1 Xianghua Liang, MD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Beijing Jishuitan Hospital Beijing, China Sir: U to 76% of women experience decreased genital sensation,1 which is most commonly exemplified by the feeling of a widened vagina. In this communication, we report a novel surgery using biological grafts for vaginal reconstruction. A widened vagina is a type of pelvic floor dysfunction. Re...

BACKGROUND Rectovaginal fistulas (RVFs) are abnormal connections between the rectum and vagina. Although many surgical approaches to correct them have been attempted, management of RVFs still remains a challenge, especially for recurrent RVFs. METHODS In the present study, we report a case in a 22-year-old female with a chief complaint of obvious passages of flatus or stool through the vagina...

BACKGROUND In women complaining of a wide vagina and decreased sexual satisfaction we performed colporrhaphy--including perineoplasty in most cases. METHODS Between November 2003 and October 2004, a total of 53 patients were selected for operation at the Urogynecology and Vaginal Surgery Unit, Las Condes Clinic, Chile. The patients were requested to assess the results of surgery in terms of e...

Data derived from molecular microbiological investigations of the human vagina have led to the discovery of resident bacterial communities that exhibit marked differences in terms of species composition. All undergo dynamic changes that are likely due to intrinsic host and behavioral factors. Similar types of bacteria have been found in both amniotic fluid and the vagina, suggesting a potential...

The Chinese herbal preparation QiBaoMeiRan formula (QBMR) displayed estrogenic effects in ovariectomized rats after long-term administration in a previous study. The uterus and vagina are negatively influenced by estrogens in hormone therapy. While QBMR is known to be a phytoestrogen, its estrogenic effects and safety on reproductive tissues after short-term administration and its mechanism via...

The influence of cyclic changes occurring in the vaginal tract during the estrous cycle upon the indigenous microflora of the vagina has been investigated by semiquantitative techniques in virgin female rats. By plate counts performed on material lavaged daily from the vaginal tract of several rats, it is apparent that bacterial counts are elevated in the proestrus and estrus phases of the cycl...

Lactobacilli have long been regarded as important constituents of the healthy human vagina. Lactobacillus iners is the most frequently detected bacterial species in the vagina, but little is known about its characteristics. We report a description of the whole-genome sequence of L. iners AB-1 along with comparative analysis of published genomes of closely related strains of lactobacilli. The ge...

Ostrich fertility is a very important measure of their reproductive efficiency, hence our interest in studying the ostrich oviduct. In our study, we found in fully mature birds a thin walled region between magnum and isthmus free of glands and considered as an area of transition called zona translucent. Also, the uterus was formed from a cranial short tubal part followed by a caudal large sac-l...

In this study we examined the gross anatomy of the uterus and vagina in turkeys in egg production. With no uterine egg mass, removal of the tunica serosa that enclosed the uterus revealed deep periodic in-folding of the muscularis transversely circumscribing the sac-like segment. When the connective tissue embracing the neutral buffered formalin fixed vagina was completely teased free, the expo...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Lactobacilli are depleted in vagina of women suffering from recurring episodes of bacterial vaginosis with vaginal pH >or=5. With the objective of making available probiotic lactobacilli for replenishment in such women, a study was undertaken to isolate and characterize the Lactobacilli present in women with eco-healthy vagina in Delhi. No information is so far available ...