OBJECTIVE To identify psychological and physiological correlates of stress fracture in female endurance athletes. DESIGN A cross-sectional design was used with a history of stress fractures and potential risk factors assessed at one visit. METHODS Female-endurance athletes (58 runners and 12 triathletes) aged 26.0±7.4 years completed questionnaires on stress fracture history, menstrual hist...

Physicians have long recognized that malignant lymphogranulomatosis, or Hodgkin’s disease, occurs but one-third as frequently in women as it does in men. In the course of a previous study (1) it was noted that not only was this condition less common but that it also appeared to be less malignant in the female sex. As this was merely an impression, however, the literature was reviewed for statis...

The American Academy of Pediatrics promotes the inclusion of the gynecologic examination in the primary care setting within themedical home. Gynecologic issues are commonly seen by clinicians who provide primary care to adolescents. Some of the most common concerns include questions related to pubertal development; menstrual disorders such as dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, and abnorm...

BACKGROUND Women with oligomenorrhea and polycystic ovaries show a high incidence of ovulation failure perhaps linked to insulin resistance and related metabolic features. A small number of reports shows that inositol improves ovarian function. Futhermore, in these trials the quality of evidence supporting ovulation is suboptimal, and few studies have been placebo-controlled. The aim of this st...

Three hundred women were enlisted from among the female patients of Baghdad Province clinics for research. In accordance with PCOS diagnostic criteria provided by Iraqi Ministry Health, all cases considered to be exhibited at least one following symptoms: oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, or abnormal uterine bleeding; hyperandrogenism; polycystic ovaries. order establish diagnosis, it is necessary ru...

BACKGROUND Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders among women of reproductive age. There is evidence for a genetic component in PCOS based on familial clustering of cases. OBJECTIVE In the present study, the heritability of PCOS was estimated. DESIGN/PARTICIPANTS Data from 1332 monozygotic twins (genetically identical) and 1873 dizygotic twins/singlet...

Macroprolactin may cause elevation of prolactin (PRL) concentrations measured by standard assays. In our study, we assessed the prevalence of pituitary lesions in women with macroprolactinaemia and either oligomenorrhoea or secondary amenorrhoea. Pituitary MRI scans were performed in 61 women aged 31.0  ±  6.7 years (mean  ±  SD), with raised PRL concentrations due to macroprolactinaemia, detec...

Polycystic ovary syndrome affects 5-10% of women in the developed world, making it the most common endocrine disorder among women of reproductive age. The symptoms typically associated with polycystic ovary syndrome: amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, hirsutism, obesity, subfertility, anovulation and acne can lead to a significant reduction in female life quality.The aim of the study was to evaluate t...