The impact of surgical treatment for deep endometriosis: metabolic profile, quality of life and psychological aspects.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of surgical treatment of deep endometriosis on the metabolic profile, quality of life and psychological aspects.

Methods: Prospective observational study, carried out with women of reproductive age diagnosed with deep endometriosis, treated in a specialized outpatient clinic, from October/2020 to September/2022, at a University Hospital in Fortaleza - Brazil. Standardized questionnaires were applied to collect data on quality of life and mental health, in addition to laboratory tests to evaluate dyslipidemia and dysglycemia, at two moments, preoperatively and six months after surgery.

Reporting of uterine fibroids on ultrasound examinations: an illustrated report template focused on surgical planning.

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign gynecologic tumors in women of reproductive age, and ultrasound is the first-line imaging modality for their diagnosis and characterization. The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics developed a system for describing and classifying uterine fibroids uniformly and consistently. An accurate description of fibroids in the ultrasound report is essential for planning surgical treatment and preventing complications.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical and Laboratory Findings and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Assessed by Elastography.

Objective:  To evaluate the association between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and metabolic syndrome (MetS), adding liver assessment through elastography and ultrasound, for correlation with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Metabolic syndrome occurs in ∼ 43% of women with PCOS, and NAFLD is the hepatic expression of MetS.

Methods:  One hundred women, 50 with PCOS and 50 controls, matched by age (18-35 years) and body mass index (BMI) were included, restricted to patients with overweight and obesity grade 1, at the Assis Chateaubrian Maternity School, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil.

Peritoneal lavage cytology in the diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis.

Background: We aimed to assess the sensibility, specificity, and predictive values of cytology of the fluid sediment in patients with pelvic endometriosis diagnosed based on laparoscopic-guided biopsy.

Methods: Between January 2017 and September 2018, 71 specimens of peritoneal fluid collected by laparoscopy were evaluated. Fifty-three patients were diagnosed laparoscopically and histologically with endometriosis, and 18 were considered controls (without suspicious endometriosis lesions).

Effects of omega-6/3 and omega-9/6 nutraceuticals on pain and fertility in peritoneal endometriosis in rats.

Purpose: To evaluate the effects of the nutraceuticals omega-6/3 and omega-9/6 on endometriosis-associated infertility and pain.

Methods: Controlled experimental study, with each group composed of eight female rats. Fertility groups: sham-operated control (0.

Peritoneal endometriosis induces time-related depressive- and anxiety-like alterations in female rats: involvement of hippocampal pro-oxidative and BDNF alterations.

Endometriosis is a gynecological condition affecting 10% of women in reproductive age. High rates of depression and anxiety are observed in these patients. The mechanisms underlying endometriosis-induced behavioral alterations are still elusive.

Taxonomy of educational objectives and learning theories in the training of laparoscopic surgical techniques in a simulation environment.

The acquisition of psychomotor skills in surgery is the central component of medical residency programs in General Surgery and Specialties. Making learning more effective is a cornerstone of educational processes. This article portrays aspects of educational taxonomies and learning theories that may be involved in the training of surgery.

Sleep Quality Among Psychiatry Residents.

Objective: Medical residency programs are traditionally known for long working hours, which can be associated with a poor quality of sleep and daytime sleepiness. However, few studies have focused on this theme. Our objective was to investigate sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and their relation with anxiety, social phobia, and depressive symptoms.

Health of Psychiatry Residents: Nutritional Status, Physical Activity, and Mental Health.

Objective: This study aims to analyze mental health, nutritional status, and physical activity in psychiatry residents.

Methods: Sixty-two residents were invited and 59 participated (95.2% response).

Development of a subcutaneous endometriosis rat model.

Purpose: To present a rat model of subcutaneous endometriosis for the study of pathophysiology and the effects of drugs.

Methods: Fifty three-month-old female Wistar rats (Rattus norvergicus) were distributed into one control group and four treatment groups: estradiol (2.5; 5; 10 mg/kg s.

Uterine cavity calcifications: a report of 7 cases and a systematic literature review.

We report 7 uterine cavity calcification cases and systematically review the literature on cases presenting this finding. In our series of cases, the mean age of patients was 31.6 ± 5.

Effects of acupuncture and electroacupuncture on estradiol-induced inflammation and oxidative stress in health rodents.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of classical acupuncture (Ac) and electroacupuncture (EAc) on estradiol-induced inflammation and oxidative stress in health rodents.

Methods: Twenty-four eight-week old female rats were treated with estradiol valerate (EV) 4.0 mg i.

Elevated diastolic blood pressure in insulin-resistant polycystic ovarian syndrome patients.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to further understand interrelationships between insulin resistance in PCOS and elevated diastolic blood pressure.

Design: A prospective case control study.

Participants: Fifty normal women and 43 PCOS patients, 16 of them with insulin resistance.

Electroacupuncture attenuates oxidative stress in random skin flaps in rats.

Background: Skin flaps may be damaged by free radicals produced during blood reflow and oxygen return to ischemic tissues. Considering that published studies have demonstrated the effects of manual acupuncture (MA) and electroacupuncture (EA) in attenuating the oxidative stress in different tissues and organs, this study aimed to investigate the possible protective effects of MA and EA in randomized skin flaps in rats.

Methods: Thirty-two rats were subjected to dorsal skin flap (8 × 2.

[Analysis of coverage and of the Pap test exams not retired of a basic health unit].

To analyze the coverage and the colpocytology exams that were not collected from a Health Center. This is a retrospective documentary study, in which the data were evaluated for coverage of 2007 and all 225 tests that were performed but were not collected by the patients unit until January 2008. Statistical analysis was performed using the frequency of the studied variables.

Fine-needle aspiration cytology of scar endometriosis: study of seven cases and literature review.

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial-like glands and stroma outside the uterine endometrial lining. Endometrial tissue has also been identified in numerous surgical or procedure scars, including cesarean section and laparoscopic trocar tract. A prospective study was conducted at Maternidade-Escola Assis Chateaubriand, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceara, Brazil in seven patients with abdominal wall mass pathologically proven as scar endometriosis from January 2004 to December 2008.

Infrared digital telethermography: a new method for early detection of varicocele.

Besides physical examination, various traditional methods of examination are believed to have an important role in diagnosing varicocele. Infrared digital telethermography is presented as a new diagnostic tool for early presentation of varicocele.