Gynecologie, obstetrique & fertilite

Deep pelvic endometriosis presents essentially in the form of a painful syndrome dominated by deep dyspareunia and painful functional symptoms that recur according to the menstrual cycle, with the semiology directly correlated with the loca…

The ossification of the endometrium is a rare disease. The common feature in most reported cases is previous history of abortion with retention of foetal bones. However, the physiopathology is unknown. Clinical presentation may include seco…

The primitive endometrioid carcinoma of the fallopian tube is exceptional. Only three cases have been reported in the literature. Its rise on tubal endometriosis like for the ovary needs to meet the strict histological criteria established …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the ovarian response to stimulation for IVF in endometriosis patients who have previously undergone laparoscopic treatment of peritoneal and/or ovarian endometriosis (CO2 laser vaporization). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Re…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of the uterine artery embolization as the treatment of symptomatic uterine leiomyomata. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eighty-five women with symptoms caused by uterine leiomyomata underwent uterine artery e…

Endometrial hyperplasias are mainly regarded as a response to unopposed endogenous estrogenic stimulation and concern 12% of perimenopausal women. They are usually diagnosed because of irregular bleeding. They are divided into two categorie…

Leiomyomas are the most common uterine neoplasms. Leiomyomas classified as intramural, submucosal, or subserosal are usually associated with various types of degeneration. The diagnosis and the treatment of leiomyomas vary among these subty…

UNLABELLED: Hysterectomy is one of the most common operations done throughout the world. Patients' concerns about sexual functioning after hysterectomy is great. OBJECTIVE: We wanted to evaluate, through a local investigation based on a qu…

Menorrhagia after age 40 can have functional, general, local, or organic reasons. The most frequent are: submucous myomas, adenomyosis, polyps. Submucous myomas: a transvaginal scan (TVUS) specifies the type of myoma according to its situat…

Endometrioma is one of the most frequent localisations of endometriosis. The diagnosis is based mainly on the intravaginal ultrasonography which has a good predictive value, even if there are a lot of atypical echographic aspects. Endoscopi…

Intestinal endometriosis present in up to 37% of cases is difficult to diagnose and treatment remains complex. Until recently barium enema and colonoscopy are the only two diagnostic tools. However there were many drawbacks and technical li…

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a frequent and difficult problem because despite the quality and diversity of diagnostic procedures no relevant etiology will be found in 30 to 40% of all cases. Psychologic and psychotherapeutic counselling is …

AIM OF THE STUDY: Compare two medical strategies associated to surgery in women requiring for chronic pelvic pain due to stage III-IV endometriosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Two different patient groups, A (N 27) and B (N 41), requiring for c…

AIM OF THE STUDY: Define the best medico surgical strategy in infertile women with stage III-IV endometriosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Two groups, A (N26) and B (N 37), treated for infertility associated or not with pelvic pain, due to stage…

In a literature review, news in symptomatology and follow-up of endometriosis were analyzed (infertility, pain, hemorrhage, adnexal tumors). Survey and examination can be made with improved quality (pain scale, menorragha scheme of Higham).…

The DiethylstilBbestrol (DES) is a synthetic estrogen which was prescribed from 1941 onwards for the prevention of miscarriage. As well as a possible risk of cancer, another side effect of this treatment was the possible of abnormality of t…

OBJECTIVE: Describe indications and procedures of ureteral retrograde catheter placement in operative laparoscopy. Assess the security that allows this technique to avoid or detect ureteral injury. STUDY DESIGN: A cohort study over a five …

Performance of intra-uterine insemination (IIU) is generally advocated as a first line therapy for infertility related to cercical hostility, male factor, unexplained infertility or mild endometriosis. IIU are usually performed following st…

The aim of our study is to evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic attitude toward endometriosis of the bladder. We have analysed four observations treated in the gynecologic service of Hotel-Dieu in Paris between January 1989 and January 1…