BMC Women's Health - Latest articlesThe latest articles from BMC Women's Health (ISSN 1472-6874) published by BioMed CentralVariation in NHS utilisation of vault smear tests in women post-hysterectomy: A study, using routinely collected datasets- March 28, 2008 Background: 20% of women living in the UK have a hysterectomy during their lifetime, levels are higher in the USA, making it one of the most commonly performed major surgical procedures. Understanding of the indications for hysterectomy and of the rationale for follow-up of women post hysterectomy is currently limited. Guidelines concerning follow-up by means of vaginal vault cytology tests exist but these are not based on 'gold standard' evidence. Furthermore, the extent to which current...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6874/8/6 Symptom reporting and quality of life in the Estonian Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy Trial- March 26, 2008 Background: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of postmenopausal hormone therapy on women's symptom reporting and quality of life in a randomized trial. Methods: 1823 women participated in the Estonian Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy (EPHT) Trial between 1999 and 2004. Women were randomized to open-label continuous combined hormone therapy or no treatment, or to blind hormone therapy or placebo. The average follow-up period was 3.6 years. Prevalence of symptoms and quality of life..http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6874/8/5 |