Andrzej Starczewski

Background: Chronic pelvic pain affects approximately 15% of reproductive age women. It is mainly caused by adhesions (20–40%). Despite CPP being the main symptom of endometriosis, the disease is confirmed by laparoscopy only in 12–18% of c…

An approach to ovarian endometrial cysts has changed considerably during recent years, especially in regard to treatment of recurrent endometriosis, fertility sparing and infertility management. Surgical treatment is the primary therapeutic…

PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION: To analyse the quality of life in postmenopausal women after prophylactic bilateral ovariectomy depending on the time from menopause. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study involved 252 postmenopausal women grouped accor…

BACKGROUND: Menopause results in a lack of regular menstrual cycles, leading to the reduction of estrogen production. On the other hand, ovarian androgen synthesis is still present at reduced levels and requires expression of several steroi…

Pelvic endometriosis in women is a very common disease. The incidence of this condition in Poland in reproductive age women is about 7-15%, and as much as 50% of cases is diagnosed in patients with co-existing infertility and/or pain and ad…

UNLABELLED: The ectopic pregnancy is still a life-threatening condition. The risk factors for ectopic pregnancy are divided into four groups: 1) mechanic factors, 2) tubal dysfunction, 3) assisted reproductive techniques (ART) and 4) hormon…

In patients with distal tubal occlusion a microsurgical oviductal reconstruction is, apart from the in vitro fertilization, the only treatment option. Unfortunately, the results of reconstructive surgery are often unsatisfactory. The effect…

The aim of the paper was to evaluate the results of microsurgical resections of periadnexal adhesions and those within the pelvis, with taking into consideration the index of intraperitoneal adhesions, coexisting endometriosis and possible …

The aim of the paper was the analysis of 1450 laparoscopic procedures performed in the Clinic of Gynecology--IOG PMA in Szczecin in the years from 1974 to 1992. The above number include 320 laparoscopic operations. In the analyzed three fiv…

In the work, the efficiency of treating endometriosis by hormonal as well as combined methods, and employing the operative laparoscopy was evaluated. The study involved 89 infertile women with endometriosis being of various grade of advance…