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Targeted therapy in gynecologic cancers: Ready for prime time?

Seoud, Muhieddine A.F.; Åvall-Lundqvist, Elisabeth H.; Fujiwara, Keiichi (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2015)
The accuracy and clinical impact of intraoperative frozen section in determining the extent of surgical intervention in patients with early stage endometrial cancer

Abdallah, Reem M.; Khalil, Ali M.; Ghunaim, Suleiman; El Housheimi, Alaa; Khalife, Dalia; Sassine, Dib; Khoury, Karinia; Mailhac, Aurélie C.; Nassour, Farah; Saliba, Maelle; Seoud, Muhieddine A.F. (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2022)

The aim of this study was to compare intraoperative frozen section (FS) with the final pathology (FP), and determine its clinical impact in clinically apparent early stage endometrial cancer (EC) at the American University ...
The association between cardiovascular disease gene mutations and recurrent pregnancy loss in the Lebanese population

El-Achi, Hanadi S.; Awwad, Johnny T.; Abou Daya, Sarah; Halabi, Sahar; Damianos, Sandra; Mahfouz, Rami A.R. (Springer Netherlands, 2018)

Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is a problem affecting up to 5% of women of childbearing age due to many factors. Studies have shown that RPL and cardiovascular disease (CVD) may have shared risk factors. We compared the ...
The association between elevated progesterone level on day of hCG trigger and live birth rates in ART cycles: A single centre observational study

Robati, Shahin; Saab, Wiam; Durán-Retamal, Montserrat; Saab, Wael; Theodorou, Efstathios; Cawood, Suzanne; Serhal, Paul F.; Seshadri, Srividya (Avicenna Research Institute, 2020)

Background: The advent of ovarian stimulation within an in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle has resulted in modifying the physiology of stimulated cycles and has helped optimize pregnancy outcomes. In this regard, the ...
The clinical utility of intrapartum screening urinalysis for the prevention of postpartum pyelonephritis

el-Taha, Lina; Bazi, Tony M.; Maalouf, Hala; Hajjar, Rima; Hasbini, Yasmin G.; El Ouweini, Hala; Chamsy, Dina (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2021)

Objectives: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common bacterial infection to complicate pregnancy. Medical authorities recommend screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) in pregnancy; albeit there is no consensus ...
The effect of bariatric surgery on inflammatory markers in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome

Abiad, Firass; Khalife, Dalia; Safadi, Bassem Y.; Alami, Ramzi S.; Awwad, Johnny T.; Khalifeh, Fatin; Ghazeeri, Ghina S. (Elsevier Ltd, 2018)

Aim: The aims of this study is to address the improvement in CRP and adiponectin in obese PCOS and non PCOS after bariatric surgery, and to show that obese PCOS women have a slower rate of improvement when compared to obese ...
The effect of religious background on the attitude towards sex selection

Salame, Anastasia A.; Nassif, Jospeh; Ghazeeri, Ghina S.; Moubarak, Elie M.; Hannoun, Antoine B.; Abu-Musa, Antoine A. (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2019)

Objectives: Surveys of the general population regarding sex selection using pre-implantation genetic diagnosis are limited and were mainly conducted in the United States and Northern Europe. In those Western societies, ...
The effectiveness of psychological interventions alone, or in combination with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, for the treatment of erectile dysfunction:A systematic review

Atallah, Sandrine; Haydar, Asad; Jabbour, Teddy; Kfoury, Peter; Sader, Georgio (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2021)

Objectives: To highlight the efficacy of various psychological interventions (PI) when used in combination with, or in place of, phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE-5i), as compared to the traditional treatment of men with ...
The Fibromyalgia Bladder Index in 100 consecutive women with fibromyalgia

Hamed, Nouran; Rida, Mohamad Ali T.; Uthman, Imad W.; el-Taha, Lina; Assad, Mariam; Mikhael, Elie Toni; Bazi, Tony M. (Springer, 2020)

Introduction and hypothesis: The Fibromyalgia Bladder Index (FBI) is a validated instrument to quantify bothersome bladder symptoms specifically in women with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). The FBI includes two sub-scales: ...
The interaction of personal, contextual, and study characteristics and their effect on recruitment and participation of pregnant women in research: A qualitative study in Lebanon

Ayoub, Jennifer J.; Abiad, May; Forman, Michéle R.; Nasreddine, Lara M.; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Ghazeeri, Ghina S.; Nassar, Anwar H.; Yunis, Khalid A.; Itani, Saadeddine; Al-Thani, Al Anoud Mohammed; Alabdulmalik, Mariam; Hassan, Amira Mahmoud; Bawadi, Hiba Ahmad; Honein-AbouHaidar, Gladys N.; Naja, Farah A. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2018)

