Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840098
K. Nakagawa, J. Kwak‐Kim, K. Kuroda, T. Horikawa, S. Takamizawa, M. Hisano, Yoshimitsu Kasahara, R. Sugiyama, K. Yamaguchi
Purpose: Elevated T helper 1 (Th1)/Th2 cell ratio has been associated with recurrent pregnancy losses (PRL). In this study, the clinical efficacy of tacrolimus, a calcineurin inhibitor, was investigated in women with consecutive four or more recurrent pregnancy losses (RPL) and elevated Th1/Th2 (CD4 + IFN-γ + / CD4 + IL-4 + ) cell ratio. The live-birth rate (LBR) was prospectively investigated in women with RPL who received tacrolimus treatment. Methods: A total of 100 pregnant women with PRL with elevated Th1/ Th2 cell ratios (≥10.3) were recruited from November 2013 to December 2019. Seventy-one women received tacrolimus between 1 mg and 4 mg daily (treatment group) and 29 women did not receive tacrolimus (control group). Results: In the treatment group, the LBR was 70.4% (50/71), which was significantly higher than that of the control group (48.2%, p<0.05). According to the tacrolimus doses, the treatment group was divided into three subgroups. The LBRs of women with tacrolimus 1mg, 2mg, and ≥3mg daily were 52.2%, 72.3%, and 93.3%, respectively. In women with tacrolimus ≥3mg daily, the LBR was significantly higher than women with tacrolimus 1mg daily (P<0.05). Conclusion: In conclusion, the LBR of RPL women with increased Th1/ Th2 cell ratios was significantly improved with tacrolimus treatment.
{"title":"Tacrolimus Improved Reproductive Outcomes of Women with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (PRL) Showing Elevated T Helper 1 (Th1) /Th2 Cell Ratios","authors":"K. Nakagawa, J. Kwak‐Kim, K. Kuroda, T. Horikawa, S. Takamizawa, M. Hisano, Yoshimitsu Kasahara, R. Sugiyama, K. Yamaguchi","doi":"10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840098","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Elevated T helper 1 (Th1)/Th2 cell ratio has been associated with recurrent pregnancy losses (PRL). In this study, the clinical efficacy of tacrolimus, a calcineurin inhibitor, was investigated in women with consecutive four or more recurrent pregnancy losses (RPL) and elevated Th1/Th2 (CD4 + IFN-γ + / CD4 + IL-4 + ) cell ratio. The live-birth rate (LBR) was prospectively investigated in women with RPL who received tacrolimus treatment. Methods: A total of 100 pregnant women with PRL with elevated Th1/ Th2 cell ratios (≥10.3) were recruited from November 2013 to December 2019. Seventy-one women received tacrolimus between 1 mg and 4 mg daily (treatment group) and 29 women did not receive tacrolimus (control group). Results: In the treatment group, the LBR was 70.4% (50/71), which was significantly higher than that of the control group (48.2%, p<0.05). According to the tacrolimus doses, the treatment group was divided into three subgroups. The LBRs of women with tacrolimus 1mg, 2mg, and ≥3mg daily were 52.2%, 72.3%, and 93.3%, respectively. In women with tacrolimus ≥3mg daily, the LBR was significantly higher than women with tacrolimus 1mg daily (P<0.05). Conclusion: In conclusion, the LBR of RPL women with increased Th1/ Th2 cell ratios was significantly improved with tacrolimus treatment.","PeriodicalId":74017,"journal":{"name":"Journal of women's health and development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87108400","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 : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840089
Rohana Bruker, Margo Harrison
Background: In Ethiopia, postpartum contraception remains underutilized. Few women receive contraceptive counseling despite the country having the highest rates of unintended pregnancies in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study characterizes the prevalence of contraceptive counseling at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital (MTUTH) and examines differences in maternal demographic, antepartum, and postpartum characteristics between women who did and did not receive contraceptive counseling. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019 with a convenience sample of 1000 women delivering at 28 weeks or more from MTUTH. Data were collected through chart reviews and patient interviews upon admission, delivery, and discharge. Purposeful modeling was used to identify significant predictors of contraceptive counseling. Results: The prevalence of contraceptive counseling was 4.55%. Among those with contraceptive counseling data recorded, receipt of counseling was associated with parity and delivery provider (p < 0.05). Odds of receiving contraceptive counseling among women with no previous births (parity=0) were 0.83 times less likely than women who had given birth at least three times (parity=3+) (OR: 0.17; 95% CI: 0.05-0.57). Odds of receiving contraceptive counseling among women who had an integrated emergency and surgical
