Nick Panay

OBJECTIVE: Traditional behavioral finance-which examines how cognitive biases, emotions, and context shape economic decision-making- often assumes cognitive stability, rationality, and consistent risk evaluation, based largely on male-domin…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the lived experiences of perimenopause/menopause among Ghanaian women. DESIGN: Qualitative study using in-depth, semi-structured interviews. SETTING: Community and hospital based settings across Ghana, where women's …

Menopause is a pivotal stage in women’s lives, shaped by biological, psychological, sociocultural, and health system factors. In Oman, where religious beliefs and cultural norms strongly influence health behaviours, menopause remains under-…

BACKGROUND: Menopause is a major global health issue affecting cisgender women, transgender people, and gender-diverse populations, yet it remains under-recognised in research and policy, particularly in low-income and middle-income countri…

STUDY QUESTION: How should premature/primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) be diagnosed and managed based on the best available evidence from published literature? SUMMARY ANSWER: The current guideline provides 145 recommendations on symptom…

Women undergo important changes in sex hormones throughout their lifetime that can impact cardiovascular disease risk. Whereas the traditional cardiovascular risk factors dominate in older age, there are several female-specific risk factors…

Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a complex clinical syndrome with life-changing physiological and psychological consequence in young women of reproductive age. However, the understanding of the etiology, diagnosis and optimal interv…

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OBJECTIVE: To explore the current clinical attitudes of members of the British Menopause Society to the management of premature ovarian insufficiency. DESIGN: An electronic cross-sectional questionnaire survey. SETTING: Members of the Bri…

BACKGROUND: An association between treatment for gynecological cancers and risk of osteoporosis has never been formally evaluated. Women treated for these cancers are now living longer than ever before, and prevention of treatment-induced m…

Maintenance of ovarian function is a complex process and we are only now beginning to understand the role that many medical conditions have in affecting the age of menopause. Autoimmune diseases an...

OBJECTIVE: Premature ovarian failure in women under 40 years is uncommon, but not rare (1-3%), with up to 2.5% of adolescents affected. This study aims to investigate women's experiences of diagnosis, perception of cause, treatment, main co…

BACKGROUND: Current evidence suggests that information and treatment offered to women post-hysterectomy to prevent osteoporosis are poor. OBJECTIVES: To pilot a general practice audit protocol, to assess its ability to identify hysterectom…