Management of Pyometra Using a Novel Image-Guided Percutaneous Technique: A Case Report.

Pyometra is a uterine infection that causes pus to accumulate in the uterine cavity. Pyometra primarily affects postmenopausal women. Multiple aetiologies, including cervical stenosis, have been identified.

Bone mass measurement using quantitative ultrasound in healthy Saudi women. A cross-sectional screening.

Objective: To study the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in healthy Saudi women, a community-based screening was carried out.

Methods: Three thousand and two hundred sixty-nine women in the young women in peak bone mass (PBM) age group and 3131 in the postmenopausal age (PMA) group were screened using Achilles Insight (GE, USA). Subjects included in the study were healthy and residents of eastern province.

Course and outcome of pregnancy in 54 persistently HIV-1-seronegative sex workers and their infants.

Objective: To determine the course and outcome of pregnancy in 54 persistently HIV-1-seronegative pregnant commercial sex workers (prostitutes).

Study Design: Five hundred twenty-three initially HIV-1-seronegative prostitutes in Manipur, India, were studied between 1990 and 1999. Two hundred forty (46%) women seroconverted to HIV-1 during the study period.

Conservative treatment of idiopathic detrusor instability in elderly women.

Objective: The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the conservative treatment of idiopathic detrusor instability in elderly women. It describes the clinical and urodynamic features of the over-active bladder and the role of physiotherapy as well as the various physiotherapeutic techniques in the management of this condition.

Methods: This is a prospective, uncontrolled clinical trial in which 20 older women aged 55-75 years participated for 8 weeks duration.

The future of the curriculum of allied (applied) health sciences in saudi arabia.

Background: Despite the dearth of allied health professionals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the demand for them has increased. Like any other geographic location, KSA, has its own pattern of diseases. Therefore, the curriculum of the health professionals should be appropriately designed to meet the health needs of hospitals and clinics.

Medical laboratory technology program at king faisal university: a 10-year experience.

This paper documents the evolution of the Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program established in 1989 (1408/1409 H) at the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, King Faisal University. The rationale, objectives, the general outline of the program as well as methods of instruction and evaluation are discussed. The internship period and future plans are also addressed.