Safety and Effectiveness of G-Mesh Gynecological Meshes Intended for Surgical Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse-A Retrospective Analysis.

The prevalence of POP in women ranges from 30-40%, with 10-20% requiring surgical intervention. Annually, over 225,000 surgical procedures for POP are performed in the United States. The severity of prolapse is assessed using the four-stage POP-Q system, which facilitates clinical research by providing a standardized measure of defect severity.

MTHFR genetic polymorphism and the risk of intrauterine fetal death in Polish women.

Objectives: To evaluate the role of MTHFR genetic variants in the etiology of intrauterine fetal death in the second part of pregnancy at women from Polish population.

Material And Methods: A case-control study was performed on a 76 women with a positive history of at least one in- trauterine fetal death after 22 gestational week and 400 healthy controls. The MTHFR genotyping for polymorphic sites 667C > T, 1298A > C, 1793G > A was determined by polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR/RFLP) method.

The use of synthetic materials in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence.

Stress urinary incontinence is a very serious problem which has been noticed by the WHO. This difficult medical condition poses a serious problem as it affects c.a.

Bilateral androblastoma (Sertoli-stromal cell tumor) of the ovary: a rare cause of virilization in a teenager.

A case of a 17-year-old patient diagnosed with bilateral androblastoma of the ovary is presented. The patient was admitted because of secondary amenorrhea, hirsutism and acne. After clinical, ultrasonographic and hormonal examinations an androgen-producing ovarian tumor was suspected and consequently laparotomy with right ovarian tumor excision and left ovary exploration was carried out.