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  • Deliveries in Lebanon, the Country with the Highest Refugee Density in the World: A Descriptive Review 
    Sammouri, Julie; Khachfe, Hussein H.; Fares, Mohamad Y.; Salhab, Hamza A.; Nassar, Anwar H.; Chamsy, Dina (Springer, 2023)
    Purpose: The aim of this study is to analyze obstetrical and reproductive health parameters in Lebanon from 2015 until 2018 in the setting of the Syrian refugee influx in order to evaluate potential risks and provide a ...
  • Determinants of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine recommendation among Middle Eastern and Lebanese Healthcare Providers 
    Jaafar, Iman; Atallah, David M.; Mirza, Fadi Ghazi; Abu-Musa, Antoine A.; El-Kak, Faysal H.; Seoud, Muhieddine A.F. (Elsevier B.V., 2022)
    Objective: To improve the knowledge, awareness, and attitude (KAA) among health care providers (HCPs) regarding Human Papilloma Virus vaccination (HPV-V), the Lebanese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (LSOG) has regularly ...
  • Differential diagnosis and management of abnormal uterine bleeding due to hyperprolactinemia 
    Adra, Abdallah M.; El-Zibdeh, Mazen Yousef; Abdul Malek, Abdul Mohammed; Hamrahian, Amir H.; Abdelhamid, Amr Mohamed Salaheldin; Colao, Annamaria; Anastadiadis, Elie Nicolas; Ahmed, Essam Moustafa Aboul Fetooh; Ezzeddine, Jihad Ibrahim; El Sattar, Mahmoud Ibrahim Abd; Dabit, Suleiman Tawfiq; Ghanameh, Wadih; Nedjatian, Navid; El-Kak, Faysal H. (Middle East Fertility Society, 2016)
    Abnormal uterine bleeding may be acute or chronic accounting for up to 30% of outpatient visits to gynecologists. Hyperprolactinemia is one of the most common endocrine disorders associated with ovulatory dysfunction that ...
  • Don't forget eclampsia in the efforts to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality 
    Nicholson, Wanda Kay; Stones, William; Visser, Gerard H.A.; Barnea, Eytan Robert; Nassar, Anwar H.; Escobar, Maria Fernanda; Kim, Yoon-ha; Pacagnella, Rodolfo C.; Ramasaukaite, Diana; Theron, Gerhard Barnard; Wright, Alison (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2021)
    Hypertensive disorders are a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite advances in prevention and clinical management, women in low-resource countries continue to bear the burden of the sequelae ...
  • Echogenic intracardiac focus on second trimester ultrasound: Prevalence and significance in a Middle Eastern population 
    Mirza, Fadi Ghazi; Ghulmiyyah, Labib M.; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Bou Hamdan, Farah; Breidy, Juliana; Geagea, Sandra; Usta, Ihab M.; Adra, Abdallah M.; Nassar, Anwar H. (Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2016)
    Objective: The association between echogenic intracardiac focus (EIF) and trisomy 21 is well established, with a recognized ethnic variation. Our study aimed to determine the prevalence of EIF in a Middle Eastern population ...
  • Effect of Hormonal Replacement Therapy on Voice 
    Hamdan, Abdul Latif H.; Tabet, Georges S.; Fakhri, Ghina B.; Sarieddine, Doja S.; Btaiche, Rachel; Seoud, Muhieddine A.F. (Mosby Inc., 2018)
    Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of hormonal therapy (HRT) on voice in a group of menopausal women, taking into consideration body mass index (BMI) as a confounding factor and its potential role as a ...
  • Effect of postoperative Trendelenburg position on shoulder pain after gynecological laparoscopic procedures: A randomized clinical trial 
    Zeeni, Carine A.; Chamsy, Dina; Khalil, Ali M.; Abu-Musa, Antoine A.; Al Hassanieh, Majed; Shebbo, Fadia; Nassif, Joseph A. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2020)
    Background: Laparoscopic surgery has become a standard of care for many gynecological surgeries due to its lower morbidity, pain and cost compared to open techniques. Unfortunately, the use of carbon dioxide (CO2) to ...
  • Effect of Sustained Uterine Compression versus Uterine Massage on Blood Loss after Vaginal Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial 
    Ghulmiyyah, Labib M.; El-Husheimi, Alaa; Usta, Ihab M.; Colon-Aponte, Cristina; Ghazeeri, Ghina S.; Hobeika, Elie M.; Mirza, Fadi Ghazi; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Hamadeh, Caroline; Nassar, Anwar H. (Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2020)
    Objective: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of sustained uterine compression versus uterine massage in reducing blood loos after a vaginal delivery. Study Design: This was a prospective randomized trial conducted ...
  • Effect of the mode of application of cryopreserved human amniotic membrane on adhesion formation after abdomino pelvic surgery in a mouse model 
    Nassif, Joseph A.; Abbasi, Sehrish A.; Kechli, Mohamad Karim; Boutary, Suzan S.; Ghulmiyyah, Labib M.; Khalifeh, Ibrahim M.; Ghaddara, Hussein Abou; Nassar, Anwar H. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2016)
    Adhesions after abdomino-pelvic surgery are a cause of morbidity and reoperations. The use of human amniotic membrane (HAM) for adhesion prevention has given controversial results. The mode of administration of the amniotic ...
  • Effect of Vitamin D replacement on maternal and neonatal outcomes: A randomised controlled trial in pregnant women with hypovitaminosis D. A protocol 
    Chakhtoura, Marlene Toufic; Nassar, Anwar H.; Arabi, Asma; Cooper, Cyrus C.; Harvey, Nicholas C.W.; Mahfoud, Ziyad R.; Nabulsi, Mona M.; El-Hajj Fuleihan, Ghada A. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2016)
    Introduction: The Vitamin D recommended doses during pregnancy differ between societies. The WHO guidelines do not recommend routine prenatal supplementation, but they underscore the fact that women with the lowest levels ...
