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BMC Endocr Disord
January 2025
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Zimbabwe, P. O. Box A178, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Background: Proper planning of reproductive health needs for HIV-infected adolescents requires a clear understanding of the effects of HIV infection on adolescents' pubertal development.
Objective: To assess the effects of HIV infection on the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis, ovarian reserve and pubertal development in adolescent girls at a tertiary hospital in Zimbabwe.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey of HIV-infected adolescent girls aged 10-19 years, with available CD4 + count results at a tertiary hospital in Zimbabwe.
Eur Urol
January 2025
Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital Newcastle-upon-Tyne UK; Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University Newcastle-upon-Tyne UK.
Background And Objective: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI), defined as any involuntary leakage of urine associated with physical activity, remains underdiagnosed and undertreated. This review aims to provide an updated overview of the prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of SUI in women, drawing upon recent evidence-based literature and clinical guidelines.
Methods: A systematic search of the MEDLINE database was conducted to identify only the most up-to-date and relevant studies published up to February 26, 2024, including the reference ESTER systematic review.
Am J Obstet Gynecol
January 2025
Department of Pharmacy/Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, West China Second, University Hospital, Sichuan University; Children's Medicine Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu; NMPA Key Laboratory for Technical Research on Drug Products in Vitro and in Vivo Correlation, Chengdu; Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu; Chinese Evidence-based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan Universit. Electronic address:
Background: While guidelines suggest administering antibiotics 12 to 18 hours after the rupture of membranes in term premature rupture of membranes (PROM) women, in practice, clinicians tend to initiate prophylactic antibiotics as soon as possible to avoid risk of infection.
Objective: This study aimed to assess whether early administration of prophylactic antibiotics for term premature rupture of membranes reduces the incidence of maternal and neonatal infections.
Study Design: This multi-center, prospective cohort study included women with term premature rupture of membranes.
Clin Obstet Gynecol
March 2025
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY.
Vasa previa is an abnormality of the umbilical cord and fetal membranes that affects ∼1 in 1300 pregnancies. The diagnosis is made by visualization of velamentous fetal vessels coursing within the membranes over the cervix unprotected by Wharton jelly or placenta. When it is not diagnosed prenatally, it is associated with a high risk of fetal death.
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January 2025
Department of Ilmul Saidla (Pharmacy), National Institute of Unani Medicine, Ministry of Ayush, GOI, Bengaluru, India. Electronic address:
Ethnopharmacology Relevance: Incorporating ancient wisdom from Unani Medicine, this study delves into the therapeutic efficacy of Juniperus communis L. in primary dysmenorrhea. By seamlessly merging traditional knowledge with modern scientific evaluation, this research illuminates Juniperus communis L.
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