Does abortion increase women's risk for post-traumatic stress? Findings from a prospective longitudinal cohort study by M Antonia Biggs, Charles E McCulloch, Brenly Rowland, Diana G Foster

“…Among women with symptoms 1-week post-abortion seeking (n=338), 30% said their symptoms were due to experiences of sexual, physical or emotional abuse or violence; 20% attributed their symptoms to non-violent relationship issues; and 19% said they were due to the index pregnancy. …”
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The Tasmanian Estuary Perch Population—A Threatened Species? by Jonah L. Yick, Bryan Van Wyk, James Haddy

“…This study also confirms this population has a delayed spawning season in comparison to mainland populations, with growth models and tag recaptures (32 fish) demonstrating a very slow but sexually dimorphic growth rate. By combining the datasets of the 2014/15 and 2023 survey, we present an updated understanding of the biology and population dynamics of this unique Tasmanian population, which has previously never been published. …”
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Parenting after a history of childhood maltreatment: A scoping review and map of evidence in the perinatal period. by Catherine Chamberlain, Graham Gee, Stephen Harfield, Sandra Campbell, Sue Brennan, Yvonne Clark, Fiona Mensah, Kerry Arabena, Helen Herrman, Stephanie Brown, ‘Healing the Past by Nurturing the Future’ group

“…Theoretical constructs include: attachment, social learning, relational-developmental systems, family-systems and anger theories; 'hidden trauma', resilience, post-traumatic growth; and 'Child Sexual Assault Healing' and socioecological models. …”
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RETRACTED: The role of biofield energy treatment on psychological symptoms, mental health disorders, and stress‐related quality of life in adult subjects: A randomized controlled c... by Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Sambhu Mondal, Snehasis Jana

“…Results Perceived psychological symptoms/scores (asthenia, sleep disturbances, anxiety, depression, stress, confusion, future fearness, sexual desireness, motivation, confidence, emotional trauma, etc.) were significantly (p ≤ 0.0001) improved in the treatment group than placebo control group. …”
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Reproductive relationships between taxa morphologically close to <i>Elymus caninus</i> (Poaceae: Triticeae) by E. V. Shabanova, A. V. Agafonov, O. V. Dorogina

“…It has been concluded that the biotypes of these species included in sexual hybridization form a single recombination gene pool, within which slight differences in reproductive compatibility are observed. …”
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Desempeño productivo de hembras de tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, en diferentes métodos de cultivo. by José Antonio Estrada-Godinez, Gustavo Alejandro Rodríguez-Montes de Oca, María del Rosario Pacheco-Marges, María Isaura Bañuelos-Vargas

“…Se usó una proporción sexual 3:1 y se empleó una dieta comercial con 32% de proteína proporcionada a saciedad dos veces al día, durante 60 días. …”
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Niveles de carga viral plasmática de VIH en pacientes con tratamiento antirretroviral de Villa Clara. by Rafael Abreu Duarte, Yaneisy Valdés Domínguez, María de Lourdes Sánchez Alvarez, Maribel Alonso Ledo, Marlevis Bello Pérez, Adrían Fernández Martínez

“…Según la orientación sexual, son los homosexuales, los que predominan en la investigación, con 157(62.8%). …”
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Comparación de lípidos sanguíneos entre pollos de engorde y gallinas ponedoras by J. H. Osorio, J. D. Flores

“…Los resultados del presente estudio muestran que aunque hubo diferencias de sexo, edad, madurez sexual y sistemas de producción, no se encontraron diferencias en los niveles séricos de colesterol total o en los niveles de colesterol de la lipoproteína de baja densidad entre pollos de engorde y gallinas ponedoras. …”
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That “darned Dorsiceratus case” (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Cletodidae T. Scott)—an attempt of a systematic approach, including the description of three new species by Kai Horst George, Lukas Tönjes, Songül Yurtdaş

“…The monophyly of Dorsiceratus can be justified by the following autapomorphies: (1) mandibular palpus without basal seta 1, (2) P2 enp2 with 1 apical seta, (3) P2 exp3 with tube pore, (4) P4 endopod sexually dimorphic. The species can also be characterised by at least one autapomorphy each. …”
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Evaluation Frequency of Human Papillomavirus and Its Related Genotypes in Women of the General Population Living in 11 Provinces of Iran by Somayeh Hassani, Proshat Sadat Nadji, Anita Mohseni, Marjan Rahnamaye Farzami, Siamak Mirab Samiee, Makan Sadr, Seyed Alireza Nadji

“…The HPV virus, unlike any other infection that leads to cancer, is transmitted only through sexual intercourse and is less affected by the general changes and development in lifestyle and medical standards, so only vaccination and screening can prevent the HPV virus and cancers caused by it. …”
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Estudio de determinantes sociales y estado de salud de la población by Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Elivel Alonso Padrón, Lizette Rodríguez Fernández, Dania Pedraza Alejo, Adolfo Gerardo Álvarez Pérez, Ana Delia Pérez Álvarez

