BACKGROUND The use of progesterone for luteal support has been demonstrated to be beneficial in assisted reproductive cycles, yet the optimal route of progesterone administration has still not been established. This article is a retrospective study in a tertiary reproductive medical unit to compare luteal progesterone supplementation with vaginal gel or intramuscular progesterone. METHODS A t...

Introduction: Both Abdominal and Vaginal are not competitive procedures but each has its own place in the operative armamentarium of the gynecologist. Guidelines incorporating uterine size, mobility accessibility, and the pathology confined to the uterus (no adnexal pathology or known or suspected adhesions) have been proposed as selection criteria for vaginal hysterectomy. This study was perfo...

Background: Aim of study was to compare effectiveness, adverse effects and patient’s acceptability buccal vaginal routes administration misoprostol in 1st 2nd trimester abortion, type study-randomized control trial Methods: A total 200 women with indications for abortion up 20 weeks pregnancy were enrolled over a period 1 year received either through (Group A) or B) route. Each group containing...

Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is an innovative approach in which a flexible endoscope enters the abdominal cavity via the transesophageal, transgastric, transcolonic, transvaginal or transvescical route, combining the technique of minimally invasive surgery with flexible endoscopy. Several groups have described different modifications by using flexible endoscopes with ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of ultrasonographically detected subchorionic hematomas on pregnancy outcomes in patients with vaginal bleeding within the first half of pregnancy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients diagnosed with threatened abortion due to painless vaginal bleeding and who were followed up in an in-patient service during the first vaginal bleeding between January 2009 and December...

BACKGROUND Misoprostol is a new promising agent for cervical ripening and induction of labour .The ideal dose, route and frequency of administration of misoprostol are still under investigation. Although, vaginal application of misoprostol has been validated as a reasonable mean of induction, there is a patient resistance to digital examination and there is a risk of ascending infection. For th...

OBJECTIVE The abdominal route of genitourinary fistula repair may be associated with longer term hospitalisation, hospital-associated infection and increased resource requirements. We examined: (1) the factors influencing the route of repair; (2) the influence of the route of repair on fistula closure 3 months following surgery; and (3) whether the influence of the route of repair on repair out...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: the aim of this study is to evaluate the outcome of an innovative, minimally invasive sling technique with autologous tissue in women with concomitant incontinence and anterior vaginal wall prolapse (avwp). materials and methods: fifty-six women with stress urinary incontinence (sui) or mixed urinary incontinence and avwp were randomly a...

Address for Correspondence: Cihat Ünlü, Women’s Health Clinic, Abdi Ipekci Caddesi 2/7, 34357 Nişantaşı, İstanbul, Turkey Phone: +90 212 241 45 45 Fax: +90 212 241 44 08 e.mail: [email protected] ©Copyright 2011 by the Turkish-German Gynecological Education and Research Foundation Available online at www.jtgga.org doi:10.5152/jtgga.2011.57 To maintain a healthy vaginal ecosystem or to restore an...