scholarly journals Premenstrual symptoms interference and equol production status in Japanese collegiate athletes: A cross-sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 488-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Takeda ◽  
Tomomi Ueno ◽  
Shigeto Uchiyama ◽  
Masami Shiina
2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. 708
Author(s):  
Katherine Rizzone ◽  
Molly McCann ◽  
Gwen Haffenden ◽  
Jorie Freitag

Author(s):  
Asia Mushtaq ◽  
Shamsa Arif ◽  
Fazaila Sabih

Abstract Objective: To determine the predictive role of premenstrual symptoms in reproductive-aged women’s quality of life. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted in Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, from September 2017 to January 2018, and comprised married women aged 20-45 years. Urdu versions of Greene Climacteric Symptoms Scale and World Health Prganisation Quality of Life scale were used. Data was analysed using SPSS 23. Results: Of the 300 women with a mean age of 32.59±7.12 years, 245(81.7%) had a regular menstrual cycle. There was significant negative relationship between premenstrual symptoms and all domains of quality of life (p<0.05). Somatic symptoms were predominantly affecting the quality of life in more negative manners compared to other symptoms (p<0.05). Conclusion: Premenstrual symptoms disturb the daily activities of reproductive-aged women and adversely affect their educational, occupational and psychosocial functioning. Key Words: Premenstrual symptoms, Quality of life, Reproductive-aged women. Continuous...


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Hanan Elzeblawy Hassan ◽  
Walaa Fathy Mohamed Ahmed ◽  
Ahmed Arafa

Introduction: Menstrual disorders are the most frequent gynecological diagnoses among young girls.Aim: This study was conducted to investigate whether physical activity could reduce menstrual disorders among schoolgirls.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 970 schoolgirls in Southern Egypt were assessed, using a questionnaire, for their socio-demographic characteristics, gynecological history, physical activity, and menstruаl disorders during the previous 6 months. Results: The mean аge of schoolgirls was 15.5 ± 0.8 yeаrs, menarche аge 13.2 ± 1.2 years, menstrual cycle durаtion 28.8 ± 7.3 dаys, and 76.1% were circumcised. After аdjustment for the socio-demographic and gynecological variables, physical activity wаs shown to be not associated with all premenstrual symptoms аnd dysmenorrheа (р -value > 0.05).Conclusion: No substantial associаtions between physical activities and menstruаl/premenstrualal symptoms can be concluded.Recommendations: Future cohort and interventional studies are needed to explain whether the risk of dysmenorrhea and premenstrual symptoms can be reduced by physical activity.


2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn R. Klein ◽  
Barbara J. Amster

Abstract A study by Yaruss and Quesal (2002), based on responses from 134 of 239 ASHA accredited graduate programs, indicated that approximately 25% of graduate programs in the United States allow students to earn their degree without having coursework in fluency disorders and 66% of programs allow students to graduate without clinical experience treating people who stutter (PWS). It is not surprising that many clinicians report discomfort in treating PWS. This cross-sectional study compares differences in beliefs about the cause of stuttering between freshman undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory course in communicative disorders and graduate students enrolled and in the final weeks of a graduate course in fluency disorders.


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