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		Research article Receiving voluntary family planning services has no relationship with the paradoxical situation of high use of contraceptives and abortion in Viet Nam: a cross sectional study Phuong H Nguyen, Meiwita P Budiharsana BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:14 (28 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Barriers to condom use among women at risk of HIV/AIDS: a qualitative study from Iran Razieh Lotfi, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Farideh Yaghmaei, Ebrahim Hajizadeh BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:13 (24 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol DNA-testing for BRCA1/2 prior to genetic counseling in patients with breast cancer: Design of an intervention study, DNA-direct Aisha S Sie, Liesbeth Spruijt, Wendy AG van Zelst-Stams, Arjen R Mensenkamp, Marjolijn J Ligtenberg, Han G Brunner, Judith B Prins, Nicoline Hoogerbrugge BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:12 (8 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Hypovitaminosis D and prevalent asymptomatic vertebral fractures in Moroccan postmenopausal women. Abdellah El Maghraoui, Zhor Ouzzif, Aziza Mounach, Asmaa Rezqi, Lahsen Achemlal, Ahmed Bezza, Saida Tella, Mohamed Dehhaoui, Imad Ghozlani BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:11 (24 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Assessment of leukemia inhibitory factor and glycoprotein 130 expression in endometrium and uterine flushing: a possible diagnostic tool for impaired fertility Manal A Hammoda, Manal A Eid, Hesham A El-Srogy, Manal M Mostafa, Azza M Hasan BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:10 (20 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Endometrial tissue from women with unexplained infertility contains significantly lower levels of LIF (leukemia inhibitory factor) mRNA compared to tissue from normally fertile women, suggesting that LIF could be used as a biomarker for infertility.
		Research article Treatment of endometriosis in different ethnic populations: a meta-analysis of two clinical trials Christoph Gerlinger, Thomas Faustmann, Jeffrey J Hassal, Christian Seitz BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:9 (19 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Dienogest (DNG) and gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues are effective in treating endometriosis-related pain in both Japanese and European populations, suggesting that medication for endometriosis is not affected by ethnic differences in physiology.
		Research article Rates of IUCD discontinuation and its associated factors among the clients of a social franchising network in Pakistan Syed Azmat, Babar Shaikh, Waqas Hameed, Mohsina Bilgrami, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ishaque, Wajahat Hussain, Aftab Ahmed BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:8 (29 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Socioeconomic conditions and number of pain sites in women Toril Rannestad, Finn Skjeldestad BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:7 (29 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Prevalence, symptoms and management of uterine fibroids: an international internet-based survey of 21,746 women Anne Zimmermann, David Bernuit, Christoph Gerlinger, Matthias Schaefers, Katharina Geppert BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:6 (26 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Uterine fibroids occur in a significant proportion of women of reproductive age worldwide, and frequently result in symptoms including bleeding and pain, suggesting that the negative impact of uterine fibroids is a global phenomenon.
		Study protocol Non-inferiority of short-term urethral catheterization following fistula repair surgery: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Mark A Barone, Vera Frajzyngier, Steven Arrowsmith, Joseph Ruminjo, Armando Seuc, Evelyn Landry, Karen Beattie, Thierno Barry, Alyona Lewis, Mulu Muleta, Dolorès Nembunzu, Robert Olupot, Ileogben Sunday-Adeoye, Weston Wakasiaka, Mariana Widmer, A Metin Gülmezoglu BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:5 (20 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Are quit attempts among U.S. female nurses who smoke different from female smokers in the general population? An analysis of the 2006/2007 tobacco use supplement to the current population survey Linda Sarna, Stella Bialous, Karabi Nandy, Qing Yang BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:4 (19 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| F1000 Biology \| Editor’s summary Female nurses who smoke are more likely to try to quit than other professional women, although nurses with lower levels of nicotine dependence are less likely to try to quit than those who smoke frequently.
