Unmet need for contraception and associated factors among women with cardiovascular disease having follow-up at Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study - Contraception and Reproductive Medicine
Source : https://contraceptionmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40834-022-00173-0
Background Unmet need for contraception refers to the proportion of women who want to postpone or stop childbearing but are not using a contraceptive method. Addressing unmet need is especially...
Conclusion: Unmet need for contraception was high in this high-risk population group. The cardiac follow-up clinic should implement client-centered counseling by a multidisciplinary team to address the needs of women and prevent consequences of unintended pregnancy. Furthermore, there is a need to initiate interventions that encourage...
Short-notice cancellations of laparoscopic permanent contraception - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35545130/
Among patients who cancelled their laparoscopic permanent contraception, the vast majority cancelled their surgery a week or less from their scheduled date. These short-notice cancellations may adversely affect both patients...
Conclusions: Among patients who cancelled their laparoscopic permanent contraception, the vast majority cancelled their surgery a week or less from their scheduled date. These short-notice cancellations may adversely affect both patients and the healthcare system. More research is needed on institutional policies to reduce laparoscopic permanent...
High-risk fertility behaviour and childhood anaemia in sub-Saharan Africa
Source : https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/5/e051921.long
Objective This study sought to examine the association between high-risk fertility behaviour and childhood anaemia in sub-Saharan Africa . Design An analytical study was conducted using cross-sectional data from mothers...
Conclusions: We, therefore, draw the attention of policy makers and programme implementers to invest in policies and programmes aimed at combating childhood anaemia in sub-Saharan Africa to focus on the population at risk, that is, women whose most recent delivery occurred at younger ages and those with short birth intervals. Encouraging...
Effects of oral contraceptive use on muscle strength, muscle thickness, and fiber size and composition in young women undergoing 12 weeks of strength training: a cohort study - BMC Women's Health
Source : https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-022-01740-y
Background It is suspected that hormonal fluctuations during menstruation may cause different responses to strength training in women who use oral contraceptives (OC) versus those who do not. However, previous...
Conclusions: The effects of 12 weeks of strength training on Fmax, muscle thickness, muscle fiber size, and composition were similar in young women irrespective of their OC use.
Endometriosis in women undergoing ovarian tissue transplantation due to premature menopause after gonadotoxic treatment or spontaneous premature ovarian failure - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35514095/
This study highlights the under-researched association between endometriosis in women entering premature or early menopause either after gonadotoxic treatment or due to primary ovarian insufficiency. As more and more patients...
Conclusions: This study highlights the under-researched association between endometriosis in women entering premature or early menopause either after gonadotoxic treatment or due to primary ovarian insufficiency. As more and more patients seek to have their cryopreserved ovarian tissue transplanted to fulfill their desire to have children,...