Unplanned pregnancy in Brazil: national study in eight university hospitals.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of unplanned pregnancy in eight public university hospitals, distributed in the five regions that make up Brazil.

Methods: A secondary analysis of a national multicenter cross-sectional study, carried out in eight public university hospitals between June 1 and August 31, 2020, in Brazil. Convenience sample including women who gave birth within sixty consecutive days and met the following criteria: over 18 years old; gestational age over 36 weeks at delivery; with a single and live newborn, without malformations.

Vulvovaginal candidiasis and current perspectives: new risk factors and laboratory diagnosis by using MALDI TOF for identifying species in primary infection and recurrence.

Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), considered the second cause of genital infection among women, has pathogenic mechanisms still to be elucidated and unknown risk factors. Prevalence studies with laboratory diagnosis (at first diagnosis and recurrence) are uncommon, especially using MALDI TOF, used in this clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory study for evaluating candidiasis, and identifying unknown risk factors. To obtain clinical and epidemiological data, patients were questioned, and there was material collection.

Effect of Preoperative Urodynamic Study on Urinary Outcomes after Transobturator Sling.

Objective:  To evaluate whether performing preoperative urodynamic study influences postoperative urinary symptoms of women with stress urinary incontinence that underwent transobturator sling.

Methods:  Retrospective analysis of patients treated for stress urinary incontinence by transobturator sling from August 2011 to October 2018. Predictor variables included preoperative urodynamic study, age, incontinence severity, body mass index, preoperative storage symptoms and previous anti-urinary incontinence procedure.

Cervical Cytology of Samples with , , , , , and Detected by Multiplex PCR.

Introduction: Despite increasing application of molecular diagnostic methods for the detection of sexually transmitted infections, the cytological findings in pap smears of patients with pathogens that can be identified only by PCR are not yet well described. The aim of this study was to describe the most common cytological features in cervical pap smears of patients with , , , , , , and detected by multiplex PCR.

Methods: Cervical samples for conventional and liquid-based cytology and for multiplex PCR were collected from women ranging from 23 to 54 years old, who underwent routine screening at a gynecological Unit.

Spontaneous expulsion of a submucosal uterine fibroid without embolization in a pre-menopausal woman.

Uterine leiomyomas are benign tumors that develop from smooth muscle tissue and are present in up to 77% of women in menacme. They are often asymptomatic but can cause pelvic pain, compression, abnormal uterine bleeding, and degeneration. We present the first case report of a perimenopausal woman who exhibited complete and spontaneous expulsion of uterine fibroids without embolization or use of medication.

An alternative approach to vaginal dilation in patients with Meyer-Rokitanski-Küster-Hauser syndrome: two case reports.

Vaginal dilation, currently considered as the first-line therapy for vaginal aplasia in patients with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome, is a safe and effective treatment that aims to create a functional neovagina. However, rigid vaginal dilators classically described in the literature usually cause physical discomfort and side effects that can lead to vaginal necrosis. Here, we present two cases of MRKH syndrome patients with vaginal agenesis whose main complaint was the inability to have sexual intercourse with their partners.