South Dakota medicine : the journal of the South Dakota State Medical Association

INTRODUCTION: Uterine fibroids affect an estimated 70% of women worldwide. Adenomyosis has an estimated prevalence ranging from 8.8% to 61.5% in hysterectomy cases over the past 50 years. Both conditions affect millions, yet remain underdia…

Abdominal wall endometriosis is a rarely reported condition with increasing incidence linked to pelvic surgery, and is also referred to as incisional endometriosis. Here we report two cases of women with previous history of Cesarean section…

An isthmocele is described as a pouch-like defect in the uterus with a thin roof formed by inadequate healing of the smooth muscle of the anterior uterine wall at the site of a hysterotomy. With increased rates of deliveries by cesarean sec…

Uterine malformations occur early in embryogenesis due to abnormalities in development of paramesonephric (Mullerian) ducts. Mullerian duct anomalies can range from complete agenesis of the uterus to nonpathological variants (e.g., mildly a…

Although endometriosis is a common condition in women of reproductive age, the incidence of endometrioma in prior surgical incision sites is rare.We present a case of an abdominal wall mass in a female patient with a history of obstetrical …

Endometriosis is a disease that affects a significant portion of reproductive age women. It can cause chronic pelvic pain and has been associated with subfertility. Treatment options differ depending on a patient's reproductive goals; women…

Endometriosis, a common cause of morbidity in reproductive age females, results in pelvic pain and infertility. Effective, evidence-based treatments of endometriosis-associated infertility include conservative surgical therapy and assisted …