Bicornuate uterus is a congenital uterine anomaly associated with reproductive complications such as recurrent pregnancy loss, preterm birth, cervical insufficiency and rupture. A bicornuate occurs owing to failure of septal resorption after fusion the paramesonephric ducts during organogenesis, resulting in divided into two horns. Most cases are only identified once difficulty experienced or a...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Keyless Abdominal Rope-Lifting Surgery (KARS), for tubal sterilization procedures in comparison with the conventional CO2 laparoscopy. MATERIAL AND METHODS During a one-year period, 71 women underwent tubal ligation surgery. Conventional laparoscopy (N = 38) and KARS (N = 33) were used for tubal sterilization. In KARS, an abdominal access pathw...

BACKGROUND Tubal ligation (TL) is recommended for women who have completed their family planning. The existence of the menstrual disorders following this procedure has been the subject of debate for decades. This study was conducted to identify the relationship between tubal ligation and menstrual disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS A historical cohort study was carried out on 140 women undergoi...

BACKGROUND The surface epithelial glycoprotein MUC1 becomes overexpressed and hypoglycosylated in adenocarcinomas; similar changes occur during nonmalignant inflammatory events. Antibodies developed against tumor-like MUC1 in response to such events could be one way through which ovarian cancer risk factors operate. METHODS We evaluated the association between anti-MUC1 antibodies and risk of...

This is a case series to evaluate the efficacy of falloposcopic tuboplasty (FT), a surgical technique of recanalization of occluded fallopian tube. Of 153 patients with tubal infertility for more than 2 years who underwent FT, 28.9% (44 patients) conceived, and 27.3%, 75.0%, and 88.8% conceived in 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months after FT, respectively.