UNLABELLED Cognitive neuroscience of aging studies traditionally target participants age 65 and older. However, epidemiological surveys show that many women report increased forgetfulness earlier in the aging process, as they transition to menopause. In this population-based fMRI study, we stepped back by over a decade to characterize the changes in memory circuitry that occur in early midlife,...

OBJECTIVE To estimate smoking prevalence by gender, describe patterns of cigarette use, and identify predictors of current smoking in reproductive-age adults in four Latin American countries. METHODS Self-reported smoking was examined using data from Reproductive Health Surveys of women aged 15-49 years in Ecuador (2004), El Salvador (2002-2003), Guatemala (2002), and Honduras (2001), and of ...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) among non-pregnant, reproductive-age US women significantly exceeds rates among males. In clinical practice ID screening relies on hemoglobin, a late-stage indicator of ID. As a single, low-cost laboratory test to diagnose ID before anemia develops is lacking, the study objective was to improve ID screening by identifying risk factors among non-...

BACKGROUND Given the lack of data clarifying the manner in which women with metabolic syndrome (MetS) in different eras of their life perceive their health-related quality of life (HRQoL), this study aimed at investigating the association between MetS and HRQoL in reproductive age and post menopausal women. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study conducted within the framework of Tehran Lipi...

Introduction . The reproductive experience of women 18–44 years age is quantitatively superior to adolescent girls. structure losses adolescents, its identity or difference in comparison with extremely unexplored. Aim To compare the adolescents and on example Tyumen region. Materials methods. A retro-prospective analytical study carried out. Study period – 2016–2021. Adolescent girls completed ...

BACKGROUND The American Heart Association developed the Life's Simple 7 metric for defining cardiovascular health. Little is known, however, whether co-occurring reproductive factors, which affects endogenous oestrogen levels during a woman's life, also influences ideal cardiovascular health in postmenopausal women. METHODS Using data on a cross-sectional study with a convenience sample of 1,...

Information about reproductive morbidity in developing countries is scanty and mainly based on information obtained from clinics or hospitals which are not usually reflecting the true magnitude of the disease burden. A cross-sectional study were conducted to assess the self-reported reproductive morbidity and the factors affecting it and to investigate the health seeking behavior among a sample...