OBJECTIVE To compare the morphology of the hymen in adolescent girls who have and have not had sexual intercourse involving penile-vaginal penetration. SUBJECTS Female patients aged 13 to 19 years, recruited from an urban adolescent medicine practice. METHODS Subjects were interviewed in private after completing detailed questionnaires and then underwent a physical examination. External gen...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between breastfeeding and resumption of vaginal intercourse; to determine the association between these behaviours and age, parity, marital status, mode of delivery, and contraceptive use; and to identify factors associated with resumption of intercourse among Canadian women in the early postpartum period. DESIGN Prospective survey. SETTING Eleven obste...

Abstract Introduction Endometriosis (endo) is a chronic gynecological illness that affects millions of women. Endo has three main symptoms are often the trigger for diagnosis though can only be confirmed through laparoscopy. Laparoscopy surgical procedure allows surgeon to view organs in abdomen and presence endometriosis. The third most common symptom endometriosis after infertility dysmenorrh...

background: polycystic ovary syndrome and oligomenorrhea which is one of its complications are considered as the most common causes of menstrual disorders which increases the risk of depression and psychological effects complications. the prevalence of oligomenorrhea is predicted to be 12 to 15 percent. this syndrome occurs with symptoms such as obesity, impaired glucose metabolism, dysmenorrhe...

The leading cause of mortality among women has been identified as breast and cervical cancer in Nigeria. objective the study symptoms predisposing factors associated with participants. A cross-sectional design convenience sampling technique was used to recruit 460 between age 18-60 years at a southwestern Nigerian university. Chi-square analysis revealed that bleeding per vagina after intercour...

INTRODUCTION To evaluate the efficacy and durability of Urolastic, a new urethral bulking agent in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), after a follow-up of 24-months. MATERIAL AND METHODS A follow-up study of women with SUI who received a Urolastic injection and successfully passed the 12-month follow-up. Assessment included the Stamey Grade, 1-h Pad weight test, and the Internation...

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome and oligomenorrhea which is one of its complications are considered as the most common causes of menstrual disorders which increases the risk of depression and psychological effects complications. The prevalence of oligomenorrhea is predicted to be 12 to 15 percent. This syndrome occurs with symptoms such as obesity, impaired glucose metabo...

Menopause is a period of cessation menstruation caused by decrease in the hormones estrogen and progesterone causing several symptoms that occur such as night sweats, insomnia, hot flashes, anxiety, fatigue, depression, memory disorders (senility), urogenital symptoms, urinary (dysuria), painful intercourse (dyspareunia). This causes discomfort climacteric women, to reduce discomfort, processed...

_____________________________________________ Many young women today are concerned about their sexual health; an increasing number of them consult gynaecologists, youth centres (YCs) and general practitioners with vulvar problems such as painful sensations associated with vaginal intercourse (VIC). It is known that some women continue to have VIC despite pain. Theoretically, repeated painful VI...