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Factors Associated with the Complications of Hysteroscopic Myomectomy
Lima,Mariana Patelli Juliani de Souza; Costa-Paiva,Lúcia; Brito,Luiz Gustavo Oliveira; Baccaro,Luiz FranciscoAbstract Objective To evaluate the factors associated with complete myomectomy in a single surgical procedure and the aspects related to the early complications. Methods A cross-sectional study with women with submucous myomas. The dependent variables were the complete myomectomy performed in a single hysteroscopic procedure, and the presence of early complications related to the procedure. Results We identifie...
Metabolic syndrome in HIV-infected middle-aged women on antiretroviral therapy:...
Akl,Lívia D.; Valadares,Ana L.R.; Moraes,Monica Jacques de; Pinto-Neto,Aarão M.; Lagrutta,Bianca; Costa-Paiva,LúciaABSTRACT Objectives: To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its associated factors in a group of HIV-infected middle-aged women. Methods: Cross-sectional study including 273 HIV-infected climacteric women of 40-60 years of age under care in two HIV outpatient reference centers in Brazil. Metabolic syndrome diagnosis was based on 2006 International Diabetes Federation criteria. Sociodemogra...
Epidemiologia da menopausa e dos sintomas climatéricos em mulheres de uma regiã...
Lui Filho,Jeffrey Frederico; Baccaro,Luiz Francisco Cintra; Fernandes,Tatiane; Conde,Délio Marques; Costa-Paiva,Lúcia; Pinto Neto,Aarão MendesOBJETIVOS: Avaliar a idade da menopausa e os fatores associados aos sintomas menopausais em mulheres de uma região metropolitana do sudeste do Brasil.MÉTODOS: Um estudo exploratório de corte-transversal foi realizado com 749 mulheres entre 45 e 60 anos (pesquisa de base populacional). A variável dependente foi a intensidade dos sintomas menopausais avaliada através do escore total do questionário Menopause Rati...
Factors associated with the onset of hypertension in women of 50 years of age o...
Machado,Vanessa de Souza Santos; Valadares,Ana Lúcia Ribeiro; Costa-Paiva,Lúcia; Sousa,Maria Helena de; Pinto-Neto,Aarão MendesPURPOSE:To evaluate factors associated with hypertension in Brazilian women of 50 years of age or more.METHODS:A cross-sectional population based study using self-reports. A total of 622 women were included. The association between sociodemographic, clinical and behavioral factors and the woman's age at the onset of hypertension was evaluated. Data were analyzed according to cumulative continuation rates withou...
Cardiovascular risk in middle-aged breast cancer survivors: a comparison betwee...
Sousa-e-Silva,Érika Pereira de; Conde,Délio Marques; Costa-Paiva,Lúcia; Martinez,Edson Zangiacomi; Pinto-Neto,Aarão MendesPURPOSE: It was to assess the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in breast cancer survivors (BCS).METHODS: This cross-sectional study analyzed 67 BCS, aged 45 -65 years, who underwent complete oncological treatment, but had not received hormone therapy, tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors during the previous 6 months. Lipid profile and CVD risk were evaluated, the latter using the Framingham and Systematic COro...
Quality of life and menopausal symptoms in women with liver transplants
Baccaro,Luiz Francisco; Boin,Ilka de Fátima; Costa-Paiva,Lúcia; Pinto-Neto,Aarão MendesPURPOSE: To assess quality of life and climacteric symptoms in women with and without liver transplants. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of 52 women undergoing follow-up at a university hospital in southeastern Brazil from February 4th, 2009 to January 5th, 2011. Twenty-four of these women were 35 years old or older and had undergone liver transplantation at least one year before study entry. The rema...
Self-perception of sexual life and associated factors: a population study condu...
Valadares,Ana Lúcia Ribeiro; Machado,Vanessa de Souza Santos; Costa-Paiva,Lúcia; Osis,Maria José; Sousa,Maria Helena de; Pinto-Neto,Aarão MendesPURPOSE: To evaluate the prevalence of women aged 50 years or more who are sexually active and their self-perception with respect to their sexual lives. Associated factors were also assessed. METHODS: A cross-sectional, population-based, self-reported household survey involving 622 Brazilian women aged 50 years or more. Sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral factors were evaluated. The sexual life self-perc...
Factors associated with fragility fractures in women over 50 years of age: a po...
Baccaro,Luiz Francisco; Machado,Vanessa de Souza Santos; Costa-Paiva,Lúcia; Sousa,Maria Helena; Osis,Maria José; Pinto-Neto,Aarão MendesPURPOSE: To analyze the prevalence of and factors associated with fragility fractures in Brazilian women aged 50 years and older. METHODS: This cross-sectional population survey, conducted between May 10 and October 31, 2011, included 622 women aged >50 years living in a city in southeastern Brazil. A questionnaire was administered to each woman by a trained interviewer. The associations between the occurren...
Bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with and without breast cancer
Conde,Délio Marques; Costa-Paiva,Lúcia; Martinez,Edson Zangiacomi; Pinto-Neto,Aarão MendesOBJECTIVE: The values of bone mineral density (BMD) were compared in postmenopausal women with and without breast cancer. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted, including 51 breast cancer survivors (BCS) and 71 women without breast cancer, who were non-users of hormone therapy, tamoxifen, or aromatase inhibitors. BMD T-scores and measurements in grams per centimeter squared (g/cm²) were obtained at the...
Is liver transplantation associated with decreased bone mass in climacteric women?
Baccaro,Luiz Francisco; Boin,Ilka de Fátima; Costa-Paiva,Lúcia; Leal,Aline Garcia; Ramos,Celso Dario; Pinto-Neto,Aarão MendesPURPOSE: To evaluate whether climacteric women undergoing liver transplantation had higher prevalence of decreased bone mass than those without any liver disease. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with 48 women receiving follow-up care at a university hospital in Southeastern Brazil, from February 4th 2009 to January 5th 2011, was conducted. Of these women, 24 were 35 years or older and had undergone liver trans...