The incidence of anemia is common in adolescent girls. Anemia causes decreased learning achievement due to lack concentration. This research aimed analyze the determinant factors associated with female students at Islamic Boarding School Al Hidayah 2 Bangkalan. was observational analytic, a cross sectional design. population and sample size 72 people. independent variables include menstrual pat...

background & aim : a significant proportion of the women in reproductive ages suffer from problems such as menstrual irregularities. the aim of this study was to determine the association between menstrual cycle regularity and obesity-related anthropometric indices in students of kashan university of medical sciences in 2012. methods & materials : this cross-sectional descriptive study was cond...

leptin, a circulating 16-kd polypeptide consisting of 167 amino acids, appears to be involved in the body weight homeostasis. moreover leptin plays an important role for the reproductive system, early embryogenesis, and fat metabolism during pregnancy and puberty. significant correlations have been found between leptin and sexual hormones, which is a cytokine and has hormonal properties. the ai...

BACKGROUND Heavy menstrual bleeding is a common symptom amongst women of reproductive age, yet questions remain about why some women experience this as a problem while others do not. We investigated the concerns of women who reported heavy menstrual bleeding on questionnaire. METHODS A cross-sectional postal survey and qualitative interviews were carried out amongst a community-based sample o...

An investigation of human biological variation in urinary organic acids, including pyroglutamic acid along with 39 other compounds, was previously reported in which levels were determined for 8 weeks in healthy adult subjects. Here, unique, 4-week-long physiological trends for one of those compounds, pyroglutamic acid (PGA), are reported. When PGA levels for an individual rose above 40 μg/mg cr...