OBJECTIVE To report rates of compliance with an ovarian cancer screening protocol using serum CA125 and transvaginal sonography (TVS), performed semiannually on an alternating schedule, among participants at average or intermediate risk for developing ovarian cancer. METHODS Two hundred ninety-two women at average or intermediate risk for developing ovarian cancer were randomly assigned to ar...

Pregnancy implantation within the scar of a previous cesarean delivery is one of the rarest locations for an ectopic pregnancy. Early diagnosis of this condition with the use of ultrasound imaging allows for preserving the uterus and subsequent fertility. However, a delay in either diagnosis or treatment can lead to uterine rupture, hysterectomy and significant maternal morbidity. With increasi...

Knowledge of the nature of ovarian lesions is important in order to establish the correct treatment and, especially, to detect ovarian cysts that do not require surgical treatment. With the purpose of demonstrating the utility of transvaginal sonography with colour Doppler of ovarian functional ovarian cysts, 378 ovarian tumours were studied, comparing sonographic diagnosis with pathological fi...

PURPOSE We assessed the role of preoperative sonohysterography in the diagnosis of intrauterine synechiae. METHODS Nineteen patients with a suspected diagnosis of intrauterine adhesion underwent hysterosalpingography, transvaginal sonography, and sonohysterography performed in the consultation room. The patients were then treated by hysteroscopy under laparoscopic or ultrasound guidance. RE...

Background: Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is one of the most common complaints seen in gynecological practice, and transvaginal sonography (TVS) remains first-line, non-invasive diagnostic tool these women. Aims Objectives: The aim was to study endometrial thickness (ET) using TVS correlate it with histopathological findings obtained through biopsy patients AUB. Materials Methods: This a pros...

The aim of this study was to investigate whether endometrial carcinoma (EC) screening by transvaginal sonography (TVS) has a prognostic advantage over symptomatic EC. In a retrospective study, 190 postmenopausal patients with symptomatic EC and 123 asymptomatic patients with suspicious endometrium detected by TVS were analysed regarding clinical, socio-economic and histopathological findings. T...

Background: To compare pregnancy outcomes in women at risk for cervical incompetence after elective versus ultrasound indicated cerclage. Methods: In a prospective randomized trial, singleton pregnancies with at least one previous spontaneous midtrimester loss or early preterm delivery (between 15 and 32 weeks’ gestation) who met clinical criteria for the diagnosis of cervical incompe­ tence we...

Ultrasound plays an increasing role in the evaluation, monitoring, and treatment of infertility. About 15% of all couples attempting to have children are affected by infertility. As women delay conception due to career choices and age, the frequency of infertility increases. Infertility is defined as no conception after one year of unprotected intercourse. Ultrasound plays a remarkable role in ...