{"title":"Contraceptive Counseling at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia","authors":"Rohana Bruker, Margo Harrison","doi":"10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840089","url":null,"abstract":"Background: In Ethiopia, postpartum contraception remains underutilized. Few women receive contraceptive counseling despite the country having the highest rates of unintended pregnancies in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study characterizes the prevalence of contraceptive counseling at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital (MTUTH) and examines differences in maternal demographic, antepartum, and postpartum characteristics between women who did and did not receive contraceptive counseling. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019 with a convenience sample of 1000 women delivering at 28 weeks or more from MTUTH. Data were collected through chart reviews and patient interviews upon admission, delivery, and discharge. Purposeful modeling was used to identify significant predictors of contraceptive counseling. Results: The prevalence of contraceptive counseling was 4.55%. Among those with contraceptive counseling data recorded, receipt of counseling was associated with parity and delivery provider (p < 0.05). Odds of receiving contraceptive counseling among women with no previous births (parity=0) were 0.83 times less likely than women who had given birth at least three times (parity=3+) (OR: 0.17; 95% CI: 0.05-0.57). Odds of receiving contraceptive counseling among women who had an integrated emergency and surgical","PeriodicalId":74017,"journal":{"name":"Journal of women's health and development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78034044","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 : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840087
A. Biondo, F. Murina, I. Fusco
Background: Vulvodynia is a popular disease that affects around the 15% of women. Objectives: In this study we assess the effectiveness and the safeness of a new device that uses Top Flat Magnetic Stimulation for the management of the hypertone in women with vulvodynia. Methods: PISQ-12 questionnaire for sexual function was used for the evaluation of patient’s vulvodynia improvements. Possible side effects were examined. Results: In all women examined, the mean score of PISQ-12 significantly decrease from 27,4 (SD 9.6) before treatment session to 15,5 (SD 7.9) after the last session (p < .001), showing an improvement in vulvodynia symptoms. No Side effects were observed. Conclusion: On the basis of our findings this new technology seems to be able to effectively treat the hypertone condition in vulvodynia disease.
{"title":"Treatment of Pelvic Floor Hypertonic Disorders with top Flat Magnetic Stimulation in Women with Vestibulodynia: A Pilot Study","authors":"A. Biondo, F. Murina, I. Fusco","doi":"10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840087","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Vulvodynia is a popular disease that affects around the 15% of women. Objectives: In this study we assess the effectiveness and the safeness of a new device that uses Top Flat Magnetic Stimulation for the management of the hypertone in women with vulvodynia. Methods: PISQ-12 questionnaire for sexual function was used for the evaluation of patient’s vulvodynia improvements. Possible side effects were examined. Results: In all women examined, the mean score of PISQ-12 significantly decrease from 27,4 (SD 9.6) before treatment session to 15,5 (SD 7.9) after the last session (p < .001), showing an improvement in vulvodynia symptoms. No Side effects were observed. Conclusion: On the basis of our findings this new technology seems to be able to effectively treat the hypertone condition in vulvodynia disease.","PeriodicalId":74017,"journal":{"name":"Journal of women's health and development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89663693","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 : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840084
Beate Leinberger
Introduction: Psychic traumata among children, e.g. familiar violence, war, political supression or seconddary because oft he pandemic situation, are very important medical topics worldwide. Because of the lack of psychotherapists more or less anywhere, multipliers as co-therapists should be integrated. These specially trained non-professionals we call Traumahelpers (TH). In the last seven years pilot projects in German, Telangana (India), and Palestine were performed. Method: TH first learn self-stabilization techniques: Slow Paced Breathing, Somatic Universal Regulative Exercise and different techniques of Bilateral Stimulation like tapping or “lying eight”, which are near to children`s daily living experiences (e.g. swinging, drawing slopes, singing, move and run) and all derivates from the established traumatherapyconcepts. At the end the TH experience the SandplayTherapy, the nonverbal equivalent of desentizitation reprocessing. Results: In this pilot Study 15 children, aged 5 to 12 years, sectioned in two groups (one in Germany and one in Andhra Pradesh, India), diagnosed with the Depression Self Rating Scale and the Children – Impact of Event Scale had up to 10 Sandplay sessions, within three to five months. Every child had its individual TH during all the sessions. If the TH J Women’s Health Dev 2022; 5 (2): 139-151 DOI: 10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840084 Journal of Women’s Health and Development Volume 5 No 2 – June 2022 140 observed emotion or excitation, he or she offered self-stabilization exercises which he or she performed together in a manner that the child was able to do it even alone. Conclusions: The children improved significant, comparing pre-post results and a one-year katamnesis and compared to the not yet treated multicenter controls. The concept can be easily transferred in different cultures.
