A 29-year-old woman presented to the gynecology outpatient clinic with abdominal discomfort following the insertion of a levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS). It was noted that although the patient remained amenorrheic since the insertion, there was a persistent left iliac fossa discomfort, which was constant in nature and not made worse by intercourse. On examination, there was a vag...

Experimental control of fertility has been accomplished by inserting foreign objects in the uterus. Doyle & Margolis (1963) found that a suture in the uterine lumen of the rat prevented implantation of blastocysts. This was soon followed by similar studies on the rabbit (Adams & Eckstein, 1964), cow (Hawk, Conley, Brinsfield & Righter, 1965) and ewe (Hawk, 1965). A local inhibitory effect on lu...

PURPOSE To retrospectively assess the incidence of sub-serosal and uterine perforation of intra-uterine tandem in intracavitary high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy for cervical cancer, and to evaluate its dosimetric implications on computed tomography (CT)-based treatment planning. MATERIAL AND METHODS Computed tomography images and brachytherapy plans of cervical cancer patients treated from ...

spinal cord injured (sci) patients have sexual disorders including erectile dysfunction (ed), impotence, priapism, ejaculatory dysfunction and infertility. treatments for erectile dysfunction include four steps. step 1 involves smoking cessation, weight loss, and increasing physical activity. step 2 is phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (pde5i) such as sildenafil (viagra), intracavernous injec...

Intracavitary pregnancy with a correctly inserted IUD is very rare event and can lead to wide range of complications, mainly in the form chorioamnionitis preterm delivery. We present case 39-year old woman who was diagnosed despite use an intra-uterine device. After thorough discussion her gynecologist over risks, patient finally decided bring term without removing The proceeded any major compl...

Reproductive performance is a major concern for pork producers because the financial stability of a pork enterprise that produces piglets is substantially influenced by fecundity index (FI) for number of piglets born alive (FI = farrowing rate x litter size born alive). It is well known that farrowing rate and litter size are affected by numerous factors. A new reproductive technique that pork ...

objective: despite intra uterine device (iud) has the advantage of providing long-term contraception and does not require daily attention, only %8 of iranian women use it. this study was conducted to enhance understanding of why women in the isfahan appear reluctant to consider iud as a contraceptive method. materials and methods: it was a qualitative study that was done in isfahan in may 2009....

Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is a well-accepted treatment for symptomatic uterine fibroids, but endpoints of UAE remain controversial. This significant concern as incomplete can lead to failure, necessitating repeat or alternative treatments such hysterectomy. Multiple potential causes failure have been described including catheterize one both the arteries, spasm, clumping embolic material...