Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Cross Section of Public Health.

Introduction: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can be caused by a number of microorganisms that vary greatly in size, life cycle, clinical manifestations, and sensitivity to available treatments. Transmission of STIs can occur during unprotected (or condomless) sexual contact and through the exchange of body fluids during any type of activity. The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases remains high in the world, despite diagnostic and therapeutic improvements for these infectious diseases that rapidly eliminate the contagiousness of patients.

Metastatic melanoma: An unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding and intussusception-A case report.

Introduction: Malignant melanoma is responsible for 1-3% of all malignancies being the gastrointestinal tract one of the most common metastatic locations.

Presentation Of Case: We present the case of a 71-year old male with previous history of cutaneous melanoma. Seven years later, while being studied due to suspected small bowel bleeding, he developed small bowel obstruction after being submitted to double balloon enteroscopy.

Is operative laparoscopy safe in ovarian endometriosis?

This short communication describes the delayed onset of premature ovarian failure (POF) in some young patients, between 5 to 24 months after operative laparoscopy for ovarian endometriosis. This complication apparently does not have a link with traditional risk factors for POF. In view of this observation, further and consistent clinical investigations are necessary to seek an explanation for this possible iatrogenic effect, which is of particular concern to young patients who are referred for video laparoscopy as a treatment for ovarian endometriosis.

Cigarette smoking damages women's reproductive life.

Female smokers experienced menopause significantly (P View Article and Find Full Text PDF

[An unusual case of regular menstrual cycles and endocrine pattern typical for the reproductive age in a patient of advanced age].

The Authors report the persistence of regular menses in a very old woman. Although in the absence of a pulsatile gonadotropin pattern the patient showed estradiol levels typical of the reproductive age.