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Fertility outcome after radical vaginal trachelectomy: a prospective study of 212 patients.
2011
ObjectiveFor treatment in patients with early-stage cervical cancer, radical vaginal trachelectomy (RVT) as a fertility-preserving surgery can be put on a par with radical hysterectomy as to oncologic safety. Our aim was to investigate the fertility concerns and outcome.MethodsProspective collection of fertility data of patients treated with RVT. The data were collected on personal communication, by telephone, or e-mail correspondence. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed.ResultsBetween March 2005 and April 2010, 212 patients were followed up after RVT. Only 76 patients (35.9%) were seeking parenthood currently. Sixty pregnancies occurred in 50 women. Five patients (8.3%) had firs…
OZONE THERAPY: TERATOGENIC STUDY OF OZONE. POSSIBLE INDICATIONS IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
2018
Ozone is a powerful oxidant, surpassed, in this regard, only by fluorine. Its doubtless strong reactivity has contributed to establish the dogma that ozone is always toxic and its medical application must be proscribed. However, ozone therapy has been used for therapeutic purposes since the beginning of the last century and its use is increasingly demanded nowadays. For proper enlightenment and guidance of the person interested in the use of ozone for medical purposes, scientific documentation on the safety/toxicity profile of this acclaimed procedure becomes necessary. Taking into account that the National Health Regulatory Agencies require of documentation with scientific trials for sanit…
Value of the electronic scalpel (cut mode) in the evaluation of the fetal face
2000
Objectives To evaluate the improvement of image quality and diagnostic value of fetal face examinations using the electric scalpel. Methods A total of 232 cases were examined. The fetuses were separated into two groups: Group A, including normal fetuses (n = 152) and Group B, fetuses with facial pathology (n = 80). The fetuses were divided into eight subgroups according to gestational age (9–12 weeks, 13–16 weeks, 17–20 weeks, 21–24 weeks, 25–28 weeks, 29–32 weeks, 33–36 weeks and 37–40 weeks). Results The number of cutting steps for the improvement of image quality ranged from 1 to 9 (mean value 3) in the group of normal fetuses and from 1 to 10 (mean value 3) in the group of fetuses with …
Application of transvaginal and abdominal three-dimensional ultrasound for the detection or exclusion of malformations of the fetal face
1997
In a total of 618 pregnant women between 9 and 37 weeks' gestation, the fetal face was evaluated by two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasound imaging as part of a level III screening evaluation for fetal anomalies. A three-dimensional endovaginal probe (5 MHz) was used for examinations at between 9 and 15 weeks, and an abdominal three-dimensional probe (3.5 MHz) was used after 15 weeks. Three different three-dimensional image display modes were employed: (1) the orthogonal display; (2) the surface display; and (3) the transparent display. When we studied the three-dimensional orthogonal displays in 125 cases evaluated by abdominal ultrasound, we found that the facial profile shown in…
Predicting who fails to meet the physical activity guideline in pregnancy: a prospective study of objectively recorded physical activity in a populat…
2016
Background A low physical activity (PA) level in pregnancy is associated with several adverse health outcomes. Early identification of pregnant women at risk of physical inactivity could inform strategies to promote PA, but no studies so far have presented attempts to develop prognostic models for low PA in pregnancy. Based on moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA) objectively recorded in mid/late pregnancy, our objectives were to describe MVPA levels and compliance with the PA guideline (≥150 MVPA minutes/week), and to develop a prognostic model for non-compliance with the PA guideline. Methods From a multi-ethnic population-based cohort, we analysed data from 555 women with MVPA recorde…
Obstetric and Neonatal Outcome of Pregnancies Fathered by Males on Immunosuppression After Solid Organ Transplantation
2015
Immunosuppressive drugs may influence spermatogenesis, but little is known about outcome of pregnancies fathered by transplanted males. We estimated risk of adverse outcomes in pregnancies (with data after the first trimester) fathered by males that had undergone organ transplantation and were treated with immunosuppression. A population-based study, linking data from the Norwegian transplant registry and the Medical Birth Registry of Norway during 1967-2009 was designed. All Norwegian men undergoing solid organ transplantation were included. Odds ratios for major malformations, preeclampsia, preterm delivery (<37 weeks) and small-for-gestational-age were obtained using logistic regression.…
Hypothyroidism and pregnancy. Situation in Latvia
2015
The thyroid gland is the first of the body's endocrine glands to develop, on approximately the 24 th day or 3-4 weeks of gestation, but at around 10-12 weeks the thyroid begins to function on its own. Thyroid hormones are involved in regulation of vital body function. In general normal development, growth and reproduction cannot occur without them. The normal function of thyroid gland is predictor to normal pregnancy outcome and foetus development. It is important to know how many women have hypothyroidism and what kind of treatment they receive. Author selected and made retrospective analysis of women with hypothyroidism maternity cases from 2010 to 2011 year. Data compared to the control …
Sonographic monitoring of pelvic organs during pubertal maturation in girls treated for childhood acute leukemia
1992
Abstract Study Objective: To describe pubertal maturation of pelvic organs in long-term female survivors of acute childhood leukemia. Design: A case-control study comparing the uterine and ovarian biometry and the ovarian ultrasonographic patterns. Data were ordered according to age and Tanner staging. Setting: Department of Pediatrics, University of Palermo, Italy. Participants: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Palermo, Italy. Subjects: 11 long-term pubertal female survivors of acute childhood leukemia. 53 healthy pubertal schoolgirls as control group. Interventions: Assessment of pubertal development by Tanner staging and by recording age at…
Evaluation of different transvaginal sonographic diagnostic parameters in women with postmenopausal bleeding
1998
Objective To determine whether the accuracy of transvaginal sonography to detect endometrial pathology is enhanced by assessing endometrial morphology and the regularity of the endometrial border in addition to measurement of endometrial thickness in women with postmenopausal bleeding. Design and methods A total of 159 women with post-menopausal bleeding were included in a prospective study performed at the Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mainz. The results obtained on transvaginal sonographic assessment of the endometrium were compared with the histological evaluation of the operative endometrial specimen. Results A cut-off level for endometrial thickness of 5 mm had a s…
Re: Al-Baghdadi O, Samarasinghe A, Wissa I. 2014. Cervical schistosomiasis. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 34:206
2014
Dear Sir,We were pleased to read the recent case report on cervical schistosomiasis (Al-Baghdadi et al. 2014). We would like to add a few important points illustrated by a case presenting with cerv...