Up to 80% of women living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience sexual dysfunction, though its link with sexual activity and sexual satisfaction is not well understood. Among older women with CKD treated with hemodialysis, the majori…
The impact of the presence or absence of sex hormones on women's health is woefully underresearched. Fundamentally, women's bodies are now understood to spend considerable time under widely fluctuating hormonal influences, including puberty…
RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE: Female reproductive health is recognized as a predictor of morbidity, mortality, and quality of life, although data in the setting of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are limited. STUDY DESIGN: A mixed-methods study was …
Young women with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have disproportionately increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. Reduced anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is linked to poor cardiovascular outcomes in the general population, but whether AMH is a…
OBJECTIVE: To explore whether patient characteristics were associated with gender expression, and to further determine impact of gender expression on patient selection of hysterectomy or uterine-preservation in pelvic organ prolapse (POP) s…
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women globally. In recent years, attention has turned to infertility and pregnancy-related events as potential markers for early mortality and future CVD. METHODS: T…