Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica

The progesterone containing intrauterine device has been one of the major advances in women's health during recent years and it's potentials are not yet fully exploited. With firmly Finnish origins, it is not only the contraceptive actions,…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate PAI-1 genotypes in a group of infertile women with or without endometriosis and control subjects. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: Human Reproduction Center of Medicina do ABC Faculty. POPULATION: One hundred a…

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP), a common cause of disability in women, is a condition best viewed in the biopsychosocial framework. Psychological interventions are frequently considered alongside medical and surgical treatments. Our objective wa…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate pregnancy rates with letrozole and clomiphene citrate (CC) alone for superovulation in an intrauterine insemination program for women with recently surgically treated minimal to mild endometriosis. DESIGN: A randomiz…

This study evaluates the interobserver variation of transvaginal ultrasonographic measurements of the size of deep infiltrating endometriosis lesions in the rectosigmoid wall performed by an experienced and a less experienced sonographer. F…

Ureteral endometriosis is associated with deep endometriosis and is relatively uncommon. In some patients, progressive obstruction of the lower part of the ureter may occur, with silent loss of renal function as a consequence. We report on …

Sir, I would like to call attention to the case of a 34-year-old primipara, at 32 weeks of pregnancy, with a history of surgery for ovarian endometriosis (stage IV), who presented with a subacute abdominal condition and hemoperitoneum due t…

We are coming into the autumn months now, with the days getting shorter at northerly latitudes, and it may be a good time to not let go of this issue of the journal just yet, but now that you have opened it anyway to sit down and run throug…

OBJECTIVE: Adiponectin is an adipokine, present in the circulation in comparatively high concentrations and different molecular weight isoforms. For the first time, the distribution of these isoforms in serum and follicular fluid (FF) and t…

OBJECTIVE: To estimate if findings in women with chronic endometritis (CE) at fluid hysteroscopy correlate with the severity of inflammation at histology and to assess the possibility to score the severity of inflammation by fluid hysterosc…

A detailed picture of the prevalence and distribution of abdomino-pelvic endometriosis in more that 1,500 cases of endometriosis stage IV is presented. A great prevalence of endometriotic localizations in the posterior pelvic compartment co…

Menstruation-related spontaneous pneumothorax (MSP), also termed catamenial pneumothorax, is a syndrome of spontaneous pneumothorax during menstruation due to endometriotic lesions in the diaphragm and thoracic cavity. Previously MSP was co…

The April issue of the journal was a novelty, which the readers hopefully liked. A thematic and substantial volume done in collaboration with authors from several parts of the world and lead by experts on the issue in the Western hemisphere…

OBJECTIVE: Many women with endometriosis experience significant delay between the onset of symptoms and definitive diagnosis. Much is published on physician awareness of endometriosis and on the experiences of women with the condition. Ther…

Radical parametrectomy is rarely performed for benign diseases given the considerable risk of complications, however, some benign conditions require wide excision of the pelvic tissue, including parametria. We report on two cases of robotic…

Sir, Recently, the use of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound and characteristics of deep-infiltrating endometriosis in general have been described (1). We would like to call attention to the use of 3D-transvaginal ultrasound as a new diagnos…

BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is a common condition that causes substantial morbidity. Until recently, the reference standard for a definitive diagnosis was histology of hysterectomy specimens. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may …

OBJECTIVES: To analyze the gynecological pathologies and extragenital anomalies associated with unilateral renal agenesis (URA) and the possible origin of these congenital anomalies. DESIGN: Retrospective case-control study. SETTING: Univ…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of the estrogen receptor gene (ERbeta) +1730 G/A polymorphism in Brazilian women with endometriosis. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: Endometriosis Outpatient Clinic and Family Planning Outpatient…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate changes in sexual health and psychological well-being one year after subtotal and total hysterectomies. DESIGN: Prospective randomized controlled trial. MATERIAL AND METHODS: One hundred and thirty-two premenopausal…

At the end of the first decade of the 21st century much of what was taken for granted is changing. This month the journal touches on several matters of central interest which should not be by-passed. Margit Dueholm, our Editor in Aarhus, De…

OBJECTIVE: To gain knowledge about the utility of hysterectomy in a real-world setting and to relate the utility of the intervention to its costs. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: University referral hospital in Helsinki.…

The assessment and diagnosis of endometriosis remain elusive targets. Patient and medical-related factors add to delays in the detection and treatment. Recently, investigators have revealed specific nerve fibers present in endometriotic tis…

To the Editor: In this communication, we present a case of symptomatic diaphragmatic endometriosis treated effectively by laparoscopy. A 24-year-old woman, primipara, without any history of previous abdominal surgery, sought medical attenti…

OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have elucidated the negative impact of endometriosis on life, but the patient selection may have contributed to a skewed picture. The aim of this study was to investigate longitudinally the consequences of the di…