{"title":"SPRINTS-Sand Play Reprocessing Integrating Nonverbal Trauma-Interventions and Self-Stabilization. A Controlled Pilot Study","authors":"Beate Leinberger","doi":"10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840084","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Psychic traumata among children, e.g. familiar violence, war, political supression or seconddary because oft he pandemic situation, are very important medical topics worldwide. Because of the lack of psychotherapists more or less anywhere, multipliers as co-therapists should be integrated. These specially trained non-professionals we call Traumahelpers (TH). In the last seven years pilot projects in German, Telangana (India), and Palestine were performed. Method: TH first learn self-stabilization techniques: Slow Paced Breathing, Somatic Universal Regulative Exercise and different techniques of Bilateral Stimulation like tapping or “lying eight”, which are near to children`s daily living experiences (e.g. swinging, drawing slopes, singing, move and run) and all derivates from the established traumatherapyconcepts. At the end the TH experience the SandplayTherapy, the nonverbal equivalent of desentizitation reprocessing. Results: In this pilot Study 15 children, aged 5 to 12 years, sectioned in two groups (one in Germany and one in Andhra Pradesh, India), diagnosed with the Depression Self Rating Scale and the Children – Impact of Event Scale had up to 10 Sandplay sessions, within three to five months. Every child had its individual TH during all the sessions. If the TH J Women’s Health Dev 2022; 5 (2): 139-151 DOI: 10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840084 Journal of Women’s Health and Development Volume 5 No 2 – June 2022 140 observed emotion or excitation, he or she offered self-stabilization exercises which he or she performed together in a manner that the child was able to do it even alone. Conclusions: The children improved significant, comparing pre-post results and a one-year katamnesis and compared to the not yet treated multicenter controls. The concept can be easily transferred in different cultures.","PeriodicalId":74017,"journal":{"name":"Journal of women's health and development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84674453","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 : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840102
Y. Shiina, M. Yamamoto, Shiori Sano, Yuta Gonai, K. Sakai
Results: In postpartum hemorrhage cases, placental site subinvolution was diagnosed. Microscopic examination of the resected uterus showed subinvoluted arteries containing large thrombi. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that extravillous trophoblasts were present within the walls of subinvoluted vessels. Failure of involution on the placental site sometimes occurs following miscarriages as well. In post-miscarriage psudoaneurysms case, the distinctive hemorrhage in this patient consisted of bleeding from various sites in the myometrium after the placental chorion had been expelled without leaving a remnant. The bleeding pattern was extremely similar to the postpartum hemorrhage described above. Though, we could not confirm extravillous trophoblasts directly because of the succes of conservative treatment, these postpartum and post-miscarriage hemorrhage were thought to have the same pathophysiology.
