Asian Women

Mammographic compression in Asian women

OBJECTIVES To investigate: (1) the variability of mammographic compression parameters amongst Asian women; and (2) the effects of reducing compression force on image quality and mean glandular dose (MGD) in Asian women based on phantom study. METHODS We retrospectively collected 15818 raw digital mammograms from 3772 Asian women aged 35-80 years who underwent screening or diagnostic mammograp...

Infertility issues for South Asian women

Infertility has been described as ‘the diminished or absent ability to conceive or produce an offspring’ (World Health Organization (WHO), 2006). The statistics for infertility vary greatly from country to country and are only an estimate due to the sensitive nature of the condition, but Vayena et al (2002) suggest that, worldwide, it is approximately 13–24%. In Britain it is estimated that app...

Acculturation and sexual function in Asian women.

Cultural effects on sexuality are pervasive and potentially of great clinical importance, but have not yet received sustained empirical attention. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of acculturation on sexual permissiveness and sexual function, with a particular focus on arousal in Asian women living in Canada. We also compared questionnaire responses between Asian and Euro-Canad...

Breast cancer and menarche in Asian women.

Methyl Ethyl Ketone and Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Not Carcinogenic The April 22, 1993, issue of Environmental Health Perspectives contained a commentary by Legator and Strawn entitled "Public Health Policies Regarding Hazardous Waste Sites and Cigarette Smoking: An Argument by Analogy." Although the article does not include any discussion of either methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) or methyl isobutyl keto...

The Changing Status of Women in Asian Societies