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Factors Associated With Sexual Dysfunction In Taiwanese Females With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Miao-Chiu Lin, Ming-Chi Lu, Hanoch Livneh, Ning-Sheng Lai, How-Ran Guo, Tzung-Yi Tsai
Factors Associated With Sexual Dysfunction In Taiwanese Females With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Miao-Chiu Lin, Ming-Chi Lu, Hanoch Livneh, Ning-Sheng Lai, How-Ran Guo, Tzung-Yi Tsai
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Background: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may experience sexual dysfunction because of symptoms or adverse effects from treatments. Data on female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in Asian females with RA issue are limited. This study investigated the prevalence and factors associated with FSD in Taiwanese patients with RA.
Methods: This cross-sectional study used a purposive sampling method to recruit 195 females with RA from a single hospital in southern Taiwan. Demographic and clinical characteristics were obtained by review of medical records and a structured questionnaire. The Chinese version of the Female Sexual Function Index and the Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire were …
Associations Between Prescribed Chinese Herbal Medicine And Risk Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma In Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study, Tzung-Yi Tsai, Hanoch Livneh, Tsung-Hsing Hung, I-Hsin Lin, Ming-Chi Lu, Chia-Chou Yeh
Associations Between Prescribed Chinese Herbal Medicine And Risk Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma In Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study, Tzung-Yi Tsai, Hanoch Livneh, Tsung-Hsing Hung, I-Hsin Lin, Ming-Chi Lu, Chia-Chou Yeh
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Objective: Patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) are reported to exhibit higher risk of subsequent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, it remains unclear if Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), an important category of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), may lower HCC risk in this population. So this study aimed to investigate the effects of CHM on HCC risk among patients with CHB.
Methods: This cohort study used the Taiwanese National Health Insurance Research Database to identify 21,020 newly diagnosed patients with CHB from 1998 to 2007. Among them, 8640 received CHM products after CHB onset (CHM users), and the remaining 12,380 patients were …