Publications by authors named "D Lazaris"
Confronting the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic in women of reproductive age. Alarm for an imminent oncologic epidemic.
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care
February 2022
Background: In the interest of presenting historical background for modern-day medicine and surgery, the authors comment on the concepts of the eminent Byzantine physician Aetius of Amida (sixth century A.D.) in surgical treatment of diseases of the womb.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn appraisal of the role of the European Society of Contraception in the promotion of reproductive health.
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care
June 2007
To monitor the rate of exclusive breastfeeding in Greek maternity wards and to investigate possible changes in infant-feeding practices during the first month after hospital discharge, the authors questioned 4310 Greek mothers from 7 hospitals on the fourth day postpartum. Odds ratios were calculated to estimate the effects of health system, demographic, psychosocial, and environmental factors. Any breastfeeding and full breastfeeding initiation rates were 85% and 23%, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Genetic variation in genes involved in steroid biosynthesis, metabolism and signal transduction have been suggested to play a role in gallstone disease.
Methods: To elucidate the possible role of genetic variation in the estrogen receptors alpha and beta (ER-alpha, ER-beta) and androgen receptor (AR) genes in breast cancer risk, the -1174(TA)n, c.1092+3607(CA)(n) and c.