Studies on the effects of probiotic Lactobacillus mixture given orally on vaginal and rectal colonization and on parameters of vaginal health in women with intermediate vaginal flora.

Objectives: The vaginal microflora is composed of many bacterial species and plays a major role in maintaining the balance of this complex environment. This study was conducted in order to assess the degree and persistence of the colonization of vaginal epithelium by strains from an orally administered mixture of lactobacilli, containing Lactobacillus fermentum 57A, Lactobacillus plantarum 57B and Lactobacillus gasseri 57C. We also monitored its effects on parameters of vaginal health, especially total lactobacilli counts, vaginal pH and Nugent score.

[Cervical dysplasia and microflora of sexual tract].

The aim of this study was to evaluate microflora of the vaginal part of the cervix uteri (including high-oncogenic HPV types and C. trachomatis) in women with ASCUS, LSIL comparing with women with normal cytology. The results demonstrated that infections with high-oncogenic HPV types and C.

Content of 5-alpha-reductase (type 1 and type 2) mRNA in dermal papillae from the lower abdominal region in women with hirsutism.

Background: Androgens influence the growth of terminal hair. The dermal papilla contains androgen receptors and the enzymes 5-alpha-reductase types 1 and 2. Both of these enzymes convert testosterone to the more active androgen, 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone.

[Chlamydia trachomatis and human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in teenage sexually active girls].

Objective: The purpose of the study was to determine the frequency of C.trachomatis and HPV infections in teenage, sexually active girls.

Material And Methods: 48 non-pregnant, sexually active young women (between 16-19 years of age), who submitted for periodical check-up during oral contraceptive use.

Co-occurrence of urogenital mycoplasmas and group B streptococci with chlamydial cervicitis.

The aim of our study was to evaluate whether in women with chlamydial cervicitis urogenital mycoplasmas and group B streptococci (GBS) colonization is found more often than among women with non-chlamydial cervicitis. This study included 351 (mean age 31.7 +/- 6.

[HPV, Chlamydia trachomatis and genital mycoplasmas infections in women with low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL)].

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to determine the correlation between Chlamydia trachomatis, urogenital mycoplasmas and Low Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (LSIL) in women with and without Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection.

Materials And Methods: The specimens were tested for: carcinogenic HPV by the Hybrid Capture I Assay, Chlamydia trachomatis antigen by direct immunofluorescence, urogenital mycoplasmas by Mycoplasma IS test. Cytological smears were classified according to the Bethesda system.

[The endocrinology of the human placenta].

The human placenta performs various, important functions essential for the maintenance of pregnancy and development of the fetus. Its secretory diversity surpasses any of the other endocrine organs. The placenta is provided with precursors of hormones by the mother as well as by the fetus.

[A case of postmenopausal hyperandrogenism caused by a lipid cell tumor].

Steroid-secreting neoplasms of the ovary and adrenal gland comprise a small group of tumors. A 76-year-old woman presented hair loss, facial hirsutism associated with increased serum total testosterone level. The adrenal glands and the ovaries were normal on radiological and ultrasonographic investigation.

[Level of cortisol in blood serum of maternal and umbilical cord during various methods of delivery].

The effect of stress during labor on the plasma concentration of cortisol was studied in 82 women. The total cortisol levels in the maternal serum and cord blood were measured by radioimmunoassay during spontaneous labor (PSN), oxytocin induced labor (PI), elective cesarean section (CCE), and emergency cesarean section (CCC). The result indicate that cortisol level was higher after PI (710 ng/ml) and CCC (755.