The HIV/AIDS pandemic has raised international attention on ways to reduce the risk of STIs including HIV, through the use of condoms and potentially microbicides. It is recognized that the use and effectiveness of such methods is not only a question of availability and knowledge, but is also closely linked to socio-cultural beliefs about health, hygiene and sexuality, often expressed through w...

The following is a report on a congenital vaginal malformation, imperforate vagina, in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). This anomaly was observed for the first time in an adult female in our research colony. There was no uterine and vaginal aplasia or atresia in her grossly normal genital tract. The plasma progesterone concentration suggested that the ovarian cycle had ceased. However,...

Genital tract infections are important causes of ill health in developing countries, but diagnosis is difficult. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) was correctly diagnosed by using a vaginal specimen obtained by tampon sampling in 22 of 24 women (91.6%) for whom BV was diagnosed by Gram staining. The yield for other vaginal infections was higher (28% for Trichomonas vaginalis and 32.7% for Candida albica...

Extraosseous Ewing sarcoma is now regarded as a member of the Ewing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) family. It typically involves the soft tissues of the chest wall, pelvis, paravertebral region, abdominal wall, retroperitoneal region and extremities of children, adolescents and young adults, but it seldom occurs in the female genital tract. We report an extremely rare case of re...

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and vaginal candidosis are the most common diagnoses in women with symptoms from the lower genital tract. Treatments with antibiotics and antifungals are effective but are impaired by side effects. A considerable number of women suffer recurrences and have a need for alternative treatments. Treatment of vaginal ailments with lactobacilli has a long tradition. Published ...

Background: For biotechnological application, selected lactic acid bacteria strains belonging to the genera Lactobacillus (Lb) are proposed as an alternative to the antibiotics for the prevention and treatment of urogenital tract infections. Objectives: Isolating and selecting vaginal lactobacilli strains for probiotic use based on their technological and probiotic aptitudes. Materials and Meth...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Genital endometriosis is still an unclear enigma of the female. It occurs in approximately 20% to 35% of all women of reproductive age. The urinary tract is seldom affected. METHODS We report on a patient with bladder endometriosis with recurrent heavy pain at menstruation within the framework of 5 similar cases. RESULTS A combined vaginal and laparoscopic treatmen...

The human vaginal microbiome is dominated by bacteria from the genus Lactobacillus, which create an acidic environment thought to protect women against sexually transmitted pathogens and opportunistic infections. Strikingly, lactobacilli dominance appears to be unique to humans; while the relative abundance of lactobacilli in the human vagina is typically >70%, in other mammals lactobacilli rar...

Eighty-five isolates of Candida recovered from three hundred and fifty diverse clinical sources, viz. respiratory tract (sputum, bronchial washing,bronchoalveolar lavage, tracheal aspirate), blood, urine, high vaginal swab, skin and plastic devices, were studied in detail for their morphological and biochemical characters. Seven species of Candida were identified, viz., C. albicans (45.8%), C. ...