introduction foreign body insertion is a common and important cause of pre-pubertal vaginal bleeding. case presentation we present a three-year-old girl who referred to our clinic with abnormal vaginal bleeding without any other symptoms. the primary assessment revealed a radio-opaque round solid mass in the pelvic cavity. following vaginoscopy, the button battery was finally removed under gene...

conclusions the clinicians should always think of foreign bodies in the vagina in cases of chronic, antibiotic resistant vaginal discharge and lower abdominal pain especially in young girls. introduction foreign body in the vagina is a common cause of vaginal discharge, which may be either purulent or hemorrhagic. case presentation this problem may produce symptoms or be asymptomatic for long p...

To determine the effect of Zataria multiflora vaginal cream in signs & symptoms of Candida vaginits. A randomized, double-blind clinical trial was performed comparing one applicator of Zataria multiflora vaginal cream with one applicator of Clotrimazole vaginal cream at night for a week. 61 women with candida vaginitis were enrolled. 30 of 62 women treated with Zataria multiflora vaginal cream ...

Kunovac Kallak, T. 2015. Hormonal Regulation of Vaginal Mucosa. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 1076. 65 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-9181-9. Vaginal atrophy symptoms such as dryness, irritation, and itching, are common after menopause. Vaginal estrogen therapy is the most effective treatment but not appropria...

Editor I was indeed surprise to read in Dr Ravindran's article' that only 95 out of 707 cases of hysterectomies carried out in the 14 government hospitals in his study were vaginal hysterectomies. This is very worrying because vaginal hysterectomy is now recognised as the treatment of choice over abdominal hysterectomy. Most hysterectomies can be carried out via the vaginal route. The extremely...

and pain present-the latter persisting during the intermenstrual periods. Hence she sought admission into the h?FJaminalion of the abdomen.--An irregular, stony hard median, mobile tumour with nodules on the sides and well defined borders extending from the pubes upwards to about midway between the umbilicus and ensiform cartilage* Vaginal examination.?Cervix hardisli, tumour can be felt in the...

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and complicated vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) are frequently occurring vaginal infections in postmenopausal women, caused by an imbalance in vaginal microflora. Postmenopausal women suffer from decreased ovarian hormones estrogen and progesterone. A normal, healthy vaginal microflora mainly comprises Lactobacillus species (spp.), which act beneficially as a bacterial b...

OBJECTIVE Vaginal cancer is an uncommon cancer of the lower genital tract, and standardized screening is not recommended. Risk factors for vaginal cancer include a history of other lower genital tract neoplasia or cancer, smoking, immunosuppression, and exposure to diethylstilbestrol in utero. Although cervical cancer screening after total hysterectomy for benign disease is not recommended, man...

In this paper, we propose and discuss four fitness features considered as essential for developing personal learning environments (PLE) that are viable and ready for appropriation.