Study on 274 non-pregnant women with melasma at the age of 15-67, treated in Hanoi Dermatology Hospital from November 2001 to October 2004. The results: melasma was a common disease in all of age of woman, but it accounted for 86.49% in 25-55 years old group. Melasma with localized lesions in epithelium accounted for high percentage (58.03%) then mixed lesions (20.2%). The lesions occurred in both 2 cheeks among 50.73% of worker and farmer patients. 6.56% of patients with pigment disorder skin disease, 26.64% patients with chronic disease, 19.7% of patients had related factors such as spontaneous abortion, abortion or taking contraceptive pills, 9.72% of patients had endocrine diseases
Melanosis ; Women ; Pregnant Women

RIA and IRMA irradiation quantification technique was applicated for determining the concentration of triiodothyrosin (T3), thyroxin (T4), thyroid stimulating hormon (TSH) in blood of normal woman and pregnant woman. Results showed the significantly higher level of TSH and FT4 has not considerable difference in comparing with normal woman (no pregnancy). For verifying the thyroid disease in pregnant woman, TSH and FT4 should be quantified
Pregnant Women ; Blood ; Women

From September 1999 to September 2001 in the Institute of protection of mother and newborn, a study was conducted to measure the biparietal diameter of fetus using ultrasound on 115 pregnant women aged 20-45 among them 53 (54,8%) unipara, 44 (38,3%) secundipara and 8 (6,9%0 multipara women. In the study, a total of 597 ultrasound examination was performed. Results showed a strict correlation between the diameter and the age of fetus during the period from 28 weeks. In average, biparietal diameter reaches an increase of 1,68 mm weekly
Ultrasonography ; pregnant women ; Women

The efficacy of iron, acid folic supplement between weekly and daily groups showed that: the Hb concentration changed similar between weekly and daily groups after 16 weeks supplement and increased in both groups. Hb concentration of weekly group increased significantly (from 11.4+/-0.9 g/dl at baseline to 12.1+/-1.1 g/dl after 16 wks; P<0.01) and daily group increased significantly (from 11.1+/-0.5 g/dl at baseline to 12.2+/-1.3 g/dl after 16 wks; P<0.001). The side effect in weekly supplement group was lower than in daily supplement group (33% vs. 50%) during 6 first weekly after baseline.
Anemia ; Pregnant Women ; women

In the 24 hours regime of 80 pregnant unipars women aged 19-45 in a gestation of < 20 weeks without complication, monitored in Hung Vuong Hospital, the average content of Ca of 326g was quantified. Calcium was supplied by milk, in the women calcium supplied group, the mean content of calcium was 422gr, versus 219 gram daily in no calci supplied group. Mean caloric intake was 1.624  613Kcal. Mean protein, carbohydrate and lipid intake were 60  28, 269  94 and 34  26 gram daily respectively. A half of subject number has < 60g protein daily in the diet and 35% among them had a non-protein calories
Calcium ; Pregnant Women ; Women

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Women's Health*

There was strong evidence of the relation of endocrine factors with the some women's cancers, especially breast cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, thyroid cancer, bone cancer and testicle cancer. The factors such as obesity, nutritional regimen, childhood exercise, puberty and natural endocrine status related with the cancer. From which this paper introduced the strategy for intervention focusing the groups with the high risks, prevention and early detection.
neoplasms ; women

A study on 134 patients in the institute of mother and infant protection and care has shown that the genital infection was a common sexual transmitted disease. The treatment involved the treatment for both wife and husband and proper guideline. In order to prevent from HIV infection, it should use condom in the intercourse and assure the faith.
Infection ; Women

In menopausal women, beta-estradiol decreased and there are risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Objective: (1) Define someanthropologican- functional indexes and (2) relation of beta-estradiol with these indices of menopausal women living in Can Tho City. Subjects: 59 natural menopausal women and 59 women aged 25-39 years old (the control group). Method: cross-sectional surveys. Results: the menopausal women who had lower height and serum estradiol while higher 8MI, waist to hip ratio, blood pressure, LDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol, triglycerides in comparision with the control group (p<0.01-0.001); Beta-estradiol and the weight, BMI, waist to hip ratio, blood pressure, LDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol, triglycerides of menopausal women have a linear relationship. Conclusion: in menopausal women, there are the change some morphological, functional indices and these indices have a linear relationship with beta-estradiol.
Postmenopause ; Women

Random survey on 334 Raglai women in Khanh Son, Khanh Hoa age of 15-49 in 2003. Results showed that the smoking rate was 55.1% (95% CI: 49.6-60.5). Nicotin addiction was still low or very low. Smoking women are more likely to be malnutrion by three times than non-smoking women. 47% of respondents in the survey had intention of giving up smoking. Meanwhile, the knowledge about smoking damage was still limited.
Smoking ; Women