Objective: Pericervical ring reconstruction through restoration of pubocervical and rectovaginal fascia is performed concomitantly with sacrospinous hysteropexy as a transvaginal native tissue procedure for vaginal apical prolapse. The main goal of this study was to assess subjective and objective outcomes of sacrospinous hysteropexy and additional pericervical ring reconstruction.
Materials And Methods: We conducted a prospective and observational study.
This study aimed to compare women's body image, sexual function and satisfaction before and after gynecologic cosmetic surgery. The study also aimed to assess women husband's sexual satisfaction. This was a pretest-posttest study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis was a clinical trial study that aimed to investigate the efficacy of vaginal chlorhexidine gel in the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis, and nonspecific vaginitis. The study population included patients who complained of vaginal discharge and presented to our University Gynecology Clinic. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was to investigate the role of serum Interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a predictive value to make decision for surgical interventions when ovarian torsion (OT) is suspected. This study was performed on 284 women with lower abdominal pain. IL-6 levels were compared between OT (n = 67, 23.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Family Reprod Health
September 2013
Objective: To compare side effects between users of two kinds of injectable contraceptives (Depo-medroxy progesterone acetate and Cyclofem).
Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study included 250 women, aged 18-40 years, using Depo-medroxy progesterone acetate (DMPA) or Cyclofem. The volunteers were examined six months after using contraceptive, and they were asked about following symptoms: weight changes, irregular bleeding, dysparounia, vaginal dryness, headache, breast pain, bone pain, and discontinuation reason.
Objective. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of vaginal flatus and some related risk factors in Iranian women. Methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with the "push" and "pull" methods for impacted fetal head extraction during cesarean delivery.
Methods: A prospective study was conducted at Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran, from April 2006 to March 2008. After failed vacuum extraction, women with obstructed labor caused by impacted fetal head were randomly assigned to deliver via the push method (n=35) or the pull method (n=37).
Objective: To compare 2 different methods-multiple doses of misoprostol and a combination of misoprostol and oxytocin-for termination of pregnancy in the second trimester.
Methods: Between 2006 and 2008, 120 women undergoing termination of second-trimester pregnancy in 2 hospitals in Kermanshah, Iran, were enrolled in a randomized trial comparing 2 treatments. In each treatment group, an initial vaginal dose of 600 μg of misoprostol was placed in the posterior fornix.