Objective: To audit indications, histopathological diagnosis and complications of gynaecological hysterectomies performed at Social Security Hospital, Lahore. Study design: Retrospective study Place and duration of study: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Social Security Hospital,Lahore from 1 st January to 31 st December,2010. Methodology: Data regarding patient characteristics, indica...

Introduction: Hysterectomy is the second most common gynecological surgery next to caesarean section. The indications for hysterectomy may vary from one region another and histomorphological pattern also vary. Aim: aim of study analyze various patterns uterine adnexal pathology in specimens. Material Methods: This a retrospective done over period two years at department Pathology, Zoram Medical...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine whether the presence of cervicitis influenced the accuracy of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA). MATERIALS AND METHODS In a pilot study, 502 women from rural El Salvador were screened for cervical cancer using methods including colposcopy and VIA. The presence of cervicitis was assessed by grading the amount of inflammation on each...

Background: Persian Medicine is one of the oldest and richest complementary and alternative options in the field of medicine and has a comprehensive medical system. Henna oil is recommended in Persian Medicine for the treatment of numerous women’s diseases such as cervicitis. To date, henna has been used for many medical purposes, including astringent, bleeding, cardioinhibitory, hypotension, a...

Uterine infection is a major problem in reproductive management and inefficient estrous detection. The bovine uterus is sterile before calving and the cervix provides a barrier against intrauterine invasion by pathogens during gestation1. Following calving, the uterus may become infected due to presence of infectious or non-specific microorganisms. Several bacterial, protozoan, viral and mycopl...

chlamydia trachomatis is the most common agent of urogenital infections in both men and women. diagnosis of chlamydial infections is based on isolation of bacteria in tissue culture media that requires at least 48 to 72h. polymerase chain reaction (pcr) is a sensitive and specific method for detection of small quantity of bacterial dna in clinical samples. the first goal of this study was to pe...

BACKGROUND The uterine cervix is a gateway to several non-neoplastic and neoplastic gynecological lesions. Most of these non-neoplastic lesions are commonly found in women of reproductive age. These lesions constitute a source of morbidity and mortality in women worldwide hence the need to analyze them to provide a baseline data of the pattern of these lesions in our local environment. OBJECT...

Background: Hysterectomy is a common gynecological surgery worldwide. Thorough preoperative clinical and radiological assessment of the patients followed by histopathological evaluation specimens mandatory for providing good health care services to patients. Objective: The objective study was analyze spectrum findings in hysterectomy & correlate them with their findings. Patients Methods: T...

BACKGROUND llicit sexual behavior by commercial sex workers (CSW) may have a disproportionate impact on the reproductive health of a woman that often leads to cervicitis. This study aimed at examining the cytopathology, patterns, prevalence and burden of cervicitis in CSW in Enugu metropolis, Nigeria. METHODS Cervical smear was collected from the endocervix of about one hundred and eighteen (...