Coagulase negative Staphylococcus has long been considered of little significance as a urinary tract infection. The role of novobiocin resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus saprophyticus in infection of the urinary tract of women of childbearing age (14-40 years; mean age = 27 years; outpatients) was investigated. Three hundred female patients between the age bracket of 14 and 40 years (m...

BACKGROUND Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan infecting up to one-third of the world's population, constituting a life threat if transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy. In Portugal, there is a lack of knowledge of the current epidemiological situation, as the unique toxoplasmosis National Serological Survey was performed in 1979/1980. METHODS We studied the se...

INTRODUCTION Women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have elevated risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Diet quality plays an important role in the prevention of type 2 diabetes. We compared diet quality among childbearing women with a history of GDM with the diet quality of childbearing women without a history of GDM. METHODS We used data from the National Health and Nutri...

Benign metastasising leiomyoma is a rare disease occurring predominantly in women of childbearing age and is hormonally influenced. The response of the disease to the luteinising hormone releasing hormone analogue goserelin is reported.

BACKGROUND Some scholars claim that marriage is an outmoded institution, decoupled from the childbearing process in Sweden. However, it is likely that the presence of children is still linked to marriage, since most children born to cohabiting couples experience the marriage of their parents. The temporal ordering of childbearing and marriage may be informative as to the meaning of marriage. OB...