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Cureus
December 2024
Internal Medicine, Tobago Regional Health Authority, Scarborough, TTO.
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is rare, and the diagnosis is not always clear-cut. It is associated with increased morbidity and mortality for the pregnant mother and fetus. Frequent pregnancy testing of women in childbearing years who have a known diagnosis of AIH may be necessary, even after counseling on family planning takes place.
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December 2024
Department of Nursing Science, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.
Background: HIV is a major public health issue in South Africa, with around 7.7 million people living with the virus by 2023, including 4.9 million women.
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January 2025
Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Background: While many pregnant women accept referrals for smoking cessation support, the uptake of telephone counselling appointments is unknown.
Aims: To determine the uptake rate of Quitline appointments among Australian pregnant women who smoke after being referred by a healthcare provider.
Materials And Methods: Data on attendance at telephone counselling appointments, number of appointments attended, gestational age at referral, referral source and smoking cessation upon completion of the program were requested from Quitline.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol
January 2025
EGA Institute for Women's Health, Faculty of Population Health Sciences, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
Objective: To assess whether premenopausal women diagnosed with deep or ovarian endometriosis on transvaginal sonography (TVS) were more likely to suffer from dyspareunia and pelvic pain symptoms, and have a lower quality of life, compared to women without sonographically diagnosed deep or ovarian endometriosis.
Methods: This was a prospective, cross-sectional study carried out between February 2019 and October 2020 at the general gynecology clinic at University College London Hospital, London, UK. All premenopausal women aged 18-50 years, who were examined consecutively by a single experienced examiner and underwent a detailed TVS scan, were eligible for inclusion.
Fertil Steril
January 2025
Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Objective: To expand knowledge on physical outcomes and psychosocial experiences of oocyte donors after donation across 3 age cohorts.
Design: Cross-sectional mixed-methods survey.
Patients: A total of 363 participants (ages: 22-71 years, M = 38.
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