Journal of lower genital tract disease

OBJECTIVE: The main outcome of this study was the evaluation of clinical characteristics, comorbidities, and therapeutic approaches in patients with vulvar lichen sclerosus (VLS) aged from childhood to perimenopause. Secondly, it was intend…

AbstractThe European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO), the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD), the European College for the Study of Vulval Disease (ECSVD), and the European Federation for Colposcop…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study were to identify the risk factors for recurrent vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VaIN)1+ and to evaluate the efficacy of laser vaporization in patients who underwent hysterectomy for the treatment of cervi…

OBJECTIVE: This series of articles, titled The Vaginal Microbiome (VMB), written on behalf of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease, aims to summarize the recent findings and understanding of the vaginal bacterial …

OBJECTIVE: Breastfeeding-related hypoestrogenic state has been reported as a possible risk factor for postpartum dyspareunia. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of postpartum vulvovaginal atrophy according to 3 …

From the Departments of 1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and 2Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ. Correspondence to: Debra S. Heller, MD, Dept of Pathology, …

BACKGROUND: Hematometra is an unusual occurrence in young women undergoing conization; moreover, osseous metaplasia of the uterine cervix is a very rare event, with 7 cases in the literature. A postconization hematometra due to endocervical…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to estimate dysplasia rate in histologically evaluated endocervical polyps and to compare histological and clinical characteristics of dysplastic (D) polyps with those displaying representative benign changes. M…

OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to describe a case of vaginal polypoid endometriosis and its management. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study is a case report. The patient was a nulliparous woman aged 27 years who presented with pain in her lower …

OBJECTIVE: : Wegener granulomatosis is a rare autoimmune disease of unknown cause. It commonly affects the respiratory tracts, lungs, and kidneys.Involvement of the uterine cervix is rare, with only 4 previously published cases in the liter…

OBJECTIVE: To identify cervical stenosis and review medical, surgical, and radiological modalities to access the uterine cavity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Computerized searches of Medline and PubMed from 1996 to 2005 were conducted using the …

Endometriosis of the cervix is considered a rare lesion with a predilection in women with a previous history of cervical trauma, such as biopsy, conization, or laser vaporization. Description of endometriosis of the cervix in cytological li…

Weber, Anne M. MD; Gidwani, Gita P. MD; Gonsalves, Lilian MD; Palomaki, Jacob F. MD; Sahgal, Vinod MD; Piedmonte, Marion MS Author Information