H T Ng

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation (LUNA) in women with dysmenorrhea caused by uterine myomas treated by laparoscopic bipolar coagulation of uterine vessels (LBCUV). DESIGN: Prospective, ran…

During trophoblast invasion, luminal and glandular endometrial epithelial cells (EEC) have been found to undergo apoptosis through undetermined mechanisms. We postulate that nitric oxide (NO) and progesterone may mediate apoptosis in EEC be…

Adenomyosis of the uterus is a serious problem for women of reproductive age because of its possible consequence of infertility. We present the case of a woman who had adenomyosis of the uterus, a successful spontaneous pregnancy, and delay…

BACKGROUND: Administration of superactive agonistic analog of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) has shown to induce a paradoxic and reversible suppression of gonadotropins, so that gonadal steroid concentrations are suppressed and hypoe…

BACKGROUND: An oral synthetic 19 norsteroid (gestrinone) characterized by antigonadotropic activity and antioestrogenic properties provides its use in the treatment of oestrogen depending pathologic conditions. The purpose of this open stud…

Cervical and urinary excretion of cytomegalovirus by Taiwanese women was identified by the presence of a cytomegalovirus-specific immediate-early gene sequence amplified by the polymerase chain reaction. Excretion rates during the first tri…

Twenty five patients with endometriosis of varying degree had been treated with Buserelin (GnRH analogue) for 6 months. Among them, 83.4% reached castrated level by measuring the serum estradiol (E2) 2 months after therapy. Dysmenorrhea was…

The carcinoma with simultaneous involvement of the endometrium and the ovary is an uncommon but well recognized event. The determination of clinical stage depends on which of the two sites is considered to be the primary. Combined involveme…