Background: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is an important cause of global morbidity and mortality affecting both sexes. Both genders may present with different symptoms and signs, respond differently to therapy and may exhibit different degrees of tolerance towards their disease...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i1030259
Backgrounds: Hemodialysis (HD) represents the main modality of RRT in Egypt and it constitutes a burden on the health care budget. In Alexandria province of Egypt, HD service is provided through fifty-seven HD units, which are categorized into twenty-one nonprofit units and thirt...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i1030252
Background: Chronic kidney disease can affect different aspects of female patient’s life including menstrual pattern, marital status and sexuality, fertility, pregnancy outcome, and recommended methods of contraception especially when initiated on HD. In Egypt, it has been notice...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i630216
Abir Farouk Megahed, Ghada El Kannishy, Hassan El Azawy, Hanan Farouk Megahed, Ehab Hussein Hashish & Nagy Sayed- Ahmed·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2020
Background and Aims: Women in the childbearing period on hemodialysis (HD) have decreased fertility when compared with the general population. However, pregnancy in this patients’ population is still possible. The aim of the current study was to assess the conception rate in Egyp...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i1030247