OBJECTIVE To review current criteria and rationale for Chlamydia trachomatis screening, testing methods, and treatment of infection. METHODS Review of the literature. RESULTS C. trachomatis urogenital infections are an important public health problem. Screening for C. trachomatis in women age 25 and younger and men and women of any age at increased risk allows for the early treatment of dis...

OBJECTIVES The investigation of female pelvic floor biomechanics is attracting attention due to its importance in pelvic floor dysfunction and childbirth. To date, there are no established means of assessing pelvic floor elasticity. We propose the use of translabial ultrasound to estimate strain, one element of pubovisceral muscle elasticity. METHODS Ultrasound datasets of 98 women seen at a ...

INTRODUCTION The pelvis is the central part of the body that receives the weight from the vertebral column and transfers it to the lower extremities. It protects the internal organs with its specific structure and shape. OBJECTIVE The study aims to compare the clinical outcomes of emergency non-surgical and surgical treatment of such patients, to analyze the types and severity of complication...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability of measuring the amount of pelvic floor elevation during pelvic and abdominal muscle contraction with a diagnostic ultrasonic imaging device. [Subjects] The study group comprised 11 healthy women without urinary incontinence or previous birth experience. [Methods] We measured the displacement elevation of the bladder base du...

Dysplasia of the hip is characterized by malpositioning of the proximal femur in a shallow acetabulum, providing deficient femoral head coverage. This abnormal relationship leads to altered biomechanics of the hip joint, as predicted by measurement of kinematic parameters such as increased load over reduced acetabular weight-bearing area, leading to increased joint contact stresses, which subse...

Objective: For the patients with pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) associated with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), we used the polypropylene mesh for pelvic floor repair via transvaginal and the laparoscopic routes respectively. This prospective study compared the differences of the prognosis and the short-long term efficacy between the two surgical procedures. Methods: Thirty cases with proven...

background : to determine the role of letrozole, an aromatase inhibitor,in the treatment of endometriotic pain.   methods: in this prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial in minimallyinvasive surgery research center,51 women with pelvic endometriosis and endometriotic pain (dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain) score of 5 or more (for at least one of these endometriotic pain), afte...

uterine sarcoma is a rare tumor of mesodermal origin, accounting for 2-6% of uterine malignancies. leiomyosarcoma (lms) has been reported in only 1% of all uterine malignancies and is regarded as the most common primary uterine sarcoma. herein, we present a case of lms with unusual macroscopic features. the patient was a 61-year-old woman with lms, which consisted of a large cystic mass (88×136...

introduction pelvic pain results from many causes such as primary dysmenorrhea, uterine anomalies, menstrual outflow obstruction, endometriosis, myoma and adenomyosis. this study reports on a rare case of non-communicating functional rudimentary horn. case presentations a 15-year-old nulligravida young woman with a history of severe intermittent pelvic pain presented a 4-5 centimeter mass. a su...