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Pubertal timing and incident uterine cancer in the Sister Study cohort

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Younger age at menarche is an established risk factor for uterine cancer. Age at onset of breast development (thelarche), the earliest marker of pubertal estrogen exposure unopposed by progesterone, may also be relevant to uterine cancer risk, but this association has not been explored. Using data from the US prospective Sister Study cohort,
Ariayana N. Harrell, Katie M. O'Brien, Natalie D. Shaw, Dale P. Sandler, Mandy Goldberg   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Benefits of Walking on Menopausal Symptoms and Mental Health Outcomes among Chinese Postmenopausal Women

International Journal of Gerontology, 2017
Background: Menopausal transition is often associated with impaired satisfaction with life (SL). Exercise is promising in both managing menopausal symptoms and improving subjective well-being of women after menopause.
Liang Hu, Li Zhu, Jiaying Lyu, Wenjun Zhu, Yaping Xu, Lin Yang   +5 more
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The effect of body mass index change on breast and uterine cancer risk in middle‐ and older‐aged adults

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? While baseline body mass index (BMI) is known to affect cancer risk, the impact of BMI change over time remains unclear. This large cohort study evaluated the association between longitudinal BMI change and the risk of breast and uterine corpus cancers in Korean women, with stratification by menopausal and smoking status.
Su Youn Nam, Junwoo Jo
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating Post-Menopausal Characteristics and Perceptions of the Menopausal Transition

Journal of Gandhara Medical and Dental Sciences
OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the knowledge and perceptions of menopause among post-menopausal women. METHODOLOGY A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Hayatabad Medical Complex, Medical, and Teaching Institute Peshawar from
Saadia Shamsher, Shakeela Wahab, Syeda Sitwat Fatima   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

“Adopting self-sacrifice”: how Iranian women cope with the sexual problems during the menopausal transition? An exploratory qualitative study

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2017
Objective: In the menopausal transition sexual problems are an important issue and one of the most frequently presented health concerns of women attending menopause clinics.
Narjes Bahri, Robab Latifnejad Roudsari, Mozhgan Azimi Hashemi   +2 more
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The cervico‐vaginal DNA methylation WID‐qEC test: An epigenetic marker associated with ovarian cancer in the absence of endometrial and cervical cancer

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? The DNA methylation‐based WID‐qEC test has been validated for the accurate detection of endometrial and cervical cancers using cervico‐vaginal samples. However, a small proportion of women test positive despite the absence of these cancers. This study explored the associated biological and clinical characteristics to inform potential follow‐
Elisa Redl, Chiara Herzog, Charlotte Vavourakis, James Barrett, Allison Jones, Iona Evans, Daniel Reisel, Ranjit Manchanda, Line Bjørge, Michal Zikan, David Cibula, Twana Alkasalias, Angelique Flöter Rådestad, Kristina Gemzell‐Danielsson, Louis Dubeau, Nicola MacDonald, Davor Jurkovic, Nora Pashayan, Martin Widschwendter   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immigration Transition and Cognitive Symptoms During Menopausal Transition

Western Journal of Nursing Research, 2019
Many studies have been conducted to investigate the effect of cultural influences on menopausal symptoms; however, associations between immigration transition and cognitive symptoms have rarely been uncovered. This secondary analysis aimed to determine these associations among 1,054 midlife women in the United States using the data from two national ...
Eun-Ok Im, Young Ko, Yaelim Lee, Eunice Chee, Wonshik Chee   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Trends in the incidence of cancers of the breast and female genital tract in Harare, Zimbabwe 1990–2019

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Cancers of the breast and female genital tract represent more than half of all cancers in women in sub‐Saharan Africa. Here, the authors assessed incidence trends in a female population living in urban sub‐Saharan Africa based on the Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry in Harare over a 30‐year period.
Eric Chokunonga, Zvavahera Michael Chirenje, Margaret Borok, Rudo Makunike‐Mutasa, Ntokozo Ndlovu, Justice Mudavanhu, Biying Liu, D. Maxwell Parkin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nonlinear association of triglyceride‐glucose body mass index with all‐cause mortality in postmenopausal women, a retrospective cohort study: Evidence from the 2001 to 2014 National Health and nutrition examination survey

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The triglyceride‐glucose body mass index (TyG‐BMI) is a novel indicator combining an insulin resistance proxy (TyG index) with adiposity. It remains unclear how TyG‐BMI relates to long‐term mortality risk in postmenopausal women, a group prone to metabolic changes after menopause.
Xiliang Wang, Kaiyue Wang, Chang Tan, Yuexin Yu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correction of vaginal microbiota in patients in early and late transition to menopause

Медицинский совет, 2020
Introduction: to investigate the possibility of using clindamycin and butaconazole in local therapy of moderate and severe dysbiosis in patients during the menopausal transition (early and late).Materials and methods: 107 women were examined.
L. Yu. Karakhalis, Yu. S. Ponomareva, N. S. Ivantsiv   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source