Ovarian metastases can account for as many as 30–40% of all ovarian malignancies1–3. The potential for metastatic tumors to mimic the clinical and morphologic appearance of primary ovarian tumors is well known to surgical pathologists2. Correct diagnosis and successful management of patients with these diseases often rely on the degree of distinction between primary and metastatic tumors. Most ...

angiogenesis or formation of new blood vessels from preexisting vasculature is a key process in some physiological conditions such as wound healing, growth, and action of female reproductive organs. moreover, disturbance of the mechanisms of physiological angiogenesis has a role in pathogenesis of some diseases in the form of overproliferation of blood vessels such as cancers, psoriasis, arthri...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by autoantibodies against acetylcholine receptors. MG is generally an isolated disorder but may occur concomitantly with other autoimmune diseases. We describe an eighteen-year-old girl with MG who was admitted to our clinic with secondary amenorrhea and diagnosed as autoimmune oophoritis. Since her myasthenic symptoms did not resol...

Adnexal torsion may occur in girls and adolescents. Often it is associated with ovarian diseases resulting in ovarian enlargement. Adnexal torsion may involve the ovary, fallopian tube or both, and the main sympton is acute pelvic pain. An 8-year-old girl complaining of acute pelvic and abdominal pain, who was previously diagnosed with precocious puberty and who received treatment with a GnRH a...

OBJECTIVE To review the risks and benefits of elective oophorectomy and to make a clinical recommendation for an appropriate age when benefits of this procedure outweigh the risks. DESIGN The risks and benefits of oophorectomy as detailed in published articles are reviewed with regard to quality-of-life issues and mortality outcomes in oophorectomized versus non-oophorectomized women from fiv...

The following sources were consulted and I gratefully acknowledge the information gained from them. FLEMING, J. B. (1960). Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of British Empire. MCKAY, W. J. S. (1922). Lawson Tait-His Life and Work. London: Balliere, Tindall & Cox. OXFORD, A. W. (1931). The History of the Samaritan Free Hospital. Cambridge: Heffer. PEASLEE, E. R. (1873). Ovarian Tumours. Lond...

In the present review, the main strategies of female fertility preservation are covered. Procedures of fertility preservation are necessary for women who suffer from diseases whose treatment requires the use of aggressive therapies, such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. These kinds of therapy negatively influence the health of gametes and their progenitors. The most commonly used method of fem...

background: the purpose of this study was to compare the three different strategies, intravenous (iv) hydroxylethyl starch (hes), iv human albumin (ha), and oral cabergoline (cb) in the prevention of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (ohss). materials and methods: in this prospective randomized clinical trial, 91 women at high risk of developing ohss were allocated into the three groups, group ...

background: the predictive roles of follicle stimulating hormone (fsh), anti-mullerian hormone (amh) and antral follicle count (afc) as ovarian reserve markers in women with different age groups are not established well. objective: this study compares the value of fsh, amh and afc at the time of     in vitro fertilization (ivf) treatment in different age groups. materials and methods: in this c...