Primary ovarian hydatid cyst in a postmenopausal woman: A rare case report.

Introduction: Hydatid cysts of the female reproductive system represent a rare entity. We report a case of a primary hydatid cyst of the right ovary of a postmenopausal woman that was diagnosed incidentally.

Presentation Of The Case: A 72-year old overweight woman with history of three vaginal deliveries was referred due to uterine prolapse.

Primary screening for cervical cancer based on high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) detection and HPV 16 and HPV 18 genotyping, in comparison to cytology.

Objectives: The objective of the present study is to assess the performance of a high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) DNA test with individual HPV-16/HPV-18 genotyping as a method for primary cervical cancer screening compared with liquid-based cytology (LBC) in a population of Greek women taking part in routine cervical cancer screening.

Methods: The study, conducted by the "HEllenic Real life Multicentric cErvical Screening" (HERMES) study group, involved the recruitment of 4,009 women, aged 25-55, who took part in routine cervical screening at nine Gynecology Departments in Greece. At first visit cervical specimens were collected for LBC and HPV testing using the Roche Cobas 4800 system.

Distinct demographic factors influence the acceptance of vaccination against HPV.

Purpose: To investigate the possible effect of demographic factors on HPV vaccination acceptance in Greece.

Methods: Analysis was performed on data from the "LYSISTRATA" project, a prospective, cross-sectional study, focusing on questions regarding the acceptance of HPV vaccination among Greek women for themselves, and their 13-year-old daughter or son. In total, 5,379 women participated in the study, between 2005 and 2011.

Epidemiology of HPV infection and current status of cervical cancer prevention in Greece: final results of the LYSISTRATA cross-sectional study.

The objective of this study was to assess the overall prevalence of the human papilloma virus (HPV) infection and distribution of high-risk HPV (hrHPV) types in Greece and evaluate the participation of women in primary and secondary cervical cancer prevention. This was a prospective, cross-sectional study carried out between October 2005 and January 2011 in Greece; 5379 women filled out the study questionnaire anonymously. 5107 women underwent cervical HPV-DNA testing, either by Hybrid Capture 2, followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism-PCR, or by the Abbott Real-Time High-Risk HPV test.

Emergency cervical cerclage after miscarriage of the first fetus in dichorionic twin pregnancies: obstetric and neonatal outcomes of delayed delivery interval.

Purpose: To study the effectiveness of emergency cervical cerclage in order to delay the delivery interval after miscarriage of the first fetus in dichorionic twin pregnancies.

Methods: Dichorionic twin pregnancies after miscarriage of the first fetus (<24 weeks) were exclusively included in the present analysis. Prolongation of delivery interval was managed with additional emergency cervical cerclage in the already initiated tocolytic therapy.