Background: Declining participation rates are impeding health research. Little is known about factors influencing the decision to participate in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Therefore, this paper reports on the ...
The inverted syringe technique for management of inverted nipples in breastfeeding women: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Nabulsi, Mona M.; Ghanem, Rayan; Smaili, Hanan; Khalil, Ali M. (BioMed Central Ltd, 2022)

Background: Women with inverted nipples may struggle with breastfeeding and may stop exclusive breastfeeding before six months. The use of an inverted syringe to evert the nipples was successful in achieving high rates of ...
The policy environment encouraging C-section in Lebanon

Kabakian-Khasholian T.; Kaddour A.; DeJong, Jocelyn; Shayboub R.; Nassar A. (CLARE, Sep-2007)

Objective: This study aims to analyse the environment encouraging C-section in Lebanon and to reveal approaches that could be adopted for the reduction of this practice, by considering the attitudes, opinions and actions ...
The Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Pregnancy and Mother-infant Prenatal Bonding

Tohme, Pia; Abi-Habib, Rudy; Nassar, Elma; Hamed, Nouran; Abou-Ghannam, Gaël; Chalouhi, Gihad Elias (Springer, 2022)

This study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 stress and anxiety on prenatal attachment during the second trimester of gestation. Pregnancy is an important stage for mothers-to-be in creating representations of ...
The Spectrum of β-Thalassemia Mutations in the Population Migration in Lebanon: A 6-Year Retrospective Study

Farra, Chantal G.; Abdouni, Lina; Souaid, Mirna; Awwad, Johnny T.; Yazbeck, Nadine H.; Abboud, Miguel Raul (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2021)

β-Thalassemia (β-thal) is highly prevalent among the Mediterranean populations. In Lebanon, the carrier rate of the disease is estimated to be around 2.0–3.0%. In this retrospective study, we determined the spectrum of ...
The use of fetal MRI for renal and urogenital tract anomalies

Chalouhi, Gihad Elias; Millischer, Anne Elodie; Mahallati, Houman; Siauve, Nathalie; Melbourne, Andrew; Grevent, David; Vinit, Nicolas; Heidet, Laurence; Aigrain, Yves; Ville, Yves H.; Blanc, Thomas; Salomon, Laurent Julien (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2020)

Fetal anomalies are detected in approximately 2% of all fetuses and, among these, genitourinary tract abnormalities account for 30% to 50% of all structural anomalies present at birth. Although ultrasound remains the first ...
The use of GnRH analogs in preserving ovarian function during chemotherapy

Odeh, Omar Mustafa; Awwad, Johnny T.; Khalife, Dalia; Ghunaim, Suleiman (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021)

Background: The literature has always been controversial on the use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists in preserving fertility in women of childbearing age after chemotherapy; thereby, in this article, we will be ...
The utilization of pre-implantation genetic testing in the absence of governance: A real-time experience

Farra, Chantal G.; Nassar, Anwar H.; Arawi, Thalia A.; Ashkar, Hanine; Monsef, Carla; Awwad, Johnny T. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2014)

To create a diagnostic document describing the utilization of pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT) in the absence of monitoring and regulation. Retrospective cohort study of couples undergoing PGT between 2004 and 2007 ...
Timing of term elective cesarean section and adverse neonatal outcomes: A multi-center retrospective cohort study

Bizri, Ayah Al; Boghossian, Nansi S.; Nassar, Anwar H.; Nakad, Pascale E.; Jaber, Dina; Chahine, Rabih; Fallakha, Gaby; Makhoul, Ghaith; Yunis, Khalid A. (Public Library of Science, 2021)

Background Rate of cesarean section (CS), including elective CS has globally increased. Studies have found that term elective CS before 39 weeks of gestation is associated with increased risk of adverse respiratory outcomes. ...
To ignore or not to ignore placental calcifications on prenatal ultrasound: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mirza, Fadi Ghazi; Ghulmiyyah, Labib M.; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Makki, Maha H.; Jeha, Dima; Nassar, Anwar H. (Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2018)

Objective: The human placenta is known to calcify with advancing gestational age, and, in fact, the presence of significant calcifications is one of the components of grade III placenta, typical of late gestation. As such, ...
Towards the selection of embryos with the greatest implantation potential

Khalife, Dalia; Abu-Musa, Antoine A.; Khalil, Ali M.; Ghazeeri, Ghina S. (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2021)

Choosing the most suitable embryo remains challenging as the standard approach to select top-quality embryos for transfer rely on static morphological assessment. It is completed after fertilisation, on days 3 and 5 post ...

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