Mature ovarian teratoma with carcinoid tumor in a 28-year-old patient.

Introduction. Coexistence of carcinoid tumor inside a mature cystic teratoma is an extremely rare phenomenon, especially in young women. We present the case of a 28-year-old woman diagnosed with a right ovarian carcinoid and treated uneventfully with conservative surgical approach.

Effect of short-term tibolone treatment on risk markers for cardiovascular disease in healthy postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled study.

Objective: The aim of this prospective randomized controlled cross sectional study was to evaluate the effect of a six month tibolone treatment in healthy postmenopausal women on biochemical CVD markers by calculating the changes of the blood serum levels of total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), triglycerides (Tg), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), homocysteine (Hcy), and endothelin-1 (ET-1) at the beginning of the treatment and after six months.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-two healthy postmenopausal women were enrolled in a prospective, randomized, case-controlled outpatient trial. Group 1 (n = 26) received 2,5 mg/d tibolone for six months, while Group 2 (n = 26) received no treatment.

Epidemiological characteristics and trends of caesarean delivery in a University Hospital in Northern Greece.

Background: Current obstetric practice is characterised by a continuous increase in caesarean section (CS) delivery rates.

Objective: Main purpose of our study was to estimate the overall and annual rates of CS in a University Hospital in Greece.

Methods: This was a retrospective chart review of all singleton pregnancies delivered by CS between 2004 and 2008 at a gestational age > 24 weeks.

Parity affects pregnancy outcomes in women 35 and older.

Purpose Of Investigation: The objective of the study was to examine the impact of parity on pregnancy outcomes in women 35 years and older.

Methods: The study was a retrospective cohort of singleton pregnancies of women aged > or = 35 years old during the period 2004-2008. Women were divided in two groups: group 1 included primigravidas and group 2 those with at least one past labor.

Hormone therapy and asymmetrical dimethylarginine in postmenopausal women.

Women present an estradiol-dependent cardiovascular risk profile. Based on various studies, it was considered that estrogen therapy (ET) in postmenopausal women could probably reduce the higher cardiovascular risk in this group. Assymetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous methylated arginine which inhibits nitric oxide (NO) synthesis by competing with the substrate of NO, L-arginine, leading to endothelial dysfunction and, consequently, to atherosclerosis.