BACKGROUND Female drug users are more likely to transmit human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to their sexual partners. Little is known about HIV, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), cervicitis, and drug abuse among female sex workers in Iran. OBJECTIVES Therefore, this study was conducted at a drop-in center (DIC) in Iran to investigate the prevalence of HIV associated risk factors, the prev...

Russell body cervicitis has been rarely reported in the literature. Herein, we another case of this entity. A 42 years old female patient who presented with postcoital bleeding, a clinical diagnosis cervical polyp was made which subsequently biopsied. Histopathological given followed by positive immunoreactivity for CD138, Kappa and Lambda. Heightened awareness existence entity may result repor...

background cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. recent studies show that human papillomavirus (hpv) dna is present in all cervical carcinomas and in some cervicitis cases, with some geographical variation in viral subtypes. therefore determination of the presence of hpv in the general population of each region can help reveal the role of these viruses in tumors. ...

Accepted for publication 28 December 1995 Study goal: To compare the efficacy and safety of single 1 g oral azithromycin with doxycycline, 100 mg twice daily for seven days for treatment of uncomplicated urogenital chlamydial infection. Study design: Randomised, unblinded, comparative trial, involving 597 patients demonstrating clinical evidence of genital chlamydia and a positive non-culture a...

A 7-year-old Brahman cow was diagnosed as suffering from chronic foetal mummification of unknown aetiology, concurrent cystic ovarian disease, prolapse of the 2nd cervical ring and chronic cervicitis. Repeated treatment with prostaglandin F2alpha and oestrogen failed to resolve the mummification. A hysterotomy was performed via an incision in the dorsolateral vaginal wall. Good exposure of the ...

1. List biologic and physiologic reasons for the disproportionate adolescent sexually transmitted disease susceptibility. 2. Describe clinical and laboratory findings on examination of a female who has mucopurulent cervicitis. 3. Describe the causative pathogens and etiologic evaluation for vaginitis. 4. List the criteria for diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease. 5. Describe the documentati...