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{"title":"HPV vaccine reporting in Taiwan: media and politics, 2005-2018.","authors":"Chia-Fang Chang, Darren Liu, Chiung-Ying Kuan, Yao-Mao Chang, Tung-Liang Chiang","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2025.2539818","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2025.2539818","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study analyzes the media coverage of HPV vaccines in Taiwan from 2005 to 2018, with a focus on adherence to World Health Organization (WHO) media guidelines and the influence of election cycles on reporting patterns. A content analysis of 911 articles from four major newspapers revealed peaks in 2008, 2014, and 2018 election years, coinciding with vaccines policy rollouts. Most articles (78 percent) appeared in national news sections, with medical professionals cited in 36.3 percent of cases. Coverage primarily emphasized vaccine policy (36.3 percent) and health education (36.4 percent), with 83 percent of articles portraying HPV vaccination positively and 88 percent explicitly endorsing it. However, only 42 percent adhered to WHO's media communication guidelines, and headlines often misaligned with article content. These findings highlight the media's advocacy role during key political and public health events, while underscoring the need for improved journalistic practices to ensure accurate, guideline-consistent vaccine communication.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144761583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of zinc supplementation on premenstrual symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Young Man Kim, Jihyun Baek","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2025.2539815","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2025.2539815","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy of zinc supplementation for alleviating premenstrual symptoms (PMS) in women of reproductive age. A literature search was conducted across six electronic databases. Five randomized controlled trials were included in the qualitative synthesis and four were eligible for meta-analysis. All studies had some concerns for risk of bias. The certainty of the evidence was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation framework. Zinc supplementation reduced total PMS scores and emotional symptoms with moderate certainty of evidence, while physical symptoms were supported by low certainty of evidence. Meta-analyses revealed that zinc supplementation significantly reduced total PMS scores (Hedges's g =  -0.384), emotional symptoms (g =  -0.347), and physical symptoms (g =  -0.512), all favoring the intervention. Sensitivity analyses confirmed the robustness of results for the total and emotional domains, but the effect sizes for physical symptoms were moderately influenced by individual studies. In conclusion, zinc supplementation shows promise as a non-pharmacological intervention for reducing PMS. However, its generalizability is limited by the small number of trials and methodological heterogeneity. Further, multicenter RCTs with standardized protocols are warranted to establish clinical utility and explore dose - response relationships.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144754627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of endometriosis on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: A Mendelian randomization study.","authors":"Danyang Lu, Yisai Yang, Tiantian Yu","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2025.2539819","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2025.2539819","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Endometriosis has been linked to several systemic complications, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), atrial fibrillation (AF), heart failure (HF), hypertension, stroke, and ischemic stroke. The potential causal relationship between endometriosis and these diseases remains poorly understood. This Mendelian randomization (MR) study employed two-sample analyses to explore the associations between endometriosis and disease outcomes using data from large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS). The primary analysis method was the inverse variance weighted (IVW) method, which was supplemented by weighted median, weighted mode, and MR Egger methods. Our primary analysis revealed no significant causal association between endometriosis and cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases, including CVD, HF, stroke, ischemic stroke, and hypertension. Despite initial indications of a possible genetic link between endometriosis and AF (OR = 132.357; 95 percent CI: 1.126 -15,551.291; <i>p</i> = .045), this association was not robust. Sensitivity tests, including the \"leave-one-out\" analysis, showed the results to be unstable, and MR-weighted median analyses confirmed the lack of consistency in these findings. This MR study does not support a causal role of endometriosis in major cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases. The unstable association with AF may reflect residual pleiotropy or limited power, underscoring the need for validation in larger, diverse cohorts.