Gender matters, especially if you are a Polish teenager being examined by a doctor or a doctor examining a teenager.

Unlabelled: To analyse how the specific gender configurations of the adolescent patient and the doctor affect the performance of intimate areas examinations during adolescent well-care visits and the emotions that accompany these examinations, the use of comfort measures, and the subsequent willingness of adolescents to visit the doctor in the future. An anonymous questionnaire was completed by adolescents (n = 1072) and their parents (n = 685) recruited from 80 randomly selected secondary schools in Poland. Genital examination and puberty assessment were performed more often in boys than in girls (OR = 14.

Depressive and Other Adverse CNS Effects of Fluoroquinolones.

Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are widely used drugs around the world. This is a result of their broad spectrum of antibacterial activity, high bioavailability, and known efficacy. Since they appeared on the market, their prescribing frequency has gradually increased.

Medical or Common Knowledge? Knowledge of Medical Professionals on Obesity Diagnosis Criteria and Treatment.

Introduction: Proper diagnosis of obesity, its severity, and complications and their effective treatment requires an interdisciplinary healthcare approach. Nevertheless, obesity remains under-identified and undertreated. Academic knowledge concerning obesity pathology, diagnosis, and treatment is advancing.

Polish adolescents' right to confidential primary health care is not respected despite high public acceptance.

Aim: The right of underaged patients to confidential health care should be considered an inalienable human right. Access to such care is also advisable according to contemporary medical knowledge. The aim of this study was to verify the extent this right is exercised in Poland and to examine social attitudes towards this issue.

Prophylactic medical examination of 15/16 year old from the Warsaw Agglomeration. Evaluation of the implementation of standards in practice.

Unlabelled: Prophylactic medical examinations - called well-child visit - are among the benefits guaranteed under basic health care. The prophylactic visit should include, among others: physical examination and an interview (with the adolescent and the parent), as well as individual pro-health education.

Aim: The aim of the study was to answer the question whether preventive medical visits of 15/16 year olds from the Warsaw Agglomeration are carried out within the scope defined by the Minister of Health and in accordance with standards.