Does obesity increase the risk of hot flashes among midlife women?: a population-based study.

Objective: To evaluate the association between vasomotor symptoms and obesity in climacteric women.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional population-based study of 749 women aged 45 to 60 years. The dependent variable was intensity of menopausal symptoms evaluated by the menopause rating scale questionnaire.

[Correlation of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionaire: Urinary Incontinence/Short Form to Urodynamic diagnosis in women with urinary incontinence].

Purpose: To evaluate the correlation between the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Urinary Incontinence/Short Form (ICIQ-UI/SF) and Urodynamic evaluation (UE) in women with urinary incontinence (UI).

Methods: Clinical data, UE and ICIQ-UI/SF scores for 358 patients from private health service were analyzed retrospectively . The correlation between ICIQ-UI/SF and urodynamic parameters was determined by Spearman's test.

[Inclusion of symptoms in the discrimination between benign and malignant adnexal masses].

Purpose: To assess the association between clinical symptoms and the diagnosis of malignancy in women with adnexal tumors who underwent surgery.

Methods: Cross-sectional study, in which 105 women with adnexal tumors and indication for laparotomy/laparoscopy were included. All women were treated at a teaching hospital in the state of São Paulo between November 2009 and March 2011.