Current Women's Health Reviews - Volume 1, Issue 3, 2005

Cervical adenocarcinomas are increasing in incidence each year, both in the United States and worldwide. This increase largely reflects the inherent difficulty in detecting glandular precursor lesions. Since adenocarcinoma in situ generally requires at least five years to progress to invasive disease, there should be ample time for screening and potential intervention. Conization preserves fertility in young women dia Read More

Growing toxicological and epidemiological interests in new therapeutic compounds have arisen with the recent increase in frequency of pregnancies in women with renal disease. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and angiotensin II receptor antagonist, at least in the late stages of pregnancy, is associated with adverse fetal development and can cause pulmonary hypoplasia and neonatal anuria. In utero exposur Read More

World population is expected to rise to 9 billion in next 50 years. Between 2000 and 2030 nearly a hundred percent of the annual population growth will occur in the less developed countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Apparently, there will be growing demand for suitable (discreet, simple to use, long lasting, reversible, sociologically accepted and inexpensive) methods of birth control. Immunocontraceptive vaccines seem t Read More

Vulvodynia represents an important, but poorly understood collection of health issues affecting 1 in 8 women. Pain and discomfort interfere with normal daily activities such as sitting, exercising and sexual intimacy. The intensely personal nature of these disorders results in feelings of isolation and anxiety for many affected women. Since a variety of benign disorders of the vulva and vagina can contribute to the development an Read More

The relationship between uterine myomas and infertility is unclear, and numerous studies have attempted to better define this association. This review article explores the available data about the impact of submucosal, intramural and subserosal myomas, and small and large myomas, on reproductive outcomes in natural conception and assisted reproduction. Overall myoma location, followed by size, is the most important Read More

During pregnancy the maternal immune system is confronted with paternal allo-antigens. Therefore, fetomaternal rejection processes may represent a major cause of complications, such as preeclampsia, Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, Low Platelet (HELLP)-Syndrome, placental abruption and Intra-Uterine-Growth Restriction (IUGR). Several local mechanisms are known, which protect the fetus from maternal im Read More

There are many suggestions that pre-eclampsia has an immunological basis. According to the immunological theory of the disease, there is a failure of the immunological recognition of fetal alloantigens during pregnancy. It seems that abnormal activation of the immune system may play a role in the etiology of pre-eclampsia. Many authors have found a number of changes in the adaptive immune system which may contri Read More

The aim was to investigate, by means of a salutogenic approach, bone mineral density (BMD) and changes in BMD over a two-year period in a group of women in relation to lifestyle behaviours and to explore their perceptions of these behaviours. The method used was multiple and sequential triangulation. Over the two years, 62% had decreased/unchanged BMD, while 38% had increased their BMD. Self-rated sleep Read More

Breast cancer in young women has always carried an ominous prognosis. There has been little evidence that these concerns are unfounded. The risk for developing premenopausal breast cancer is multifactorial. The younger and less developed breasts are subject to endogenous factors such as hormones and growth factors, as well as exogenous agents occurring in environmental pollutants and other chemicals. Most data indi Read More