A healthy postmenopausal 52 year-woman presented to our hospital with intermittent vaginal spotting. On physical examination, there was a mass protruding from the urethral meatus. It was 3-cm in diameter, tan colored, ulcerated, and hemorrhagic [Fig. 1]. Gynecological examination was otherwise normal. The lesion was primarily diagnosed as a symptomatic urethral caruncle. Therefore, it was remov...

INTRODUCTION Since regular screening is the best way of preventing the development of cervical cancer, the objective has been set to assess the motivation of women to have regular gynecological examinations and to estimate the role of the chosen general practitioner. MATERIAL AND METHODS The survey was performed on the basis of the prospective study done at the Health Centre "Novi Sad" in 200...

Ultrasound device, essentially, consists of a transducer, transmitter pulse generator, compensating amplifiers, the control unit for focusing, digital processors and systems for display. It is used in cases of: abdominal, cardiac, maternity, gynecological, urological and cerebrovascular examination, breast examination, and small pieces of tissue as well as in pediatric and operational review.

This report describes the case of a 29-year-old patient, female (nulliparous) who had an intrauterine device (IUD) inserted in 2010 and who has had no gynecological control since then (for 4 years). After this time, the asymptomatic patient had a gynecological appointment, during which a doctor did not find the strings of IUD in the speculum. Ultrasound examination did not reveal the presence o...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the extent to which depressive symptomatology, anxiety, and marital adjustment mediate pain ratings in women suffering from dyspareunia. METHOD Seventy-six women with dyspareunia were administered the depression and anxiety scales of Derogatis's Brief Symptom Inventory and the McGill Pain Questionnaire. They also underwent a manual-visual gynecological examination, an...

In 1959, Brigadier General Donald Flickinger and Dr. W. Randolph Lovelace II suggested that it would be more practical from an engineering standpoint to send women rather than men into space due to their lower body weights and oxygen requirements. When the Air Force decided not to pursue this project, Dr. Lovelace assumed leadership of the Woman in Space Program and began medical and physiologi...

Background: Gynecological problems are universal in occurrence, however, the prevalence, awareness and treatment seeking for these problems varies from region to region. In Indian scenario the women are faced with social and economic barriers in seeking care. In order to understand the gynecological problems of women in our newly adapted urban field practice area this study was undertaken. Obje...

OBJECTIVES Potentially life-threatening gynecological emergencies (G-PLEs) are acute pelvic conditions that may spontaneously evolve into a life-threatening situation, or those for which there is a risk of sequelae or death in the absence of prompt diagnosis and treatment. The objective of this study was to identify the best combination of non-invasive diagnostic tools to ensure an accurate dia...