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Volume 10;  2010
Research articles
Menopause status and attitudes in a Turkish midlife female population: an epidemiological study
Unal Ayranci, Ozgul Orsal, Ozlem Orsal, Gul Arslan, and Dursun Figen Emeksiz
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 1. Published online 2010 January 11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-1.
PMCID: PMC2822813
The prevalence, incidence and risk factors of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among pregnant Zimbabwean women followed up nine months after childbirth
Marshall W Munjoma, Edith N Kurewa, Munyaradzi P Mapingure, Grace V Mashavave, Mike Z Chirenje, Simbarashe Rusakaniko, Akhtar Hussain, and Babill Stray-Pedersen
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 2. Published online 2010 January 12. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-2.
PMCID: PMC2819995
Measuring the barriers against seeking consultation for urinary incontinence among Middle Eastern women
Ahmed S El-Azab and Omar M Shaaban
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 3. Published online 2010 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-3.
PMCID: PMC2835642
Perceived control over condom use among sex workers in Madagascar: a cohort study
Audrey Pettifor, Abigail Norris Turner, Teresa Swezey, Maria Khan, Mbolatiana SM Raharinivo, Bodo Randrianasolo, Ana Penman-Aguilar, Kathleen Van Damme, Denise J Jamieson, and Frieda Behets
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 4. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-4.
PMCID: PMC2828400
Preconception care of women with diabetes: a review of current guideline recommendations
Maimunah Mahmud and Danielle Mazza
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 5. Published online 2010 January 31. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-5.
PMCID: PMC2834595
New paradigm old thinking: the case for emergency obstetric care in the prevention of maternal mortality in Nigeria
Kayode T Ijadunola, Macellina Y Ijadunola, Olapeju A Esimai, and Titilayo C Abiona
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 6. Published online 2010 February 17. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-6.
PMCID: PMC2836278
The use of complementary and alternative medicine by women experiencing menopausal symptoms in Bologna
Francesco Cardini, Grazia Lesi, Flavia Lombardo, Corinne van der Sluijs, and MSCG - Menopause Survey Collaborative Group
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 7. Published online 2010 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-7.
PMCID: PMC2846842
Female reproductive tract infections: understandings and care seeking behaviour among women of reproductive age in Lagos, Nigeria
Kabiru A Rabiu, Adeniyi A Adewunmi, Fatimat M Akinlusi, and Oluwarotimi I Akinola
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 8. Published online 2010 March 23. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-8.
PMCID: PMC2851660
Comparing urine samples and cervical swabs for Chlamydia testing in a female population by means of Strand Displacement Assay (SDA)
Siren Haugland, Turid Thune, Beata Fosse, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Stig Ove Hjelmevoll, and Helge Myrmel
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 9. Published online 2010 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-9.
PMCID: PMC2861009
A cross-sectional study on health and physical functioning in relation to coping strategies among community-dwelling, ethnically diverse older women
Luciana Laganà and Keren Zarankin
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 10. Published online 2010 March 30. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-10.
PMCID: PMC2876066
Are treatments for cervical precancerous lesions in less-developed countries safe enough to promote scaling-up of cervical screening programs? A systematic review
Eric Chamot, Sibylle Kristensen, Jeffrey SA Stringer, and Mulindi H Mwanahamuntu
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 11. Published online 2010 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-11.
PMCID: PMC2858093
Association of physical exercise and calcium intake with bone mass measured by quantitative ultrasound
Yannis Dionyssiotis, Ioanna Paspati, Georgios Trovas, Antonios Galanos, and Georgios P Lyritis
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 12. Published online 2010 April 7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-12.
PMCID: PMC2858094
"I will not let my HIV status stand in the way." Decisions on motherhood among women on ART in a slum in Kenya- a qualitative study
Opondo Awiti Ujiji, Anna Mia Ekström, Festus Ilako, Dorcas Indalo, and Birgitta Rubenson
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 13. Published online 2010 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-13.
PMCID: PMC2873237
A multicentre matched case control study of risk factors for Preeclampsia in healthy women in Pakistan
Uzma Shamsi, Juanita Hatcher, Azra Shamsi, Nadeem Zuberi, Zeeshan Qadri, and Sarah Saleem
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 14. Published online 2010 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-14.
PMCID: PMC2881882
Postmenopausal hormones and sleep quality in the elderly: a population based study
Gregory J Tranah, Neeta Parimi, Terri Blackwell, Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Kristine E Ensrud, Jane A Cauley, Susan Redline, Nancy Lane, Misti L Paudel, Teresa A Hillier, Kristine Yaffe, Steven R Cummings, and Katie L Stone
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 15. Published online 2010 May 4. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-15.
