Male factor infertility in the Comprehensive Procreational Health Protection Program at the University Hospital in Cracow.

Objectives: Quality of semen is one of the most important factors contributing to couples' chance of natural conception. There are many confirmed or potential factors that influence semen analysis results. To estimate the incidence and analyze male factor infertility.

Autotelic vs instrumental motivation of doctors and their medical specialty choice in relation to sense of coherence.

Objectives: Analysis and comparison of two types of motivation (autotelic and non-autotelic) which are behind the choice of medical specialisation by doctors in relation to their sense of coherence.

Methods: Questionnaire method was used in the study. The study included a group of 86 graduates of the Faculty of Medicine of the Jagiellonian University, who have completed postgraduate internships at the Department of Haematology and Oncology, Department of Gynaecology of the Jagiellonian University and the L.

Assessment of ovarian reserve in patients with ovarian endometriosis following laparoscopic enucleation of a cyst accompanied by CO₂ laser ablation or electroablation.

Introduction: Endometriosis affects about 5-15% of women in the reproductive period. One of the most important complications of pelvic endometriosis is infertility.

Objective: The assessment of ovarian endometriosis therapy with the use of combined laparoscopic techniques (cyst enucleation with electroablation/CO2 laser ablation) and their influence on the preservation of the ovarian reserve.

[Cesarean scar pregnancy].

Pregnancy in the uterine scare after previous caesarean section is the rarest type of ectopic pregnancy Due to the possibility of life-threatening complications, cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) needs rapid and proper diagnosis and management. Hereby we present 3 cases of women with CSP, diagnosed and treated at the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Jagiellonian University Medical College, in Krakow, in 2013, as well as literature review.

[Prevalence of HPV DNA among male sexual partners of women diagnosed with CIN and early invasive cervical cancer].

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease. Chronic HPV infection is indispensable for development of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer. First data stating that HPV transmission among heterosexual partners is very common appeared in last years.

[The early abdominal pregnancy--case report].

The abdominal ectopic pregnancies are 1-1.4% of all ectopic pregnancies. In this article we presents the case of 27-year-old patient in early abdominal pregnancy, situated in parietal peritoneum.

[The assessment of the dependence between antigen CA 125 and nicotinism in patients with benign ovarian tumors including endometrial cysts].

Unlabelled: Cancer antigen CA-125 is a marker that is primarily used to differentiate benign from malignant tumors as well as to monitor response to ovarian cancer treatment. Taken as a separate marker, it displays low sensitivity and specificity in ovarian cancer diagnosis; however, in combination with other markers it may be successfully applied especially in postmenopausal women. Elevated CA-125 levels in blood serum indicate cancerous as well as non-cancerous diseases.

Treatment efficacy for pain complaints in women with endometriosis of the lesser pelvis after laparoscopic electroablation vs. CO2 laser ablation.

Endometriosis is a chronic disease affecting mainly women of the reproductive age. Its most common manifestations include impaired fecundity, pelvic pain, and dyschezia. Laparoscopic removal of endometriotic foci remains to be the gold standard for the treatment of endometriosis.

Ovarian reserve assessment in women with different stages of pelvic endometriosis.

Introduction: Endometriosis is defined as the appearance of ectopic endometrial cells outside the uterine cavity. Ectopic cells demonstrate functional similarity to eutopic cells, but structural and molecular differences are significant and manifest themselves in gene expression of the metalloproteinase genes, integrin or the Bcl-2 gene. Pelvic pain remains to be the main symptom of the disease.

The influence of surgery of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and cervical carcinoma on quality of life.

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was to determine to what extent cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer surgery affect a woman's mental state and how does it affect her interpersonal relationships, sexual activity, family life, and her professional and social activity. The clinical material consisted of 153 women aged 20 and 47, who were diagnosed and treated by the Chair of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków between 2006 and 2010, and were confirmed to have CIN3 and cervical carcinoma stage IA. An oryginally constructed survey form consisting of 108 questions and divided into 5 research stages was implemented.