Teaching activity

• Obstetrics course (Licenciatura de Medicina): Old program
  
• Ginecology course (Licenciatura de Medicina): Old program
  
• Cours of Obstetrics and Ginecology (Licenciatura de Medicina): New program
  
• (Cours 2006-07): Gender, reproduction and ageing
  
• (Cours 2007-08): Internet and evidence based E-learning
  
• 4ª Meeting on Women's health, Zaragoza 21 and 22 November 2007.
  

Editor activities

• Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics
  
• Case Reports in Medicine
  
• Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  
• International Journal of Endocrinology
  
• International Journal of Women's Health
  
• Obstetrics and Ginecology International
  
• Open Access Journal of Contraception
  
• Open Access Surgery
  
• Patient Intelligence
  
• Patient Preference and Adherence
  
• The Open Psychiatry Journal
  
• The Open Women's Health Journal
  
• Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
  

Recent papers

• First trimester serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, free B-Human corionic gonadotropin and pregnancy plasma protein A in Spanish Women. Gynecological Endocrinology 2011; in press.

• Association between sexual function and depression in sexually active mid-aged Peruvian women. Climacteric 2011; in press.

• Sexual function assessment in postmenopausal women with the 14-item Changes in Sexual Functioning Questionnaire. Journal Sex Medicine 2011; in press.

• Prevalence of sexual dysfunction and associated factors in young Peruvian university women. Journal Sex Medicine 2011; in press.

• Pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in postmenopausal women with the metabolic syndrome. Gynecological Endocrinology 2011; in press.

• Body mass index and its correlation to metabolic and hormone parameters in postmenopausal Spanish women. Gynecological Endocrinology 2011; in press.

• First trimester serum 25-hydroxyvitamin status and factors related to lower levels in gravids living in the Spanish Mediterranean Coast. Reproductive Science 2011; in press.

• Factors relating to insomnia during the menopausal transition as evaluated by the Insomnia Severity Index. Maturitas 2011;69:157–161.

• Vitamin D and ageing: beyond calcium and bone metabolism. Maturitas 2011;69:27-36.

• Maternal plasma and amniotic fluid coenzyme Q 10 levels in preterm and term gestations: A pilot study. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2011;283 (Suppl 1):S67–S71.

• Present problems and controversies concerning pregnant adolescents. Open Access Journal of Contraception 2011;2;85–94.

• Assessing predictors of sexual function in mid-aged sexually active women. Maturitas 2011;68:387-390.

• Metabolic and hormonal parameters in postmenopausal women ten years after transdermal estradiol treatment, alone or combined to micronized oral progesterone. Gynecological Endocrinology 2011;27:156-162.

• Difficult ("heartsink") patients and clinical communication difficulties. Patient Intelligence 2011;3:1-9.

• Human pregnancy and parturition clinical management: Editorial. Obstetrics and Gynecology International 2010;article 915875.

• Depressive symptoms and resilience among pregnat adolescents. Obstetrics and Gynecology International 2010;article 952493.

• Obesity is related to increased menopausal symptoms among Spanish women. Menopause International 2010;16:105-110.

• Chagas disease in pregnancy: A non endemic problem in a globalized world. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2010;282:595-599.

• Peri- and postmenopausal incidental adnexal masses and the risk of sporadic ovarian malignancy: New insights and clinical management. Gynecological Endocrinology, 2010;26:631-643.

• Perceived control over menopausal hot flushes in mid-aged women. Gynecological Endocrinology, 2010;26:607-611.

• Assessing fatal cardiovascular disease risk with the SCORE scale in postmenopausal women 10 years after different hormone treatment regimens. Gynecological Endocrinology 2010;26:533-538.

• Beliefs regarding menopausal hot flushes among climacteric women as assessed with the Hot Flush Beliefs Scale. Maturitas 2010;66:298-304.

• Gender differences in cardiovascular disease: Hormonal and biochemical influences. Reproductive Science 2010;17:511-531.

• Female pelvic actinomycosis and intrauterine contraceptive devices. Open Access J Contraception, 2010; 1: 35-38.

• Assessment of self-esteem in mid-aged women. Maturitas 2010;66:77-82.

• Severe menopausal symptoms in middle-aged women are associated to female and male factors. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2010;281:879-85.

• Bone mass gain during puberty and adolescence: Deconstructing gender characteristics. Current Medicinal Chemistry 2010;17:453-466.

• Vitamin D and adolescent health. Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics 2010; 1: 1-8.

• Calcium and vitamin D supplements. Jano 2010; enero.

• Hyperglycemia in postmenopausal women screened for the metabolic syndrome is associated to increased sexual complaints Gynecological Endocrinology 2010;26:86-92.

• Factors related to increased daytime sleepiness during the menopausal transition as evaluated by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Maturitas 2010;65:75-80.

• Effects of the Mediterranean diet on longevity and age-related morbid conditions. Maturitas 2009;64:67-79.

• Cardiovascular risk in menopausal women and prevalent related co-morbid conditions: Facing the post-WHI era. Fertility and Sterility 2009;92:1171-86.

• Vaccinium macrocarpon; an interesting option for women with recurrent urinary tract infections and other health benefits. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research 2009;35:630-639.

• Depressive symptoms in climacteric women related to menopausal symptom intensity and partner factors. Climacteric 2009;12:395-403.

• Premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder: Symptoms and cluster influences. The Open Psychiatry Journal 2009;3:47-57.

• Assessment of sexuality among middle aged women using the Female Sexual Function Index. Climacteric 2009;12:213-21.

• Vitamin D metabolism and cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women. Maturitas 2009;62:248-262.

• Optimal management of osteoporotic women in the gynecological consultation. Progresos en Obstetricia y Ginecología 2009;52:227-237.

• Quality of life changes after Cimicifuga racemosa treatment in Spanish postmenopausal women. Gynecological Endocrinology 2009;25:21-26.

• Vitamin D Acquisition and Breast Cancer Risk. Reproductive Sciences 2009;16:7-19.

• Regulatory factors involved in bone turnover: Estrogens and vitamin D. Progresos en Obstetricia y Ginecología 2009;52:99-108.

Papers included in PubMed Medline

Books

• La Menopausia. Como vivirla y superarla sin miedo. 250 páginas. Ediciones Temas de Hoy, Madrid, 1992.

• Hormonas y Antihormonas en Ginecología. 420 páginas. Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 1998.

• Climaterio y Envejecimiento. Medicina basada en la evidencia. 598 páginas. SEISGE, Zaragoza, 1999.

• Cáncer de mama. Biologia, diagnóstico y tratamiento. 496 páginas. SEISGE, Zaragoza, 2000.

• La salud de la mujer climatérica: Ginecología basada en la evidencia. 452 páginas. IGZ, Zaragoza, 2003.

• Embarazo y parto. 154 páginas. Arguval, Málaga, 2004.

• La menopausia. Claves para vivirla en plena forma. 153 páginas. Arguval, Málaga, 2005.