Current Women's Health Reviews - Volume 19, Issue 1, 2023

Background: Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the treatable forms of cancer that can be prevented in its long precancerous conditions and good screening programs. Aims: Using directed content analysis, the present study, as qualitative research, aimed to investigate married women’s perspectives on screening for CC based on the protection motivation theory (PMT). Methods: To this end, a total number of 20 married w Read More

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by a wide range of metabolic and endocrine abnormalities, which can be quite complex in the diagnosis and treatment. The pathogenesis of PCOS is unclear. Therefore, symptoms of this condition differ from person to person, and it becomes difficult to treat PCOS. So far, many pharmacological interventions such as antilipidemic, ovulatory stimulants, and oral contraceptives h Read More

Pre-eclampsia (PE) is one of the major pregnancy complications, affecting up to 10 % of all pregnancies in some regions of the world. The clinical diagnosis, characterised by hypertension and proteinuria often late during pregnancy, with the added inability to treat (other than delivery), can lead to significant morbidity and mortality in both mother and unborn foetus. Moreover, as yet, only low dose aspirin administration is ac Read More

Cancer is known as a disease with a high morbidity and mortality rate. There are several short-term and long-term complications of cancer, leading to poor quality of life. Cancer in advanced stage and malignant tumors requiring a multisystem involvement makes the treatment challenging. The diverse health impact of cancer requires a multidisciplinary approach for treatment. The oncology pharmacy has facilitated a revolution Read More

Objective: Diet may have an impact on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) development; nevertheless, controvertible studies have been published. The aim of this study was to provide evidence from analytical studies on the relationship between diet and GDM development. Methods: Following the PRISMA guidelines, ISI Web of Knowledge, PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Embase, and the Cochrane library were searched for ar Read More

Background: COVID-19 infection was declared pandemic infection on March 11, 2020 by the World Health Organisation. Pregnant women have a high propensity to acquire this infection due to their altered physiological and immunological function. Objective: To know the overall incidence of COVID positive obstetric patients and assess the presence of any co-morbidity or obstetric complications as well as maternal and perina Read More

Background: Childbirth is an important event in a woman’s life. Adverse childbirth experiences may lead to negative psychological reactions and disturb the mother’s mental health during the postpartum period. Objective: This prospective study aimed to assess the relationship between experiences of antepartum intervention and post-traumatic stress symptoms in mothers following childbirth. Methods: The study sample Read More

Background: Post-abortion insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD) is recommended for the prevention of repetitive voluntary termination of pregnancy (VTOP) in women who choose to have a reliable contraceptive method. Aim: This study aimed to analyze the incidence of IUD dislocation and its factors in patients who had an IUD immediately inserted after VTOP. Methods: In this retrospective study, 288 conseq Read More

Background: Inconsistent results were found regarding the relationship between human blood oxytocin (OXT) levels and psychiatric and sexual dysfunction (SD) in several studies. Objective: The present study aimed to determine the relationship between OXT levels and sexual function and depression. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study involving 84 non-pregnant healthy married women at childbearing age. Beck Depres Read More

Background: Female genital cosmetic surgery (FGCS) consists of a set of design approaches to recover or strengthen the vulva. These cosmetic procedures are conducted to relieve functionality problems such as vaginal looseness and sexual dissatisfaction. The external genital tract is shaped cosmetically. Its results could be better judged through understanding the direct experience of women who underwent surgery. Read More

Background: There is contradictory evidence about the relationship between female circumcision and sexual function and satisfaction, which may be rooted in cultural and social beliefs and the different types of genital mutilation/circumcision (GM/C). Objective: The present study aimed to compare the sexual satisfaction among Iranian Kurdish women with and without GM/C. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conduct Read More

Background and Objectives: Preconception care involves health promotion, screening, and interventions for women and men to reduce the risk factors with the potential effect on their future pregnancies; the present research is aimed at investigating the effect of planned behavior theory on the knowledge, attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavior, self-control, intention, and practices of preconception care. Methods: Thi Read More

Background: Optimal nutrition for adolescent girls is critical for growth, development, and long-term health. Dietary diversity is a crucial component of feeding strategies. In resourcepoor countries, undiversified diets and low-quality monotonous diet feeding habits are frequent. This leads to poor nutritional status, particularly micronutrient deficiencies, which has an impact on adolescent females' current and future lives, as well as Read More