Fertility-Sparing Methods in Adolescents Affected by Endometrial Cancer: A Comprehensive Review.

Although in developed countries endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynecological malignancy, its occurrence in adolescents is exceedingly rare. The increasing rate of obesity in children and adolescents is held responsible for the increasing prevalence of EC in younger cohorts of patients. The diagnosis of this malignancy can have devastating consequences for future fertility because standard treatment protocols for EC include hysterectomy.

Urogynecological and Sexual Functions after Vecchietti Reconstructive Surgery.

Hypothesis/aims Of Study: Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is the second most common cause of primary amenorrhea. The ESHRE/ESGE categorizes this disorder within the class 5 uterine malformation of the female genital tract anomalies. It is characterized by congenital absence of the uterus, cervix, and upper part of the vagina in otherwise phenotypically normal 46XX females.

Additional secure circular suture during sphincteroplasty - preliminary results on the efficacy of fecal incontinence surgery in urogynecological patients.

Objectives: The paper is a ten case series study presenting women with complex pelvic floor disorders involving fecal incontinence (FI) with stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse. Our study aimed at ascertaining whether FI-induced sphincteroplasty with an additional secure circular suture around the external anal sphincter muscle (EAS) may improve long term success rates.

Materials And Methods: Twelve patients had scheduled urogynecological surgery and overlapping sphincteroplasty with the placement of an additional circular suture around the EAS.

Sexual function specific questionnaires as a useful tool in management of urogynecological patients - Review.

Urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse are one of the most prevalent gynaecological conditions and constitute a huge global problem affecting approximately 20% of women, increasing with age. Pelvic floor disorders can have negative influence on women's quality of life, decreasing social, psychological, occupational, physical and sexual well-being. Pelvic organ prolapse results in anatomical changes to the urogenital tract and it is perceived to be one of the main factor influencing sexual function.

Fas-Related Apoptosis of Peritoneal Fluid Macrophages in Endometriosis Patients: Understanding the Disease.

Recent studies of the peritoneal cavity environment in endometriosis demonstrate quantitative and qualitative changes in the cells responsible for cell-mediated immunity. Such changes may have led to disturbances in the surveillance, recognition, and destruction of misplaced endometrial cells and might have, in fact, brought about the disease. The aim of the study was to assess CD95 (Fas) expression on (activated) peritoneal fluid (PF) macrophages, as well as to ascertain soluble Fas (sFas) concentration in the PF of endometriosis patients, as compared to the nonendometriotic group.

Hyperprolactinaemia - a problem in patients from the reproductive period to the menopause.

Hyperprolactinaemia especially affects women in reproductive age (90/100,000) but also often is diagnosed in menopause age and leads to disturbances in functioning of LH-RH neurons and, as a consequence, to a decrease of FSH and LH, which causes inhibition of oestradiol production. Prolactin is a peptide hormone, phylogenetically one of the oldest, stimulating cells of various organs, which is produced and secreted mainly by lactotrophic acidophilic cells of the anterior lobe of the pituitary. It influences the increase in the mass of the mammary glands, and stimulation and maintenance of lactation after delivery.

Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Women with Positive Urine Culture: Does Menopausal Status Make a Significant Difference?

. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is considered one of the most common bacterial infections in women. The aim of this study was to investigate the types of uropathogens present, as well as the degree of antimicrobial drug resistance seen among premenopausal ( = 2748) and postmenopausal ( = 1705) women with uncomplicated UTI.

Hysterectomy trends for benign indications over a 15-year period in an academic teaching center in Poland: a retrospective cohort study.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate changes in the operative trends for various types of hysterectomy due to benign indications, between 2001 and 2015, at the 2nd Department of Gynecology, Medical University of Lublin, as compared to the National Health Service (NHS) registry in Poland.

Material And Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted. Data from the Internal Hospital Discharge Registry and Pathological Results Registry have been compared to the NHS database, which has been available nationwide since 2009.

[Concentration of selected angiogenic factors in serum and peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis].

Introduction: Endometriosis is a sex hormone-dependent and successively progressing gynecological disease, characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. The etiology of endometriosis is known to be multifactorial, and its growth depends on immunological, hormonal, genetic and environmental factors. Angiogenesis plays a key role in implantation and growth of endometriotic lesions, as well as in adhesion formation.

Laparoscopic mesh procedures for the treatment of pelvic lorgan prolapse--review of the literature.

Objectives: The main aim of the article was to describe laparoscopic mesh procedures for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse, as well as evaluate their role, outcomes and limitations.

Material And Methods: In February 2014, online search of English-language literature in PubMed was performed. This paper presents the analysis of reports published over the last decade that included at least 50 patients with a minimum of 12 months of follow-up.