Does body mass index affect anti-mullerian hormone levels in girls and adolescents?

Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) is a dimeric glycoprotein which belongs to the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily. In women, it is produced by granulosa cells in pre-antral and small antral follicles. In recent years, there has been a continuous increase in obesity among children and adolescents.

Anti-Mullerian hormone levels in girls and adolescents.

Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) is a homodimeric glycoprotein which belongs to the TGF-beta superfamily of growth and differentiation factors. There are few studies that present AMH concentrations in premenarcheal and early postmenarcheal girls. The aim of this study is to evaluate AMH levels in girls.

Gluten-free diet - remedy for infertility or dangerous trend?

Association between celiac disease (CD) and infertility has been a point of consideration for many years. There are lots of studies which present contradictory results. It is accepted that women with unexplained infertility have three times higher risk of CD compared to the healthy women.

The role of anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) in girls and adolescents.

Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) is produced by the granular cells of primary, preantral and antral follicles. The circulating levels of AMH in adult women reflect the number of remaining primordial follicles. AMH determination plays an increasingly important role in diagnostics in endocrinology and gynecology in adult women.

The impact of motherhood on sexuality.

Objectives: Motherhood is a beautiful, extremely satisfying time ina woman's life, but also very challenging at the same time. Forty weeks of pregnancy, delivery, postpartum and breastfeeding periods affect physiological and mental functions that may unfortunately hinder women sexuality.

Material And Methods: A longitudinal study was carried out.

Recommendations of the Group of Experts of the Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians regarding gynecological examination and treatment of a minor person (01.01.2020).

The recommendations present the current knowledge and procedures, which can be modified and changed in some cases, after careful analysis of a given clinical situation, which in the future may become the basis for their modification and updating.

Recommendations of the Group of Experts of the Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians regarding abnormal uterine bleeding in adolescents.

The recommendations present the current knowledge and procedures, which can be modified and changed in some cases, after careful analysis of a given clinical situation, which in the future may become the basis for their modification and updating.

Mortality Prediction Using SOFA Score in Critically Ill Surgical and Non-Surgical Patients: Which Parameter Is the Most Valuable?

assessment systems, such as the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scale, are routinely used in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide in order to predict patients' outcome. We aimed to investigate SOFA's usefulness in the prognostication of ICU mortality, including an analysis of the importance of its variables. this single-centre observational study covered 905 patients that were admitted from 01.

The use of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine devices in adolescents - own experience.

It is estimated that 19% of adolescents in Poland begin their sexual life when they are 15 years old and more than 50% of people aged 17-19 years have already had their first sexual contact. World Health Organization recommends teenagers to use the method of 'dual protection' (condom and other method of contraception, i.e.

Recommendations of the Group of Experts of the Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians in the field of gynecological and obstetric care of young women with physical and intellectual disabilities.

The recommendations present the current knowledge and procedures, which can be modified and changed in some cases, after careful analysis of a given clinical situation, which in the future may become the basis for their modification and updating.

Sexual Functioning in Pregnant Women.

Sexual activity during pregnancy is determined by emotional, psychosocial, hormonal, and anatomical factors and varies during trimesters. This work aimed to establish women's sexual activity during each trimester of pregnancy. A total of 624 women were included in the study and filled in the questionnaire three times, once during each trimester of pregnancy.

Anti-androgenic therapy in young patients and its impact on intensity of hirsutism, acne, menstrual pain intensity and sexuality - a preliminary study.

Objectives: Using anti-androgenic contraception is one of the methods of birth control. It also has a significant, non-contraceptiveimpact on women's body. These drugs can be used in various endocrinological disorders, because of their abilityto reduce the level of male hormones.

The Pros and Cons of the Prediction Game: The Never-ending Debate of Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit.

Background: The Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II, and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scales are scoring systems used in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. We aimed to investigate their usefulness in predicting short- and long-term prognosis in the local ICU.

Methods: This single-center observational study covered 905 patients admitted from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017 to a tertiary mixed ICU.

Symptomatic uterine fibroids in pregnancy - wait or operate? Own experience.

Objectives: Uterine fibroids are one of the most common benign tumors of the female genital tract. The major complication of myomas in pregnancy is a recurrent pain, however the misscariage is the main threat. The negative impact of myomas on the course of pregnancy may also result in i.

Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Methods of Labour Pain Relief-Establishment of Effectiveness and Comparison.

: To evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain relief methods and to compare them. : 258 women were included in the study and interviewed using a questionnaire and the visual analogue scale for pain. They were divided into six groups depending on chosen method of labour pain relief: epidural anaesthesia (EA; = 42), water immersion and water birth (WB; = 40), nitrous oxide gas for pain control (G; = 40), transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) ( = 50), multiple management (MM; = 42), none (N; = 44).