Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is the modality of choice and considered a highly accurate tool for evaluation Müllerian duct anomalies to characterize uterine vaginal [1,2]. In clinical practice, MRI examination used by clinician reach diagnosis, assessing abnormalities planning surgery or future intervention. The information provided other examinations like pelvic examination, sonography, hy...

BMJ VOLUME 326 14 JUNE bmj.com to walk by a physiotherapist. This article is dangerous in that it isolates vaginal or rectal examinations as being intimate examinations. Every medical examination is intimate, which medical students soon appreciate. Examination of the fundus of the uterus is just as intimate for a gynaecologist as examining the fundus of the eye is to an ophthalmologist. Doctors...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether blinded and unblinded Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) examinations differ in a randomized trial. STUDY DESIGN Blinded POP-Q examinations performed at 3 months and 1 year were compared with unblinded examinations performed by the surgeon in a randomized trial of vaginal mesh for pelvic organ prolapse. RESULTS Sixty-five patients were included in th...

BACKGROUND During the past 2 decades, there has been a rapid proliferation of "health examination center (HEC)" across China. The effects of their services on public's health have not been systemically investigated. This study aimed to assess the impact of periodic health examination (PHE) at HEC on surgical treatment for uterine fibroids in Beijing residents. METHODS We identified 224 patien...

BACKGROUND Next-generation sequencing (NGS) can detect many more microorganisms of a microbiome than traditional methods. This study aimed to analyze the vaginal microbiomes of Korean women by using NGS that included bacteria and other microorganisms. The NGS results were compared with the results of other assays, and NGS was evaluated for its feasibility for predicting vaginitis. METHODS In ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of orally administered capsules containing the probiotics Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 (Lactogyn, JGL, Rijeka, Croatia) compared to placebo in otherwise healthy women diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis. STUDY DESIGN Randomized, double-blind, multicentric, placebo-controlled trial, including a total of 544 subjects. Included were...

This randomized double-blind placebo controlled study assessed the vaginal colonization of lactic acid bacteria and clinical outcome. Vaginal capsules containing L gasseri LN40, Lactobacillus fermentum LN99, L. casei subsp. rhamnosus LN113 and P. acidilactici LN23, or placebos were administered for five days to 95 women after conventional treatment of bacterial vaginosis and/or vulvovaginal can...