Prevalence and risk factors of urinary incontinence in Khon Kaen menopausal women.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of urinary incontinence in menopausal women.

Study Design: Prospective Descriptive study.

Setting: Menopausal clinic and gynecological outpatient unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Khon Kaen University.

Effect of hormone therapy on lipid profile in menopausal women.

Objective: To study lipid profile of menopausal women with hormone therapy.

Material And Method: Two hundred and sixty eight menopausal women in good health conditions, separated into natural and surgical menopause group, received service at Menopausal clinic in Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University since 1996-2004. They regularly took a single type of hormone therapy for about 12 months and obtained blood cholesterol levels for pre- and post-hormone therapy of about 12 months period.

Effect of estrogen-progestin and estrogen on mammographic density.

Objective: To assess the different effects between non-treatment, estrogen and estrogen-progestin regimens on changes in mammographic density in postmenopausal women.

Study Design: A historical cohort of 105 postmenopausal women who attended the Menopause Clinic, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand, and received 1 of 3 regimens: nontreatment, estrogen or estrogen-progestin (35 in each group). Mammographic examinations were done before and after a 12-24-month period of hormone therapy.

Preoperative vaginal preparations for abdominal hysterectomy for the prevention of febrile morbidity: savlon douching vs povidone-iodine painting.

Objective: To compare the effectiveness between savlon solution was douching and povidone-iodine solution painting for reducing febrile morbidity after total abdominal hysterectomy.

Study Design: Clinical trial.

Material And Method: One hundred and fifty patients at Srinagarind Hospital were scheduled for total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH).

Evaluation of female sterilization at Srinagarind Hospital.

A retrospective study of female sterilization at Srinagarind Hospital since 1978 until 2002 revealed 35,094 cases those were in the period of 25 years. These operations were performed by physicians, medical students and trained nurses in 21,383; 8,465 and 5,246 cases respectively. The presented cases were post partum tubal resection, interval tubal resection and cesarean section with tabul resection in 25,706; 4,4244 and 4,964 cases respectively.