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BMC Women's Health is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the health and healthcare of adolescent girls and women, with a particular focus on the prevention, diagnosis and management of fertility disorders and diseases of gynecological and breast origin, as well as related genetics, pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical reports and controlled trials.
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BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :27
Awareness of emergency contraception in college students in the Kathmandu Valley is generally low and varies significantly according to sex, age, district and educational background, highlighting the continued importance of sex education programs.
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The effect of past use of oral contraceptive on bone mineral density, bone biochemical markers and muscle strength in healthy pre and post menopausal women Fadoua Allali, Laila El Mansouri, Fatima zohra Abourazzak, Linda Ichchou, Hamza Khazzani, Loubna Bennani, Redouane Abouqal, Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :31 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Suboptimal management of severe menopausal symptoms by Nigerian Gynaecologists: a call for mandatory continuing medical education for physicians Peter O Nkwo BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :30 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Age at menarche and the menstrual pattern of secondary school adolescents in northwest Ethiopia Desalegn Tegabu Zegeye, Berihun Megabiaw, Abay Mulu BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :29 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Complications associated with transobturator sling procedures: analysis of 233 consecutive cases with a 27 months follow-up Isabelle Kaelin-Gambirasio, Sandrine Jacob, Michel Boulvain, Jean-Bernard Dubuisson, Patrick D BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :28 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [1 comment ]
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Factors affecting awareness of emergency contraception among college students in Kathmandu, Nepal Ramesh Adhikari BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :27 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Group treatments for sensitive health care problems: a randomised controlled trial of group versus individual physiotherapy sessions for female urinary incontinence SE Lamb, J Pepper, R Lall, EC J BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :26 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Group versus individual sessions delivered by a physiotherapist for female urinary incontinence: an interview study with women attending group sessions nested within a randomised controlled trial Frances Griffiths, Jo Pepper, Ellen C J BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :25 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Protocol for Physiotherapy OR Tvt Randomised Efficacy Trial (PORTRET): a multicentre randomised controlled trial to assess the cost-effectiveness of the tension free vaginal tape versus pelvic floor muscle training in women with symptomatic moderate to severe stress urinary incontinence Julien Labrie, Yolanda van der Graaf, Eric Buskens, Stella ESM Tiersma, Huub CH van der Vaart BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :24 (1 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Reproductive and family planning history, knowledge, and needs: A community survey of low-income women in Beijing, China Hong He, Truls BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :23 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Protocol for the value of urodynamics prior to stress incontinence surgery (VUSIS) study: a multicenter randomized controlled trial to assess the cost effectiveness of urodynamics in women with symptoms of stress urinary incontinence in whom surgical treatment is considered Sanne AL van Leijsen, Kirsten B Kluivers, Ben Willem J Mol, Suzan R Broekhuis, Fred L Milani, C Huub van der Vaart, Jan-Paul WR Roovers, Marlies Y Bongers, Jan den Boon, Wilbert A Spaans, Jan Willem de Leeuw, Viviane Dietz, Jan H Kleinjan, Hans AM Br BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :22 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Placental malaria among HIV-infected and uninfected women receiving anti-folates in a high transmission area of Uganda Patrick M Newman, Humphrey Wanzira, Gabriel Tumwine, Emmanuel Arinaitwe, Sarah Waldman, Jane Achan, Diane Havlir, Philip J Rosenthal, Grant Dorsey, Tamara D Clark, Deborah Cohan Malaria Journal 2009, 8 :254 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Delivery of a baby with severe combined immunodeficiency at 31 weeks gestation following an extreme preterm prelabour spontaneous rupture of the membranes: a case report Sally J Watkinson, Christopher CT Lee, Christopher V Steer Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :118 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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B7-H4 gene polymorphisms are associated with sporadic breast cancer in a Chinese Han population Jie Zhang, Mingyan Zhang, Wei Jiang, Lihong Wang, Zhenkun Fu, Dalin Li, Da Pang, Dianjun Li BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :394 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Altered serotonin physiology in human breast cancers favors paradoxical growth and cell survival Vaibhav P Pai, Aaron M Marshall, Laura L Hernandez, Arthur R Buckley, Nelson D Horseman Breast Cancer Research 2009, 11 :R81 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Dietary intakes in infertile women, a pilot study Ottavia Colombo, Giovanna Pinelli, Mario Comelli, Pierpaolo Marchetti, Sabina Sieri, Furio Brighenti, Rossella E Nappi, Anna Tagliabue Nutrition Journal 2009, 8 :53 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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FSL-1, a bacterial-derived toll-like receptor 2/6 agonist, enhances resistance to experimental HSV-2 infection William A Rose II, Chris L McGowin, Richard B Pyles Virology Journal 2009, 6 :195 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prednisolone Trial: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of prednisolone for women with idiopathic recurrent miscarriage and raised levels of uterine natural killer (uNK) cells in the endometrium Ai-Wei Tang, Zarko Alfirevic, Mark A Turner, Jo Drury, Siobhan Quenby Trials 2009, 10 :102 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Human papillomavirus testing with Pap triage for cervical cancer prevention in Canada: a cost-effectiveness analysis Shalini Kulasingam, Raghu Rajan, Yvan St.Pierre, C. Victoria Atwood, Evan Myers, Eduardo Franco BMC Medicine 2009, 7 :69 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Monitoring socioeconomic inequity in maternal health indicators
in Egypt: 1995 -2005
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