Current Women's Health Reviews - Volume 18, Issue 4, 2022

Background: Pregnant women are a vulnerable group in viral outbreaks, especially in the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective: The aim of this review was to identify maternal and neonatal outcomes in available articles on pregnancies affected by COVID-19. Methods: The articles that had assessed outcomes of pregnancy and perinatal of women with COVID-19 between Oct 2019 and Aug 2020 without language limitation were consi Read More

Background: Maternal COVID-19 infection has been reported to be associated with an increase in the rates of C-sections. However, studies have not reported this association consistently. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted regarding this issue. Methods: We identified all publications up to January 2021 in databases of PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. In addition, we reviewed gray literatu Read More

Aim: The present study is a meta-analysis to identify the relationship between BMI and uterine leiomyoma. Methods: The major international databases PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Sciences (WOS) were searched to identify eligible studies in English language from their inception to 30 of June 2019. The pooled Odds Ratios (OR), Relative Ratio (RR), and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) were calculated as random effect estima Read More

Introduction: Preeclampsia (P.E) has remained a public health threat to both developed and developing countries. The incidence of preeclampsia in Lebanon is high at 2.84%. Awareness of P.E among pregnant females is crucial to reduce morbidity and mortality for both fetus and mother. Objective: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted to analyze data from Lebanese’s pregnant women. This study aims to as Read More

Background: Women experience a significant increase in nutritional needs during pregnancy due to the several changes during this phase. Failure to meet these increased nutritional needs may cause irreversible effects and predispose outcomes to metabolic complications. Scarce data to establish the base of nutritional status among pregnant women in Jordan was available. Objective: The study aimed to assess and evalu Read More

Introduction: Infant hospitalization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) causes the separation of mother from her infant. Kangaroo Care (KC) is a bio-care method for preterm newborns. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the experiences of mothers that could be helpful for the further development and expansion of continuous kangaroo mother care (C-KMC). Materials and Methods: This is a qualit Read More

Background: A polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine syndrome in which women have a wide range of clinical presentations; insulin resistance was linked to its pathogenesis. Objective: We aimed to investigate the copeptin role as a predictive marker of insulin resistance among PCOS women. Materials and Methods: In University Hospital, we included 280 women, with 140 of them being healthy controls. 1 Read More

Background: Late preterm infants suffer from several problems after birth, and the key factor in fighting these problems is effective breastfeeding. Objective: To determine breastfeeding self-efficacy and its relationship with perceived stress and assess breastfeeding performance in mothers with late preterm infants. Methods: In this prospective study, 171 eligible nursing mothers with late preterm infants born in Alzahra Medical C Read More

Background: Management of unusual not scar ectopic pregnancies (UNSEPs) is an unexplored clinical field because of their low incidence and lack of guidelines. Objective: To report the clinical presentation, the first- and second-line treatment and outcomes of UNSEPs. Methods: We retrospectively collected patients treated for UNSEP (namely cervical, interstitial, ovarian, angular, abdominal, cornual and intramural), t Read More

Background: Ectopic pregnancy is the most common cause of death among women during the first trimester of pregnancy despite the progress made with early diagnosis. It occurs at a rate of 1 to 2% that of live births. In Mauritania, EP is a public health issue mostly affecting young women. Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic abilities and the management of EP. Methods: This study is transverse de Read More

Background: Sexual dysfunction is one of the most common causes of family breakdown. In recent years, different approaches have been used to solve this problem. Due to the negative effects of sexual dysfunction in women and its complications. Objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of stress management counseling on the sexual function of infertile women referred to Fatemieh Hospital in Ha Read More

Background and aim: This study aimed to investigate the effect of cognitive-behavioral stress management (CBSM) on adjustment among females with breast cancer. Materials and Methods: This randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 104 women with breast cancer who visited Hamedan Imam Khomeini Clinic between Feb 3 and Oct 26, 2016, and met the inclusion criteria. The inclusion criteria included being 20 Read More

Objective: To propose a concurrent training protocol and evaluate the effects on depressive symptoms, anxiety, mood, sexual function, body fat, muscular strength, cardiorespiratory capability, and hormonal profile of women in menopause through a randomized controlled trial. Methods: This is a randomized clinical trial of two arms with 6 months of intervention with concurrent training with menopausal women (40 to 59 years Read More

Introduction: Cervical polyps are small pedunculate, often sessile neoplasm of the cervix. It is not known whether this is due to chronic inflammation, or abnormal local responsiveness to hormonal stimulation, or localized vascular congestion of cervical blood vessels. They occur most frequently in multiparous women in the fifth decade of life. Case Description: Here, we are reporting a case of a giant cervical poly Read More

Introduction: Endometrial cancer is one of the most common malignancies of the female genital tract, which can be serious or life-threatening. Microbial infections can be one of the underlying causes of this type of cancer. Case Presentation: The present study describes the isolation of Pichia fermentans (Candida firmentaria var. firmentaria) from the vaginal secretions of a 61-year-old woman affected by endometrial ca Read More