BACKGROUND Seasonal variations of reproductive functions in wild mammals are well known. Similar but blunted seasonal trends have also been described for humans. METHODS We performed a questionnaire-based study of 149 patients that was designed to search for environmental influence on symptom presentation among patients attending an open menopause service. RESULTS The evaluated data show a ...

Unexplained menstrual-like cyclic vaginal bleeding, lasting for several days and without any uterine and vaginal anomaly, is a rare condition in prepubertal girls. Only small series (containing four to eleven cases) have been described in literature. We report our in nine girls presenting with vaginal bleeding without any abnormality at gynaecological, hormonal and echographic examination.

1. R. Hubmann, G. Bodlaj, M. Czompo, L. Benk , P. Pichler, A. Al-Kathib, P.Kiblböck, A. Shamiyeh, M. Sedlak and G. Biesenbach. A new developed self-expanding metal stent as a treatment of acute esophageal variceal bleeding.J Hepatol 2006; 44(2): S12.IF: 4,931

We examined the effects of training to approach or avoid novel animals on fear-related responses in children. Ninety-five primary school children (9-13 years old) were instructed to repeatedly push away or pull closer pictures of novel animals. We tested whether this manipulation would lead to changes in self-reported attitudes, implicit attitudes, fear beliefs, and avoidance behaviors towards ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Some individuals consume cybersex contents, such as pornographic material, in an addictive manner, which leads to severe negative consequences in private life or work. One mechanism leading to negative consequences may be reduced executive control over cognition and behavior that may be necessary to realize goal-oriented switching between cybersex use and other tasks and obl...

OBJECTIVE The current study characterizes health-related quality of life, work productivity, and resource use among postmenopausal women by severity of vasomotor symptoms (VMS). METHODS Participants were selected from the 2010 US National Health and Wellness Survey. Women aged 40 to 75 years who did not report a history of menstrual bleeding or spotting for 1 year were eligible for analysis (...

Job burnout has serious dysfunctional ramifications, meaning substantial costs for organizations and individuals. Recent research has shown that the information technology (IT) worker’s is prone to creating work exhaustion, and that this work exhaustion is a trigger for depersonalization and diminishing achievement – the three conceptual components of job burnout. Prior research has found evide...

The 35-year-old Minnesota woman’s winter vacation in the neighboring state of Wisconsin was going great, until her ski snapped and the accident happened. Breaking several bones, suffering internal bleeding, and rendered unconscious, the woman needed immediate and acute medical attention the second she was wheeled into a nearby hospital. What the physicians there didn’t know was this woman had a...