = -0.39;95% ci [-1.83, 1.06];P= 0.60)，而LH有轻微显著升高(SMD = 0.37;95% ci [-0.007, 0.75];P = 0.055)。基于两项研究的meta分析，Ferriman - Gallway评分没有显示出显著的变化(SMD = 0.89;95% ci [-0.73, 2.51];P = 0.28)。结果表明，兰科植物可以降低血清中某些激素水平和多毛症的症状。然而，他们并没有改变多毛症的迹象。
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Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.2174/157340481904230301140515
John Yeh, C. Clare
{"title":"Women’s Health and Artificial Intelligence (AI): Addressing Potential for\u0000Bias and Discrimination in AI","authors":"John Yeh, C. Clare","doi":"10.2174/157340481904230301140515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/157340481904230301140515","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:sec> <jats:title /> <jats:p /> </jats:sec>","PeriodicalId":11030,"journal":{"name":"Current Women s Health Reviews","volume":"191 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86823637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-30DOI: 10.2174/1573404819666221230145013
M. Mehrpooya, M. Mohseni, S. Rahimi, Mahtabalsadat Mirjalili, Y. Mohammadi
Considering supportive evidence on N-acetylcysteine (NAC) effectiveness in neuropathic pain syndromes, we conducted this study to evaluate its effect on women suffering from chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS). In a randomized, double-blind study, 106 women with CPPS were assigned to receive NAC+amitriptyline or placebo+amitriptyline treatment. Amitriptyline was administrated at a dose of 25 mg/daily and NAC and placebo at 600 mg twice daily. The effect of treatment was assessed on the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) and its domain scores, including pain, urinary symptoms, and quality of life impact scores at weeks 4 and 8 after treatment. The global response was also assessed on the 7-point patient-reported Global Response Assessment (GRA) scale at the end of the study. By week 4, comparative improvements were noticed in the two groups' NIH-CPSI total score and domain scores. From week 4 to week 8, we noted the superior efficacy of NAC+amitriptyline treatment over placebo+amitriptyline in improving the NIH-CPSI total score and its domain scores, as the proportion of patients responding to treatment (the subjects with ≥ 6-point reduction in the total NIH-CPSI score), as well those reporting marked or moderate improvements in their overall symptoms on GRA was significantly more significant in patients receiving NAC+amitriptyline treatment relative to those receiving placebo+amitriptyline treatment. These findings provided preliminary evidence regarding the possible role of NAC as an adjunct therapy in the management of CPPS in women, which needs to be validated in future studies.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-30DOI: 10.2174/1573404819666221230143445
Sinha Nibha, S. Alka
In recent times, social media has been playing an important role in spreading health awareness including breast cancer awareness. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among Indian women. Awareness of its risk factors, symptoms, screening methods and positive attitude towards screening and practices are essential to reduce the advanced stage diagnosis and further its mortality rate. This study aims to evaluate knowledge, attitude, and practice about breast cancer in social media users’ in women in the metro city Delhi of India. We conducted a cross-sectional study from June to December 2019, obtaining data from 397 women using a structured questionnaire. It had four sections that included the socio-demographic profile, knowledge of the risk factors of breast cancer, symptoms and screening, attitude towards screening methods, and its practice to prevent the disease. The mean age of the respondents was 39.34 (±10.22) years. Interestingly, while 92.4% (367/397) knew about the dreaded disease, only 74% knew about its risk factors. The participants who were married, educated and working had reported significantly higher knowledge scores (p ≤ 0.001) Almost three fourth of these women did have a positive attitude towards breast self-examination and clinical examination, and 58% of them were practicing breast self-examination, on monthly basis. Our study findings revealed that women using social media were having a good awareness of risk factors, symptoms, and screening methods. They also have a positive attitude toward screening methods for breast cancer. It highlights the need for awareness generation for practicing early screening behavior.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-29DOI: 10.2174/1573404819666221229114401
S. Srinivas, Sanghamitra Paladugu, Anjali Mundkur
