Beliefs and perceptions towards congenital anomalies in Dilla town, Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia; a qualitative study by Addisu Getnet, Zerihun Figa, Desalegn Tarekegn, Rediet Gido, Getanew Aschalew Tesfa

“…God’s punishment, curse, parents’ sin, magical practices and evil spirits, illness, lack of pregnancy care and contraceptive pills were the believed causes of congenital anomalies. …”
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Relationships between the menstrual cycle and neuropsychiatric and physical symptoms in females with Tourette syndrome by Daisy T. Noriega-Makarskyy, Evan Realbuto, Ariadne Kaylor, Lisa Osiecki, Angela Essa, Dongmei Yu, Dongmei Yu, Cornelia Illmann, Carol A. Mathews, Carol A. Mathews, Carol A. Mathews, Jeremiah M. Scharf, Jeremiah M. Scharf, Jeremiah M. Scharf, Jeremiah M. Scharf, Jeremiah M. Scharf

“…The low response rate, retrospective recall of symptoms, and lack of information about hormonal influences such as contraceptives and menopause are notable study limitations.…”
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Prenatal bisphenol A and/or diethylhexyl phthalate exposure followed by adult estradiol treatment affects behavior and brain monoamines in female rat offspring by Amrita Kaimal, Jessica M. Hooversmith, Maryam H. Al Mansi, Ariana D. Cherry, Jillian T. Garrity, Philip V. Holmes, Puliyur S. MohanKumar, Puliyur S. MohanKumar, Sheba M. J. MohanKumar, Sheba M. J. MohanKumar

“…Additionally, fluctuating levels of endogenous estrogens, as seen during pregnancy, or the use of oral contraceptives, can further elevate this risk. This study examines the cumulative effects of prenatal EDC exposure combined with chronic low-dose 17β-estradiol (E2) treatment in adulthood on neurobehavioral outcomes.MethodsPregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were orally dosed with vehicle, bisphenol A (BPA) (5 μg/kg body weight (BW)/day), low-dose (LD) diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) (5 μg/kg BW/day), high-dose (HD) DEHP (7.5 mg/kg BW/day), or a combination of the two (BPA+DEHP) from gestational days 6-21. …”
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Mapping of Minimal Motifs of B-Cell Epitopes on Human Zona Pellucida Glycoprotein-3 by Wan-Xiang Xu, Ya-Ping He, Jian Wang, Hai-Ping Tang, Hui-Juan Shi, Xiao-Xi Sun, Chao-Neng Ji, Shao-Hua Gu, Yi Xie

“…The human zona pellucida glycoprotein-3 (hZP3) by virtue of its critical role during fertilization has been proposed as a promising candidate antigen to develop a contraceptive vaccine. In this direction, it is imperative to map minimal motifs of the B cell epitopes (BCEs) so as to avoid ZP-specific oophoritogenic T cell epitopes (TCEs) in the ZP3-based immunogens. …”
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Acute fatty liver of pregnancy: An atypical case report by Riska Subono, Nurul Hikmah

“…The patient originally did not know she was pregnant and using a contraceptive implant. She missed her period in the last six months ago, which was the first onset of epigastric pain. …”
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Prediction of stunting and its socioeconomic determinants among adolescent girls in Ethiopia using machine learning algorithms. by Alemu Birara Zemariam, Biruk Beletew Abate, Addis Wondmagegn Alamaw, Eyob Shitie Lake, Gizachew Yilak, Mulat Ayele, Befkad Derese Tilahun, Habtamu Setegn Ngusie

“…Region, poor wealth index, no formal education, unimproved toilet facility, rural residence, not used contraceptive method, religion, age, no media exposure, occupation, and having one or more children were the top attributes to predict stunting. …”
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Determinants of breast cancer screening among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel analysis. by Beminate Lemma Seifu, Yohannes Mekuria Negussie, Angwach Abrham Asnake, Fraol Daba Chinkey, Bezawit Melak Fente, Zufan Alamrie Asmare

“…Age (20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, and 45-49 years), secondary and higher education, wealth index, media exposure, parity, contraceptive use, pregnancy status, breastfeeding status, and visiting a healthcare facility in the last 12 months were identified as significant positive determinants of breast cancer screening. …”
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Association between cancer stigma and cervical cancer screening uptake among women of Dhulikhel and Banepa, Nepal. by Bandana Paneru, Aerona Karmacharya, Alina Bharati, Soniya Makaju, Bikram Adhikari, Dikshya Kafle, Sunila Shakya, Donna Spiegelman, Sangini Seth, Anne Stangl, Aamod Dhoj Shrestha, Archana Shrestha

“…The odds of being screened was 0.23 times lower among women who had stigma compared to those who had no stigma (95% CI: 0.11-0.49) after adjusting for confounders: age, ethnicity, occupation, religion, education, parity, contraceptive use, age of menarche and age at first sexual intercourse.…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in China: a comparative study by Xiaoming Zhang, Kun Fang, Duo Lan, Xiangqian Huang, Xunming Ji, Ran Meng, Da Zhou

