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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425970/prevalence-and-barriers-of-menstrual-hygiene-practices-among-women-of-reproductive-age-group-in-rural-field-practice-areas-of-a-tertiary-care-center-in-rishikesh
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Bhavana Saini, Meenakshi Khapre, Prakash Kumar, Ranjan Bharadwaj, Anupam Gupta, Santosh Kumar
BACKGROUND: Menstruation is a natural, physiological process experienced by all adolescent girls and women. The reproductive age group is the largest and most susceptible to various health and illness-related risk factors. This study aims to find the prevalence of satisfactory menstrual hygiene management (MHM) among women of reproductive age group and we also want to explore the cultural practices and beliefs related to menstruation and barriers to satisfactory MHM. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study was conducted in rural field practice areas of Department of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS, Rishikesh including 271 participants; women of reproductive age group using a mixed method study design ( sequential quan-qual )...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38403107/unification-and-orificing-of-two-functional-non-communicating-uterine-horns-through-the-created-neovagina-using-peritoneum
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Gurkan Uncu, Isil Kasapoglu, Kiper Aslan
OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the surgical approach for Müllerian agenesis with bilateral uterine remnants containing functional endometrium. DESIGN: Stepwise demonstration of the technique with narrated video footage SETTING: A Tertiary University Hospital, Reproductive Surgery Unit. PATIENT: An 18-year-old adolescent was admitted to a tertiary university hospital with complaints of primary amenorrhea and cyclic pelvic pain. Physical examination and MRI scans suggested a complex Müllerian abnormality...
February 23, 2024: Fertility and Sterility
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38375415/development-and-content-validation-of-novel-patient-reported-outcome-measures-to-assess-disease-severity-and-change-in-patients-with-erythropoietic-protoporphyria-the-epp-impact-questionnaire-epiq
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Susan D Mathias, Laurie Burke, Hilary H Colwell, George Mensing, Will Savage, Hetanshi Naik
PURPOSE: Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP), a rare inherited disorder, presents in early childhood with severe, painful phototoxicity, with significant impacts on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Previous studies have not captured all concepts important to patients. Therefore, this study sought to develop a novel, comprehensive, and content valid patient-reported outcome (PRO) measure to assess the efficacy of new therapies. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Qualitative interviews were conducted with EPP participants and clinical experts to obtain views on concepts relevant to patients...
2024: Patient related Outcome Measures
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38318680/menstrual-hygiene-practices-of-adolescent-secondary-school-girls-in-rural-anambra-communities
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Chinyere Ukamaka Onubogu, Uche Marian Umeh, Chioma Ngozichukwu Pauline Mbachu, Onyinye Chinenye Nwazor, Ogochukwu Chioma Ofiaeli, Nkiru Eucharia Nwagbara, Ugochinyere Jane Chilaka, Nkechi Appolonia Ijezie, Chioma Chetachukwu Ajator
BACKGROUND: Adolescent girls face numerous challenges which hinder their ability to manage menstruation in a healthy and dignified manner. OBJECTIVES: To examine the menstrual hygiene practices of adolescent girls schooling in rural Anambra communities. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional descriptive study. METHOD: Participants were selected using multistage stratified random sampling technique and interviewed using self-administered semi-structured questionnaire...
2024: Women's Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38296783/congenital-adrenal-hyperplasia
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REVIEW
Nicole R Fraga, Nare Minaeian, Mimi S Kim
We describe congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency, which is the most common primary adrenal insufficiency in children and adolescents. In this comprehensive review of CAH, we describe presentations at different life stages depending on disease severity. CAH is characterized by androgen excess secondary to impaired steroidogenesis in the adrenal glands. Diagnosis of CAH is most common during infancy with elevated 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels on the newborn screen in the United States...
