Cytokines of Cervical Mucosa and Human Papilloma Virus Infection of the Cervix: A Descriptive Study.

Objective: The production of cytokines by various cervical cells can be triggered by antigenic stimuli, including human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. The aim of the present study was to evaluate differences in cytokine levels between various intraepithelial cervical lesions.

Study Design: A total of 97 women participated in this descriptive study.

Microparticles hyperactivity in a case of intrauterine growth restriction.

A case of a residual intrauterine fetal growth is described in a primiparous woman, aged 33 years, undergoing the 37th week of pregnancy. The patient was admitted to the outpatient department of the present clinic complaining of decreased fetal movement in the past few days. The cardiotocography (CTG) was non reactive, with reduced variability for a period of more than 30 minutes.

Minimally invasive techniques for female stress urinary incontinence, how, why, when.

Aim: The main purpose of this paper is to summarize the recent experience that has been obtained till now in the surgical treatment of urinary stress incontinence with less invasive techniques.

Materials And Methods: We used current literature and papers published in MEDLINE and Cochrane library. The keywords used for this review were Stress urinary incontinence, Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT), Transobturator tape (TOT, TVT-O), and Single-incision mini-slings (SIMS).

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) are common disorders that share many characteristics, particularly abdominal obesity and insulin resistance. Our objective was to compare the prevalence of MetS between a large cohort of patients with PCOS and body mass index -matched controls.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Total infusion of low molecular weight iron-dextran for treating postpartum anemia.

Aim: 135 puerperal women with iron deficiency anemia participated in our prospective randomized controlled trial in order to investigate alternative treatments to blood transfusion for anemia.

Materials And Methods: The criteria for the diagnosis of anemia were Hb < 8 g/dl and ferritine < 10 microg/dl. Women were randomly separated in two groups, A and B.