XHOLLI , Anjeza

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To evaluate whether the rates of COVID-19 infection and death in women versus men differ with age.

Objectives: To investigate the management of vaginal atrophy (VA) in a population-based study. Study design: A sub-study of a cross-sectional multicenter study on 913 postmenopausal women. Main outcome measures: Management of VA was investigated on the 274 women referring having received a previous diagnosis of VA. Results: Women had received,...

Objectives Vaginal atrophy (VA) is a chronic medical condition. It is managed unsatisfactorily, despite its high prevalence and negative impact on female quality of life. In order to meet their needs, it would be useful to know what women perceive to be the most bothersome symptom (MBS) of VA. Study design Cross-sectional, multicenter study of...

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Purpose Many infections follow a seasonal trend. Aim of our study was to check whether acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) follows a seasonal progress. Methods In a retrospective study on 12,152 hospital records, 158 cases of acute pelvic inflammatory disease were identified. Periodogram analysis was applied to the date of pelvic...

Women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) frequently suffer from mood disturbances and reduced quality of life. Whether pain improvement ameliorates mood and quality of life is still unclear, and it was investigated in an observational prospective study performed in a cohort of 117 of the outpatient services for endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether hormone therapy containing dienogest is effective in reducing endometrioma size. A retrospective observational study was conducted on 116 women with endometrioma which was evaluated after 6 and 12 months of either no treatment (n = 46), or hormonal therapy containing dienogest (n = 70),...

Objective To evaluate whether climacteric symptoms are related to pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in postmenopausal women. Study design A cross-sectional investigation was performed on 1382 postmenopausal women attending an outpatient service for menopause at a university hospital. Main outcome measures Data regarding climacteric symptoms, as...

Background: Purified Cytoplasm of Pollen (PCP) is a non-hormonal herbal remedy used to manage vasomotor symptoms (VMS), sleep and mood disorders in menopausal women not relying on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Many studies demonstrated its efficacy and safety in post-menopause but few data are available about peri-menopause. Methods: This...

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Oral contraceptives (OCs) containing androgenic second and third generation progestins decrease insulin sensitivity (SI). In this study we investigated whether an oral contraceptive containing the anti-androgenic progestin drospirenone (DRSP) still alters SI. Lipid modifications were investigated as well.

The progestin dienogest (DNG) given alone effectively reduces pelvic pain of women with endometriosis. It is not clear whether the same occurs when DNG is associated with estradiol (E2).

During pregnancy, supply of nutrients and exposure of the mother to environmental factors can influence fetus phenotype, possibly modifying growth of fetal tissues and organs. Few studies inconsistently reported that fetuses exposed to an insufficient energy supply, as those born small for gestational age, may have a reduced volume of uterus...

OBJECTIVE:: The aim of the study was to evaluate whether climacteric symptoms are related to urinary incontinence (UI) in postmenopausal women. METHODS:: A cross-sectional investigation was performed on 1,502 postmenopausal women attending the outpatient service for menopause at a University Hospital. Data regarding climacteric symptoms,...

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether folate exerts antioxidant effects in postmenopausal women and whether this effect is related to folate-induced modification of 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (BP).

Objective: To study the three cycles effect on primary dysmenorrhea of the monophasic 24/4 estradiol/nomegestrol acetate (E2/NOMAC) and of the 21/7 ethinyl-estradiol/chlormadinone acetate (EE/CMA) oral contraceptive. The tolerability and the effect of both preparations on metabolism and health-related quality of life were also...