		Research article Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraceptive among women who seek abortion care at Jimma University specialized hospital, southwest Ethiopia Tatek Tesfaye, Tizta Tilahun, Eshetu Girma BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:3 (12 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Fibroid explants reveal a higher sensitivity against MDM2-inhibitor nutlin-3 than matching myometrium Dominique N Markowski, Burkhard M Helmke, Arlo Radtke, Jennifer Froeb, Gazanfer Belge, Sabine Bartnitzke, Werner Wosniok, Iris Czybulka-Jachertz, Ulrich Deichert, Jörn Bullerdiek BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:2 (10 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Factors associated with treatment of women with osteoporosis or osteopenia from a national survey Eric S Meadows, Beth D Mitchell, Susan C Bolge, Joseph A Johnston, Nananda F Col BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:1 (6 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Traumatic physical health consequences of intimate partner violence against women: what is the role of community-level factors? Diddy Antai BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:56 (20 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article "It's almost expected": rural Australian Aboriginal women's reflections on smoking initiation and maintenance: a qualitative study Megan E Passey, Jennifer T Gale, Robert W Sanson-Fisher BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:55 (9 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Validation of a susceptibility, benefits, and barrier scale for mammography screening among Peruvian women: a cross-sectional study Moises A Huaman, Kelly I Kamimura-Nishimura, Mariano Kanamori, Alejandro Siu, Andres G Lescano BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:54 (7 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The facilitating factors and barriers encountered in the adoption of a humanized birth care approach in a highly specialized university affiliated hospital Roxana Behruzi, Marie Hatem, Lise Goulet, William Fraser BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:53 (25 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Behind the silence of harmony: risk factors for physical and sexual violence among women in rural Indonesia Elli N Hayati, Ulf Högberg, Mohammad Hakimi, Mary C Ellsberg, Maria Emmelin BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:52 (23 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Baropodometry on women suffering from chronic pelvic pain - a cross-sectional study Carolina W Kaercher, Vanessa K Genro, Carlos A Souza, Mariane Alfonsin, Greice Berton, João S Cunha Filho BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:51 (17 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Intimate partner violence among women with HIV infection in rural Uganda: critical implications for policy and practice Michael O Osinde, Dan K Kaye, Othman Kakaire BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:50 (17 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article "I am nothing": experiences of loss among women suffering from severe birth injuries in Tanzania Lilian T Mselle, Karen Moland, Bjørg Evjen-Olsen, Abu Mvungi, Thecla W Kohi BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:49 (15 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Screening of the pelvic organ prolapse without a physical examination; (a community based study) Fahimeh Tehrani, Somayeh Hashemi, Masoumeh Simbar, Niloofar Shiva BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:48 (15 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article An examination of the health and wellbeing of childless women: A cross-sectional exploratory study in Victoria, Australia Melissa L Graham, Erin Hill, Julia M Shelley, Ann R Taket BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:47 (10 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article From papers to practices: district level priority setting processes and criteria for family planning, maternal, newborn and child health interventions in Tanzania Dereck Chitama, Rob Baltussen, Evert Ketting, Switbert Kamazima, Anna Nswilla, Phares GM Mujinja BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:46 (21 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed

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		Research article Receiving voluntary family planning services has no relationship with the paradoxical situation of high use of contraceptives and abortion in Viet Nam: a cross sectional study Phuong H Nguyen, Meiwita P Budiharsana BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:14 (28 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Barriers to condom use among women at risk of HIV/AIDS: a qualitative study from Iran Razieh Lotfi, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Farideh Yaghmaei, Ebrahim Hajizadeh BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:13 (24 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol DNA-testing for BRCA1/2 prior to genetic counseling in patients with breast cancer: Design of an intervention study, DNA-direct Aisha S Sie, Liesbeth Spruijt, Wendy AG van Zelst-Stams, Arjen R Mensenkamp, Marjolijn J Ligtenberg, Han G Brunner, Judith B Prins, Nicoline Hoogerbrugge BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:12 (8 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Hypovitaminosis D and prevalent asymptomatic vertebral fractures in Moroccan postmenopausal women. Abdellah El Maghraoui, Zhor Ouzzif, Aziza Mounach, Asmaa Rezqi, Lahsen Achemlal, Ahmed Bezza, Saida Tella, Mohamed Dehhaoui, Imad Ghozlani BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:11 (24 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Assessment of leukemia inhibitory factor and glycoprotein 130 expression in endometrium and uterine flushing: a possible diagnostic tool for impaired fertility Manal A Hammoda, Manal A Eid, Hesham A El-Srogy, Manal M Mostafa, Azza M Hasan BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:10 (20 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Endometrial tissue from women with unexplained infertility contains significantly lower levels of LIF (leukemia inhibitory factor) mRNA compared to tissue from normally fertile women, suggesting that LIF could be used as a biomarker for infertility.
		Research article Treatment of endometriosis in different ethnic populations: a meta-analysis of two clinical trials Christoph Gerlinger, Thomas Faustmann, Jeffrey J Hassal, Christian Seitz BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:9 (19 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Dienogest (DNG) and gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues are effective in treating endometriosis-related pain in both Japanese and European populations, suggesting that medication for endometriosis is not affected by ethnic differences in physiology.
