OBJECTIVES To determine whether periodontal disease or bacterial vaginosis (BV) diagnosed before pregnancy increase the risk for adverse pregnancy outcome. METHODS We enrolled a total of 252 women who had discontinued contraception in order to become pregnant. The first 130 pregnant women were included in the analyses. RESULTS Multivariate analysis showed a strong association between period...

Methods This is a prospective, double blind study. Fifty female patients, 20 to 50 (mean 35) years old, were evaluated in two study groups: group1 – 30 patients with vaginal delivery and episiotomy and group2 – 20 patients with caesarean operation and without episiotomy (control for episiotomy). The patient selection was done clinically. Pelvic magnetic resonance (1.5T) examinations with turbo ...

Healing of cervical epithelium was studied in 30 patients after destruction of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia using a carbon dioxide laser. Repeated examinations, using photography and colposcopically directed punch biopsies, were made from the eighth to the 32nd day after treatment. The biopsy specimens were submitted to examination by light and transmission electron microscopy. There was ...

examination has been developed and given special attention very good results have been claimed. It is a method of examination which is likely to become increasingly useful in the future. The clinical assessment of disproportion therefore depends upon a careful examination of the maternal pelvis and of the foetal head followed by fitting the head into the pelvis. The size of the pelvis can be es...

background: pelvic organ prolapse is a common gynecologic condition in women that rarely occur in pregnancy and can complicate the pregnancy. a woman with prolapsed uterus in second trimester of pregnancy and her follow up are presented here. case report: a 35-years old g2p1 woman with history of last normal pregnancy and successful vaginal delivery attended to emergency ward of hospital. she w...

conclusions tachyzoite of toxoplasma and dna of this parasite were observed in sub mucosa and muscles of the uterus and in the villis of placenta, but not in histological sections of the fetus. therefore, histological and molecular results were consistent. background toxoplasma gondii is an important zoonotic pathogen. vertical transmission of the parasite occurs when females were infected prim...

Background. Intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs) are widely utilized all over the world owing to their low cost and high efficacy. Uterine perforation is a rare complication that may occur at IUD insertion resulting in extrauterine location of the IUD. Traditionally, surgical removal of dislocated IUDs has been recommended. Case. A 68-year-old patient who had an IUD (Lippes loop) inserted ...

Abstract Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) infections are the most common sexually transmitted (STIs) globally. The latter has contributed to a variety of adverse outcomes for both sexes. Moreover, in Brazil, epidemiological studies on patients with STIs limited. Therefore, this study aimed determine prevalence TV its association HPV women undergoing cervical ...

BACKGROUND Until recently, premarital examination for both men and women was a legal requirement before marriage in China. Researchers have carried out surveys of attendees' sexual activity, pregnancy and abortion before their marriages, trying to map out reproductive health needs in China, according to this unique population-based data. To systematically identify, appraise and summarise all av...

introduction: many postmenopausal women who are on hormone replacement therapy discontinue medications due to vaginal bleeding. tibolone, a synthetic steroid, has minimal stimulatory effect on the endometrium. the aim of this study was to assess the effects of continuous hrt regimen and tibolone on the onset of vaginal bleeding and vaginal maturation value. materials and methods: a total of 150...