Family Aggregation and Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in Affected Individuals by Julio Armando Sánchez Delgado, Nailé Edita Sánchez Lara

“…The variables were: personal and family history of oncological disease, age, menarche, age at menopause, contraceptive pill ingestion, first child age of birth, breastfeeding, alcohol intake, smoking, family history. …”
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Pregnancy Followed by Delivery May Affect Circulating Soluble Lectin-Like Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-1 Levels in Women of Reproductive Age by Mehmet Balin, Ahmet Çelik, M. Ali Kobat, Adil Baydas

“…Background/Objective. It is known that menopause or lack of endogenous estrogen is a risk factor for endothelial dysfunction and CAD. …”
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Vasomotor Syndrome its Association with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors by Ana Mary Fernández Milán, Georgia Díaz-Perera Fernández, Daysi Antonia Navarro Despaigne.

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> vasomotor syndrome is the most frequent clinical manifestation of the menopausal transition; evidence shows its association with risk factors for cardiovascular disease. …”
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Late Endocrine Effects after Stem Cell Transplant in a Young Girl with Griscelli Syndrome by Shana R. Mencher, William V. Tamborlane, Anisha D. Patel

“…It is important to monitor pubertal progression as the majority of those treated with alkylating agents prior to SCT have pubertal and ovarian failure and remain at risk for premature menopause.…”
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A Case of Myomatous Erythrocytosis Syndrome Associated with a Large Uterine Leiomyoma by Yosuke Ono, Takao Hidaka, Kaori Fukuta, Keiko Kouchi, Kuniaki Yasoshima, Kiyoshi Takagawa, Takashi Arai

“…She had no vaginal bleeding after she reached menopause at 50 years old. She had severe polycythemia: hemoglobin (Hb), 19.9 g/dL; red blood cell count (RBC), 6.65 × 106/mm3; hematocrit, (Hct) 59.1%. …”
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Evaluation of Salivary and Serum Total Antioxidant Capacity and Lipid Peroxidation in Postmenopausal Women by Fatemeh Zovari, Hadi Parsian, Ali Bijani, Ameneh Moslemnezhad, Atena Shirzad

“…Objective. In menopause, reduction of estrogen hormone affects oxidative stress process in serum. …”
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Comparison of Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis and the Normal Population, and Role of Vitamin D on Autoimmunity by Serkan Yıldırım

“…Methods In this cross-sectional study, the patients who applied to Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital endocrinology outpatient clinic between the ages of 16 and 50 were evaluated with ultrasonographically consistent with chronic thyroiditis, serologically antibody positive (anti T, anti M), euthyroid, body mass index (BMI) &lt;30, 40 women with Hashimoto's thyroiditis who did not enter menopause, did not have any other additional disease and did not use chronic medication, and 16-50 women who applied to the internal medicine or endocrinology polyclinics of Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital 40 healthy female patients with a body mass index (BMI) &lt;30 years and negative for thyroid antibodies were recruited. …”
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Role of immediate injection of methylene blue after fiberoptic ductoscopy in selective ductectomy for patients with pathological nipple discharge by Fengfeng Zhang, Silei Wang, Bin Liu, Wenshi Yang

“…Statistical analysis revealed that patients exhibiting older age, menopause, positive MG, and bloody discharge had a higher propensity for malignancy (P < 0.05). …”
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Associations of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake with Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women by Margaret Harris, Vanessa Farrell, Linda Houtkooper, Scott Going, Timothy Lohman

“…Covariates included in the models were total energy intake, body weight at year 1, years after menopause, exercise, use of hormone therapy (HT), total calcium, and total iron intakes. …”
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Replication of the Association of the 6q22.31c Locus near with Pulse Rate in the Korean Population by Nam Hee Kim, Young Jin Kim, Ji Hee Oh, Yoon Shin Cho

“…Pulse rate is known to be related to diverse phenotypes, such as cardiovascular diseases, lifespan, arrhythmia, hypertension, lipids, diabetes, and menopause. We have reported two genomewide significant genetic loci responsible for the variation in pulse rate as a part of the Korea Association Resource (KARE) project, the genomewide association study (GWAS) that was conducted with 352,228 single nucleoride polymorphisms typed in 8,842 subjects in the Korean population. …”
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The Anti-Inflammatory, Phytoestrogenic, and Antioxidative Role of Labisia pumila in Prevention of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis by M. E. Nadia, A. S. Nazrun, M. Norazlina, N. M. Isa, M. Norliza, S. Ima Nirwana

“…Women are more likely to develop osteoporosis than men due to reduction in estrogen during menopause which leads to decline in bone-formation and increase in bone-resorption activity. …”
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Age-related experiences of diverse older women living with HIV: A scoping review protocol informed by intersectionality. by Kristina Kokorelias, Paige Brown, Sharon Walmsley, Alice Zhabokritsky, Esther Su, Luxey Sirisegaram

