Journal of global health

BACKGROUND: The relationship between endometriosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the association between endometriosis and CVD risk, to examine whether the association was affected by ag…

BackgroundHysterectomies for benign conditions have declined in recent decades in most high-income countries (HICs); however, it remains a common surgical procedure among women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)…

BackgroundInfertility is a major global health burden, yet scalable lifestyle strategies to improve reproductive outcomes remain limited. Exercise is low cost and biologically plausible, but evidence on its association with fertility-relate…

BackgroundOvarian cancer (OC) has the worst prognosis and highest death rate of all gynaecological cancers in the USA. We examined the independent effects of individual-, neighbourhood-, and state-level factors on ovarian cancer incidence u…

BackgroundPlacental anomalies, including placenta previa (PP), placenta accreta spectrum disorders (PAS), and vase previa (VP), are associated with several adverse foetal-neonatal and maternal complications. However, there is still a lack o…

BackgroundEnsuring women's sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a fundamental human right and key to 2030 agenda of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), yet limited evidence exists on SRH in China, including national estimates an…

BackgroundSmall for gestational age (SGA) is a public health concern since it is associated with mortality in neonatal and post-neonatal period. Despite the large magnitude of the problem, little is known about the population-attributable r…