Winteraceae (3, 7) including several species of Bubbia (5). Leroy illustrated what is labeled as a dorsal view of the gynoecium [figure lB of (1)]. In the absence of developmental studies it would seem impossible to determine the morphologically dorsal side of such a structure in the center of the flower. If the gynoecium is in fact unicarpellate, then by analogy with other Winteraceae, the fig...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of hypnotherapy on resumption of menstruation in patients with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (FHA). DESIGN Uncontrolled clinical study. SETTING Academic clinical care center. PATIENT(S) Twelve consecutive women with FHA were selected. INTERVENTION(S) A single 45- to 70-minute session of hypnotherapy was administered, and patients were observed for...

AIM We aimed to evaluate the postpartum contraception preferences of adolescent women in this study. MATERIALS & METHOD This descriptive study was prepared after a retrospective analysis of file records of primigravida women who had given birth at the Adiyaman University School of Medicine Training and Research Hospital Department of Obstetric and Gynecology between January 2010 and June 2012...

PURPOSE to verify the prevalence and clinical characteristics of patients with primary amenorrhea and XY karyotype, evaluated in our Service, aiming at identifying findings which could help their recognition. METHODS from January 1975 to November 2007, 104 patients with amenorrhea were evaluated. All the cases were analyzed by the karyotype by GTG bands. Among them, 21 (20.2%) presented a XY ...

BACKGROUND Cabergoline is a long-acting dopamine-agonist drug that suppresses prolactin secretion and restores gonadal function in women with hyperprolactinemic amenorrhea. We designed a study to compare its safety and efficacy with those of bromocriptine, which has been the standard therapy. METHODS A total of 459 women with hyperprolactinemic amenorrhea were treated with either cabergoline ...