Women’s health

Risk of Iron Deficiency in Women With Endometriosis: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study – Dereje G. Gete et al.

2024-06-12T17:36:52+10:00Endometriosis, Publications, Risk, Treatment, Women's health|

Endometriosis may be linked to the risk of iron deficiency through chronic systemic inflammation or heavy menstrual bleeding. No longitudinal studies, however, have examined the relationship between endometriosis and the risk of iron deficiency. Iron deficiency is a major global concern that mainly affects women [...]

A summary of the 2023 Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ) hypertension in pregnancy guideline – Renuka Shanmugalingam et al.

2024-06-05T15:54:34+10:00Cardiovascular disease, Clinical guidelines, Hypertension, Pregnancy, Publications, Risk, Screening, Women's health|

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) affect up to 10% of all pregnancies annually and are associated with an increased risk of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. This guideline represents an update of the Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ) guidelines for [...]

Accounts of harm and conflicts of interest in transvaginal mesh: Professional evaluations during an Australian Senate Inquiry – Mina Motamedi, Chris Degeling & Stacy M. Carter

2024-06-05T15:44:32+10:00Conflicts of interest, Publications, Risk, Surgery, Women's health|

Transvaginal mesh (TVM) surgeries were introduced as an innovative treatment for stress urine incontinency (SUI) and/or pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in 1996. Years after rapid adoption of these surgeries into practice, it emerged that TVM-associated adverse events were uncommon but potentially severe. This initiated global [...]

Patients’ perspectives on quality and patient safety failures: lessons learned from an inquiry into transvaginal mesh in Australia – Mina Motamedi, Chris Degeling & Stacy M Carter

2024-06-05T15:36:31+10:00Mental Health, Publications, Risk, Surgery, Women's health|

Transvaginal mesh (TVM) surgeries emerged as an innovative treatment for stress urine incontinency and/or pelvic organ prolapse in 1996. Years after rapid adoption of these surgeries into practice, they are a key example of worldwide failure of healthcare quality and patient safety. The prevalence of [...]

Breast cancer highlights from 2023: Knowledge to guide practice and future research – Maria-Joao Cardoso et al.

2024-06-04T12:10:04+10:00Breast cancer, Cancer, Publications, Women's health|

This narrative work highlights a selection of published work from 2023 with potential implications for breast cancer practice. We feature publications that have provided new knowledge immediately relevant to patient care or for future research. We also highlight guidelines that have reported evidence-based or consensus [...]

Systematic review and meta-analysis of prognostic characteristics for breast cancers in populations with digital vs film mammography indicate the transition may have increased both early detection and overdiagnosis – Rachel Farber et al.

2024-06-03T15:58:10+10:00Breast cancer, Cancer, Imaging, Overdiagnosis, Publications, Screening, Women's health|

Film mammography has been replaced by digital mammography in breast screening programs globally. This led to a small increase in the rate of detection, but whether the detection of clinically important cancers increased is uncertain. We aimed to assess the impact on tumor characteristics of [...]

Factors influencing the time to diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review – Ranjeeta Subedi et al.

2024-04-10T17:24:54+10:00Breast cancer, Cancer, Insurance, Publications, Screening, Treatment, Underdiagnosis, Women's health|

Shorter time from symptoms recognition to diagnosis and timely treatment would be expected to improve the survival of patients with breast cancer (BC). This review identifies and summarizes evidence on time to diagnosis and treatment, and associated factors to inform an improved BC care pathways [...]

Randomized Trial of Information for Older Women About Cessation of Breast Cancer Screening Invitations – Jenna Smith et al.

2024-04-07T15:44:27+10:00Ageing, Breast cancer, Cancer, Decision aids, Health literacy, Overdiagnosis, Publications, Screening, Shared decision making, Women's health|

Older women receive no information about why Australia’s breast screening program (BreastScreen) invitations cease after 74 years. We tested how providing older women with the rationale for breast screening cessation impacted informed choice (adequate knowledge; screening attitudes aligned with intention).

Health benefits and harms of mammography screening in older women (75+ years)—a systematic review – Erin Mathieu et al.

2024-04-07T15:40:26+10:00Ageing, Breast cancer, Cancer, Overdiagnosis, Overtesting, Publications, Screening, Women's health|

There is little evidence on the balance between potential benefits and harms of mammography screening in women 75 years and older. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesise the evidence on the outcomes of mammography screening in women aged 75 years and older.

Fertility treatment pathways and births for women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome—a retrospective population linked data study – Katrina M. Moss et al.

2024-04-07T15:35:55+10:00Fertility, PCOS, Pregnancy, Publications, Treatment, Women's health|

This study used a large longitudinal community-based population cohort to identify the fertility treatment pathways used by participants with and without PCOS and investigate whether any pathways were more likely to result in a birth. Our findings are in line with previous studies showing that [...]

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