Smith SM

BackgroundHealth agency refers to one's capacity to form health-related goals, experience control, and possess the means to pursue them. Low socioeconomic status (SES) is linked to impaired health agency and increased risk of adverse pregna…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to synthesize the epidemiological findings for the associations between dysmenorrhea, including primary dysmenorrhea and endometriosis-associated dysmenorrhea and any chronic pain conditions, includ…

Chronic pain conditions occurring in the lower abdomen and pelvis are common, often challenging to manage, and can negatively affect health-related quality of life. Methodological challenges in designing randomized clinical trials (RCTs) fo…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of estrogen and progesterone on the vaginal mucosa and their role in vaginal transmission of simian immunodeficiency virus. Incidentally, endometrial hyperplasia was observed in estrogen…