Autoamputated ovary with mature cystic teratoma (MCT) is a rarely reported gynecologic entity with an unknown prevalence. A 34-year-old woman referred to our clinic for presumed left ovarian tumor. Pelvic examination, ultrasonography and computed tomography scan revealed a 5-cm, cystic ovarian mass with calcification and fat component, and tumor markers were as follows, cancer antigen (CA) 125;...

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disturbance that causes primary anovulation that result in infertility. There are more symptoms accompanying this syndrome: acne, hirsutism, obesity, irregular menstrual cycle and many others. This syndrome can be more or less successfully treated but in 10-15% of cases it is resistant to any kind of treatment used in nowadays practic...

background:   objective: to evaluate the relative efficacy of lod and gonadotropins for infertile women with clomiphene citrate- resistant poly cystic ovary syndrome (pcos).   materials and methods: a complete electronic literature search in databases including embase, medline, cochrane library and google scholar for some specific keywords was accomplished. we contained randomized clinical tria...

Adenomatoid tumor of the ovary is rare, and so are collision tumors in this location. The most common histological combination of ovarian collision tumors is the coexistence of mature cystic teratoma with ovarian cystadenoma or cystadenocarcinoma. Presented herein is a rare case of ovarian adenomatoid tumor found incidentally and coexisting with mature cystic teratoma. A 44-year-old woman prese...

BACKGROUND Background: Demodex mites are acari that reside in the pilosebaceous unit of the skin and have been associated with skin disorders. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Demodex folliculorum (D. folliculorum) mites in polycystic ovary syndrome patients as well as to examine the relationship between Demodex infestation and the presence of acne an...