In 2015, 20.0% of women and 9.7% of men aged ≥18 years had a severe headache or migraine in the past 3 months. Overall and for each age group, women aged ≥18 years were more likely than men to have had a severe headache or migraine in the past 3 months. For both sexes, a report of a severe headache or migraine in the the past 3 months decreased with advancing age, from 11.0% among men aged 18-4...

A total of 838 women attending a large family planning clinic in Scotland for emergency contraception were offered screening for Chlamydia trachomatis infection. 569 were screened using ligase chain reaction test in first void urine at the time of presenting for emergency contraception and were retested 1 or 2 weeks later. Women aged under 20 and over 30 years were significantly more likely to ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the response and benefits to be gained from mammographic screening for breast cancer in women aged 65-74, who are not normally invited for screening. DESIGN This was a pilot study comprising women aged 65-74 who are not currently invited for routine screening under the NHS breast screening programme. The results from this study were compared with the results of routin...

BACKGROUND After recent revised grading by the US Preventive Services Task Force of mammography (MMG) recommendations for women in their 40s, it is urgent to collect data on the benefits and harm of MMG screenings in Japan. In this paper, we study the actual status and effectiveness of opportunistic breast cancer screening by MMG for women in their 40s. METHODS From January to December 2008, ...