  • Effectiveness of progestogens to improve perinatal outcome in twin pregnancies: An individual participant data meta-analysis 
    Schuit, Ewoud; Stock, Sarah J.E.; Rode, Line; Rouse, Dwight J.; Lim, Arianne C.; Norman, J. E.; Nassar, Anwar H.; Serra, Vicente; Combs, C. Andrew; Vayssière, Christophe F.; Aboulghar, Mona Mohamed; Wood, Stephen L.; Çetingöz, Elçin; Briery, Christian M.; da Fonseca, Eduardo Borges; Worda, Katharina; Tabor, Ann; Thom, Elizabeth A.; Caritis, Steve N.; Awwad, Johnny T.; Usta, Ihab M.; Perales, Alfredo J.; Meseguer, Juan; Maurel, Kimberly A.; Garite, Thomas J.; Aboulghar, Mohamed A.; Amin, Yahia M.; Ross, Sue J.; Çam, Çetin; Karateke, Ateş; Morrison, John C.; Magann, Everett F.; Nicolaides, Kypros H.; Zuithoff, Nicolaas Peter A.; Groenwold, Rolf H.H.; Moons, Karel G.M.; Kwee, Anneke; Mol, Ben Willem J. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2015)
    Background In twin pregnancies, the rates of adverse perinatal outcome and subsequent long-term morbidity are substantial, and mainly result from preterm birth (PTB). Objectives To assess the effectiveness of progestogen ...
  • Efficacy of dienogest vs combined oral contraceptive on pain associated with endometriosis: Randomized clinical trial 
    el-Taha, Lina; Abu-Musa, Antoine A.; Khalifeh, Dalia; Khalil, Ali M.; Abbasi, Sehrish A.; Nassif, Joseph A. (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2021)
    Objective: To compare the efficacy of dienogest with the combined oral contraceptive pill (COC) Yasmin for the control of endometriosis-associated pelvic pain. Study design: Seventy women with endometriosis-associated ...
  • Epinephrine-Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy During Laparoscopic Myomectomy: Case Report and Review of the Literature 
    Nassif, Joseph A.; Nahouli, Hasan; Khalil, Ali M.; Mikhael, Elie Toni; Gharzeddine, Walid; Ghaziri, Ghina (Elsevier B.V., 2017)
    Laparoscopic myomectomy, a minimally invasive procedure performed for the management of uterine leiomyomas, involves a challenging aspect: excessive local bleeding. Hemorrhage control during laparoscopic myomectomy can be ...
  • Episiotomy practice in the Middle East: A Lebanese teaching tertiary care centre experience 
    Kaddoura, Rima; DeJong, Jocelyn; Zurayk, Huda C.; Kabakian-Khasholian, Tamar; Abbyad, Christine W.; Mirza, Fadi Ghazi (Elsevier B.V., 2019)
    Problem: There is lack of data on the rate of episiotomy in Lebanon and the study's hospital. Background: Only a few studies have addressed episiotomy practice in Lebanon and the Middle East and they show varying rates. ...
  • Episiotomy: history, present and future–a review 
    Ghulmiyyah, Labib M.; Sinno, Sara S.Hamze; Mirza, Fadi Ghazi; Finianos, Elie S.; Nassar, Anwar H. (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2022)
    Childbirth has always carried traumatic stress to the woman’s body. To deliver with less perineal trauma, obstetricians have used episiotomies. Episiotomy is still a common practice despite the controversy regarding its ...
  • Factors associated with alcohol and/or drug use at sexual debut among sexually active university students: Cross-sectional findings from Lebanon 
    Ghandour, Lilian A.; Mouhanna, Farah; Yasmine, Rola; El-Kak, Faysal H. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)
    Background: Sexual activity accompanied by substance use can impair youth decision-making and enhance risk-taking behaviors. Less is known, however, about the sexual values, perceptions and subsequent sexual practices of ...
  • Factors that affect women’s choice of their obstetrician and gynecologist: A survey of Lebanese women 
    Mattar, S.; Nassar, Anwar H.; Ghulmiyyah, Labib M.; Haddad, Sara F.; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Hobeika, Elie M. (S.O.G. CANADA Inc., 2019)
    Background: Previous studies in the Western world and some Arab countries have shown that women seeking healthcare consider a variety of factors such as physician bedside manner, hospital affiliation, experience, competency, ...
  • Feasibility of implementing cytology-based cervical cancer screening national program in Lebanon: A pilot study 
    Seoud, Muhieddine A.F.; Jaafar, Iman; Hamadeh, Randa Sami; Ammar, Walid S.; Atallah, David M.; El-Kak, Faysal H. (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2023)
    Objective: To review our national cervical cancer screening program using existing Ministry of Public Health primary healthcare centers (PHCs) and report the impact of women's knowledge, attitude, behavior, and practices ...
  • Female genital mutilation: the role of medical professional organizations 
    Bazi, Tony M. (Springer London, 2017)
    Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to alteration of the external genitalia of girls without medical benefit. It is estimated by United Nations agencies that 200 million living girls and women have been subjected to ...
  • Fertility preservation in patients with BRCA mutation 
    Ghunaim, Suleiman; Ghazeeri, Ghina S.; Khalife, Dalia; Azim, Hatem A. (ecancer Global Foundation, 2020)
    Evidence suggests a likely negative impact of deleterious BRCA mutations on female fertility. Hence, different studies have aimed to address the reproductive potential and performance of fertility preservation strategies ...

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