{"title":"Clinical Complications Induced by Placental Site Subinvolution: Secondary-Type Hemorrhage after Delivery and Pseudo Aneurysms after Non-Traumatic Delivery may be Caused by Atony Of The Uteroplacental Artery","authors":"Y. Shiina, M. Yamamoto, Shiori Sano, Yuta Gonai, K. Sakai","doi":"10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840102","url":null,"abstract":"Results: In postpartum hemorrhage cases, placental site subinvolution was diagnosed. Microscopic examination of the resected uterus showed subinvoluted arteries containing large thrombi. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that extravillous trophoblasts were present within the walls of subinvoluted vessels. Failure of involution on the placental site sometimes occurs following miscarriages as well. In post-miscarriage psudoaneurysms case, the distinctive hemorrhage in this patient consisted of bleeding from various sites in the myometrium after the placental chorion had been expelled without leaving a remnant. The bleeding pattern was extremely similar to the postpartum hemorrhage described above. Though, we could not confirm extravillous trophoblasts directly because of the succes of conservative treatment, these postpartum and post-miscarriage hemorrhage were thought to have the same pathophysiology.","PeriodicalId":74017,"journal":{"name":"Journal of women's health and development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89411749","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 : 2022-01-01Epub Date: 2022-06-20DOI: 10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840088
Ruolin Song, Jay S Mishra, Sri Vidya Dangudubiyyam, Tracy L Baker, Jyoti J Watters, Sathish Kumar
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic condition frequently observed in pregnant women. We have shown that gestational intermittent hypoxia (GIH), a hallmark of OSA, leads to sex-specific impairment in the endothelium-dependent relaxation response and an increase in blood pressure in adult male but not female rat offspring. The present study tested the hypothesis that functional ovaries normalize GIH-induced hypertensive response in female offspring. Experiments were done in female offspring of pregnant rats exposed to normoxia or GIH (FIO2 21-10.5% from gestational days 10 to 21). Ovariectomy and sham surgery were performed at 5 weeks of age. Pups born to GIH dams were significantly smaller than the controls, but they exhibited catch-up growth and were similar to controls by 5 weeks of age. Ovariectomy significantly exacerbated bodyweight gain to a similar extent in both control and GIH offspring. Marked increases in blood pressure were observed in pre-pubertal GIH offspring compared to controls; however, after puberty, blood pressure in GIH offspring progressively decreased and became normotensive at adulthood. Ovariectomy led to the maintenance of higher blood pressure in post-pubertal GIH offspring with no significant effect in controls. Vascular contractile and relaxation responses were not affected in the GIH and control offspring; however, ovariectomy selectively decreased endothelium-dependent relaxation response along with a decrease in endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression in the GIH offspring. These findings suggest that functional ovaries are crucial in protecting females against GIH-mediated endothelial dysfunction and hypertension in adulthood.
{"title":"Gestational Intermittent Hypoxia Programs Hypertensive Response in Female Rat Offspring: Impact of Ovaries.","authors":"Ruolin Song, Jay S Mishra, Sri Vidya Dangudubiyyam, Tracy L Baker, Jyoti J Watters, Sathish Kumar","doi":"10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840088","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic condition frequently observed in pregnant women. We have shown that gestational intermittent hypoxia (GIH), a hallmark of OSA, leads to sex-specific impairment in the endothelium-dependent relaxation response and an increase in blood pressure in adult male but not female rat offspring. The present study tested the hypothesis that functional ovaries normalize GIH-induced hypertensive response in female offspring. Experiments were done in female offspring of pregnant rats exposed to normoxia or GIH (F<sub>IO2</sub> 21-10.5% from gestational days 10 to 21). Ovariectomy and sham surgery were performed at 5 weeks of age. Pups born to GIH dams were significantly smaller than the controls, but they exhibited catch-up growth and were similar to controls by 5 weeks of age. Ovariectomy significantly exacerbated bodyweight gain to a similar extent in both control and GIH offspring. Marked increases in blood pressure were observed in pre-pubertal GIH offspring compared to controls; however, after puberty, blood pressure in GIH offspring progressively decreased and became normotensive at adulthood. Ovariectomy led to the maintenance of higher blood pressure in post-pubertal GIH offspring with no significant effect in controls. Vascular contractile and relaxation responses were not affected in the GIH and control offspring; however, ovariectomy selectively decreased endothelium-dependent relaxation response along with a decrease in endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression in the GIH offspring. These findings suggest that functional ovaries are crucial in protecting females against GIH-mediated endothelial dysfunction and hypertension in adulthood.</p>","PeriodicalId":74017,"journal":{"name":"Journal of women's health and development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9632646/pdf/nihms-1818396.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40446729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840076
Notter Markus, Thomsen Ar, Vaupel P
Inoperable, locally Recurrent Breast Cancer (LRBC) in previously irradiated regions is a challenging disease to manage. Superficial Hyperthermia (sHT) in combination with Re-Irradiation (re-RT) offers an effective local tumor control with a total re-RT dose of 20 Gy. The low toxicity enables the application of repeated re-irradiations, especially in recurrent lymphangiosis carcinomatosa. This technology can also be applied with other superficial tumor types, e.g., in primary or radiation-associated angiosarcoma or skin metastasis.
