A 12-year-old girl presented with inguinal swelling and recurrent groin pain since menarche. Ultrasound showed an inguinally located ovary with normal perfusion. Herniorrhaphy revealed an ectopic inguinal left ovary with fallopian tube and …
BACKGROUND: Ovarian insufficiency is a major concern for long-term cancer survivors. Ovarian tissue cryopreservation for fertility preservation is an emerging technique that has proven successful over the past decade through transplantation…
Aims The aim of this official guideline published and coordinated by the German Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (DGGG) in cooperation with the Austrian Society for Gynaecology and Obstetrics (OEGGG) and the Swiss Society for Gynaecolo…
BACKGROUND: Local anesthetics (LAs) are increasingly used as therapeutics due to their multiple molecular effects. They may be potential agents also in gynecology and reproductive medicine. The objective of this study was to investigate the…
INTRODUCTION: Although care in certified breast centers is now established throughout Germany, numerous services are still not being reimbursed. This also affects other centers involved in the specialty of gynecology such as gynecological c…
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to estimate the financial burden of in-patients costs for endometriosis treatment in Germany in 2006. METHODS: Data from a national in-patient database for women of reproductive age who were admitted fo…
BACKGROUND: It has previously been shown that the viability of swine uteri can be maintained within the physiological range in an open perfusion model for up to 8 hours. The aim of this study was to assess medium- to long-term perfusion of …
Objective: The etiology of endometriosis is still a research field in which few consistent data are available. Large case-control studies or even cohort studies are rare, and most of the published data are conflicting. The aim of the presen…
BACKGROUND: The advantages and disadvantages of the various surgical techniques for hysterectomy are currently a topic of debate, with particular controversy over leaving the cervix in situ in the laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LA…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate uterotubal transport by means of hysterosalpingoscintigraphy (HSSG) in women with and without endometriosis. DESIGN: A prospective observational study. SETTING: University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and G…