“…Aging complexities compounded by HIV and menopause affect these women's health, while factors like mental health impact, changing support networks, and ageism with HIV stigma influence their well-being. …”
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Pengaruh Faktor Risiko Hormonal pada Pasien Kanker Payudara di RSUP.Dr.M.Djamil Padang by Yenda Hasnita, Wirsma Arif Harahap, Defrin Defrin

“…Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui wawancara langsung dengan responden menggunakan lembar kuesioner di Poliklinik Bedah RSUP.Dr.M.Djamil Padang pada bulan Januari - Maret tahun 2019 dengan teknik consecutive sampling menggunakan Uji Chi-Square.Hasil analisis statistik menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan pada faktor risiko usia menstruasi pertama (menarche) (p=<0,001; OR=2,84) dan lama penggunaan kontrasepsi pil (p=0,05; OR=3,16), namun tidak ada pengaruh yang signifikan pada usia (p=1), usia pertama melahirkan (p=0,821), paritas (p=0,107), riwayat menyusui (p=1), dan usia menopause (p=0,150). Faktor risiko yang paling dominan adalah lama penggunaan kontrasepsi pil p=0,035. …”
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Mapping evidence on the distribution of uterine fibroids in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review protocol. by Vuyisile Ginindza, Makandwe Nyirenda, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Themba G Ginindza

“…<h4>Background</h4>Uterine fibroids are the most common pelvic benign tumours found in reproductive-aged women and may affect up to 70% of all women by menopause. Uterine fibroids place a heavy burden on women and society resulting in poor quality of life, impaired self-image, and impaired social, sexual, emotional, and physical well-being of affected individuals.…”
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Risk Factors for Worsening of Bone Loss in Patients Newly Diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Yi Yin, Xiaofeng Lu, Zhun Li, Song Liu, Lihua Shao, Lei Cao, Rui-Qing Liu, Liang-Yu Huang, Zhen-Xing Zhu, Zhen Guo, Yi Li, Wei-Ming Zhu

“…A total of 380 of the 639 IBD patients (including 212 CD patients and 168 UC patients) with at least a second DXA scan were included in the longitudinal study. 42.6% of the patients presented a worsening of bone loss in the follow-up study. Menopause, albumin, and use of corticosteroids were identified as independent factors associated with worsening of bone loss. …”
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Age and estrogen-associated reductions in hypoxic ventilatory response and chemosensitivity in female rats by Jessica M. L. Grittner, Rebecca Barok, Edgar Juarez Lopez, Misha Shah, Brendan J. Dougherty

“…In female rats, steroid hormones fluctuate across the normal estrous cycle and decline with age, similar to human menopause. To determine the influence of steroid hormones, and mimic aspects of age-related reductions in hormones, the ovariectomy model is often employed. …”
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Risk factors for coronary atherosclerotic heart disease in postmenopausal women: a meta-analysis by Xin Miao, Xin Miao, Lixing Wu, Kuiyue Wang, Yuhan Wang, Linlin Zhang

“…Approximately 3.8 million women die from CHD every year globally. After menopause, estrogen levels decrease, and the risk of cardiovascular disease increases substantially; however, research on risk factors for CHD in postmenopausal women has been inconclusive.ObjectiveTo systematically evaluate the risk factors for CHD in postmenopausal women.MethodsThe PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, CBM, CNKI, and VIP databases were searched up to February 9, 2024, for studies on risk factors for CHD in postmenopausal women. …”
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Evaluation of the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy Scale in the UK: a psychometric analysis including predictive validity by Geraldine Barrett, Jennifer Hall, Corinne Rocca

“…Objectives To evaluate the psychometric performance, including predictive validity, of a UK version of the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy (DAP) scale.Design Prospective cohort study for psychometric evaluation.Setting UK.Participants Women in the UK aged 15 years to menopause, who were not pregnant at the time of recruitment in October 2018, were eligible. 994 women completed the baseline survey and 90.2% of women eligible for the 12-month survey participated.Primary and secondary outcome measures The DAP scale was assessed according to key measurement properties of validity (construct (structural and hypothesis testing) and criterion (predictive)), reliability (internal consistency using Cronbach’s alpha and test–retest using intraclass correlation coefficients, ICC) and differential item functioning. …”
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Reliability Of Transvaginal Ultrasound Measured Endometrial Thickness In Diagnosis Of Endometrial Cancer In Postmenopausal Women by Ayesha Bibi, Noreen Majeed, Irum Mushtaq, Shabana Kalsoom, Ruqya Azhar, Mehreen Mehdi

“…The reliability of transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) using 4mm cut-off point ET in detecting endometrial malignancy in patients presenting with uterine bleeding after menopause, keeping histopathological findings as a reference standard showed 89.36% sensitivity, 83.56%, specificity, 92.42% negative predictive value and 77.78% positive predictive value & 85.83% accuracy rate. …”
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Breast Cancer: Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Survival Analysis in the Pakistani Population by Shumaila Zaib, Nosheen Masood, Jahangeer Sarwar Khan, Iqra, Azra Yasmin

“…Significant risk factors found to be associated with the breast cancer included long reproductive period (menarche to menopause), family history of disease and habit of passive smoking (P<0.05). …”
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