February 1, 2024: Pediatrics in Review
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38265941/menstrual-characteristics-of-atypical-anorexia-nervosa
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Demet Aygün Ari, Melis Pehlivantürk Kizilkan, Orhan Derman, Sinem Akgül
OBJECTIVE: While menstrual irregularities are acknowledged in restrictive-type eating disorders (EDs), the menstrual characteristics specific to atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) remain inadequately defined. This study aims to compare the menstrual features of anorexia nervosa (AN) and AAN. METHOD: Adolescents diagnosed with AN or AAN who exhibited secondary amenorrhoea at presentation and had their menstrual cycles restored during follow-up were eligible for this study...
January 24, 2024: European Eating Disorders Review: the Journal of the Eating Disorders Association
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38265460/ovarian-insufficiency-and-fertility-preservation-during-and-after-childhood-cancer-treatment
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kayla L Foster, Danielle J Lee, Selma F Witchel, Catherine M Gordon
Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is one of many potential long-term consequences of childhood cancer treatment in females. Causes of POI in this patient population can include chemotherapy, especially alkylating agents, and radiation therapy. Rarely, ovarian tumors lead to ovarian dysfunction. POI can manifest as delayed pubertal development, irregular menses or amenorrhea, and infertility. This diagnosis often negatively impacts emotional health due to the implications of impaired ovarian function after already enduring treatment for a primary malignancy...
January 24, 2024: Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38213910/distinct-reproductive-phenotypes-segregate-with-differences-in-body-weight-in-adolescent-polycystic-ovary-syndrome
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Angie Chen-Patterson, Angelina Bernier, Tania Burgert, Vanessa Davis, Tazeena Khan, David Geller, Emily Paprocki, Rachana Shah, Selma F Witchel, Camila Pereira-Eshraghi, Aviva B Sopher, Melanie G Cree, Laura C Torchen
INTRODUCTION: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogenous clinical syndrome defined by hyperandrogenism and irregular menses. In adult women with PCOS, discrete metabolic and reproductive subgroups have been identified. We hypothesize that distinct phenotypes can be distinguished between adolescent girls who are lean (LN-G) and girls with obesity (OB-G) at the time of PCOS diagnosis. METHODS: Data were extracted from the CALICO multisite PCOS database. Clinical data collected at the time of diagnosis were available in 354 patients (81% with obesity) from 7 academic centers...
January 5, 2024: Journal of the Endocrine Society
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38066647/reduction-in-pappalysin-2-levels-and-lower-igf-i-bioavailability-in-female-adolescents-with-anorexia-nervosa
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Vicente Barrios, Álvaro Martín-Rivada, Santiago Guerra-Cantera, Ana Campillo-Calatayud, Ricardo A Camarneiro, Montserrat Graell, Julie A Chowen, Jesús Argente
CONTEXT: Anorexia nervosa (AN) can cause severe undernutrition associated with alterations in the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis. Pappalysins (PAPP-A, PAPP-A2) and stanniocalcins (STC-1, STC-2) modulate IGF binding-protein (IGFBP) cleavage and IGF bioavailability, but their implications in AN are unknown. OBJECTIVE: We determined serum levels of PAPP-As and STCs in relationship with classical IGF axis parameters in female adolescents with AN, and their association with nutritional status and secondary amenorrhea...
December 8, 2023: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38034457/concurrent-new-onset-autoimmune-hepatitis-celiac-disease-and-hashimoto-s-thyroiditis-following-covid-19-a-case-report
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Mojdeh Mostafavi, Annie Abraham, James Mueller, Wael Sayej
Here we describe a 13-year-old adolescent female diagnosed with concurrent autoimmune disorders including Grave disease, Celiac disease, and autoimmune hepatitis within 3 months after infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The patient initially presented to her pediatrician with complaints of epistaxis, cessation of menses, palpitations, and weight loss. Initial evaluation showed evidence of hyperthyroidism, elevated liver enzymes, and abnormal Celiac disease serologies. Additional testing including laboratory tests, liver biopsy, and an upper endoscopy with biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of Grave disease, Celiac disease, and type 1 autoimmune hepatitis...
