Maciej Wilczak

Background: Endometriosis may have diverse impacts on patients’ quality of life due to the heterogeneity of its symptoms. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of endometriosis on quality of life based on determinants such as age, …

Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of disease acceptance and stress intensity in explaining anxiety levels and the need for information among patients undergoing a minihysteroscopy procedure under local…

Background and Objectives: Gynecological conditions requiring surgical intervention have a profound impact on women’s physical, psychological, and social well-being. Minimally invasive procedures are increasingly preferred due to their bene…

Background: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, which can cause pelvic pain, infertility, and other symptoms. The disease may manifest as superficial peri…

Introduction: The quality of human life is a subjective value and it largely depends on mental health, personality traits, preferences, and value system. This study aimed to discuss the incidence of health problems in patients with benign c…

Introduction: Endometriosis is a chronic disease that involves the development of endometrium outside the uterine cavity with pain component predominance. The aim of the study was to discuss the occurrence of health problems in patients wit…

Introduction: Surgical gynaecological procedures, such as: total, abdominal hysterectomy or vaginal hysterectomy are a group of surgeries associated with a high risk of postoperative infectious complications (PICs). The aim of this investig…

BACKGROUND: In recent years, numerous studies have considered endometriosis to be a subclinical, local inflammatory process in the pelvic peritoneum, the main symptom of which is pain. OBJECTIVES: To assess pain intensity and pain-related …

INTRODUCTION: It has been recognized that environmental pollution can affect the quality of health of the human population. Heavy metals are among the group of highly emitted contaminants and their adverse effect of living organisms has bee…

OBJECTIVE: CA-125 protein is used as a marker in clinical practice for the diagnosis of endometriomas. The aim of this study was to determine whether endometriomas are accompanied by an increased level of urocortin, ghrelin, and leptin, as …

OBJECTIVES: Endometriosis is a chronic disease manifested as peritoneal endometrial implants and adhesions, as well as endometrial cysts, with pain as the dominant component. THE AIM: The aim of the study was to evaluate the role of chemoki…

Introduction: Dyspareunia is defined as tenderness experienced during sexual intercourse without coexisting shrinkage of the vulva or vagina. Dyspareunia is a common sexual disorder in women and can be caused by endometriosis. Dienogest is …

UNLABELLED: Endometriosis is an estrogen-related chronic condition which consists in the implantation and growth of endometrial cells outside the uterine cavity. It has an immune and inflammatory background, and to-date the precise etiopath…

PURPOSE: The aim was to evaluate the utility of ultrasonographic examinations, such as the Doppler technique, in diagnosing women with postmenopausal bleeding. METHODS: Specifically, maximum end-diastolic velocity of blood flow (MEDV), time…

The aim of our study was to analyse retrospectively 171 patients with gynaecological diseases, who have undergone barium enema examination in Third Teaching Hospital in Poznań between 1992 and 1998. 79 patients were diagnosed with ovarian t…

The authors described the results of treatment of vaginal cysts with CO2 laser under colposcopic control in 12 women. In five of them the recurrent Bartholin's, in another five the Gartner's and in tow the endometrial cysts were diagnosed. …

The study shows the treatment of superficial endometriosis of the uterine cervix in 79 patients. After first vaporization 74 patients were cured successfully. In two cases the laser procedure should be repeated and in 3 women the operation …

The study showed the treatment of superficial endometriosis of the uterine cervix in 54 women between November 1991 and January 1994. After first vaporisation 43 patients were cured successfully. In 8 cases vaporisation should be repeated a…

The authors presented use of carbon dioxide laser in treatment of dysplasia of the uterine cervix in women with malreproduction. Between November 1991 and September 1993 in the Department of Reproduction, Institute of Gynecology and Obstetr…

The authors described the results of treatment of erosions of the uterine cervix in 78 women with primary sterility with CO2-laser vaporisation in Department of Reproduction, Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Academy of Medicine, Pozn…

The historical sketch of development of hysteroscopy is presented. At the present time instrumentation consists of the set of precision lenses system, with "cold light" source and the light conveying glass fibre. In order to obtain good vis…