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BackgroundBack pain is the leading musculoskeletal reason for visits in general practice. Time constraints on consultations affect diagnostic decisions and the delivery of evidence-based care. This study explored patient and general practit…

Study questionAre parity and the timing of menarche associated with premature and early natural menopause?Summary answerEarly menarche (≤11 years) is a risk factor for both premature menopause (final menstrual period, FMP <40 years) and ear…

UnlabelledThere is a risk of dissemination of uterine malignancies during minimally invasive hysterectomies when morcellation is used. Although the technique of uterine power morcellation allows timely removal of large benign tumors through…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship of age and tumors associated with endometriosis and outcome of different histologies of epithelial ovarian cancer arising from endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: We identified cases of epithelial ovarian…

ObjectiveTo investigate the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) from peripheral blood, a general measure of inflammation, in ovarian cancer.MethodsWhite cell counts and CA125 levels before treatment, tumor features, and questionnaire data …

ObjectiveCA125 at presentation of ovarian cancer carries important prognostic significance; but, other than tumor characteristics, little is known about factors that influence CA125 levels. We examined the effect of epidemiologic variables …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the correlation between the diagnosis of borderline tumor of the ovary by frozen and permanent pathology. METHODS: All pathology reports with diagnoses of borderline tumor of the ovary between 1980 and 1998 at Massac…

High resolution imaging of gynaecological tissue offers the potential for identifying pathological changes at early stages when interventions are more effective. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a high resolution high speed optical ima…