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  • 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 ...
  • Fetal magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound 
    Wataganara, Tuangsit; Ebrashy, Alaa; Aliyu, Labaran Dayyabu; Moreira de Sa, Renato Augusto; Pooh, Ritsuko Kimata; Kurjak, Asim; Şen, Cihat; Adra, Abdallah M.; Stanojević, Milan (Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2016)
    Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been increasingly adopted in obstetrics practice in the past three decades. MRI aids prenatal ultrasound and improves diagnostic accuracy for selected maternal and fetal conditions. ...
  • FIGO good clinical practice paper: management of the second stage of labor 
    Wright, Alison; Nassar, Anwar H.; Visser, Gerard H.A.; Ramašauskaite, Diana; Theron, Gerhard Barnard (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2021)
    This good clinical practice paper provides an overview of the current evidence around second stage care, highlighting the challenges and the importance of maintaining high-quality, safe, and respectful care in all settings. ...
  • FIGO good practice recommendations for cesarean delivery on maternal request: Challenges for medical staff and families 
    Ramašauskaite, Diana; Nassar, Anwar H.; Ubom, Akaninyene Eseme; Nicholson, Wanda Kay (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2023)
    Elective cesarean delivery on maternal request is a challenging topic of discussion for patients, their families, and clinicians. Efforts to reduce the rate of cesarean deliveries should include the proportion of cesarean ...
  • FIGO opinion paper: Drivers and solutions to the cesarean delivery epidemic with emphasis on the increasing rates in Africa and Southeastern Europe 
    Visser, Gerard H.A.; Ubom, Akaninyene Eseme; Neji, K.; Nassar, Anwar H.; Jacobsson, Bo F.; Nicholson, Wanda Kay (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2023)
    Cesarean delivery rates are rapidly increasing in Southeastern Europe (to more than 60%), North Africa (with a rate as high as 72% in Egypt), and in urban areas in Southern Africa (a rate of over 50% in Lagos, Nigeria). ...
  • FIGO position paper on reference charts for fetal growth and size at birth: Which one to use? 
    Visser, Gerard H.A.; Nicholson, Wanda Kay; Barnea, Eytan Robert; Ramašauskaite, Diana; Nassar, Anwar H. (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2021)
    Publication of the Intergrowth-21st and WHO growth charts raises the question of which growth data prenatal providers should use in clinical practice. Is it better to use a universal chart applied globally, or metrics based ...
  • FIGO recommendations on the management of postpartum hemorrhage 2022 
    Escobar, Maria Fernanda; Nassar, Anwar H.; Theron, Gerhard Barnard; Barnea, Eythan R.; Nicholson, Wanda Kay; Ramašauskaite, Diana; Lloyd, Isabel; Chandraharan, Edwin; Miller, Suellen P.; Burke, Thomas F.; Ossanan, Gabriel; Andres Carvajal, Javier; Ramos, Isabella; Hincapié, María Antonia; Loaiza, Sara; Nasner, Daniela; Visser, Gerard H.A.; Barnea, Eytan Robert; Escobar, Maria Fernanda; Kim, Yoon-ha; Nicholson, Wanda Kay; Pacagnella, Rodolfo C.; Ramašauskaite, Diana; Theron, Gerhard Barnard; Wright, Alison (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2022)
  • FIGO Statement: Antenatal care and refugees 
    Nassar, Anwar H.; Theron, Gerhard Barnard; Wright, Alison; Nicholson, Wanda Kay; Visser, Gerard H.A.; Barnea, Eytan Robert; Escobar, Maria Fernanda; Kim, Yoon-ha; Pacagnella, Rodolfo C.; Ramasaukaite, Diana (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2021)
  • FIGO Statement: Restrictive use rather than routine use of episiotomy 
    Nassar, Anwar H.; Visser, Gerard H.A.; Ayres-De-Campos, Diogo; Rane, Ajay J.; Gupta, Sandhya; Barnea, Eytan Robert; de Bernis, Luc; Di Renzo, Gian Carlo; Escobar, Maria Fernanda; Lloyd, Isabel; Nicholson, Wanda Kay; Shah, Parmanand K.; Stones, William; Sun, Luming; Theron, Gerhard Barnard; Walani, Salimah R. (John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2019)
  • FIGO Statement: Vaccination in pregnancy 
    Nassar, Anwar H.; Visser, Gerard H.A.; Nicholson, Wanda Kay; Ramašauskaite, Diana; Kim, Yoonha; Barnea, Eytan Robert; Visser, Gerard H.A.; Barnea, Eytan Robert; Escobar, Maria Fernanda; Pacagnella, Rodolfo De Carvalho; Ramašauskaite, Diana; Theron, Gerhard Barnard; Wright, Alison (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2021)
    Pregnant women and their fetuses are among the vulnerable populations that can be severely affected by communicable diseases. As such, some vaccines such as the influenza and the Tdap (tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria ...
  • From fragmented levels of care to integrated health care: Framework toward improved maternal and newborn health 
    Barnea, Eytan Robert; Nicholson, Wanda Kay; Theron, Gerhard Barnard; Ramašauskaite, Diana; Stark, Michael; Albini, S. Mark; Nassar, Anwar H.; Visser, Gerard H.A.; Escobar, Maria Fernanda; Kim, Yoon-ha; Pacagnella, Rodolfo C.; Wright, Alison (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2021)
    Worldwide, health systems and care approaches vary widely due to local reality, distance to facilities, cultural norms, resources, staff availability, geography, and politics. Consequently, globally maternal–newborn dyad ...
  • Gastroschisis: Incidence and prediction of growth restriction 
    Mirza, Fadi Ghazi; Bauer, Samuel Thomas; van der Veer, Anne; Simpson, Lynn L. (Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2015)
    Fetuses with gastroschisis are at increased risk of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). However, there is a tendency for underestimation of fetal abdominal circumference and hence fetal weight, leading to overdiagnosis ...
  • Gene expression signature-based prediction of lymph node metastasis in patients with endometrioid endometrial cancer 
    Kang, Sokbom; Thompson, Zachary J.; McClung, Emily C.; Abdallah, Reem M.; Lee, Jae K.; González-Bosquet, Jesús; Wenham, Robert Michael; Chon, Hye-sook (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2018)
    Objective This study aimed to develop a prediction model for lymph node metastasis using a gene expression signature in patients with endometrioid-type endometrial cancer. Methods Newly diagnosed endometrioid-type endometrial ...
  • Guidelines for intraoperative-management of unexpected ‘‘placenta accreta spectrum’’ 
    Ramadan, Mohamad K.; Chahine, Rabih; Atallah, David M.; Seoud, Muhieddine A.F. (Lebanese Order of Physicians, 2020)
    There has been several fold increase in the rate of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) paralleling the ever-increasing surge in the rate of cesarean deliveries worldwide. Delivery of PAS is associated with increased maternal ...
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy: Lebanese Women's Awareness, Perception, and Acceptance 
    Salame, Anastasia A.; Jaffal, Mohammad J.; Khalifeh, Fatin; Khalife, Dalia; Ghazeeri, Ghina S. (Hindawi Limited, 2020)
    Objectives. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) had been the gold standard for the treatment of menopausal symptoms until the publication of the World Health Initiative (WHI) study. After the WHI study, the use of HRT changed ...
  • Human papillomavirus vaccination: Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and intentions of college female students in Lebanon, a developing country 
    Dany, Mohammed; El-Chediak, Alissar; Nassar, Anwar H. (Elsevier Ltd, 2015)
    Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a common cause for genital warts and cervical cancer. Developing countries in the Middle East such as Lebanon are traditionally considered to be conservative societies with low ...

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