“…<strong><br />Resultados:</strong> el Área I resultó ser desfavorecida en varias de las dimensiones estudiadas como: medio ambiente, y en la organización de los servicios de salud, con inestabilidad en el cumplimiento de consultas y terrenos e incremento de los casos vistos en los Servicios de Urgencia, se observó elevado porcentaje en la exposición a factores de riesgo cardiovascular con repercusión en la mortalidad dentro de las primeras causas de muerte sin dejar de destacar el incremento que hubo en la incidencia de enfermedades transmisibles como: tuberculosis, enfermedades diarreicas e infecciones de transmisión sexual. <strong><br />Conclusiones: </strong>existen evidencias que permiten encauzar acciones para modificar el estado de salud de la población del Área I del municipio Cienfuegos desde la expresión de sus determinantes, con énfasis en la organización de los servicios de salud.…”
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Consultations for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis before and after health insurance coverage of pre-exposure prophylaxis to a university-based emergency department in Germany by Lennert Böhm, Björn-Erik Ole Jensen, Hubert Schelzig, Tom Luedde, Michael Bernhard

“…Regarding the reasons for ED visits, no statistically significant difference was found [occupational risk contact (18.2 vs. 26.5%, p = 0.081), sexual risk contact (74.7 vs. 69.0%, p = 0.266), other non-occupational risk contact (7.1 vs. 4.5%, p = 0.329)]. …”
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Impact of Sex on the Nonmotor Symptoms and the Health-Related Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Disease by Márton Kovács, Attila Makkos, Zsuzsanna Aschermann, József Janszky, Sámuel Komoly, Rita Weintraut, Kázmér Karádi, Norbert Kovács

“…Anxiety, pain, sleep disturbances, and orthostatic symptoms were more frequent among females while sexual dysfunction, apathy, and daytime sleepiness were more severe among males. …”
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Crime in Kharkiv and Its Counteraction in 1880 by V. A. Hrechenko, O. M. Honcharuk

“…The operation of whorehouses was regulated by the state, which understood its task only in combating the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and combating mischief in the locations of whorehouses. …”
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The relation of traumatic childhood experiences with psychological symptoms and self-esteem in physical education and sport students by Azize Atlı Ozbas, Mehmet Kocak, Nermin Gurhan

“…There was strong negative relationship between emotional abuse (r=0.45; lt;0.01), physical abuse (r=-.33; lt;0.01) and sexual abuse scores of students with self-esteem scores (r=0.3; lt;0.01). …”
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Comparison of the Efficacies of Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation and Laparoscopic Lateral Suspension in the Treatment of Apical Prolapse: 24-Month Follow-Up Results by Engin Yurtcu, Betul Keyif, Burcu Sarigedik, Alper Basbug, Andrea Tinelli

“…Patients were treated with either SSLF or LLS surgeries and underwent preoperative and postoperative evaluations using the Prolapse Quality of Life (P-QoL) questionnaire and the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ-12). Patients were divided into two groups: SSLF (n = 47) and LLS (n = 44). …”
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Percepción de violencia en el noviazgo: un acercamiento a su análisis en estudiantes de medicina by Yamila Ramos Rangel, Laura López Angulo, María Suz Pompa, Daniela García Ramos

“…Se analizaron las variables: sexo, edad, violencia en el noviazgo percibida, tipos de violencia en el noviazgo (en función de su naturaleza, física, psicológica y sexual).<br /><strong>Resultados:</strong> el 63,8 % tiene 19 años y el 67,9 % son del sexo femenino. …”
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Sicca Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease: Association with Other Nonmotor Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life by Tino Prell, Denise Schaller, Caroline Perner, Otto W. Witte, Julian Grosskreutz

“…Among the autonomic symptoms, sicca symptoms (xerostomia and dry eyes) were the most commonly reported (69%), followed by sexual dysfunction in men, leaking of urine, vasomotor dysfunction, constipation, sudomotor dysfunction, and orthostatic symptoms. …”
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Prevalence of HPV in a Peruvian Healthcare Network: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study by Jhajaira M. Araujo MSc, Maria Ramon-Cotrina Br, Rosa Quispe-Martinez MD, Mayra Rios-Rios Br, Maribel Quispe-Gonzaga Br, Carlos O. Saldaña-Reyes Br, Paula Medina PhD, Melanie Cornejo PhD, Joseph A. Pinto MSc, Richard Dyer MD

“…Introduction Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a common sexually transmitted infection often associated with cancer development. …”
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TIKROVĖS POSTMODERNIOS GRIMASOS by Audronė Žukauskaitė

“…The article discusses the ambivalent character of the Real and its implications on sexual, ethical and political fields. The main question is does psychoanalysis really provide a 'third way' to the 'antinomy of postmodern reason', or is it, in an indirect way, 'the return of the Real'? …”
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