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144733619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of positive birth story videos on women's fear of birth, childbirth self- efficacy and birth preference: A randomized controlled study.","authors":"Feyza Aktaş Reyhan, Elif Dağli","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2025.2537659","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2025.2537659","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fear of childbirth is a common concern among primiparous women and may negatively affect their confidence and birth preferences. This randomized controlled trial examined the effects of positive birth story videos on childbirth fear, self-efficacy, and birth beliefs. A total of 120 primiparous women between 24 and 28 weeks of gestation were randomly assigned to an intervention group (<i>n</i> = 60), which attended four weekly digital storytelling workshops featuring positive birth videos, or a control group (<i>n</i> = 60), which received routine antenatal education. Measures were taken at baseline, four weeks post-intervention, and within 24 hours postpartum. At baseline, both groups had similar scores in fear of childbirth, childbirth self-efficacy, and birth beliefs (<i>p</i> > .05). After the intervention, the intervention group had significantly lower mean scores for fear of childbirth (18.17 ± 3.51) compared to the control group (55.12 ± 7.23). Their beliefs in a medicalized birth process were also lower (22.12 ± 4.19 vs. 24.87 ± 2.91), while childbirth self-efficacy (288.77 ± 13.49 vs. 248.13 ± 15.30) and beliefs in a natural birth process (24.73 ± 3.46 vs. 18.27 ± 2.73) were significantly higher (<i>p</i> < .001 for all). These findings suggest that integrating digital storytelling with positive birth narratives into antenatal education may effectively reduce fear of childbirth and enhance women's self-efficacy and preference for physiological birth.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144691785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Accessing information on menopause transition and the role of digital health technologies: A narrative review.","authors":"Alison K Osborne, Elizabeth Sillence","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2025.2523258","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2025.2523258","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Digital health resources can provide an effective way for women to seek advice and share information. The aim of the current review is to understand the role of digital technologies in accessing digital menopause information. Six databases were examined for papers considering the use of digital technology in accessing digital information on menopause, published before March 2025. From 1970 papers identified, 14 papers were included in the review. Digital technologies are used to seek further information on the menopause, whether in addition to information provided by healthcare professionals, or to track symptoms or to normalize personal experiences. Trust in the source of the digital menopause information impacts whether it is accessed and how the information received is appraised. The impact of using digital technologies for menopause information was positive, including increased feelings of empowerment, decision making satisfaction, and the facilitation of conversations with others around menopause. However, representation of those who experience menopause was imperative. Overall, women find using digital technologies for menopause to be a positive experience. Future research should address the unique and complementary value of different types of digital technology to support menopause and understand how technologies can be better integrated into discussions with healthcare professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"508-521"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144498201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associations of body shape dissatisfaction before and during pregnancy with perinatal depressive symptoms among Japanese women.","authors":"Mie Shiraishi, Yuki Kurashima, Rio Harada, Hijiri Ito","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2025.2509624","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2025.2509624","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Body image may play a significant role in the development of perinatal depression; however, its relevance remains controversial. This study aimed to elucidate the association between body shape dissatisfaction before and during pregnancy and depressive symptoms during the perinatal period among Japanese women. This study used secondary data. Women with singleton pregnancies were recruited from March to December 2020 in Osaka, Japan. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Participants were classified into three groups according to their body shape satisfaction before and during pregnancy; satisfied, dissatisfied, and neither. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed. Of the 230 participants, 33 (14.3 percent) had depressive symptoms during pregnancy. Of the 221 participants assessed at 1 month postpartum, 20 (9.0 percent) had depressive symptoms. Women with body shape dissatisfaction during pregnancy had a significantly higher risk of depressive symptoms during pregnancy and at 1 month postpartum than those with body shape satisfaction. Furthermore, women who were body shape dissatisfied both before and during pregnancy had a significantly higher risk of depressive symptoms than those whose satisfaction improved during pregnancy. These findings suggest the importance of focusing on body dissatisfaction before and during pregnancy in relation to perinatal depressive symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"498-507"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144136371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Academic surgery: Faculty gender and racial trends through an intersectional lens.","authors":"Mah I Kan Changez, Syed Ali Farhan, Jeffrey Ding, Ahmer Azhar Karimuddin, Javed Siddiqi, Sabeen Tiwana, Faisal