[Cigarette smoking as a predicting factor for osteoporosis in women]. / Palenie papierosów jako czynnik predysponujacy do wystepowania osteoporozy u kobiet.

The aim of the study was to answer the question--if smoking could facilitate occurrence of osteoporosis in chosen population?. Study was among 110 women in the age between 45-66 years, hospitalised in the Hospital in Slupsk. In 22 (20%) of respondents osteoporosis was diagnosed (bone density was lower than medium density for more than 2.5 SD in densytometric study), and these women were qualified to group I. Group II consisted of 88 (80%) women who were not diagnosed towards osteoporosis. Based on this study, it can be stated, that in examined group smoking could facilitate occurrence of osteoporosis among respondents from group I, what is proved by a high percentage of smokers 68.2%, the average number of cigarettes smoked per day 17.0 +/- 1.2 items and average period of smoking 32.1 +/- 6.5 years. As smoking is common phenomenon among women (one out of two examined smoked) you should stress elimination of this risk factor of many diseases including osteoporosis.

[Socio-familial situation of women treated for childlessness]. / Sytuacja spoleczno-rodzinna kobiet leczonych z powodu bezdzietnosci.

The documentation of the Andrology Outpatient Clinic, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical Academy in Lublin from the years 1979-1989 was studied retrospectively, and 169 women were isolated who completed the treatment for childlessness. The carried out studies indicated that younger people with shorter marriage history (usually after 2-5 years) more frequently sought treatment for childlessness, especially those coming from rural areas. Greater striving for having children in married people from rural areas was expressed also by the fact that they more frequently decided to use donor semen for insemination.