Obstetrics and gynecology

During a 6-month course of treatment of endometriosis with Danazol, a synthetic derivative of 17alpha-ethinyl testosterone, the following hormonal changes were found. Plasma LH remained essentially unchanged but FSH concentration was consis…

Because of lack of information in the gynecologic literature on the subject of hydrocele of the canal of Nuck, 5 cases are reported here. The condition is reviewed, and the pathogenesis, clinical features, differential diagnosis, and manage…

Among the 2300 cases accumulated in the Emil Novak Tumor Registry between the years 1942 and 1972, there were 100 examples of ovarian neoplasia associated with gestation. Lutein cysts or luteomas were excluded since such lesions usually rep…

Antigonadotropin (Danazol) was administered to 39 patients with endometriosis diagnosed at laparoscopy and confirmed by laparoscopic biopsy. None of the patients had surgical resection of the lesion prior to the treatment. While on the drug…

The correlation between extent of endometriosis and pregnancy rate was analyzed in a study of 107 infertile women who underwent conservative operative treatment for pelvic endometriosis. The diagnosis was established or suspected on the bas…

To determine whether subsequent pelvic difficulty justified hysterectomy in cases of surgical castration performed as treatment of breast cancer, 432 cases so operated on at the Mayo Clinic for the 13 years 1955-1967 were reviewed. Oophorec…

With approximately 40 cases on record, it is apparent that endometriosis at the site of episiotomy scar is quite a rure occurrence. This study deals with 15 cases observed personally and drawn from a series of 2028 consecutive deliveries. A…

This study of 16 patients compares treatment for adenomatous or atypical hyperplasia with one of three schedules of oral progestational drugs. Treatment of endometrial hyperplasia with megestrol, 80 mg daily for 6 weeks, was not satisfactor…