Lactobacillus and thrush prevention A randomised controlled trial1 has dashed the hope that eating, or putting preparations of lactobacillus into the vagina, prevents thrush. The aim of the study published in the British Medical Journal was to test whether oral or vaginal lactobacillus could prevent postantibiotic vulvovaginitis. The study recruited women aged 18–50 years with nongynaecological...

The purpose of this case series is to provide preliminary evidence on the efficacy of pessary application in women with short cervix and at risk for preterm labor. Between May 2015 and July 2015, four pregnant women were followed-up with Arabin pessaries. The gestational age at the time of diagnosis was between the 23(th) and 29(th) weeks. Pessary application was associated with a prolongation ...

Abstract An 86 year old lady was admitted with a one week history of feeling unwell, polyuria, dysuria, urinary and faecal incontinence. She had previously been treated for recurrent UTIs by her GP. On examination she suprapubic tenderness but no peritonism. Observations revealed tachycardia 122bpm temperature 36.3*C. Inflammatory markers were raised white cell count 22.0x106/L CRP 129 mg/L. Ur...

Background: Vaginal cancer presenting concurrently with stage 4 uterovaginal prolapse is a rare occurrence, representing less than 1% of all gynecologic malignancies. Case: We review the case of an 82-year-old woman who presented for care of prolapse. Examination demonstrated complete uterovaginal prolapse and a vaginal ulcer, later confirmed to be vaginal cancer. Conclusion: The management of ...

OBJECTIVE The possible toxicity of drugs in pregnancy should be tested before their use in pregnant patients. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the safety of phytovagex, a pessary formulation of Nigella sativa (N. sativa), which is already in clinical use for vaginal fungal infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS The pregnant rats were treated intravaginal with physiological saline (vehicle...