Type-specific human papillomavirus DNA testing with the genotyping array: a comparison of cervical and vaginal sampling.

Objective: To compare the detection and typing of human papillomavirus (HPV) between vaginal and cervical specimens by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based reverse-blot genotyping arrays.

Study Design: Two hundred and fifty-two women were referred to colposcopy clinics because of suspicious or positive results in a community-based cervical cancer-screening program. Genital tract cells were sampled from the cervix and self-collected from the vagina and tested with the HPV Blot kit.

Postconization cervical perforation during laparoscopic surgery.

Objective: Complications during laparoscopic surgery involving the bladder, bowel, and major vessels have been reported extensively. However, uterine manipulator-associated injuries are seldom reported.

Case Report: We describe herein the case of a 28-year-old female patient who underwent a laparoscopic cystectomy 5 days after cervical conization, during which the uterine manipulator perforated the anterior cul-de-sac through the cervix.

Improved cervical cancer screening in premenopausal women by combination of Pap smear and speculoscopy.

Objective: This study was done to evaluate the efficacy of the Pap smear, speculoscopy, and a combination of Pap smear and speculoscopy (PapSure examination) in pre- and postmenopausal women.

Study Design: All women were screened using the Pap smear and speculoscopy and combination of both (PapSure examination) in the multicenter trial. Final diagnosis of each patient was based on a histological evaluation of the colposcopic target biopsy.

A randomized, parallel, comparative study of the efficacy and safety of nafarelin versus danazol in the treatment of endometriosis in Taiwan.

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of nafarelin, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogue, versus danazol in the treatment of women with endometriosis in Taiwan.

Methods: Fifty-nine women with laparoscopically and pathologically confirmed endometriosis were randomized to receive nafarelin or danazol for 180 days. Efficacy was assessed from mean changes in laparoscopy score (LS) and total symptom severity score (TSSS).