A multicenter survey on toxoplasmosis knowledge among pregnant women in Poland (the TOWER study).

Background: The seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii ranges widely in different areas of the world and different populations. Although toxoplasmosis is typically benign and asymptomatic, it induces major complications in immunocompromised individuals and during pregnancy. Prevention of maternal primary infection constitutes the major tool for avoiding congenital T.

Effects of the menstrual cycle phases on the tilt testing results in vasovagal patients.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the distribution of positive tilt testing (TT) throughout the menstrual cycle and to determine if the phase of menstrual cycle contributes to the duration of the loss of consciousness.

Methods: TT results of 183 premenopausal women, aged 29.5 ± 9.

The risk for syncope and presyncope during surgery in surgeons and nurses.

Background: Surgeons and nurses are exposed to orthostatic stress.

Aims: To assess the lifetime incidence of syncopal and presyncopal events during surgery in operation room staff and reveal the predicting factors.

Methods And Results: The study included 317 subjects (161 F, 156 M) aged 43.

Inhibin B and FSH as markers of Sertoli cell function in impaired spermatogenesis.

Introduction: The relationships between inhibin B, FSH and sperm count have never been fully elucidated. Our aim was to search for associations between serum concentrations of inhibin B/FSH and the impairment of spermatogenesis.

Material And Methods: In an observational study, we compared sperm count, serum levels of inhibin B and FSH in men with oligozoospermia (n = 46) and in normozoospermic, fertile controls (n = 38).