Mona Akad

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus
review 2024
·doi:10.26416/obsgin.72.3.2024.10383

Adenomyosis is a benign uterine disorder characterized by the infiltration of endometrial tissue into the myometrium, often associated with debilitating symptoms such as heavy menstrual bleeding, severe pelvic pain and infertility. Traditio…

review 2024
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) ·doi:10.3390/diagnostics14111172

Struma ovarii is a rare type of ovarian teratoma primarily composed of over 50% thyroid tissue. Its occurrence is reported in 2-5% of all ovarian teratomas, with approximately 0.5% to 10% showing malignant transformation. Managing it during…

observational 2022
Maedica ·doi:10.26574/maedica.2022.17.3.557

Introduction:Endometriosis is defined by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, therefore leading to a chronic inflammatory reaction, adhesions development, scar tissue and a distorted pelvic female anatomy, most of the time…

observational 2022
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) ·doi:10.3390/medicina58060776

Background and objectives: Kisspeptin, also named metastin, showed important roles in initiating the secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and is an essential factor in the development of polycystic ovaries syndrome (PCOS). Sev…

nonrandomized-trial 2022
Maedica ·doi:10.26574/maedica.2022.17.4.799

Introduction: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common and multifactorial pathology among young women of reproductive age and one of the main causes for female infertility. Most patients are referred to a gynecologist due to specific …

observational 2021
Journal of medicine and life ·doi:10.25122/jml-2020-0107

Postpartum hemorrhage is a leading cause of maternal mortality. Various methods can be used to evaluate the postpartum uterine cavity volume. This work aims to introduce a simple method for uterine postpartum cavity volume evaluation, calle…