Estrogen receptor-α immunoreactivity predicts symptom severity and pain recurrence in deep endometriosis.

Objective: To determine the relationship between steroid receptor expression and pain symptoms in endometriosis.

Design: Cross-sectional SETTING: University Hospital PATIENT(S): Women with endometriosis (N = 92).

Intervention(s): Tissue samples were obtained from patients with surgically diagnosed endometriosis.

Rouhier's colpocleisis with concomitant vaginal hysterectomy: an instructive video for female pelvic surgeons.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in elderly women can be challenging. The vaginal operation known as colpocleisis, the total occlusion of the urogenital hiatus, with concomitant hysterectomy was described by Rouhier and represents a safe, time-saving, and reproducible procedure in the case of POP associated with uterine pathological conditions. It is suitable for elderly women who do not require preservation of coital function.