November 2023: JPGN reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37982964/development-and-content-validation-of-a-sunlight-exposure-diary-in-patients-with-erythropoietic-protoporphyria
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Susan D Mathias, Laurie Burke, Hilary H Colwell, George Mensing, Will Savage, Hetanshi Naik
BACKGROUND: Erythropoietic protoporphyria is a rare, inherited disorder presenting in early childhood with severe, painful phototoxicity. EPP has significant impacts on health-related quality of life, though there is variable disease severity. Accurately capturing how much time individuals with EPP can spend outdoors before they develop symptoms is critical to understanding HRQoL and measuring therapeutic response. Therefore, the goal of this study was to develop a comprehensive and content valid sun exposure diary to assess the efficacy of new therapies in individuals with EPP...
November 20, 2023: Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37938039/menstrual-suppression-in-adolescent-and-young-adult-transgender-males
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V I Alaniz, J L Sheeder, G T Whitmore, M D Wilde, K J Hutchens, N J Nokoff, D H Reirden, P S Huguelet
OBJECTIVE: To describe time to cessation of menses in adolescent and young adult transgender males with testosterone and/or other hormonal therapies DESIGN: Retrospective chart review SETTING: Tertiary children's hospital PARTICIPANTS: Patients, aged 10-24, who began gender-affirming hormonal therapy between January 2013 and January 2019 (n = 220) INTERVENTION(S): None MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Time to cessation of menses RESULTS: Most patients identified as transgender male or transmasculine (211/220, 95...
April 2023: Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37902914/quality-of-patient-reported-outcome-measures-for-primary-dysmenorrhea-a-systematic-review
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Katharina Piontek, Michaela Gabes, Gesina Kann, Marie Fechtner, Christian Apfelbacher
PURPOSE: To conduct a systematic review of the quality of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for primary dysmenorrhea (PDys) using the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) methodology, and to derive recommendations for use of the PROMs. METHODS: We searched PubMed and Web of Science for studies reporting on the development and/or validation of any PROMs for women with PDys. Applying the COSMIN Risk of Bias Checklist, we assessed the methodological quality of each included study...
October 30, 2023: Quality of Life Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37845801/assessment-of-menstrual-health-in-adolescent-and-young-adults-with-sickle-cell-disease
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Brittany Notice, Elizabeth Soffer, Kelly Tickle, Yijin Xiang, Beatrice E Gee, Robert F Sidonio, Nancy Sokkary, Glaivy Batsuli
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with hypercoagulability, but adults with SCD also have an increased incidence of bleeding including heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB). HMB is common among adolescent females, but the impact of HMB in pediatric SCD is unclear. The objectives of this study were to examine menstrual health status, knowledge, and quality of life (QOL). METHODS: We performed a single-institutional multi-clinic cross-sectional study comprised of a five-part survey in pediatric participants with SCD...
October 16, 2023: Pediatric Blood & Cancer
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37714704/they-are-not-all-wolves-menstruation-young-adult-fiction-and-nuancing-the-teenage-boy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jemma Walton
Before the 2020 publication of Elana K. Arnold's Red Hood and Sarah Cuthew's Blood Moon, Judy Blume's 1970 novel Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, which ends with the heroine praising God for blessing her with menarche, was one of the only young adult novels to feature menstruation as a central theme. This paper opens with a brief overview of recent English and American menstrual activism and a discussion of scholarly considerations of the menstrual cycle in literature. Then, through a close comparative reading of works by Arnold and Cuthew, I argue that both novels fulfil their feminist agendas by representing the stigmatised experience of the physicality of menses, and by depicting young women negotiating instances of the kinds of misogyny that punctuate contemporary Western culture...
