Women generally spend the last third of their lifetime in menopause, after their reproductive years have ended. During menopause, women experience a variety of predictable symptoms and conditions related to changes in sex hormone levels and aging. The menopausal transition precedes menopause by several years and is usually characterized by irregularity of the menstrual cycle and by hot flashes ...

Leiomyomata of the urinary and male genital tract are extremely rare. They have been reported throughout the genitourinary male tract and the most common localization is the renal capsule. However, leiomyomas of the epididimis, spermatic cord, tunica albuginea and testis have been reported. We report diagnostic confirmation of a paratesticular leiomyoma in an azoospermic patient undergoing a te...

Genitourinary tract infections are one cause of preterm delivery. Prematurity is one of the leading causes of perinatal mortality in the United States. Uterine contractions may be induced by cytokines and prostaglandins, which are released by microorganisms. Asymptomatic bacteriuria, gonococcal cervicitis and bacterial vaginosis are strongly associated with preterm delivery. The role of Chlamyd...

The most common concomitant site of injury following a penetrating anorectal injury is the genitourinary tract. In anorectal penetrating injuries, other organ injuries must be thoroughly evaluated. In the presence of concomitant rectal and posterior bladder injury, consideration should be given to omental interposition between the surgically repaired organs to prevent fistula formation. Fecal d...

Of all the patients attending a department of genitourinary medicine during a 10-month period, about 2% (1 out of 50) presented with haematuria, or haematuria was discovered on initial examination. In about 25% of cases, the haematuria was due to Escherichia coli infection of the lower genitourinary tract. Gonococcal infection was the next commonest cause; one patient with gonorrhoea presented ...

Fibrosis is a disease condition characterized by abnormalities of the extracellular matrix, such as accumulation transforming growth factor β, infiltration myofibroblasts, deposition collagen, and generalized dysregulation collagen maturation. It can severely impair function organs replacing normal tissue with highly collagenized thereby reducing elasticity compliance tissues. Fibrotic diseases...

2 Embryology of the Female Genitourinary Tract ................................................ 22 2.1 Development of the Gonads ..................................... 22 2.2 Relationship Between the Early Fetal Genital and Urinary Systems ................................................. 25 2.3 Development of the Fallopian Tubes Uterus, Cervix and Vagina............................................

A method for the clinical isolation and recognition of Corynebacterium vaginale (Haemophilus vaginalis) is presented. Wet mount and stained characteristics of genital tract discharges, cellular and colonial morphology of the bacilli, inhibition by H(2)O(2), lack of a catalase, and fermentation of particular carbohydrates are the determinant factors. The method enables differentiation of the spe...