Singapore medical journal

A 26-year-old woman who was six weeks amenorrhoeic presented with vaginal spotting and mild abdominal pain. She had been coming to the 24 hours women's clinic at two-day intervals for the past week with the same symptoms. Ultrasonography tw…

While endometriosis is fairly common, endometriosis of the appendix is a very rare occurrence. Correct pre-operative diagnosis is uncommon and definitive diagnosis is established by histology of the appendix. We present a case of endometrio…

We present a case of adenomatous polyp with degenerative changes causing abnormal postmenopausal bleeding in a patient who was treated with adjuvant therapy of Tamoxifen for breast cancer after surgery (Modified Radical Mastectomy). The ass…

Endometriosis as a cause of massive ascites is very rare. It is seldom possible to arrive at the diagnosis without surgical exploration. We describe a case of this entity which presented to us as a surgical problem. This proved to be a diag…

Pregnancy is thought to have an ameliorating effect on endometriosis, inducing a state of quiescence. We report a case of ruptured endometriotic cyst in pregnancy successfully treated by laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy. Our patient subseque…

BACKGROUND: Intramural tubal polyps are commonly described in association with subfertility. However, there is unfamiliarity among clinicians about the investigations available for making a diagnosis of this condition. The objective of this…

AIM: To present our department's experience with clear cell carcinoma and endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary, paying particular attention to their relationship with endometriosis and concomitant endometrial pathology. METHOD: Retrospectiv…

The next step in the treatment of infertility after ovulation induction is usually in vitro fertilization (IVF) or some other sophisticated and expensive assisted reproductive technique. This study looks at the method of superovulation-intr…

This retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the indications and complications for non-radical abdominal hysterectomy. Between 1 July 1990 and 30 June 1991, 176 women underwent abdominal hysterectomy in our Department. The indications…

One hundred and fifty-four patients who had a diagnostic laparoscopy for pelvic pain from 1 November 1984 to 30 October 1987 were reviewed. A total of 68 of these patients had normal pre-operative pelvic examinations; 40 (59%) had abnormal …

High doses of norethisterone in 70 Asian women treated for endometriosis were found to affect the blood coagulation factors as well as the cellular components of the blood. Fibrinogen levels were decreased (P<0.01). Prothrombin increased si…

The diagnosis, treatment, and pregnancy outcome for 709 infertile couples who attended the comprehensive infertility clinic of the University of Singapore's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology from 1970-1974 are presented. Investigation…