Postpartum cndometritis is often a mild to moderate infection which responds rapidly to broad spectrum antibiotics. Infrequently, a patient will develop diffuse thrombosis of the vasculature of the uterus,, thereby decreasing tissue perfusion. This results in inadequate levels of antibiotic reaching the myometrium of the uterus. A polymicrobial infection can, therefore, become well established ...

Inoculation of adult, female BALB/c mice with 2 X 10(5) bleach-treated Cryptosporidium sp. oocysts isolated from calf feces resulted in infection of the uterine mucosa in more than 50% of the animals. Cryptosporidium sp. completed the entire life cycle in the uterus, and infectious oocysts were passed into the vagina. Two methods of application were used to establish intrauterine infection. The...

Epidemiological and experimental studies have provided evidence that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a main player in the development of uterine cervical neoplasms. Migration of cancer cells from the origin tissue to surrounding or distant organs is essential for tumor progression. Many studies of tumor invasion and metastases have focused on the degradation of the extracellular matrix ...

Uterine arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare entity in gynecology with fewer than 100 cases reported in the literature. Due to abnormal connection between arteries and veins without an intervening capillary system, recurrent and profuse vaginal bleeding is the most common symptom which can be potentially life-threatening. Uterine AVM can be either congenital or acquired. Acquired AVM is r...

The histological criteria of uterine cervix lesions are well known. However, there is a poor diagnostic reproducibility especially concerning lowgrade precancerous lesions. Therefore, the aim of our study was to evaluate the utility of p16 overexpression as a surrogate biomarker of precancerous lesions of the uterine cervix. A retrospective study was carried out by the International Center for ...