Altered Blood Pressure Reflexes in Women With Endometriosis.
Endometriosis is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. COX (Cyclooxygenase) is upregulated in endometriotic lesions, potentially exaggerating pressor reflexes, a major risk factor for adverse cardiovascular events. The purpose of …
Diagnosis of postpartum depression and associated factors in South Africa: a cohort study of 47,697 women.
About one-third of South African women have clinically significant symptoms of postpartum depression (PPD). Several socio-demographic risk factors for PPD exist, but data on medical and obstetric risk factors remain …
Endometriosis presenting as a rectal stricture in a patient with ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis: a case report.
Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) are at an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), which is compounded in the presence of other risk factors such as primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) …