BACKGROUND: Training in hysteroscopy can be challenging, especially in conscious women as an office procedure. OBJECTIVE: To develop a realistic hysteroscopy training model for residents using human uteri. METHODS: Human uterine specimens…
Background. The coexistence of an intrauterine pregnancy and an ectopic pregnancy (heterotopic pregnancy) is an extremely rare, yet major, complication during pregnancy. The early diagnosis of a heterotopic pregnancy is of great importance …
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of microablative fractional CO2 laser therapy for genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) management, when three, four, or five laser therapies were applied in a follow-up period …
To evaluate the accuracy of transvaginal ultrasonography to discriminate endometrial cancerous pathology from benign lesions based on IETA and MUSA rules and definitions. We analysed retrospectively ultrasonic images (2D, 3D/4D) of 240 wome…
PURPOSE: To review the available treatments for women with significantly diminished ovarian reserve and assess the efficacy of different ovarian stimulation protocols. METHODS: Literature research performed among studies that have been pub…
The classic concept of endometriosis as a cause of infertility is challenged. Traditionally, both surgical and medical therapy have focused on alleviation of symptoms, prevention of disease progression, and promotion of fertility. In spite …
Despite significant developments in medical and surgical approaches for treating endometriosis, the optimal therapy has yet to be established. The relationship between prevalence of fecundity and stage of endometriosis according to their ma…
Advanced endometriosis is a common cause of infertility. It has traditionally been treated surgically by laparotomy. The surgeon had to cope mainly with adhesions, endometriotic implants and, quite often, endometriotic cysts of various diam…
Ovarian tumors are one of the major preoccupations in the everyday practice of gynecology. During the period January 1997 through December 2000, 54 cases of ovarian tumors in young females aged 14-20 years were diagnosed and managed laparos…
The purpose of this study was to compare the surgical management and pregnancy rates in women with advanced endometriosis and endometriomata who were treated either by endoscopic surgery or by microsurgery at laparotomy. Two groups were stu…
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors influencing postoperative pregnancy rate in women with extensive endometriosis and large endometriomata as the only identified cause of infertility that were treated by laparoscopy. METHOD: Sixty-four inferti…
Ten adolescents with primary dysmenorrhea (PD) were treated with the oral contraceptive (OC) Lyndiol 2.5 mg (R) for one cycle. The levels of PGF2 alpha, PGE2 and the metabolites of PGI2 and TXA2: 6-keto-PGF1 alpha and TXB2 were tested by a …