As the chronological age increases, there is a physiological decline in reproductive potential of women. Moreover, the chronological age of women may not reflect the biological age of her ovaries. Various endocrine markers have been used to assess the ovarian reserve. The changing pattern of the endocrine markers; follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2) and ...

Aim It was examined whether the single embryo transfer policy makes the treatment period longer for couples to achieve their first live birth by assisted reproductive technology. Methods This study retrospectively analyzed women who started assisted reproductive technology at younger than 40 years of age in the authors' organization. The treatment periods for couples to achieve the first live...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe the patterns of prescription medication borrowing and sharing among adults, particularly women of reproductive age. METHODS Data were collected from the 2001-2006 HealthStyles surveys, an annual mail survey conducted in the United States concerning trends in health behavior. The total responses received were 26,566 of 36,420 surveys mailed (...

Background: Nutritional anaemia is a major public health problem worldwide particularly in developing countries among women of reproductive age group. Objectives: To finds out the prevalence of anaemia among no pregnant non lactating women of reproductive women living in urban slums of Lucknow city and to study the factors influencing the anaemia status of women of urban slums. Methods: Descrip...

BACKGROUND Previous studies, mostly of Western women, have reported inconsistent findings on the association of menopause characteristics (status, age, and time since menopause) and total reproductive years with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). METHODS AND RESULTS The China Kadoorie Biobank recruited 302 632 women in 2004 to 2008 from 10 regions across China. During 9-year follow-up, 19 ...

We studied uterine myomas originating from females of reproductive age and from females of perimenopausal age. Uterine myomas represent benign tumors of the myometrium, and they develop frequently in women of reproductive age. The frequency of uterine myomas increases with age until women reach the menopause. The study included patients with a myomatous uterus, in the reproductive age or peri-m...

BACKGROUND There is scarce or no data on prevalence and presentation of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) among women of reproductive age. Furthermore, whether women of reproductive age presenting with ACS have the same risk factors as men and older women is not known. OBJECTIVE To analyze factors associated with ACS in women of reproductive age in comparison with older women and men of a similar...

to compare the level of knowledge on reproductive health among urban and rural women of selected area of bangladesh.a descriptive cross-sectional study was undertaken among 200 women selected purposively from different rural and urban areas of bangladesh. data were collected using a semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire by face to face interview. knowledge level was analyzed ac...