PURPOSE To determine the accuracy of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) in detecting high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in pre- and post-menopausal women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US) and low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) Papanicolaou (Pap) smears. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two hundred women (150 pre-menopausal and 50 post...

Excellent up-to-date accounts are given of clinical practice in endometriosis, recurrent miscarriage and post-menopausal bleeding. Moreover, the historical practice of ovarian surgery for polycystic ovarian syndrome is re-examined with the benefits of laparoscopy. Two thirds of women can ovulate after ovarian surgery with half conceiving within twelve months. However, women with raised BMI or i...

The majority of uterine cancers present at an early stage because of abnormal post-menopausal bleeding. Locally advanced endometrial carcinoma with extension to the parametria represents a rare subset of patients with treatment options involving neoadjuvant therapy followed by extrafascial hysterectomy or definitive non-operative management. Neoadjuvant therapy enables R0 resection in the major...

BACKGROUND Conclusions drawn from meta-analyses on the association between soy isoflavone intake and breast cancer risk for pre- and post-menopausal women are not fully consistent. These meta-analyses did not explore the influence of different study designs on the pooled results on the basis of distinguishing between pre- and post-menopausal women. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We perfor...

Excellent up-to-date accounts are given of clinical practice in endometriosis, recurrent miscarriage and post-menopausal bleeding. Moreover, the historical practice of ovarian surgery for polycystic ovarian syndrome is re-examined with the benefits of laparoscopy. Two thirds of women can ovulate after ovarian surgery with half conceiving within twelve months. However, women with raised BMI or i...