Ovarian Drilling in PCOS: Is it Really Useful?

Ovarian Drilling in PCOS: Is it Really Useful?

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a frequent disorder, affecting approximately 5-10% of infertile women. It can represent more than 80% of cases of infertility due to anovulation. The main goal of treatment is the induction of mono-ovulatory cycles. A pragmatic management of infertility in PCOS will allow most patients to conceive. Weight loss and clomiphene citrate (CC) are the first-line co...

Supplementary oxygen therapy in COPD: is it really useful?

Many patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) develop hypoxaemia at rest when awake as their disease progresses. This may or may not be accompanied by hypercapnia but is a poor prognostic feature, independent of the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1). 1 For many years the scientific study of COPD was driven by the need to gain a greater understanding of the ...

Editorial Supplementary oxygen therapy in COPD: is it really useful?

Serum prolactin level in psoriasis: Is it really higher than in healthy individuals?

Background: Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated skin diseasewith a genetic predisposition. Prolactin may contribute to psoriasispathogenesis. However, there has been a debate over the serumlevel of prolactin in psoriatic patients. The aim of this study was todescribe the role of serum prolactin in the pathogenesis of psoriasisMethod: The serum prolactin level was measured in 45 patientswith ...

Is retrograde drilling really useful for osteochondral lesion of talus with subchondral cyst?

RATIONALE Retrograde drilling is a well accepted procedure for osteochondral lesion of the talus and subchondral cyst with intact overlying cartilage. It has good results in most reports. Compared to anterograde drilling, retrograde drilling can protect the integrity of the articular cartilage. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the suitability of using retrograde drilling for osteochond...