Objectives: The aim of the current study is to examine changes in sexual function, incontinence and quality of life after hysterectomy, with particular regard to different surgical methods of hysterectomy. Material and methods: A total number of 210 women with hysterectomy were asked to answer the questionnaire between 2011 and 2013; 164 of them accepted to cooperate. Twenty-one women were excl...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the effects of hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO)--compared with the effects of hysterectomy alone--on skin aging in premenopausal women undergoing hysterectomy for benign conditions. METHODS One hundred thirty-five premenopausal women who underwent hysterectomy with BSO were compared with a control group of women who underwent hysterec...

INTRODUCTION Hysterectomy and laparoscopy are common surgical procedures used for the treatment of endometriosis. This study compares outcomes for women who received either procedure within the first year post initial surgery. METHODS The study used data from the Truven Health MarketScan claims databases from 2004 to 2013 to identify women aged 18-49 years who received an endometriosis-relate...

intellectual disability is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and skills. autism is a group of developmental brain disorders, collectively called autism spectrum disorder (asd). teenagers with learning and physical disabilities are more likely to have menstrual problems compared to the general populations. the parents of a 12-year-old girl with autism spectr...

conclusions trachelectomy represents a valuable conservative surgical approach for stage invasive cervical cancer. case report a 30-years-old woman with squamous cell cervical cancer stage (1 a ii) diagnosed at september 2011 expressed a wish for fertility-sparing treatment. radical abdominal hysterectomy and pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy were performed which showed no evidence of lymp...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to estimate the cumulative incidence, patient characteristics, and potential risk factors for secondary hemorrhage after total laparoscopic hysterectomy. METHODS All women who underwent total laparoscopic hysterectomy at Paul's Hospital between January 2004 and April 2012 were included in the study. Patients who had bleeding per vaginam b...

BACKGROUND Incidence rates of endometrial cancer are routinely calculated without removing women who have had a hysterectomy from the denominator, which leads to an underestimate. Furthermore, as the number of women who have had a hysterectomy (hysterectomy prevalence) varies by race, the estimate of racial difference in endometrial cancer incidence is incorrect. METHODS Data from 1992 to 200...