PMCID: PMC2876067
Glucose intolerance and gestational diabetes risk in relation to sleep duration and snoring during pregnancy: a pilot study
Chunfang Qiu, Daniel Enquobahrie, Ihunnaya O Frederick, Dejene Abetew, and Michelle A Williams
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 17. Published online 2010 May 14. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-17.
PMCID: PMC2885310
'A hidden disorder until the pieces fall into place' - a qualitative study of vaginal prolapse
Mojgan Pakbaz, Margareta Persson, Mats Löfgren, and Ingrid Mogren
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 18. Published online 2010 May 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-18.
PMCID: PMC2887767
Female social and sexual interest across the menstrual cycle: the roles of pain, sleep and hormones
Chrisalbeth J Guillermo, Heidi A Manlove, Peter B Gray, David T Zava, and Chandler R Marrs
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 19. Published online 2010 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-19.
PMCID: PMC2887768
Smoking decreases the level of circulating CD34+ progenitor cells in young healthy women - a pilot study
Antje Ludwig, Nicoline Jochmann, Andras Kertesz, Claudia Kuhn, Simone Mueller, Christine Gericke, Gert Baumann, Karl Stangl, and Verena Stangl
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 20. Published online 2010 May 30. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-20.
PMCID: PMC2891626
"I'm the Momma": Using photo-elicitation to understand matrilineal influence on family food choice
Cassandra M Johnson, Joseph R Sharkey, Alex W McIntosh, and Wesley R Dean
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 21. Published online 2010 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-21.
PMCID: PMC2897770
Study Protocol
The LIFESTYLE study: costs and effects of a structured lifestyle program in overweight and obese subfertile women to reduce the need for fertility treatment and improve reproductive outcome. A randomised controlled trial
Meike AQ Mutsaerts, Henk Groen, Nancy CW ter Bogt, Johanna HT Bolster, Jolande A Land, Wanda JE Bemelmans, Walter KH Kuchenbecker, Peter GA Hompes, Nick S Macklon, Ronald P Stolk, Fulco van der Veen, Jacques WM Maas, Nicole F Klijn, Eugenie M Kaaijk, Gerrit JE Oosterhuis, Peter XJM Bouckaert, Jaap M Schierbeek, Yvonne M van Kasteren, Annemiek W Nap, Frank J Broekmans, Egbert A Brinkhuis, Carolien AM Koks, Jan M Burggraaff, Adrienne S Blankhart, Denise AM Perquin, Marie H Gerards, Robert JAB Mulder, Ed TCM Gondrie, Ben WJ Mol, and Annemieke Hoek
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 22. Published online 2010 June 25. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-22.
PMCID: PMC2907305
Study protocol
Protocol for the CUPIDO trials; multicenter randomized controlled trials to assess the value of combining prolapse surgery and incontinence surgery in patients with genital prolapse and evident stress incontinence (CUPIDO I) and in patients with genital prolapse and occult stress incontinence (CUPIDO II)
Annemarie van der Steen, Marinus van der Ploeg, Marcel GW Dijkgraaf, Huub van der Vaart, and Jan-Paul WR Roovers
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 16. Published online 2010 May 11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-16.
PMCID: PMC2879229
Research Articles
Motivations and reasons for women attending a Breast Self-Examination training program: A qualitative study
Rea-Jeng Yang, Lian-Hua Huang, Yeu-Sheng Hsieh, Ue-Lin Chung, Chiun-Sheng Huang, and Herng-Dar Bih
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 23. Published online 2010 July 10. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-23.
PMCID: PMC2912235
Women's constructions of the 'right time' to consider decisions about risk-reducing mastectomy and risk-reducing oophorectomy
A Fuchsia Howard, Joan L Bottorff, Lynda G Balneaves, and Charmaine Kim-Sing
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 24. Published online 2010 August 5. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-24.
PMCID: PMC2927493
Relationship between spine osteoarthritis, bone mineral density and bone turn over markers in post menopausal women
Linda Ichchou, Fadoua Allali, Samira Rostom, Loubna Bennani, Ihsane Hmamouchi, Fatima Z Abourazzak, Hamza Khazzani, Laila El Mansouri, Redouane Abouqal, and Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni
BMC Womens Health. 2010; 10: 25. Published online 2010 August 8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-10-25.
PMCID: PMC2924252
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