“…Poor outcomes were associated with central nervous system (CNS) infection, oral contraceptive use or hormone replacement therapy (HRT), hematologic disorders, anemia, and prothrombotic conditions. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Breast Cancer in Women in a Health Area by Naifi Hierrezuelo Rojas, Mileidy Cordoví Hierrezuelo, Naiovis Neira Hierrezuelo

“…Breast cancer was considered as the dependent variable; the following were used as independent variables: age, personal and family pathological history, early menarche, late menopause, nulliparity, age of the first child, exclusive breastfeeding, replacement or replacement hormone therapy, use of contraceptive methods, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, alcoholism. …”
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Magnitude and Associated Factors of Unintended Pregnancy among Pregnant Women at Saesie Tsaeda Emba Woreda Eastern Zone of Tigray, North Ethiopia, 2018 by Gebrehiwot Gebremariam Weldearegawi, Kidanemaryam Berhe Tekola, Berhane Fseha Teklehaymanot

“…Marital status, occupational status, visited by health extension workers, having information about family planning, discussing with their partners about contraceptive were found the major factors of unintended pregnancy. …”
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Effect of Low-Dose Hormone Therapy on Metabolic Parameters and Bone Mineral Density by Ufuk Atlihan, Onur Yavuz, Huseyin Aytug Avsar, Can Ata, Tevfik Berk Bildaci, Selcuk Erkilinc

“…After the diagnosis of early menopause, combined oral contraceptive (COC) treatment including 3 mg Drospirenone + 0.02 mg Ethinylestradiol was recommended to the patients. …”
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Effects of Teenage Motherhood and The Social Welfare of Victims in Kisoro District. by Natukunda, Jowel

“…The government also has a negative role; it has not taken responsibility for intensifying the sensitization of people about using contraceptives. The vicious cycle of early pregnancy is more likely to continue because usually, children born under such circumstances could end up adopting such behaviors. …”
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Correlates of Family Size and Household Farm Units in Kisoro District, Uganda by Ainembabazi, Ealyne

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Modifiable risk factors for anemia among women of childbearing age in sub-saharan Africa (2015–2023) by Beminate Lemma Seifu, Yohannes Mekuria Negussie, Angwach Abrham Asnake, Bezawit Melak Fente, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Mamaru Melkam, Meklit Melaku Bezie, Alemayehu Kasu Gebrehana, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Hiwot Atlaye Asebe

“…The highest proportion of moderate to severe anemia was linked to the type of contraceptive method used (PAF = 53.11%). This was followed by the lack of health insurance coverage (PAF = 37.92%). …”
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Stakeholders’ perceptions of adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health needs in Southeast Nigeria: a qualitative study by Obinna Onwujekwe, Chinyere Cecilia Okeke, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Ifunanya Clara Agu, Uchenna Ezenwaka, Ifeyinwa Arize, Chibuike Agu, Chinonso Obayi

“…Recurring adolescent SRH needs were: SRH education and counselling; access to contraceptive services and information. These needs were perceived to vary based on sex, schooling and marital status. …”
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Predictors of plasma HDL-C concentrations in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study by James M. Shikany, John R. Bassler, Jared P. Reis, Pamela J. Schreiner, David T. Redden, John T. Wilkins, Cora E. Lewis

“…Several factors were positively associated with HDL-C longitudinally in both women and men: age, self-identified Black race, alcohol intake, physical activity, and energy intake, along with sex-specific associations with current oral contraceptive use, current hormone therapy, and post-menopausal status (women only), and homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (men only). …”
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Inequalities in demand satisfied with modern methods of family planning among women aged 15–49 years: a secondary data analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys of six South Asian... by Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy, Kiran Acharya, Ishwar Tiwari

“…Primary and secondary outcome measures mDFPS was defined as married women aged 15–49 years or their partners, who desired no child, no additional children or to postpone the next pregnancy and who are currently using any modern contraceptive method. We estimated weighted and age-standardised estimates of mDFPS. …”
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Systematic review of reviews on interventions to engage men and boys as clients, partners and agents of change for improved sexual and reproductive health and rights by Sanyukta Mathur, Julie Pulerwitz, Ann Gottert, Jesse Werner, Renay Weiner, Chantalle Okondo, Sarah Magni

“…Remaining evidence gaps include engaging men as contraceptive users, sexually transmitted infections other than HIV, preventing unsafe abortion and SGBV as experienced by men and boys.Conclusions There is substantial evidence supporting a range of successful interventions to engage men and boys to improve SRHR, with markedly similar principles and approaches emerging across SRHR domains. …”
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Removal of an incarcerated intrauterine device reaching the serosal surface of the uterus by hysteroscopy alone: a case report by Min You, Qin-Fang Chen, Hai-Qian Lu

“…BackgroundAn intrauterine device (IUD) is a widely used long-term contraceptive device for family planning. However, the IUD can lead to various complications. …”
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