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Differences in the age at natural menopause were examined using a retrospective population sample of 289 naturally menopausal women. The mean age at natural menopause was 46.70 +/- 5.44 years. Earlier menopause occurred in women living in semiurban areas, divorced/separated and less educated women, and women who were younger at: first marriage, widowhood, divorce/separation and first or last full-term pregnancy. Later menopause occurred in women who had: irregular menstrual periods before 25 years, dysmenorrhoea and mid-cycle spotting. Duration of oral contraceptives use, weight and body mass index were significantly positively correlated with age at natural menopause. Multiple regression analyses indicated that age at last full-term pregnancy, residence, pattern of menstrual cessation and duration of oral contraceptive use were the significant predictors of the end of menstrual activity.
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Menopause/physiology , Adult , Age Distribution , Body Mass Index , Contraceptives, Oral , Educational Status , Egypt , Female , Humans , Marital Status/statistics & numerical data , Menstruation Disturbances/complications , Middle Aged , Predictive Value of Tests , Pregnancy/physiology , Regression Analysis , Residence Characteristics/statistics & numerical data , Retrospective Studies , Socioeconomic Factors , Surveys and Questionnaires , Urban Population/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
Differences in the age at natural menopause were examined using a retrospective population sample of 289 naturally menopausal women. The mean age at natural menopause was 46.70 +/- 5.44 years. Earlier menopause occurred in women living in semiurban areas, divorced/separated and less educated women, and women who were younger at: first marriage, widowhood, divorce/separation and first or last full-term pregnancy. Later menopause occurred in women who had: irregular menstrual periods before 25 years, dysmenorrhoea and mid-cycle spotting. Duration of oral contraceptives use, weight and body mass index were significantly positively correlated with age at natural menopause. Multiple regression analyses indicated that age at last full-term pregnancy, residence, pattern of menstrual cessation and duration of oral contraceptive use were the significant predictors of the end of menstrual activity
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Age Distribution , Body Mass Index , Contraceptives, Oral , Educational Status , Marital Status , Pregnancy , Residence Characteristics , Socioeconomic Factors , MenopauseABSTRACT
The applicability of the quantitative buffy coat tube test (QBC) for diagnosis of T. vaginalis was studied. The results of the QBC tube test was compared with that of the wet mount examination in 60 women having genital infection. The cases were selected from outpatient clinic of El-Shatby University Hospital T. vaginalis was identified by QBC tube test in 24 cases out of 60 while the wet mount smear, it was detected in 21 cases. The sensitivity of the QBC tube test was 100% and the specificity was 92.3%. It was found that the QBC tube test seems to have a place in the routine diagnosis of T. vaginalis.
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Trichomonas Vaginitis/diagnosis , Trichomonas vaginalis/isolation & purification , Adult , Animals , Female , Humans , Reproducibility of Results , Vaginal SmearsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: Three different antepartum surveillance tests were evaluated in the management of postdate pregnancy. The aim was to evaluate the reliability and predictive value of BPS, NST and AFV in antepartum fetal surveillance of post-date pregnancy in terms of pregnancy outcome. METHODS: Forty-five pregnant women who were proven to be postdate were included from the antenatal clinic of Shatby Maternity Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt. Patients were put into 3 groups according to management protocol: group I (n = 15) managed by BPS, group II (n = 15) managed by NST and group III managed by sonographic assessment of AFV with NST. RESULTS: AFV had higher positive predictive value (66.67%) than BPS (50%) and NST (50%) and also more sensitivity (66.67%) than BPS (33.3%) and NST (50%). The 3 tests had more or less equivalent negative predictive values and specificities. CONCLUSIONS: The study highly recommends sonographic assessment of AFV with NST as an ideal antepartum surveillance test in prediction of fetal well-being in post-date pregnancy.
