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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510009

Osteitis Pubis in a 30 Year Old Postpartum Recreational Runner: A Case Report

Dani Moffit, Tim Braun and Kurt Schiess

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 31, 2015

A 30-year old female recreational runner presented groin, hip adductors, rectus abdominis, and inguinal ligament pain. Previous history revealed the pain started three years prior, recently increasing with activities of daily living. After birth of her third child, pain increased so she could not perform daily tasks such as grocery shopping, and was unable to hold her children. Examination revealed normal gait, level iliac crests, and normal lumbar curve. Palpation revealed tenderness over her r...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510008

Using Intervention Mapping for Systematic Development of a Midwife-Delivered Intervention for Prevention and Reduction of Maternal Distress during Pregnancy

Yvonne Fontein-Kuipers, Evelien van Limbeek, Marlein Ausems, Raymond de Vries and Marianne Nieuwenhuijze

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: December 22, 2015

Maternal distress is a major concern for perinatal health. We define maternal distress as a spectrum consisting of a variety of psychological constructs that occur during the antenatal period. Maternal distress can be the result of pregnancy or birth or other non-pregnancy related experiences in a woman's past or present life. It varies in severity from stress, worry, and concerns to more serious feelings of unhappiness, anxiety and/or depression and disturbed psychological functioning. Maternal...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510007

A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Potential Distribution Channels for the V Condom in South Africa

Jenni Smit, Nzwakie Mosery, Lavanya Pillay, Mags Beksinska, Letitia Rambally-Greener, Cecilia Milford, Maggie Kilbourne-Brook and Patricia S. Coffey

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: December 22, 2015

Increasing access to underutilized family planning methods is of global concern. The United Nations Commission on Life-Saving Commodities identified the female condom (FC) as one of 13 essential and overlooked commodities. Male and female condoms are currently the only effective method of dual protection against unintended pregnancy and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). A new design of female condom with special features to m...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510006

Does Human Papillomavirus Affect Pregnancy Outcomes? An Analysis of Hospital Data 2012-2014

Harpriya Kaur, Delf Schmidt-Grimminger, Steven W Remmenga, Baojiang Chen, KM M Islam and Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway

Article Type: Original Research Article | First Published: December 8, 2015

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. Pregnant women are at higher risk of HPV infection because during pregnancy major physiological and immunological changes take place that modulate the functioning of the immune system and may cause changes in HPV replication. These changes may also make the clearance of HPV much more difficult. HPV infection can impair extra villious trophoblast invasion into the uterine wall by increasing the rate...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510005

Racial Differences in Reasons for Failure to Receive Ovarian Cancer Treatment: An Analysis of National Cancer Database Cases (1998-2012)

Mary A Otoo, Kent Hoskins, Katherine C Brewer, Anna B Beckmeyer-Borowko, Caryn E Peterson and Charlotte E Joslin

Article Type: Short Communication | First Published: November 11, 2015

Non-Hispanic blacks (NHB) have poorer ovarian cancer survival rates than non-Hispanic whites (NHW). This difference is in part due to differences in treatment uptake. The objective of this study is to characterize racial differences in reasons for non-receipt of treatment among women diagnosed with epithelial ovarian cancer (OVCA) in the United States and Puerto Rico between 1998 and 2012....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510004

Pregnancy after Rape

Gerald D. Coleman

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: November 02, 2015

This essay provides a brief and broad overview of rape, leading to a discussion of pregnancy after rape. This discussion focuses on myths and misinformation as well as research-based evidence pertaining to the likelihood of pregnancy occurring due to rape, perceptions of rape-related pregnancy, abortion following rape-related pregnancy, and perspectives on appropriate health care responses to pregnancy due to rape....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510003

Interstitial Brachytherapy for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

Nathan Denlinger, Nicole Nolan, Kristin Bixel, Ritu Salani, Douglas Martin and Allison M. Quick

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: October 21, 2015

Retrospective analysis was performed on patients treated for cervical cancer at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center from 2000 to 2014. A total of 525 patients were identified and 52 of these patients received interstitial brachytherapy and were included in the analysis. All patients received external beam radiation. All patients were treated with low-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy, except for one patient who was treated with high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy. Actuarial ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510002

Mother's Autonomy and Health Outcome in Nepal

Prem B Bhandari

Article Type: Original Research Article | First Published: October 14, 2015

This paper investigates the influence of women's autonomy and husbands' roles in decision making on the utilization of antenatal care, a primary indicator of women's health and well-being. Using data on 4,018 Nepalese mothers who had at least one birth within the last 5 years, I employ multilevel logistic regression and find that women's autonomy in decision making significantly and positively contributed to antenatal care visits. Similarly, joint decision making by a couple also positively cont...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510001

Spontaneous Ruptured Heterotopic Fallopian Tube Pregnancy: A Challenging Case

Olga Grechukhina, Diana P. English, Wei Hong, Ravi Kaza and Elena Ratner

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 09, 2015

This is a case of a 39 year old gravida 4 para 2-0-1-2 patient who presented to the emergency room with 1 week history of worsening left sided abdominal pain associated with vaginal bleeding. She had a positive pregnancy test and transvaginal ultrasound demonstrated an 11x9x7cm retrouterine mass concerning for hemorrhagic debris but no adnexa were identified. Surgery was complicated by conversion from laparoscopy to low transverse laparotomy due to hemorrhage and severe adhesive disease. Both tu...

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