Physical Therapy in the Management of Pelvic Floor Muscles Hypertonia in a Woman with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia by Aline Moreira Ribeiro, Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira, Elaine Cristine Lemes Mateus-Vasconcelos, Rafael Mendes Moroni, Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito

“…Their presentation includes voiding and sexual dysfunctions, pelvic pain, and constipation. …”
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Seminal Fluid-Mediated Inflammation in Physiology and Pathology of the Female Reproductive Tract by Anthonio O. Adefuye, Henry A. Adeola, Kurt J. Sales, Arieh A. Katz

“…SF, in particular, the inflammatory bioactive lipids, and prostaglandins present in vast quantities in SF, have a role in localized immune modulation and regulation of pathways that can exacerbate inflammation in the FMRT. In sexually active women SF-mediated inflammation has been implicated in physiologic processes such as ovulation, implantation, and parturition while also enhancing tumorigenesis and susceptibility to infection. …”
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Prepuce: Phimosis, Paraphimosis, and Circumcision by Yutaro Hayashi, Yoshiyuki Kojima, Kentaro Mizuno, Kenjiro Kohri

“…Circumcision is generally undertaken for three reasons: first, as an item of religious practice, typically neonatally although occasionally transpubertally, as a rite of passage; second, as a prophylactic measure against future ailments for the reduction in the risk of penile cancer, urinary tract infection, and sexually transmitted infection; and third, for immediate medical indication. …”
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Estimation of thyroid gland volume using ultrasonography and its relation to anthropometric measurements in a population of northern part of West Bengal by Suchismita Ghosh, Anushree Das, Alipta Bhattacharya, Ratnadeep Poddar, Anirban Sadhu

“…Additionally, there was significant sexual dimorphism in thyroid volume and right lobe of thyroid was more voluminous than the left one. …”
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Morphometric Analysis of the Host Effect on Phenotypical Variation of Belminus ferroae (Hemiptera: Triatominae) by Claudia Magaly Sandoval Ramirez, Elsa Evelia Nieves Blanco, Reinaldo Gutiérrez Marin, Diego Alexander Jaimes Mendez, Nelcy Ortiz Rodríguez, Fernando Otálora-Luna, Elis José Aldana

“…Morphometric analysis of the wings bugs fed on cockroaches showed a significant reduction in CS in both sexes among all generations. Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) was observed in the insects fed on cockroaches (O2 and O3), as well as those bugs fed on mice (O2). …”
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Risky behaviours and injuries amongst Catalan children with ADHD: does pharmacological treatment improve outcomes? by Toni Mora, Rowena Jacobs, Jordi Cid, David Roche

“…We test whether medication use for ADHD decreases the likelihood of risky behaviour (sexual behaviour, alcohol, tobacco, and drug consumption) and injuries amongst children aged 6–18. …”
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Histological demonstration of gonad development in the banana shrimp, Fenneropenaeus merguiensis by Jirakanit Chimnual, Jirawat Saetan, Wilaiwan Chotigeat

“…Hematoxylin and Eosin staining and in situ hybridization with the VASA probe revealed that the PGCs migrated retrogradely along the midgut, colonizing the area between the hepatopancreas and heart, a region that becomes the genital ridge in the postlarval stage. External sexual organs appeared at approximately 4 months of age. …”
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Tyrosine Hydroxylase Expression in Differentiating Neurons of the Rat Arcuate Nucleus: Stimulatory Influence of Serotonin Afferents by Viktoria I. Melnikova, Michael V. Ugrumov, Evgenia V. Proshlyakova, André Calas, Jean Thibault

“…In turn, the neurons of the raphe nucleus showed increased levels .of serotonin in both males and females, with no sexual dimorphism. Thus, our results suggest a stimulatory, long-lasting effect of serotonin afferents on tyrosine hydroxylase expression in the differentiating neurons of the rat arcuate nucleus during prenatal ontogenesis.…”
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Characteristics and Etiologies of Chronic Scrotal Pain: A Common but Poorly Understood Condition by Aosama Aljumaily, Hind Al-Khazraji, Allan Gordon, Susan Lau, Keith A. Jarvi

“….%), ability to work (51.90%), and sexual functioning (61.8%). 50.4% felt depressed on most days, and 67.17% felt either unhappy or terrible with their present condition. …”
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Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis by George Mwandia, Ryan Q. Simon, Hari Polenakovik, Katelyn J. Booher

