In 2006, a 36-year-old Burmese woman presented with prolonged vaginal bleeding. She had undergone pelvic examination that disclosed pedunculated polypoid vaginal mass. It originated from the posterior vaginal wall. Local excision was done, resulting in good condition. Pathological diagnosis was angiomyofibroblastoma. Angiomyofibroblastoma is a rare, benign non-recurring lesion, mesenchymal tumo...

Objective The aim of this study was to assess which characteristics and results of vaginal examination are predictive for delivery within 7 days, in women with threatened preterm labor after initial treatment. Study Design A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial on maintenance nifedipine includes women who remained undelivered after threatened preterm labor for 48 hours. We develo...

Uterus Didelphys, a Congenital anomaly of uterus with a soft vertical vaginal septum reported to the Gynec OPD with complaint of irregular post menopausal bleeding and offensive vaginal discharge. On examination, found to have two uterus and two cervices with a soft vertical vaginal septum and endocervical polyp of 5x3 cm size, was found in one of the cervix which was pedunculated and bleeding ...

This case demonstrates a rare event of retained invasive placenta masquerading as choriocarcinoma. The patient presented with heavy vaginal bleeding following vaginal delivery complicated by retained products of conception. Ultrasound and computed tomography demonstrated a vascular endometrial mass, invading the uterine wall and raising suspicion for choriocarcinoma. Hysterectomy revealed retai...

Unscheduled vaginal bleeding—bleeding that occurs outside the normal menstrual period or the regular withdrawal bleed associated with the combined oral contraceptive pill—is a common reason for women of reproductive age to attend primary care. It is also referred to as intermenstrual bleeding. As well as intermenstrual bleeding, unscheduled bleeding also includes postcoital bleeding; it can be ...

BACKGROUND Expectant management is an alternative for curettage in women with a miscarriage. AIM To assess the pattern of vaginal bleeding and pain in expectantly managed women with a miscarriage, and to analyse the factors predictive of a relatively quick spontaneous loss of pregnancy. DESIGN OF STUDY Part of a study comparing expectant management with surgical evacuation. SETTING Two ho...

BACKGROUND Patients with locally advanced cervical cancer are often severely distressed with incessant vaginal bleeding, offensive discharge and pelvic pain and are in some instances are beyond curative potential. At our institution we routinely use monthly palliative pelvic radiotherapy for these patients. METHODS AND MATERIAL One hundred patients treated between 2000 & 2004 were included in...

BACKGROUND Prolapse of the fallopian tube into the vaginal vault is a rarely reported complication that may occur after hysterectomy. Clinicians can miss the diagnosis of this disregarded complication when dealing with post-hysterectomy vaginal bleeding. OBJECTIVES We performed a systematic review in order to describe the clinical presentation, therapeutic management and outcome of fallopian ...

Vaginal injuries following perineal trauma are relatively rare. Vaginal evisceration is even rarer accounting for less than 1% of all trauma to the perineum [1]. These injuries are associated with minimal symptoms and signs. Perineal or lower abdominal pain with vaginal bleeding are the common complaints and investigations such as erect abdominal x-ray or abdominal ultra-sonography may not demo...

BACKGROUND A uterine arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare cause of uterine bleeding. It may have varied presentations ranging from being completely asymptomatic; to features of congestive heart failure to vaginal bleeding which may at times life be threatening. Clinical findings in such cases are often un-reliable; requiring a high index of suspicion to make the diagnosis. Sonographic gra...