OBJECTIVES A prospective study was conducted to assess the efficacy of sacrospinous vaginal vault fixation and its impact on the anterior compartment. The Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) system was used to quantify pelvic organ prolapse in the apical and anterior vaginal compartments. METHODS Fifty-eight patients underwent a procedure to correct apical prolapse from March 2003 to...

Zika virus (ZIKV) can be transmitted sexually between humans. However, it is unknown whether ZIKV replicates in the vagina and impacts the unborn fetus. Here, we establish a mouse model of vaginal ZIKV infection and demonstrate that, unlike other routes, ZIKV replicates within the genital mucosa even in wild-type (WT) mice. Mice lacking RNA sensors or transcription factors IRF3 and IRF7 resulte...

Vaginal angiomatosis is regarded as part of a very rare entity of benign vascular tumors of the female genital tract. The incidence of these tumors is extremely low. The rarity of this disease and lack of distinctive features poses a problem of differential diagnosis. We present the case of a 51-year-old female with grade III uterine prolapse and a bleeding vaginal wall mass. Violaceous irregul...

Objective: To investigate the characteristics of pathogenic bacteria and related risk factors for postoperative infection in episiotomy of puerpera and provide basis for the clinical prevention and treatment of postoperative infection in episiotomy. Methods: The clinical data of 1200 cases of full-term parturient receiving vaginal delivery receing lateral incision hospitalized in obstetrics fro...

The introduction of estrin in the treatment of gonorrheal vulvovaginitis in young children by Lewis4 has led to much speculation as to the method by which the hormone overcomes this infection. The development of the infantile vaginal mucosa into a structure resembling the adult tissue, under the influence of estrin, was at first considered as the factor important in the eradication of the gonoc...

To cite: Teixeira NF, Serrano P, Ferreira A, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-206513 DESCRIPTION We report a case of a 56-year-old-woman with obstetric/gynaecological history of two normal deliveries and diagnosis of pelvic organ prolapse (third degree uterine prolapse) at the age of 37. She underwent a laparoscopic sacrocervicopexy 16 ...

A 48-year-old nonsmoker female with no significant past medical history is admitted to the hospital with lower abdominal pain, fatigue, yellow vaginal discharge and unintentionally weight loss. On physical examination there was a palpable mass extending from supra-pubic to supra-umbilical area and significant foul-smelling vaginal discharge. Computerized tomography of Pelvis revealed a mass lik...

Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly of the urogenital tract, which is characterized by the triad of uterus didelphys, obstructed hemivagina, and ipsilateral renal agenesis. It usually presents at puberty with pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, and a vaginal or pelvic mass. Although rare, it may present with purulent vaginal discharge due to secondary infection of the obstruct...

tics without improvement. We treated her successfully with local applications of piperazine solution for only eight days, and more than 18 months elapsed since without any recurrence. In chronic cases of sterile pyuria, therefore, urine should be examined for parasites. If the ova or larvae of E vermicularis are found treatment should be by local irrigation ofthe urethra and bladder and vaginal...