Khosa","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2025.2523256","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2025.2523256","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The healthcare workforce in the United States (US) has an inequitable representation of women and Underrepresented in Medicine (URIM) groups, including Black or African Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Pacific Islanders, Hispanic or Latinos, and Asians. Despite almost three decades of equal representation of women students in medical school, the gender disparity persists throughout leadership ranks. Studies have shown that residency recruitment is a limiting factor in diversity in surgery, and systemic changes are needed to increase the representation of minorities and women in the medical and surgical disciplines.Our study used data from the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) to analyze the demographic distribution of surgical faculty at medical schools from 1971 to 2021. Data was analyzed using Microsoft Excel and JupyterLab programs, and a t-test was used to determine significant changes over time. The categories with significant changes were reported, and proportion bar graphs were created. Data was classified into multiple categories.URIM Surgeons have seen an increased representation in Surgical faculty during our study over the past five decades. Still, these trends have not brought them in line with their proportion among the US population. Significant trends in surgical chair positions included a 21% decrease in Whites, a 15% increase in Asians, a 2.4% increase in Blacks, and a 3.8% increase in Hispanics. There were no significant trends for Natives. Significant trends in the academic rank of Professor included a 14% increase in Asians, a 1.1% increase in Blacks, a 1.5% increase in Hispanics, and an 18.4% decrease in Whites. A slight increase among URIM Surgeons is concerning when considering that these trends span from 1971 to 2021.The data showed that White and Asian Surgeons were overrepresented in surgical discipline compared to their proportions among the US population, while Black, Hispanic, and Native Surgeons were underrepresented. This was especially true in higher academic ranks and chair positions. Women were also underrepresented in surgery, with the slowest growth in higher academic ranks and leadership positions.Al.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"533-544"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144567847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gene polymorphisms associated with immunosuppression and their implications in the onset of cervical cancer.","authors":"Adriano M F Aranome, Ana P L Pereira, Nádia C M Okuyama, Kleber P Trugilo, Michelle M Sena, Rodolfo S Ferreira, Fernando Cezar-Dos-Santos, José O Couto-Filho, Janaina N Oliveira, Eliza P Castilha, Rafaela R J Curti, Sara Mataroli de Godoy, Wilson Frantine-Silva, Roberta L Guembarovski, Karen B de Oliveira","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2025.2525282","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2025.2525282","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The immune system plays a crucial role in determining the resolution or development of cervical pre-malignant lesions that culminate in cervical cancer (CC). A microenvironment with low inflammatory patterns is often associated with a worse prognosis.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To evaluate polymorphisms rs3087465 in the <i>TGFBR2</i> and rs3761548 in the <i>FOXP3</i> genes, as well as sociodemographic, reproductive, and sexual behavior data which may be associated with CC development.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional case-control study conducted in the northern region of Paraná, Brazil, 134 women (41 cervical cancer patients and 93 controls) were recruited from public health services. DNA samples were extracted from cervical cells, peripheral blood, and tumor tissues and subjected to PCR for confirmation of HPV presence and subsequent genotyping of <i>TGFBR2</i> (rs3087465) and <i>FOXP3</i> (rs3761548) polymorphisms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Women with limited HPV knowledge, low income, and infrequent preventive exams were at higher risk of CC. Smoking and high parity were also associated with increased risk. Notably, <i>TGFBR2</i> rs3087465 AG/GG genotypes were initially associated with increased risk of CC development. However, these associations were attenuated after adjusting for confounding variables.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings suggest that understanding genetic, environmental, and behavioral factors is essential for the prevention and effective treatment of CC.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"522-532"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144561334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The fertility crisis: looking below the tip of the iceberg.","authors":"Márcia Mendonça Carneiro","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2025.2521905","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2025.2521905","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"475-478"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144318130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Beyond clinical outcomes: Seven pillars for integrating emotional wellbeing into IVF care and research.","authors":"Athanasios Papathanasiou","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2025.2529507","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2025.2529507","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"479-482"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144585035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}