Publications by authors named "Manee Piya-Anant"
We investigated the association of HLA-DRB1, -DQA1 and -DQB1 alleles and haplotypes in 33 Thai HIV discordant couples. A significantly lower frequencies of DRB1*14 (3.0% vs 11.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA randomised double blind comparative study of 230 HIV infected mothers who had a normal delivery at 37-42 weeks' gestation were divided into two groups; 116 combined pill users and 114 bromocriptine users to suppress lactation. There were 33 cases (28.5%) of combined pills users and 29 cases (25.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Neoplasm is the second most common cause of death in Thai women and cervical cancer is the most common. The prevalence of cervical cancer in Thai elderly women is unknown. What is the optimum time for a regular Papanicolaou smear check up.
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- Genital prolapse is highly prevalent (70%) among elderly women and can significantly affect their quality of life, potentially requiring risky surgical interventions due to existing health conditions.
- A study involved 682 elderly women to assess both the prevalence of genital prolapse and the effectiveness of pelvic floor exercises, with 654 eligible for a controlled trial comparing an experimental group to a control group.
- After 24 months, the experimental group that performed pelvic floor exercises saw a significant reduction in the worsening of genital prolapse (27.3%) compared to the control group (72.2%), indicating that such exercises can be beneficial for elderly women at risk.