The current United Nations sustainable development goal 3 sets to reduce maternal mortality to less than 70 per 100 000 live births by 2030. To monitor whether India is on track to attaining sustainable development goals, it is essential to routinely assess trends of health indicators. This study was conducted to assess trends of maternal mortality and cause-specific maternal death in tertiary care hospitals in Southern India. This is a retrospective study of hospital records and death summaries of all maternal deaths between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2018, at the tertiary care hospital in Southern India. The demographic, clinical, and delivery details of all the maternal deaths were collected. Causes of maternal deaths were classified as direct, indirect, and nonspecific. To observe trends of maternal death, the maternal mortality ratio was calculated for each year, and Pearson’s chi-square test was used. Maternal mortality ratio was 555/100000 and had a decreasing trend from its highest in 2010 of 1230/100000 to its lowest of 229/100000 in 2017 (t=7.71 p=0.02). The majority of women who died were aged 21-35 years, resided in rural, were primigravidae, and had operative delivery. Most of the maternal deaths had been referred to our facility (90.8%) from other healthcare units. Obstetric hemorrhage (27.8%) and puerperal sepsis (37.7%) among direct causes; H1N1 pneumonia (34.8%) among indirect causes were the major causes of maternal death. The number of maternal deaths due to sepsis increased from the beginning until the end of the study from 10% to 50% (t=5.9, p=0.01). On the contrary, there was a decline in maternal deaths due to obstetric hemorrhage from 50% to 25% (t=4.2, p=0.03). Although the maternal mortality ratio has reduced over the years, sepsis was an important cause of maternal deaths.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-12DOI: 10.2174/1573404819666221212112842
Soheila Bani, Sevda Alizad, M. Mirghafourvand, B. S. Oskouei
Endometriosis is one of the most frequent illnesses and is connected with substantial problems, such as pain and reduced social function This study aimed to examine the association between painful endometriosis symptoms and women's quality of life. This research included 169 endometriosis patients. Data was collected using socio-demographic, ENDO PAIN- 4D, and EHP-30 questionnaires. To examine the relationships between pain symptoms and quality of life, the Pearson correlation test was performed., Also, the general linear model with controlling the probable confounding variables was used for multivariate analysis. The mean (SD) of the overall ENDOPAIN 4D and the overall EHP 30 scores were 66.0 [61.0), and 35.9 (22.4), respectively. In terms of quality of life, the emotional domain had the greatest 42.0 [20.3), and the pain domain had the lowest mean score 7.2 (4.5). The total score of EHP 30 and ENDOPAIN 4D had a substantial positive connection (r = 0.55 and p > 0.001). With an increasing ENDOPAIN 4D score, the quality-of-life score increased (B = 0.2; CI: 95 %: 0.1 to 0.2). Explaining that in the EHP-30 scale, the quality of life worsens as the score increases. This study found that the more intense the painful symptoms of endometriosis, the poorer the quality of life. Thus, it is vital to lessen the painful symptoms and practice self-care to enhance these patients' quality of life.
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Pub Date : 2022-11-29DOI: 10.2174/1573404819666221129152402
Natalia Valverde-Espinoza, Y. Santos-Rosales, John Barja-Ore, Pamela Leon-Pastuso
The covid-19 pandemic affected family planning management and the sexual and reproductive rights of couples. To determine the factors associated with the interruption of the use of contraceptive methods during the quarantine by COVID-19 in Peruvian women. Analytical and cross-sectional study, which included 342 women who used a contraceptive method before the COVID-19 quarantine, to whom a virtual questionnaire disseminated on social networks was applied. Pearson's chi-square evaluated associations between method discontinuation and the factors studied. Of the total number of women, 45% discontinued the use of contraceptive methods during the COVID-19 quarantine. The predominant age range was from 18 to 34 years (93.9%). The factors associated with this interruption were age (p=0.044), marital status (p<0.001), parity (p<0.001), sexual relations (p<0.001), and searching for information by digital means (p=0.044). The main reason for stopping use was fear of contagion by COVID-19 (42.8%). About half of contraceptive method users interrupted their use during the COVID-19 quarantine, and the factors associated with said interruption were personal, reproductive, and informational. Therefore, health personnel must provide comprehensive care for women, especially in health emergencies.
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