Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania [PDF]
, 2012 Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an extremely common reproductive tract condition worldwide with reported high prevalence among African population. Factors associated with this condition include preterm labour, premature rupture of membranes, preterm delivery
Gumodoka, Balthazar +8 more
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Preterm birth after loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). how cone features and microbiota could influence the pregnancy outcome [PDF]
, 2018 OBJECTIVE: In the last years, the mean age of women who underwent cervical treatment for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN 2-3) is similar to the age of women having their first pregnancy.
Caserta, D. +12 more
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Comparative analysis of the vaginal microbiome in health and disease [PDF]
Genome Biology, 2011 Diseases of the vaginal tract result from perturbations of the complex interactions among microbes of the host vaginal ecosystem. Recent advances in our understanding of these complex interactions have been enabled by next-generation-sequencing-based approaches, which make it possible to study the vaginal microbiome.
Mengfei Ho +12 more
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Prenatal ultrasound screening for fetal anomalies and outcomes in high-risk pregnancies due to maternal HIV infection : a retrospective study [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: To assess the prevalence of prenatal screening and of adverse outcome in high-risk pregnancies due to maternal HIV infection. Study design: The prevalence of prenatal screening in 330 pregnancies of HIV-positive women attending the ...
Buxmann, Horst +6 more
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Is recurrent vaginal melanoma a lethal disease?
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association, 2011 Melanoma is a highly aggressive and invasive disease, and occurs most commonly among the White populations. Since this disease is rare among the Asian populations, it is not so familiar to most physicians in Asian countries. In the 2011 issue of the JCMA, Lin and colleagues reported a case of melanoma that is worthy of our attention.
Bor-Ching Sheu, Peng-Hui Wang
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Menopausal Changes in the Microbiome—A Review Focused on the Genitourinary Microbiome
Diagnostics, 2023 A balanced interaction between the host and its microbiome is crucial to health. Research regarding the significance of the gut and vaginal microbiomes in female health is substantial.
Min Gu Park, Seok Cho, Mi Mi Oh
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Nature Communications, 2017 Reports on bacteria detected in maternal fluids during pregnancy are typically associated with adverse consequences, and whether the female reproductive tract harbours distinct microbial communities beyond the vagina has been a matter of debate.
Chen Chen +29 more
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Role of lactobacilli and lactoferrin in the mucosal cervicovaginal defense [PDF]
, 2018 Human lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein present at high concentrations in breast milk and colostrum. It is produced by many exocrine glands and widely distributed in a variety of body fluids.
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Screening History in Vaginal Precancer and Cancer: A Retrospective Study of 2131 Cases in China
Cancer Management and Research, 2021 Lu Zhang, Qing Wang, Hongwei Zhang, Yu Xie, Long Sui, Qing Cong Medical Center of Diagnosis and Treatment for Cervical Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Qing Cong; Long ...
Zhang L +5 more
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Diverse vaginal microbiomes in reproductive-age women with vulvovaginal candidiasis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is one of the most prevalent vaginal infectious diseases, and there are controversial reports regarding the diversity of the associated vaginal microbiota. We determined the vaginal microbial community in patients with VVC,
Mu-Biao Liu +7 more
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