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  Pregnancy and Women’s Health Care International Journal - (PWHCIJ)| Stephy Publishers Introduction Dyspareunia is a common, but little-known, chronic problem, described as persistent or recurring pain that occurs during sexual intercourse. 1  It is a multifactorial pathology that involves psychological, biological and social factors. The incidence of dyspareunia is difficult to determine because women do not usually resort to consultation. The prevalence is around 10% of women of childbearing age and 45% of postmenopausal women. 2  Estrogen deficiency can lead to vaginal atrophy, the symptoms of which include vaginal dryness as well as dyspareunia, burning, and dysuria; urgent urinary symptoms, and recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs). 3  Dyspareunia can be classified in different ways: depending on the moment in which the pain appeared (primary or secondary), in the situational context (generational or situational) and the one that is most used today in cl...

  Abstract Introduction: Endometriosis is an enigmatic and multifaceted ailment that distresses a large number of women worldwide which may trigger pain, infertility and other discomforts such as dysmenorrhea. Materials and Methods: Data from the medical records of 113 women with and 113 age-matched women without endometriosis were analyzed retrospectively to investigate association of three domains of menstrual characteristics – age at menarche, duration of menstrual flow and cycle length – with risk of developing endometriosis. STATA 13 statistical software was used for analysis of data. Results:  Sub-fertile women with menarche at <11 years were 1.80 times more likely to have endometriosis (OR=1.80, 95% CI: 0.51, 6.33) and had 1.29 times the risk of the disease (RR=1.29, 95% CI: 0.81, 2.06) influenced by body mass index (BMI in Kg/m2). Women with duration of flow of 4-7 days were 2.33 times more likely to have endometriosis. Women with cycle length of ≥28 days...

 Age at Menarche, Duration of Monthly Flow and Cycle Length as Risk Factors for Endometriosis in Sub-Sahara Black African Women | Stephy Publishers Journal of Pregnancy and Women's Health Care | Stephy Publishers Abstract Introduction: Endometriosis is an enigmatic and multifaceted ailment that distresses a large number of women worldwide which may trigger pain, infertility and other discomforts such as dysmenorrhea. Materials and Methods: Data from the medical records of 113 women with and 113 age-matched women without endometriosis were analyzed retrospectively to investigate association of three domains of menstrual characteristics – age at menarche, duration of menstrual flow and cycle length – with risk of developing endometriosis. STATA 13 statistical software was used for analysis of data. Results: Sub-fertile women with menarche at <11 years were 1.80 times more likely to have endometriosis (OR=1.80, 95% CI: 0.51, 6.33) and had 1.29 times the risk of the disease (RR=1.2...