Estrogen plus progestin versus estrogen after definitive surgery for endometriosis: a study of pain recurrence.

Objective: To compare the cumulative recurrence rate of endometriosis-associated pain in women receiving estrogen plus progestin and in those using estrogen following definitive surgery for endometriosis.

Material And Method: A prospective cohort study was conducted in a university hospital. Consecutive premenopausal women with symptomatic endometriosis received hormone therapy following definitive surgery.

Prevalence of lactobacilli in normal women and women with bacterial vaginosis.

Objective: To study the prevalence and the number of lactobacilli in normal subjects and in women with bacterial vaginosis (BV).

Material And Method: The studied subjects consisted of 60 normal and 60 BV women. The diagnosis of BV was based on at least three of five indicators of Chandeying criteria.

Rhino-orbital fungal infection: two cases report.

Rhino-orbital fungal infections are serious and life threatening complications of immunocompromised host. The authors reported two cases of rapid progressive proptosis and eyelid necrosis of immunocompromised patients who suffered from highly malignant T-celled lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma and congenital heart disease with multiple anomalies. Although early diagnosis was made and prompt treatments including medical and surgical interventions were performed, both patients died.

Validity evaluation of in-house preparation kit, vaginal pH paper test combined amine tube test, for the simple diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis.

Objective: Determine the positive in-house preparation kit for suggested bacterial vaginosis (BV) for both elevated vaginal pH > 4.5 and positive amine test, as well as evaluate for validity of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value against Chandeying criteria for confirmed BV.

Material And Method: A cross-sectional study among the women who presented with an abnormal vaginal discharge (AVD) or asymptomatic annual cervical cytology screening was done.

Dioscorealide B from the traditional Thai medicine Hua-Khao-Yen induces apoptosis in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells via modulation of Bax, Bak and Bcl-2 protein expression.

Dioscorealide B is a pharmacologically active compound from the rhizome of the Thai medicinal plant Dioscorea membranacea. Here, we demonstrated that in vitro treatment of dioscorealide B resulted in a cytotoxic effect on MCF-7 human breast cancer cells (IC50 = 2.82 microM).

Endometrial cancer in Thai women aged 45 years or younger.

The aim of this retrospective study was to clarify the clinopathologic profile of endometrial cancers in women aged 45 years or younger. All patients with histopathologically confirmed endometrial cancer treated at Songklanagarind Hospital from 1996-2005 were included. Of the 51 identified, 40 (78.