Alkistis Skalkidou

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus
observational 2026
BMC cancer ·doi:10.1186/s12885-026-16152-6

PURPOSE: The COVID-19 pandemic posed substantial challenges to cancer care, raising concerns about the safety of ongoing endocrine therapy in women with breast cancer. However, real-world evidence on the association between endocrine therap…

observational 2026
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-116361

OBJECTIVE: Women with premenstrual disorder (PMD) display heightened sensitivity to hormonal changes and may be at risk for psychiatric disorders during other hormonally dynamic periods such as pregnancy and postpartum. While PMD has been l…

other 2025
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091649

INTRODUCTION: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a cyclic mood disorder affecting around 2%-5% of women of reproductive age. Pharmacological interventions exist, but many patients with PMDD experience residual symptoms, discontinue m…

observational 2024
BMC medicine ·doi:10.1186/s12916-024-03297-z

BACKGROUND: It has been repeatedly shown that men infected by SARS-CoV-2 face a twofold higher likelihood of dying, being hospitalized or admitted to the intensive care unit compared to women, despite taking into account relevant confounder…

other 2024
Depression and anxiety ·doi:10.1155/2024/7734542

BACKGROUND: Peripartum depression is a common complication with potential long-term adverse effects on the woman and her family. Approximately 30%-50% of newly delivered women experience prolonged depressive symptoms at 6-12 months postpart…

meta-analysis 2017
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd010931.pub2

BACKGROUND: Medical treatment for subfertility principally involves the use of ovary-stimulating agents, including selective oestrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), such as clomiphene citrate, gonadotropins, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (G…