Turner syndrome through the lens of a gynaecologist.

Turner syndrome is a rare condition affecting 1 in 2500 female births and yet is the most common sex chromosome abnormality in women. Described as a cradle-to-grave condition, it requires life-long multidisciplinary management. Accelerated atresia of the primordial follicular pool leads to premature ovarian insufficiency, which is an almost inevitable feature of Turner syndrome, especially in 45XO karyotype.

Serous ovarian carcinoma in pregnancy.

The diagnosis of ovarian carcinoma in pregnancy is rare (incidence of 0.018-0.073/1000 pregnancies).

Outpatient hysteroscopy: an observational study of patient acceptability.

Objective: To assess the patient acceptability of outpatient hysteroscopy when Prilocaine is used as analgesia and to determine if our practice of using Prilocaine only if indicated by pain is appropriate.

Material And Methods: Prospective observational study of 100 consecutive patients undergoing outpatient hysteroscopy.

Results: One hundred consecutive women attending for outpatient hysteroscopy, completed questionnaires after the procedure, indicating the level of pain experienced on an analogue scale.