The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on admission rates in Maternity Hospital.

Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic had adverse health outcomes on individuals and communities. In this cross-sectional study we evaluated the admission rates in a tertiary-level hospital during the first wave of the pandemic (March 22, 2020 to August 31, 2020).

Methods: We compared the indications for admission during the first wave of the pandemic to a control period prior to the lockdown (November 9, 2019 to March 22, 2020).

Reproductive and oncologic outcomes in young women with uterine sarcoma undergoing fertility-sparing treatment: a systematic review.

Background: Uterine sarcomas (US) are rare cancer of possible occurrence even in women of childbearing age. To date, total hysterectomy is the standard treatment in the early stages. The possibilities of carrying out fertility-sparing treatments (FST) to save the fertility of women with unfulfilled reproductive desires are described in the literature, but to date, they can only be considered experimental.

Diagnosis and Management of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: Comprehensive Review.

Background: Pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) is a poorly understood condition that can be associated with chronic pelvic pain and could impact quality of life. The diagnosis is often made by exclusion of other causes of pelvic pain.

Objective: The purpose of our review was to provide an update on the etiology, anatomy, physiology, identification, and the therapeutic management of PCS.

Prevalence of overactive bladder among overweight and obese women: A prospective cross-sectional cohort study.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of body mass index (BMI) on the prevalence of overactive bladder syndrome (OAB), severity of symptoms, and quality of life in affected patients.

Methods: We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study of 1351 consecutive patients who were recruited between June 2021 and May 2022. Patients were divided according to BMI (normal: <25.

Prevalence and Quality of Life among Overweight and Obese Women with Different Severity and Types of Urinary Incontinence.

Objective: Urinary incontinence (UI) is an involuntary leakage of urine and affects the social, physical, and psychological aspects of many individuals worldwide. The purpose of our study was to examine the prevalence, quality of life (QoL), severity, and different types of UI in overweight and obese women.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 1,351 consecutive patients, who were recruited between June 2021 and May 2022.

Maternal-fetal transport kinetics of manganese in perfused human placental lobule in vitro.

Objective: There have been no detailed reports relating to maternal-fetal transport kinetics of manganese, an essential trace element in the human pregnancies, and hence we have attempted to study the transport kinetics of this trace element in the human placenta in vitro.

Methods: Human placentae from normal uncomplicated pregnancies were collected postpartum. Manganese chloride solution (GFS Chem Inc.

Prospective study of intraabdominal adhesions among women of different races with or without keloids.

Objective: We sought to evaluate postsurgical adhesions in women of different races with or without keloids.

Study Design: This was a prospective study evaluating postsurgical adhesions after a cesarean delivery in 429 women with or without keloids. The outcome measures were the prevalence and extent of adhesions in women of different races with or without keloids.

Effects of ovarian puncture for in vitro maturation on subsequent in vitro fertilization cycle in women with polycystic ovaries.

We conducted a case-control study and compared the results of IVF treatment in two groups of women with polycystic ovaries. The first group consisted of 42 women who were previously treated unsuccessfully with in vitro maturation (IVM), and the second group, 48 others with no previous IVM (control group). We included the first IVF cycle only.

Patient satisfaction after laparoscopic total or supracervical hysterectomy.

Background/aims: To evaluate patient satisfaction after laparoscopic supracervical (LASH) or total hysterectomy (TLH).

Methods: Retrospective study of patient satisfaction after LASH or TLH.

Results: We studied 40 cases of LASH and another 40 of TLH.