“…We describe a case of gonococcal spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in a 48-year-old sexually active female with alcoholic cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis B. …”
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Knowledge and Attitude of Iranian University Students toward Genital Warts by Zeinab Aryanian, Maedeh Mohammadi, Arefeh Babazadeh, Parvaneh Hatami, Zeinab Mohseni Afshar, Azadeh Goodarzi, Ifa Etesami, Mohammad Barary, Soheil Ebrahimpour, Parisa Sabbagh

“…Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the well-known causes of cervical cancer and one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Since cervical cancer is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in women, this study was performed to investigate Iranian medical students’ knowledge and attitudes towards genital warts. …”
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La hipnosis: una técnica al servicio de la Psicología by Yolanda Cabrera Macías, Ernesto José López González, Yamila Ramos Rangel, Mónica González Brito, Anais Marta Valladares González, Laura López Angulo

“…Sus aplicaciones fundamentales están dadas en el alivio del dolor, los trastornos del sueño, la deshabituación tabáquica, la obesidad, el asma, la enuresis infantil, enfermedades de la piel, disminución de síntomas ansiosos, disfunción sexual eréctil, el desarrollo de la capacidad de atención y habilidades creativas. …”
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Spiradenoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Jia-Ying Chang, Yen-Chang Chen, Dah-Ching Ding

“…<b>Background and Clinical Significance:</b> Spiradenoma is a rare benign skin adnexal tumor with unknown incidence and prevalence, typically affecting young to middle-aged adults without a sexual predilection. <b>Case Presentation:</b> A 59-year-old woman presented with a palpable lesion in the suprapubic region that had been there for 20 years and had become enlarged over the past 2 months. …”
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Feminismos del Sur, abriendo horizontes de descolonización. Los feminismos indígenas y los feminismos comunitarios by Catherine Moore Torres

“…La fuerza de esta apuesta reside en concebir la opresión sexual como la contracara de la dominación colonial, lo que sugiere una doble despatriarcalización de los distintos territorios frente a las formas de opresión del capitalismo, pero también del patriarcado ancestral.…”
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The roles of a peer-led collaborative learning approach in Ethiopian secondary schools by Feyisa Mulisa, Simeret Kassahun Mekonnen

“…Ironically the approach by far rewards group leaders to do all activities that would be done by each of the group members increases the dependency of middle and low achiever students and becomes a milieu of sexual harassment mainly for female students. Acknowledging more research findings would be warranted, we suggest that the practice of PLCL ought to be arranged towards subject specific task orientation and the quality of mentoring processes should be restructured in the form of more supportive, participative and cooperative ways. …”
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Incontinence and Erectile Dysfunction Following Radical Prostatectomy: A Review by Gerasimos Alivizatos, Andreas Skolarikos

“…We reviewed recent data available on Medline regarding the incidence, pathophysiology, evaluation, and treatment of incontinence and sexual dysfunction after radical prostatectomy. Health-related quality of life issues have been specifically addressed. …”
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Desarrollo de la especialidad en Psicología clínica en Costa Rica: perspectivas futuras by Roberto López Core

“…Se hace referencia a las perspectivas futuras de su participación en otras áreas, como la Psicogeriatría, Psicooncología, Psicología de enlace, cuidados paliativos y la salud sexual y reproductiva.…”
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Mechanism of Acupuncture and Moxibustion on Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Narrative Review of Animal Studies by Xiaoling Wu, Kai Cheng, Chang Xu, Shaoming Liu, Qianhui Sun, Zhiwen Yang, Xingye Dai, Na Li

“…Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a genitourinary disease commonly seen in males, with symptoms involving pelvic pain, urinary system disease, and sexual dysfunction, which seriously affects physical and mental health, and it also influences the quality of life of patients. …”
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Gobernanza climática urbana y feminista en la Zona Metropolitana de Ciudad de México by Sandra Miled Hincapié Jiménez

“…A partir de un enfoque feminista interseccional, se utiliza el método secuencial comparado para rastrear los procesos de un conflicto socioambiental extendido por más de veinte años, el cual incluyó episodios de violencia y tortura sexual en contra de mujeres por parte de la fuerza estatal. …”
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“Dá-me licença que tenha filhos?”: restrições legais no acesso às técnicas de reprodução assistida by Vera Lúcia Raposo

“…Resumo O reconhecimento da reprodução como um direito fundamental, incluindo o direito de usar as técnicas de procriação medicamente assistida, implica a reconsideração dos tradicionais limites legais impostos ao uso das referidas técnicas, fundados na idade, na condição de saúde, no estado civil ou na orientação sexual. O presente artigo irá analisar as restrições que têm sido legalmente impostas no acesso às técnicas de procriação medicamente assistida, sua motivação e legitimidade, em confronto com o conteúdo que tem vindo a ser reconhecido ao direito à reprodução. …”
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