Efficacy of Pap test in combination with ThinPrep cytological test in screening for cervical cancer.

Background: Our aim was to investigate the efficacy of the Pap test in combination with the ThinPrep cytological test (TCT) in screening for cervical cancer in China.

Design: From March 2006 to October 2008, 988 women with the mean age 46.4 ± 10.

[Survey on menopausal age and menstruation span in women in Pudong district of Shanghai].

Objective: To investigate natural spontaneous menopausal age, menstruation span and their relationship with menarche age and parity in Pudong district of Shanghai.

Methods: From Jan 2007 to Jul 2008, 15 083 spontaneous menopause women undergoing cervical cancer screening were enrolled in this study. The questionnaire included menarche age, parity, spontaneous menopausal age and menstruation span.

[Survey on age of menarche in 56,924 women recruited from Pudong district of Shanghai].

Objective: To survey age of menarche in Pudong district in Shanghai.

Methods: Data in this study were derived from 56,924 women at age of 20-81 years in screening for cervical cancer between January 2007 and July 2008 in Pudong district. The age of menarche were recorded in a questionnaire.

[Involvement of matrix metalloproteinase-2, -9, and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase-1, 2 in occurrence of the accrete placenta].

Objective: To investigate the roles of matrix metalloproteinase-9, -2 (MMP-9, 2), and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase-1, 2 (TIMP-1, 2) in pathogenesis of the accretio placenta.

Methods: The women with the placenta accrete were recruited and the placenta (23) and deciduas tissues (9) after labor were obtained, and the placenta (28) and deciduas (11) from women without the placenta accreta were obtained as control to get, too. The expressions of MMP-9, -2, TIMP-1, 2 in the placental and decidual tissues were analyzed by real-time PCR.