Purpose Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a major health issue worldwide, affecting 6-8% of women. The most affected site is the anterior vaginal wall. Multiple procedures and surgical techniques have been used, with or without the use of vaginal meshes, due to common treatment failure, reoperations, and complication rates in some studies. Methods Systematic review of the literature and meta-analy...

Cent European J Urol 2014; 67: 208-209 10.5173/ceju.2014.02.art21 The paper by Kaysan et al. [1] is timely, given the vast increase in the eroded and transected urethras which are increasingly being reported as a consequence of the midurethral sling operation. A Martius transposition graft is an important tool for management of such problems. From a practical perspective, a vascularized fat gra...

background: hyperprolactinemia is the most common endocrine disorder in hypothalamic-pituitary axis and has been reported in variable levels in patients with overt primary hypothyroidism. we decided to determine the prevalence of hyperprolactinemia and clinical related symptoms in subclinical hypothyroidism patients. methods: in this cross sectional study, prolactin levels of 481 subclinical hy...

OBJECTIVE Metronidazole vaginal gel (MVG) 0.75% is a US Food and Drug Administration-approved, 5-day treatment for bacterial vaginosis (BV). This study tested the hypothesis that a shorter treatment course at a higher dose (MVG 1.3%) would yield similar efficacy to 5 days of MVG 0.75%. MATERIALS AND METHODS This phase 2, multicenter, randomized, controlled, investigator-blinded, dose-ranging ...

BACKGROUND Sacrocolpopexy with rectopexy is advocated for combined rectal and vaginal prolapse, but limited outcome data have been reported. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the indications and outcomes of sacrocolpopexy and rectopexy by comparing pre- and postoperative function and quality of life. DESIGN A retrospective review of prospectively collected data was perform...

BACKGROUND Reproductive tract infections (RTI's) are endemic in developing countries and entail a heavy toll on women. If untreated, RTI's can lead to adverse health outcomes such as infertility, ectopic pregnancy and increased vulnerability to transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus. It is also associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. While RTI's and its sequelae abound in Nigeria,...

Unscheduled vaginal bleeding—bleeding that occurs outside the normal menstrual period or the regular withdrawal bleed associated with the combined oral contraceptive pill—is a common reason for women of reproductive age to attend primary care. It is also referred to as intermenstrual bleeding. As well as intermenstrual bleeding, unscheduled bleeding also includes postcoital bleeding; it can be ...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence of postpartum anal incontinence (AI) and to highlight associated factors that account for variation in the prevalence in Vavuniya district in Northern Sri Lanka. METHODS A community based cross sectional study was conducted. Sample included all mothers (hospital and home deliveries) who had completed postpartum period between 1st August and 30th September...

Trichomoniasis is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by Trichomonas vaginalis. The current study was conducted during the period from January 2022 to July investigate infection of vaginalis in Iraqi women at Wasit province . A total 100 different ages were enrolled this study. vaginal swabs collected each woman. consent form which included age, area residence, educational level ...