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Autistic people and those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are at a high risk of developing an eating disorder. While there is limited evidence on the relationship between other forms of neurodivergence and eating disorders, re…

Background: The anatomical location of the appendix in females determines its close contact with the internal genitalia, involving the latter in case of acute appendicitis (AA). The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of pelvic …

Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynaecological malignancy. Nucleolin (NCL) is involved in rDNA transcription, cell proliferation, and apoptosis, with high expression associated with worse overall survival (OS) in other adenocarci…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the ability of sildenafil to inhibit the contractility of isolated non pregnant human myometrium. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The inhibitory effect of three concentrations (3, 10, and 30 µM) of sildenafil on 55 mM KCl-i…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether past abuse and the tendency to repress or suppress unwanted thoughts and emotions contribute to the experience of pain in patients with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). METHODS: A g…

Chronic pelvic pain is a common clinical problem, and physical investigation often fails to reveal its cause. For this reason, it has been argued that psychological and social factors contribute to such "unexplained" pain. Few studies to da…

This study investigated the development of functional ovarian cysts during pituitary down-regulation prior to in-vitro fertilization (IVF), and identified 16 cases of cysts in 288 IVF cycles studied. Comparing the patients with functional o…

The history of past gastrointestinal diseases encompasses disorders of the esophagus, stomach, pancreas, gall bladder, and biliary tract, as well as jaundice. Among the esophageal diseases, gastroesophageal reflux disease consists of reflux…