Background. The purpose of this study was to compare peri-operative morbidity, preoperative sonographic estimation of uterine weight and postoperative outcomes of women with uterine fibroids larger than 6cm in diameter or uteri estimated to weigh at least 450g, undergoing either vaginal, laparoscopically assisted vaginal or abdominal hysterectomies. Method. Ninety patients who met the criteria ...

A 43-year-old female patient, with no medical or surgical history, presented with pelvic pain of two months duration, without fever or any associated urinary signs. Her examination revealed a sensible pelvis, and on vaginal examination there was a homogeneous mass depending on the anterior vaginal wall. The cervix was clinically normal. Biology revealed a normal renal function and a sterile uri...

This technical report describes the creation and use of a cervical dilation and effacement model in a pre-licensure nursing course in reproductive health. Vaginal examination is typically taught in reproductive health courses; however, nursing students do not always have sufficient opportunity to practice on actual patients. This low-cost task-training model provides undergraduate nursing stude...

BACKGROUND Trichomonas vaginalis is a parasitic protozoan which causes most common non viral sexually transmitted disease trichomoniasis. Direct microscopic examination of vaginal fluid remains the most widely used diagnostic test. Although, wet mount examination is the most cost-effective diagnostic test, but it has low sensitivity resulting in under diagnosis of the disease. Therefore, to ove...

objective: pelvic organ prolapse is a common disorder in women over the world and its general treatment is surgery. therefore it is important to consider if vaginal symptoms, quality of life and sexual function after surgery improve. the purpose of this study was to assess vaginal symptoms in women 3 months after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. materials and methods: in this study 50 eligibl...

Background: Obstetric management of term breech infants changed dramatically following the Term Breech Trial which suggested increased serious neonatal morbidity following trial of labour. Short-term morbidity is a poor proxy of long-term neurological sequelae. We determined whether vaginal breech delivery was associated with educational outcomes. Methods: We linked three Scotland-wide administ...

Volume 89, Number 11 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 905 A 22-year-old woman presented with malodorous vaginal discharge and soreness that began one week earlier. She had dyspareunia, but no itching, dysuria, or lower abdominal pain. She was not douching or using any local intravaginal chemical treatment. She had multiple sex partners and had chlamydia infection twice within the prev...

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) involving lower female genital tract is a rare event. Described presenting clinical symptoms in a literature in these patients are vaginal discharge and bleeding. Here with the report, a case of primary cervico-vaginal lymphoma in an old lady presenting with utero-vaginal (UV) prolapse. On clinical examination, there was second degree UV prolapse. Pelvic ultrasound ...

was no burning during the act. A detailed vaginal examination was not possible since she had not attained puberty and the hymen admitted only one finger. There was bloodstained purulent exudate in the vagina and the cervix was high up. The uterus was small in size and appeared retroverted. There was a small congested area in the posterior vaginal wall about half an inch from the vaginal outlet....

A prospective study of genital infections was conducted in a university-affiliated teaching hospital in Hamedan City, Iran. A total of 540 women were recruited and divided into two equal groups: (1) the case group with vaginitis (N=270) and, (2) the asymptomatic control group (N=270). Participants were interviewed about the occurrence of any vaginal or urethral discharge. Two vaginal swabs were...