Fertility awareness and intentions among young adults in Greece.

Background: Greece has a mean age of first motherhood at 31.5 years, higher than the European average age of 29.4.

The role of recombinant activated Factor VII in major obstetric haemorrhage: the Farnborough experience.

Major obstetric haemorrhage is one of the commonest causes of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. It may result in coagulopathy and diffuse pelvic or vaginal bleeding. Correction of coagulopathy when administering Factor VII may be crucial to the management of selected cases.

Efficacy of laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy in the management of menorrhagia: 400 consecutive cases.

Study Objective: To assess the safety and patient satisfaction of laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy (LSH) using a standardised surgical technique.

Design: Prospective observational study.

Setting: Princess Royal University Hospital, Chelsfield Park Hospital and Sloane Hospital, Kent, UK.

Endoscopic transgastric procedures in anesthetized pigs: technical challenges, complications, and survival.

Background And Study Aims: An incisionless endoscopic peroral transgastric approach to the peritoneal cavity has shown promise in animals as a potentially less invasive form of surgery. We present our experience with various endoscopic peroral transgastric procedures, reporting on the technical aspects and challenges that arose.

Materials And Methods: The following procedures were performed in 10 anesthetized pigs using a double-channel endoscope: peritoneoscopy (10 pigs), liver biopsy (one pig), cholecystectomy (six pigs), fallopian tube excision (one pig), and hysterectomy (one pig).