It's natural to feel frightened when experiencing something new, especially when it involves something as personal as birth control or as private as a gynecological exam. It's great that you're seeking information about what?s involved to ease your concerns. During your appointment, the medical professional will likely ask you questions about your medical history and then conduct a physical and...

It's natural to feel frightened when experiencing something new, especially when it involves something as personal as birth control or as private as a gynecological exam. It's great that you're seeking information about what?s involved to ease your concerns. During your appointment, the medical professional will likely ask you questions about your medical history and then conduct a physical and...

It's natural to feel frightened when experiencing something new, especially when it involves something as personal as birth control or as private as a gynecological exam. It's great that you're seeking information about what?s involved to ease your concerns. During your appointment, the medical professional will likely ask you questions about your medical history and then conduct a physical and...

BACKGROUND Sexual practices as an important aspect of reproductive health have many physical and psychological effects on people's lives, there is limited evidence on such practices and their pattern among Iranian women. Hence we aimed to determine different types of sexual practices among 19-45 year old married Iranian women. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 married...

BACKGROUND Full recovery after gynecological surgery takes much longer than expected regardless of surgical technique or the level of invasiveness. After discharge, detailed convalescence recommendations are not provided to patients typically, and postoperative care is fragmented, poorly coordinated, and given only on demand. For patients, this contributes to irrational beliefs and avoidance of...

For years the problem of gonorrhea has been compared to the configuration of an iceberg, with the reported cases representing only the tip. U.S. Public Health Officials estimated that only 1 in 5 cases ever came to their attention. They further believed that the kinds of people with unreported venereal disease were quite different from those who were reported. The typical gonorrhea patient w...

BACKGROUND Infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV)types has been recognized as a causal factor for the development of cervical cancer and a number of other malignancies. Today, vaccines against HPV, highly effective in the prevention of persistent infection and precancerous lesions, are available for the routine clinical practice. OBJECTIVES The data on the prevalence and type-spe...

It's natural to feel frightened when experiencing something new, especially when it involves something as personal as birth control or as private as a gynecological exam. It's great that you're seeking information about what?s involved to ease your concerns. During your appointment, the medical professional will likely ask you questions about your medical history and then conduct a physical and...

OBJECTIVE To estimate whether treatment gains for provoked vestibulodynia participants randomly assigned to vestibulectomy, biofeedback, and cognitive-behavioral therapy in a previous study would be maintained from the last assessment-a 6-month follow-up-to the present 2.5-year follow-up. Although all three treatments yielded significant improvements at 6-month follow-up, vestibulectomy resulte...

At European level, Romania unfortunately comes first as far as mortality due to cervical cancer is concerned, mortality rate recording a continuous increase due to disease detection in advanced stages. In this context, we followed an assessment of women's cognitive and attitudinal fund in relation to early detection of cervical cancer, through the application of a questionnaire on a batch of 61...