Post-coital bleeding: What is the incidence of significant gynaecological pathology in women referred for colposcopy?

Objective: To evaluate the incidence of underlying serious gynaecological pathology in women referred to colposcopy with post-coital bleeding.

Main Outcome Measures: Incidence of precancer and cancer.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study of women referred to colposcopy at a London hospital from January 2008-March 2015.

Persistence of fimbrial tissue on the ovarian surface after salpingectomy.

Background: Salpingectomy is recommended as a risk-reducing strategy for epithelial tubo-ovarian cancer. The gold standard procedure is complete tubal excision.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the presence of residual fimbrial/tubal tissue on ovarian surfaces after salpingectomy.

Peritoneal fluid, endometriosis, and ciliary beat frequency in the human fallopian tube.

Endometriosis and infertility are known to be associated, but it is unclear whether endometriosis causes infertility. We used contrast analogue enhancement to study the effect of peritoneal fluid from women with early stage endometriosis on the ciliary beat frequency of human fallopian tube epithelium. We obtained peritoneal fluid from six women with early stage endometriosis and from six fertile women with no evidence of endometriosis to use as controls.