A huge ovarian mucinous cystadenoma causing virilization, preterm labor, and persistent supine hypotensive syndrome during pregnancy.

Mucinous cystadenoma (MC) of the ovary is an unilateral, multilocular cystic benign epithelial tumor. Supposed to be hormone responsive, MC reaches huge sizes during pregnancy. Aortocaval compression is common during pregnancy, especially when the pregnant woman is in the supine position.

Virginity sparing surgery for imperforate hymen: report of two cases and review of literature.

Imperforate Hymen (IH), an obstructive congenital anomaly of the female genital tract, is seen in 1 in 2000 female births. Treatment of IH is hymenotomy or hymenectomy. Different types of incisions are mentioned in the literature.

Effect of timing of episiotomy repair on peripartum blood loss.

Background: To evaluate the effect of timing of episiotomy repair on peripartum blood loss.

Method: In this case-controlled study, nulliparous women were grouped as: group 1: no episiotomy (control; n = 82); group 2: midline episiotomy repair after placental removal (n = 76); group 3: midline episiotomy repair before placental removal (n = 78); group 4: mediolateral episiotomy repair after placental removal (n = 84), and group 5: mediolateral episiotomy repair before placental removal (n = 80). Hemoglobin and hematocrit values were evaluated at admission and 24 h postpartum.

Do different delivery systems of estrogen therapy influence serum lipids differently in surgically menopausal women?

Aim: To compare the influence of different delivery forms of estrogen therapy (ET) on serum lipid levels.

Methods: For this prospective, randomized, controlled study, 132 surgically menopausal women were assigned to 12 months of therapy with oral conjugated estrogen 0.625 mg/day (n = 35), intranasal 300 microg/day estradiol hemihydrate (n = 33), percutaneous gel 1.

Recurrent mucinous cystadenoma in a 20-year-old woman: was hysterectomy inevitable?

A recurrence of ovarian mucinous cysts is very rare. Over a period of 21 months, a 20-year-old patient had three laparotomies resulting initially in the removal of one ovary with a mucinous cystadenoma and two cystectomies for the same pathology, but ultimately leading to hysterectomy and salphingo-oopherectomy. Because mucinous tumors are usually benign and most of the time multilocular, management of young patients is challenging, especially in the case of recurrence.

The effect of mode of delivery on postpartum sexual functioning in primiparous women.

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the effect of mode of delivery on postpartum sexual functioning in primiparous women. A total of 248 primiparous women were recruited into this study. One hundred fifty-six delivered spontaneously with mediolateral episiotomy and 92 had elective cesarean section.

Lipoprotein(a) levels in women with pre-eclampsia and in normotensive pregnant women.

Aim: To determine if plasma lipoprotein(a) levels are elevated in pre-eclampsia and if so, their association with the severity of the disease.

Methods: Ninety-one pre-eclamptic (48 mild, 43 severe) and 40 healthy normotensive pregnant women at more than 32 gestational weeks were recruited into study. Plasma levels of lipoprotein(a), lipids, total protein, albumin and fibrinogen were measured in all subjects.