		Research article Rates of IUCD discontinuation and its associated factors among the clients of a social franchising network in Pakistan Syed Azmat, Babar Shaikh, Waqas Hameed, Mohsina Bilgrami, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ishaque, Wajahat Hussain, Aftab Ahmed BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:8 (29 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Socioeconomic conditions and number of pain sites in women Toril Rannestad, Finn Skjeldestad BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:7 (29 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Prevalence, symptoms and management of uterine fibroids: an international internet-based survey of 21,746 women Anne Zimmermann, David Bernuit, Christoph Gerlinger, Matthias Schaefers, Katharina Geppert BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:6 (26 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Uterine fibroids occur in a significant proportion of women of reproductive age worldwide, and frequently result in symptoms including bleeding and pain, suggesting that the negative impact of uterine fibroids is a global phenomenon.
		Study protocol Non-inferiority of short-term urethral catheterization following fistula repair surgery: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Mark A Barone, Vera Frajzyngier, Steven Arrowsmith, Joseph Ruminjo, Armando Seuc, Evelyn Landry, Karen Beattie, Thierno Barry, Alyona Lewis, Mulu Muleta, Dolorès Nembunzu, Robert Olupot, Ileogben Sunday-Adeoye, Weston Wakasiaka, Mariana Widmer, A Metin Gülmezoglu BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:5 (20 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Are quit attempts among U.S. female nurses who smoke different from female smokers in the general population? An analysis of the 2006/2007 tobacco use supplement to the current population survey Linda Sarna, Stella Bialous, Karabi Nandy, Qing Yang BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:4 (19 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| F1000 Biology \| Editor’s summary Female nurses who smoke are more likely to try to quit than other professional women, although nurses with lower levels of nicotine dependence are less likely to try to quit than those who smoke frequently.
		Research article Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraceptive among women who seek abortion care at Jimma University specialized hospital, southwest Ethiopia Tatek Tesfaye, Tizta Tilahun, Eshetu Girma BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:3 (12 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Fibroid explants reveal a higher sensitivity against MDM2-inhibitor nutlin-3 than matching myometrium Dominique N Markowski, Burkhard M Helmke, Arlo Radtke, Jennifer Froeb, Gazanfer Belge, Sabine Bartnitzke, Werner Wosniok, Iris Czybulka-Jachertz, Ulrich Deichert, Jörn Bullerdiek BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:2 (10 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Factors associated with treatment of women with osteoporosis or osteopenia from a national survey Eric S Meadows, Beth D Mitchell, Susan C Bolge, Joseph A Johnston, Nananda F Col BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:1 (6 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Traumatic physical health consequences of intimate partner violence against women: what is the role of community-level factors? Diddy Antai BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:56 (20 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article "It's almost expected": rural Australian Aboriginal women's reflections on smoking initiation and maintenance: a qualitative study Megan E Passey, Jennifer T Gale, Robert W Sanson-Fisher BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:55 (9 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Validation of a susceptibility, benefits, and barrier scale for mammography screening among Peruvian women: a cross-sectional study Moises A Huaman, Kelly I Kamimura-Nishimura, Mariano Kanamori, Alejandro Siu, Andres G Lescano BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:54 (7 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The facilitating factors and barriers encountered in the adoption of a humanized birth care approach in a highly specialized university affiliated hospital Roxana Behruzi, Marie Hatem, Lise Goulet, William Fraser BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:53 (25 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Behind the silence of harmony: risk factors for physical and sexual violence among women in rural Indonesia Elli N Hayati, Ulf Högberg, Mohammad Hakimi, Mary C Ellsberg, Maria Emmelin BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:52 (23 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Baropodometry on women suffering from chronic pelvic pain - a cross-sectional study Carolina W Kaercher, Vanessa K Genro, Carlos A Souza, Mariane Alfonsin, Greice Berton, João S Cunha Filho BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:51 (17 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Intimate partner violence among women with HIV infection in rural Uganda: critical implications for policy and practice Michael O Osinde, Dan K Kaye, Othman Kakaire BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:50 (17 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article "I am nothing": experiences of loss among women suffering from severe birth injuries in Tanzania Lilian T Mselle, Karen Moland, Bjørg Evjen-Olsen, Abu Mvungi, Thecla W Kohi BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:49 (15 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Screening of the pelvic organ prolapse without a physical examination; (a community based study) Fahimeh Tehrani, Somayeh Hashemi, Masoumeh Simbar, Niloofar Shiva BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:48 (15 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article An examination of the health and wellbeing of childless women: A cross-sectional exploratory study in Victoria, Australia Melissa L Graham, Erin Hill, Julia M Shelley, Ann R Taket BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:47 (10 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article From papers to practices: district level priority setting processes and criteria for family planning, maternal, newborn and child health interventions in Tanzania Dereck Chitama, Rob Baltussen, Evert Ketting, Switbert Kamazima, Anna Nswilla, Phares GM Mujinja BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:46 (21 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed