Mymensingh medical journal : MMJ

Hysterectomy is the most common gynaecological surgery done in females worldwide as it provides definitive cure to wide range of gynaecological diseases, both benign and malignant. The indications to perform this major surgery should always…

Damage of fallopian tube, endometriosis, fibroid uterus, adenomysis and polycystic ovary syndrome are the major pelvic pathology that causes subfertility. Although there are many diagnostic tests available, the clinical presentation of each…

Endometriosis is a chronic multi-factorial disease characterized by the presence of functioning uterine glands and stroma in any site outside the uterus. Despite the major public health impact of this condition, little is known about their …

Infertility is a major reproductive health problem, at least in part, a cultural problem also. In developing countries like Bangladesh, infertility is a devastating experience for a couple, particularly in women. For this reason many women …

Endometriosis is a condition where there are functional endometrial glands and stroma in sites other than uterine mucosa. It is a unique condition which is benign but has a tendency of invasion and extension locally. Scar endometriosis is a…

Malignant transformation of ovarian endometriosis was first described in 1925 by Sampson; later on it has been described in extragonadal regions by few authors also. Ovarian endometrioid and clear cell carcinoma are highly associated with e…

This prospective observational study was carried out in the Infertility Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, from February 2011 to December 2013. Sixty-nine (69) subfert…

Infertility is an important health issue which has been neglected in the developing countries. First test-tube babies (triplet) in Bangladesh were born on 30th May, 2001. Although there is no tertiary level infertility center in the public …

Endometriosis is presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Endometriosis can sometimes occur in a previous surgical scar. Scar endometriosis is rare and difficult to diagnose. It mostly follows obstetrical and g…

Endometriosis is a complex gynaecological disorder that affects nearly 1 in 7 women of reproductive age. Ectopic dissemination of endometrial cell and their subsequent implantation are the mechanisms involved in the development of endometri…

A cross-sectional study was conducted to demonstrate the role of transvaginal (TVS) and transabdominal sonography (TAS) to detect clinically suspected uterine mass in 53 patients which could not be differentiated clinically. The sonographic…

This retrospective study was done in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of Bangladesh Medical College hospital during the period of July 2003 to June 2004 in the women suffering from primary and secondary subfertility, who underwent …

The objective of the study was to evaluate the sociodemographic characteristics and to find out the causes of infertility among the couple attending out patient department of infertility unit in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (…

Sub-fertility affects approximately 15% of couples. Approximately 40% of cases involve a male factor, 40% involve a female factor and the remainder involves both sexes. The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common causes o…

Four pregnancies were exposed to gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) during early pregnancy and the patients were followed up to find out the outcome of their pregnancies. In three patients long-acting GnRHa (triptorelin acetate…

The objective of this study was to explore the histopathological findings and the rate of removal of ovaries in hysterectomy specimens. This study took into account 328 hysterectomy specimens examined in the Department of Pathology, Mymensi…

Endometriosis, the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, is a progressive, estrogen-dependent disease and occurs nearly exclusively in menstruating women of reproductive age. Pain syndrome, however, represents the major clinica…