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		Research article “Voices of Fear and Safety” Women’s ambivalence towards breast cancer and breast health: a qualitative study from Jordan Hana Taha, Raeda Al-Qutob, Lennarth Nyström, Rolf Wahlström, Vanja Berggren BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:21 (26 July 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Physical health symptoms reported by trafficked women receiving post-trafficking support in Moldova: prevalence, severity and associated factors Siân Oram, Nicolae V Ostrovschi, Viorel I Gorceag, Mihai A Hotineanu, Lilia Gorceag, Carolina Trigub, Melanie Abas BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:20 (26 July 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Secular trends in age at menarche and time to establish regular menstrual cycling in Japanese women born between 1930 and 1985 Michie Hosokawa, Setsuko Imazeki, Hideki Mizunuma, Toshiro Kubota, Kunihiko Hayashi BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:19 (16 July 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Evaluation of dietary intake of lactating women in China and its potential impact on the health of mothers and infants Haijiao Chen, Ping Wang, Yaofeng Han, Jing Ma, Frederic A Troy, Bing Wang BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:18 (16 July 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Interactive effect of genetic susceptibility with height, body mass index, and hormone replacement therapy on the risk of breast cancer Sophia Harlid, Salma Butt, Malin IL Ivarsson, Jorunn Eyfjörd, Per Lenner, Jonas Manjer, Joakim Dillner, Joyce Carlson BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:17 (22 June 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A population-based study of Kurdish breast cancer in northern Iraq: Hormone receptor and HER2 status. A comparison with Arabic women and United States SEER data Runnak A Majid, Hazha A Mohammed, Hemin A Hassan, Wasan A Abdulmahdi, Rekawt M Rashid, Michael D Hughson BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:16 (22 June 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Psychosocial impact of perinatal loss among Muslim women Rosnah Sutan, Hazlina Miskam BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:15 (18 June 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Receiving voluntary family planning services has no relationship with the paradoxical situation of high use of contraceptives and abortion in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study Phuong Nguyen, Meiwita P Budiharsana BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:14 (28 May 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Barriers to condom use among women at risk of HIV/AIDS: a qualitative study from Iran Razieh Lotfi, Fahimeh Tehrani, Farideh Yaghmaei, Ebrahim Hajizadeh BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:13 (24 May 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol DNA-testing for BRCA1/2 prior to genetic counselling 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 \| Full text \| 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 Tellal, Mohamed Dehhaoui, Imad Ghozlani BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:11 (24 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| 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 Tawfeek, Manal A Eid, Azza M Hasan, Manal Mostafa, Hesham A El-Serogy BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:10 (20 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| 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 Hassall, Christian Seitz BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:9 (19 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| 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 \| Cited on BioMed Central
		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 \| Cited on BioMed Central
		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

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		Research article “Voices of Fear and Safety” Women’s ambivalence towards breast cancer and breast health: a qualitative study from Jordan Hana Taha, Raeda Al-Qutob, Lennarth Nyström, Rolf Wahlström, Vanja Berggren BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:21 (26 July 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Physical health symptoms reported by trafficked women receiving post-trafficking support in Moldova: prevalence, severity and associated factors Siân Oram, Nicolae V Ostrovschi, Viorel I Gorceag, Mihai A Hotineanu, Lilia Gorceag, Carolina Trigub, Melanie Abas BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:20 (26 July 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Secular trends in age at menarche and time to establish regular menstrual cycling in Japanese women born between 1930 and 1985 Michie Hosokawa, Setsuko Imazeki, Hideki Mizunuma, Toshiro Kubota, Kunihiko Hayashi BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:19 (16 July 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Evaluation of dietary intake of lactating women in China and its potential impact on the health of mothers and infants Haijiao Chen, Ping Wang, Yaofeng Han, Jing Ma, Frederic A Troy, Bing Wang BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:18 (16 July 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Interactive effect of genetic susceptibility with height, body mass index, and hormone replacement therapy on the risk of breast cancer Sophia Harlid, Salma Butt, Malin IL Ivarsson, Jorunn Eyfjörd, Per Lenner, Jonas Manjer, Joakim Dillner, Joyce Carlson BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:17 (22 June 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A population-based study of Kurdish breast cancer in northern Iraq: Hormone receptor and HER2 status. A comparison with Arabic women and United States SEER data Runnak A Majid, Hazha A Mohammed, Hemin A Hassan, Wasan A Abdulmahdi, Rekawt M Rashid, Michael D Hughson BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:16 (22 June 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Psychosocial impact of perinatal loss among Muslim women Rosnah Sutan, Hazlina Miskam BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:15 (18 June 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Receiving voluntary family planning services has no relationship with the paradoxical situation of high use of contraceptives and abortion in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study Phuong Nguyen, Meiwita P Budiharsana BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:14 (28 May 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Barriers to condom use among women at risk of HIV/AIDS: a qualitative study from Iran Razieh Lotfi, Fahimeh Tehrani, Farideh Yaghmaei, Ebrahim Hajizadeh BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:13 (24 May 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol DNA-testing for BRCA1/2 prior to genetic counselling 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 \| Full text \| 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 Tellal, Mohamed Dehhaoui, Imad Ghozlani BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:11 (24 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| 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 Tawfeek, Manal A Eid, Azza M Hasan, Manal Mostafa, Hesham A El-Serogy BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:10 (20 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| 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 Hassall, Christian Seitz BMC Women's Health 2012, 12:9 (19 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| 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 \| Cited on BioMed Central
		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 \| Cited on BioMed Central
		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