September 15, 2023: Medical Humanities
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37681544/menstrual-cycle-irregularity-in-adolescence-is-associated-with-cardiometabolic-health-in-early-adulthood
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kate Keenan, Alison E Hipwell, Tamar S Polonsky
Background Menstrual cycle irregularities are associated with cardiovascular and cardiometabolic disease. We tested associations between age at menarche and cycle irregularity in adolescence and cardiometabolic health in early adulthood in a subsample from the Pittsburgh Girls Study. Methods and Results Data from annual interviews were used to assess age at menarche and cycle irregularity (ie, greater or less than every 27-29 days) at age 15 years. At ages 22 to 25 years, cardiometabolic health was measured in a subsample of the Pittsburgh Girls Study (n=352; 68...
September 8, 2023: Journal of the American Heart Association
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37641572/endometriosis-in-the-era-of-precision-medicine-and-impact-on-sexual-and-reproductive-health-across-the-lifespan-and-in-diverse-populations
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REVIEW
Linda C Giudice, Tomiko T Oskotsky, Simileoluwa Falako, Jessica Opoku-Anane, Marina Sirota
Endometriosis is a common estrogen-dependent disorder wherein uterine lining tissue (endometrium) is found mainly in the pelvis where it causes inflammation, chronic pelvic pain, pain with intercourse and menses, and infertility. Recent evidence also supports a systemic inflammatory component that underlies associated co-morbidities, e.g., migraines and cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases. Genetics and environment contribute significantly to disease risk, and with the explosion of omics technologies, underlying mechanisms of symptoms are increasingly being elucidated, although novel and effective therapeutics for pain and infertility have lagged behind these advances...
September 2023: FASEB Journal: Official Publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37559733/building-menstrual-health-and-hygiene-supportive-environments-exploring-teachers-experience-in-rural-western-kenya
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Julia L Shenkman, Leah C Neubauer, Linda Mason, Kelvin Oruko, Kelly Alexander, Penelope A Phillips-Howard, Elizabeth Nyothach
INTRODUCTION: Existing school environments and staff play a critical role in Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) for school aged girls in middle and low-income countries. This paper leverages teachers' perspectives on menstruation and the impact of the Menstrual Solutions (MS) study, an open cluster randomized controlled feasibility study to determine the impact of puberty education, nurses support, and menstrual product provision on girls' academic performance and emotional well-being...
2023: Frontiers in Public Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37544804/-they-had-the-lunch-lady-coming-up-to-assist-the-experiences-of-menarche-and-menstrual-management-for-adolescents-with-physical-disabilities
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Courtney S Streur, Jodi M Kreschmer, Susan D Ernst, Elisabeth H Quint, Monica W Rosen, Daniela Wittmann, Claire Z Kalpakjian
BACKGROUND: Menarche is a pivotal time in an adolescent's life but can be experienced differently by those with physical disabilities. Parents typically serve as the primary educators and support for their daughters during this time. Little is known about the parent's perspective of their daughter's experience preparing for menarche and learning to manage menses. OBJECTIVE: We sought to understand the parent's perspective of the experience of their daughter with a physical disability around menarche and their preferences for health care provider support...
July 20, 2023: Disability and Health Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37509481/unveiling-the-silent-danger-of-childhood-obesity-non-invasive-biomarkers-such-as-carotid-intima-media-thickness-arterial-stiffness-surrogate-markers-and-blood-pressure-are-useful-in-detecting-early-vascular-alterations-in-obese-children
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Monica Simina Mihuta, Corina Paul, Andreea Borlea, Cristina Mihaela Roi, Oana-Alexandra Velea-Barta, Ioana Mozos, Dana Stoian
Obese children present a higher cardio-metabolic risk. Measuring vascular biomarkers that assess the evolution of arterial stiffness, subclinical atherosclerosis, and hypertension in such patients could be helpful in the long term. We studied 84 children, aged from 6 to 18 years: 50 obese subjects, versus 34 of normal weight. Clinical examination involved: BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, and detection of the presence of acanthosis nigricans and irregular menstrual cycles (the latter in adolescent girls)...
June 26, 2023: Biomedicines
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