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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental and physical health and overall w...
Machado, BC; Pinto, E; Silva, M; Veiga, E; Sá, C; Kuhz, S; Silva, PO; Pimenta, A; Gomes, A; Almeida, A; Sá, L; Correia, MThroughout the pandemic of COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2, university students were considered a vulnerable risk group for mental health impairment and wellbeing deterioration. This study aimed at evaluating the pandemic's impact on the physical and mental health and wellbeing among students of a Portuguese university. This cross-sectional study included 913 participants and ran from June to October 2020. Data c...
Estudo clínico, multicêntrico, aberto para avaliar a eficácia e a tolerância do...
Palha, AP; Gomes, A; Martins, AS; Pimenta, A; Neves, J; Gonçalves, R; Ramos, L; Abrantes, P; Canhão, A; Santos, G; Carvalho, LF; Soares, J; Lima, EErectile dysfunction (ED), defined by the Impotence-NIH Consensus Conference as the "persistent inability to achieve and/or maintain erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual activity" affect more than 100 million men worldwide, at particular severity levels. The global prevalence of ED is estimated to affect about 10%, but has been found to increase significantly with age (39% in men 40 years of age and 67% ...
Cryptorchidism. The clinical implications.
Estevão-Lima, .; Pimenta, AThis paper briefly reviews the literature on testicular descent and management implications for cryptorchidism. At present, we believe that descent of the testes in humans is a complex event mediated by both hormonal and mechanical factors. There is now good evidence that testicular descent occurs in two morphologic and hormonally distinct phases. Relative "transabdominal migration", which occurs in the 8th and...