International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Twenty patients with unicornuate uteri were unexpectedly found during operative procedures. Of these, 18 women had unicornuate uteri with concomitant rudimentary horn and only two were without. Suspicion of ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic…

The purpose of this study is to evaluate 13 patients with primary ovarian failure (POF). All patients were less than 35 years of age. Serum FSH, performed by RIA, was in the post-menopausal range in all patients. Karyotype with Q-banding wa…

We have reported a case of a sarcoma developing from a large endometrioid polycystic tumor of the omentum. Furthermore, we have discussed the possibilities of the development of adenocarcinoma or sarcoma on a substrate of endometriosis and …

A study of 240 post-menopausal women receiving Dixarit (clonidine hydrochloride), Premarin (conjugated equine oestrogens), Harmogen (piperazine oestrone sulphate) and Progynova (oestradiol valerate) in two different dosages alone and in com…

Multiple primary neoplasms arising in the ovary and uterus were analyzed in 55 patients: 49 synchronous and 6, metachronous. When they occurred synchronously, 74.5% of the ovarian carcinomas and 93.6% of the uterine carcinomas were stage I …

Two hundred and sixty-five abdominal hysterectomies performed in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria (ABUTHZ) Nigeria form the basis of this study. The commonest indication for operation was fibroids with or without chronic pel…

In a retrospective study of 163 women with endometriosis, 76% had a history of menorrhagia, a larger percentage than that which might be normally expected. Only 10% of the women complained of infertility, while 13% had used oral contracepti…

Twenty-two women with unexplained heavy menstrual blood loss (average loss for two cycles of >80 ml) were treated with the prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor menfenamic acid during two consecutive menstruations. There was a significant redu…

The effectiveness of low-dose intrauterine irradiation for benign diseases and its possible carcinogenic effect on the uterus was studied in 190 patients who were treated during the years 1952-1974. The indications for irradiation were prem…

Six hundred fifty-eight laparoscopies were performed at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, between March 1, 1976 and February 28, 1977. One hundred sixty-eight (25.5%) were performed for diagnostic purposes. A review of the pr…

A rare case of endometriosis presenting as acute appendicitis is reported. Appendectomy was performed with excellent results.