OBJECTIVES To study hormonal receptor status (HRS) of malignant ovarian tumors (MOT) and determine its clinical significance. PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of case histories of 284 patients with MOT of different genesis of I-IV stages was carried out; immunohistochemical study of paraffin-embedded tissues. The HRS for serous, mucinous ovarian cancer (OC) and sex cord-stromal tum...

To determine the hormonal status of somatostatin in man, plasma levels of approximately 1600-dalton somatostatin-like immunoreactivity (SLI) were measured before and after a mixed meal. Plasma was subjected to gel filtration and the fractions coeluting with somatostatin were concentrated ninefold before radioimmunoassay. In this system the recovery of synthetic somatostatin added to plasma aver...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between hormonal status and mortality in patients with protracted critical illness. METHODS We conducted a prospective observational study in four medical and surgical intensive care units (ICUs). ICU patients who regained consciousness after 7 days of mechanical ventilation were included. Plasma levels of insulin-like growt...

The aim of this study was to investigate the association of infrared imaging findings and hormone receptor (estrogen and progesterone) status in breast cancers. The study was carried out at Department of Surgical Oncology and Department of Pathology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, in collaboration with licensed infrared thermography experts. The study involved 75 female patients...

We read with great interest the article by Lombardi and colleagues exploring the correlation between hormonal status and sexual function in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune disorder in the central nervous system (CNS) [1]. Sexual dysfunction (SD) is associated with chronic diseases [2], and is more common in women suffering from MS than in the general she population [...

background: no comprehensive study has been conducted on risk factors of sexual dysfunction in women with diabetes mellitus. objectives: the aim of this study was to consider all possible influencing variables including hormonal, physical and, psychological status, socioeconomic status, and dietary intake to get more accurate and reliable results. patients and methods: sexual function was asses...