[Sexuality of pregnant women].

Over the time when the sexual intercourse has been considered merely one of a number of forms of sexual contact, views on sexuality during pregnancy have undergone considerable transformation. A great many of authors emphasise, that the pregnancy is a stimulus for partners to search for ways to maintain mutual emotional bond, close physical affinity and satisfy sexual needs not necessarily finished with an intercourse. The fact, that one of the two partners is pregnant, imposes some restrictions on sexual life.

[The usefulness of routine laboratory tests in the evaluation of sudden threat of pregnant woman and fetus in pre-eclampsia].

Design: The fact that the progress of pre-eclampsia is highly unpredictable is the reason to run necessary monitoring, among others, by means of laboratory tests. Their aim is to determine explicitly if the pregnancy can be continued and terminated naturally or should be terminated by pre-term induced delivery or Caesarean section. There is a wide range of laboratory investigations recommended in pregnancy complicated by pre-eclampsia.

[The influence of water immersion on the course of first stage of parturition in primiparous women].

The Aim: To find whether, and if so to which degree, water immersion may influence the duration of the first stage of labour and to what extent progression of delivery depends on the timing of immersion.

Material And Methods: The analysis was conducted for 205 deliveries including 100 in the control group. The following parameters were measured: 1.

[Controversies in the Bethesda System. To diagnose atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) or not to diagnose?].

The classification of pap smears according to the Bethesda System introduced to the cytologic diagnostics atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS). From the moment of the introduction this term arises many controversies because morphological criteria proposed for the determining ASCUS are very subjective. Even most experienced cytologists not always are able to correct diagnosis of ASCUS.

[Rare case of innate obstruction of digestive tract diagnosed by USG examination of fetus in the 30th week of pregnancy].

The authors describe the case of a rare developmental fetal anomaly diagnosed in intrauterine life. Performed ultrasound examination in the 30th week of pregnancy showed in the area of the abdomen of the fetus three ampullar structures, so-called "triple ampulla symptom". These ampullas corresponded to the fetal stomach, the duodenum and a fragment of the small intestine.

[Cryotherapy for menorrhagia (Cryoablatio endometrii)].

The authors have made experiments with cryoablation for menorrhagia in order to find out if cryotherapy is an effective of treatment for this kind of disease. Ten patients aged 35-45 were treated this way. Previously all of them had undergone dilatation and curettage.

[Colposcopy images of cervix in women with Gardnerella vaginalis infection].

Among micro-organisms infecting vagina whose dominant genus is GV anaerobic bacteria are often present. There are reports that GV infections of vagina and uterine cervix, apart from their well-known negative role in obstetrics practice can play a role in carcinogenic processes of uterine cervix. The aim of the study was to assess characteristic colposcopy images of cervix in women with Gardnerella vaginalis infection.

[Estimation of cytological smears in women with Gardnerella vaginalis infections of vagina and uterine cervix].

Among micro-organisms infecting vagina whose dominant genus is Gardnerella vaginalis anaerobic bacteria are often present. Well-known damaging tissues and cells features of anaerobic bacteria are taken under consideration as factors which are conductive to generating pathological changes in cervical epithelium. The aim of this study was evaluation of cytological smears (Pap smear, Gram stain and H + E stain) in women with Gardnerella vaginalis infections of vagina and uterine cervix.

[Electroconization of uterine cervix efficacious method in cervical cancer prophylaxis: analysis of 2555 cases].

The authors tried to assess considerably of the cervical electroconisation in the cervical cancer prophylaxis. The 2555 women with cervical erosions were treated by electroconisation. The electroconisations were performed when cytological and colposcopical examinations were unsuspected and conservative treatment in these cases has failed.

[A case of cervix neck pregnancy--report on conservative treatment].

Authors presented successful conservative treatment early diagnosed cervical pregnancy. After this procedure abdominal hysterectomy was not necessary.

[Analysis of seven year prophylactic examinations of uterine cervix carcinoma in women living in the town of Kielce].

The authors are presenting an analysis of the prophylactic examinations carried out within the period of seven years among women under the care of the Municipal Health Care Center in Kielce. They are also trying to evaluate the influence such examinations have in forming up the detectability of preneoplastic states and cancer of the uterine cervix. The studies were carried out from 1982-1988.

[Cancer and pathologic hyperplasia of endometrial mucosa. Clinical study].

The authors carried out a tentative evaluation of the factors regarded as increasing the proneness to endometrial cancer development. Particular attention was paid to pathological hyperplasia of the endometrium. The studied material consisted of 592 women (76 with endometrial cancer and 516 with endometrial hyperplasia).

[Chlamydia trachomatis infections of the cervix and postoperative course].

In the paper authors consider the problem if Chlamydia trachomatis infection of urogenital tract exerts an influence on postoperative course in women who were operated in the gynaecology department. 186 women have been examined in this study. Using the criteria for selective screening for Chlamydia trachomatis infection proposed by Handsfield, 29 women with higher risk for chlamydial infection were seperated.

[Remarks on artificial intrauterine insemination of women with abnormal semen].

Despite of the great deal of publications on artificial insemination the real effectiveness of the procedure is not clearly estimated so far. This is why in the presented paper authors tried to evaluate the effectiveness of the artificial intrauterine insemination with the abnormal sperm which was laboratory classified as oligo-astheno-teratozoospermia. The sperm which was prepared to the insemination according to the technic enabling to select only the population of the motile spermatozoa.

[Personal experiences and effects of treatment in chronic, recurrent, aggravating inflammation of uterine adnexa].

Authors presented the treatment of chronic, recurrent, aggravating inflammation of uterine adnexa currently used in their Ward and performed the task of evaluating the results of the carried out therapy. Material included 99 diseased women, at the age of 18-45, hospitalized at the Ward because of adnexitis chronica exacerbata. It was assumed that the criterion of recovery was regression of all clinical symptoms found by subjective and objective examination at the beginning of the treatment.