{"title":"Effective Tumor Control Following Re-Irradiation Combined with Superficial Hyperthermia of Inoperable, Locally Recurrent Breast Cancers","authors":"Notter Markus, Thomsen Ar, Vaupel P","doi":"10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840076","url":null,"abstract":"Inoperable, locally Recurrent Breast Cancer (LRBC) in previously irradiated regions is a challenging disease to manage. Superficial Hyperthermia (sHT) in combination with Re-Irradiation (re-RT) offers an effective local tumor control with a total re-RT dose of 20 Gy. The low toxicity enables the application of repeated re-irradiations, especially in recurrent lymphangiosis carcinomatosa. This technology can also be applied with other superficial tumor types, e.g., in primary or radiation-associated angiosarcoma or skin metastasis.","PeriodicalId":74017,"journal":{"name":"Journal of women's health and development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79662198","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 : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840096
Shamaila Manzoor, Idrees Anwar, Aisha Rafi
{"title":"Surviving Tactics of Medical Interns Countering Long Working Hours: A Systematic Review","authors":"Shamaila Manzoor, Idrees Anwar, Aisha Rafi","doi":"10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840096","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74017,"journal":{"name":"Journal of women's health and development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73913949","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 : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840080
Felix M Onyije, Ajuluchukwu Azubuike Ngokere, Aloysius Ebi Ligha, Godwin Ovie Avwioro, O. Mgbere
Introduction: Increasingly, residents of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria are reporting health impacts that they believe are linked to environmental pollutions from oil and gas activities. Hence, the objective of this study was to assess the gynaecological health of women in the Oil City of Port Harcourt in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Methods: Data used for this study (n=697) were obtained from the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The J Women’s Health Dev 2022; 5 (1): 097-108 DOI: 10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840080 Journal of Women’s Health and Development Volume 5 No 1 – March 2022 98 patients had partial or total hysterectomy or diagnosed of gynaecological lesion. Data obtained were subjected to both descriptive and inferential statistics using SAS 9.4 version (SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA). Results: The distribution of the gynaecological lesions differed significantly (p<0.001) by year of diagnosis, developmental stage, age category and types of lesion. Leiomyoma was the highest number of lesions identified (56.0%, n=390), followed by ovarian cyst (10.0%, n=70) and retained product of conception (8.0%, n=56). Women of age group 30-39 years and 40-49 years had the highest number of lesions during the study period with a range of 2171% and 17-34 %, respectively. Conclusion: The prevalence and characteristics of gynaecological lesions in our study sample point to the potential public health consequences, and strong need for creation of awareness campaigns and general health assessment in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
{"title":"Gynaecological Health of Women Attending Hospital in Oil City of Port Harcourt in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria","authors":"Felix M Onyije, Ajuluchukwu Azubuike Ngokere, Aloysius Ebi Ligha, Godwin Ovie Avwioro, O. Mgbere","doi":"10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840080","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Increasingly, residents of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria are reporting health impacts that they believe are linked to environmental pollutions from oil and gas activities. Hence, the objective of this study was to assess the gynaecological health of women in the Oil City of Port Harcourt in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Methods: Data used for this study (n=697) were obtained from the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The J Women’s Health Dev 2022; 5 (1): 097-108 DOI: 10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840080 Journal of Women’s Health and Development Volume 5 No 1 – March 2022 98 patients had partial or total hysterectomy or diagnosed of gynaecological lesion. Data obtained were subjected to both descriptive and inferential statistics using SAS 9.4 version (SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA). Results: The distribution of the gynaecological lesions differed significantly (p<0.001) by year of diagnosis, developmental stage, age category and types of lesion. Leiomyoma was the highest number of lesions identified (56.0%, n=390), followed by ovarian cyst (10.0%, n=70) and retained product of conception (8.0%, n=56). Women of age group 30-39 years and 40-49 years had the highest number of lesions during the study period with a range of 2171% and 17-34 %, respectively. Conclusion: The prevalence and characteristics of gynaecological lesions in our study sample point to the potential public health consequences, and strong need for creation of awareness campaigns and general health assessment in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.","PeriodicalId":74017,"journal":{"name":"Journal of women's health and development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83776607","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}
Michael Miller, Molly Lamb, Claudia Rivera, Saskia Bunge Montes, Andrea Jimenez-Zambrano, Antonio Bolanos, Edwin Asturias, Stephen Berman, Margo S Harrison
{"title":"Risk Factors and Referral Rates for Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnant Mothers of Southwest Guatemala.","authors":"Michael Miller, Molly Lamb, Claudia Rivera, Saskia Bunge Montes, Andrea Jimenez-Zambrano, Antonio Bolanos, Edwin Asturias, Stephen Berman, Margo S Harrison","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74017,"journal":{"name":"Journal of women's health and development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8554951/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39833753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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