Publications by authors named "Chandima Hemachandra"

Objective And Rationale: To identify and appraise current national and international clinical menopause guidance documents, and to extract and compare the recommendations of the most robust examples.

Design: Systematic review.

Data Sources: Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO and Web of Science ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES: Practice guidance documents for menopause published from 2015 until 20 July 2023.

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Background: Whereas symptomatic endometriosis may affect work performance, the impact of endometriosis in the general community is not known.

Aims: The associations between endometriosis and each of sick leave and work ability, were investigated in a large sample of non-healthcare seeking women.

Materials And Methods: This community-based, cross-sectional study recruited 6986 women, aged 18-39 years, from three eastern states of Australia between 11 November 2016 and 21 July 2017.

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Importance: The associations between endogenous dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and DHEA sulfate (DHEAS), and depression in older women are uncertain. However, DHEA supplements are widely available over the counter in some countries, and some people may be taking DHEA with the hope of positive mood effects.

Objective: This systematic review aimed to investigate the association between endogenous DHEA/DHEAS blood concentrations and depression/depressive symptoms in community-dwelling postmenopausal women.

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Objective: To explore the associations between endogenous testosterone blood concentrations and muscle mass, strength and performance in community dwelling women. DESIGN, PATIENTS AND MEASUREMENTS: Online databases, including Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE and Web of Science, were searched for observational studies, with at least 100 female participants, reporting associations between endogenous testosterone blood concentrations and muscle mass, strength and performance. The findings were synthesized in a narrative review.

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Objective: The contribution of testosterone to depression in older women is uncertain. This review was conducted to investigate the association between endogenous testosterone blood concentrations and depression in postmenopausal women.

Methods: We searched Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and Web of Science databases for observational studies with at least 100 community-dwelling participants.

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