BACKGROUND The mucosal changes associated with female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) encompass abnormal blood vessels. These have been described as circular, reticular, branched, convoluted and having uneven calibre. However, these characteristics are subjective descriptions and it has not been explored which of them are specific to FGS. METHODS In colposcopic images of young women from a schi...

BACKGROUND Misconduct during medical school predicts subsequent fitness to practise (FtP) events in doctors, but relatively little is known about which factors are associated with such issues during undergraduate education. This study exploits the newly created UK medical education database (UKMED), with the aim of identifying predictors of conduct or health-related issues that could potentiall...

a b c d NM Chanzu *, W Mwanda , J Oyugi and O Anzala Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, College of Health Sciences, P.O. Box 19676-00200, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, College of Health Sciences, P.O. Box 19676-00200, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, P.O. Box 1...

One predicted cost of female infidelity in socially monogamous species is that cuckolded males should provide less parental care. This relationship is robust across species, but evidence is ambiguous within species. We do not know whether individual males reduce their care when paired with cheating females compared with when paired with faithful females (within-male adjustment) or, alternativel...

Background: Knowledge of the frequency and distribution of dermatoses in the male genital area and the effect of circumcision on these two factors are helpful guides to a correct diagnosis. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of genital dermatoses in circumcised men.Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on all circumcised men complaining about skin lesions in their geni...

Women with negative genital self-image are more likely to experience sexual dysfunction , but the processes underlying this association unknown. We theorized that is mediated by distraction from arousing cues foster pleasure and orgasm . In a sample of 1,619 women who had sex in previous four weeks, were be distracted self-critical concerns (i.e., appearance- performance-based embarrassment) du...