Lactation amenorrhea in Saudi women.

Lactation amenorrhea in Saudi women.

STUDY OBJECTIVE The study aimed to investigate some aspects of breast feeding, namely-lactation amenorrhea, the average interval between pregnancies, and the extent of knowledge that an average Saudi woman has about breast feeding. DESIGN This was a cross sectional study in which a pretested questionnaire was used to collect the information. SETTING The study was conducted in the Taif area ...

Amenorrhea and bone health in adolescents and young women.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW We present an update on amenorrhea in adolescent girls and young women. Amenorrhea may herald the onset of estrogen deficiency, which can adversely affect peak bone mass and ultimate risk of osteoporosis. RECENT FINDINGS Adolescence is a critical period for bone accretion. Important modifiable factors that optimize bone accretion during this time are calcium intake, vitamin ...

Effects of Lactation on Post-Partum Amenorrhea: re-estimation using INCAP data

Androgens in women with anorexia nervosa and normal-weight women with hypothalamic amenorrhea.

CONTEXT Anorexia nervosa and normal-weight hypothalamic amenorrhea are characterized by hypogonadism and hypercortisolemia. However, it is not known whether these endocrine abnormalities result in reductions in adrenal and/ or ovarian androgens or androgen precursors in such women, nor is it known whether relative androgen deficiency contributes to abnormalities in bone density and body composi...

Women in computing in Saudi Arabia

Women are generally under-represented in tertiary computer science education in most countries around the world, especially in the West. The most recent report of the National Science Foundation in 2014 shows that only 14% of woman study CS in USA, and that the country the holds lowest proportion of women receiving Bachelor degrees of all the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math...