Showing papers in "International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics in 2003"

TL;DR: The final histologic findings after surgery (and cytologic ones when available) are to be considered in the staging, which may be modified by histopathologic as well as clinical or radiological evaluation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a set of rules related to staging of corpus cancer, including the width of the myometrium along with the depth of tumor invasion, and the number of patients who will be treated with radiation therapy.

TL;DR: Urinary incontinence is a prevalent cross‐cultural condition and future studies should rely on universally accepted standardized definitions to produce meaningful evidence‐based conclusions, as well as project the costs of this global healthcare problem.

TL;DR: The cervix is the lower third of the uterus and communicates with the vagina through an orifice called the external os, which may originate on the vaginal surface or in the canal.

TL;DR: An analysis of the impact of gender on HIV/AIDS demonstrates the importance of integrating gender into HIV programming and finding ways to strengthen women by implementing policies and programs that increase their access to education and information.

TL;DR: In the FIGO Committee on Gynecologic Oncology 2000 Report, the term gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) was recommended.

TL;DR: Patients inNYHA class I/II had a better maternal and fetal outcome than those in NYHA class III/IV and Surgical correction of the cardiac lesion prior to pregnancy was associated with better pregnancy outcome.

TL;DR: It is concluded that cost effective basic hospital service can be added to immunization, family planning and other basic health services now available in countries like Bangladesh with a very low increase in total cost and that the benefits which would accrue, particularly for maternal and perinatal mortality, would be great.

TL;DR: The Foley Catheter is a safer and more effective adjunctive method of treatment of IUA compared with the IUCD, and the need for repeated treatment was significantly less in the Foley catheter group.

TL;DR: Quality of care was lacking and the delivery and birthing process was dehumanized in all facilities, and access and availability of institutional delivery alone is not enough to decrease MMR, it is also the quality of emergency obstetric care that saves lives.

TL;DR: Vaginal hysterectomy presents superior results in terms of operative time and inflammatory response when compared with total abdominal and laparoscopic hystEREctomy and it should be the first option for hysteretomy.

TL;DR: With appropriate investments in psychological and economic empowerment, women are also the most likely group to resist the practice of FGM, and activities are shifting from a clinical, health risk, model to an understanding of the phenomenon in its social context.

TL;DR: Local administration of 25 μg of micronized 17β‐estradiol is an effective and a safe treatment option in the management of women with urogenital complaints.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors classified carcinoma of the vulva when the primary site of growth is in the female vulva and excluded secondary growths from either a genital or extra-genital site.

TL;DR: Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy is associated with significant maternal and perinatal morbidity in NYHA class III–IV patients, and Mitral valvotomy was performed during pregnancy in 48 patients.

TL;DR: Cesarean section without medical indication is cited as a factor in the increase in the rate of cesareans delivery in modern obstetric practice.

TL;DR: For some cancers, advancements in screening, diagnosis and treatment in the more developed areas were the most effective factors in reducing incidence and mortality as well as prolonging survival.

TL;DR: The principles of investigation and treatment of Vesico‐vaginal fistula are reviewed and national and international strategies aimed at prevention are much more important to the ultimate eradication of this devastating condition.

TL;DR: Routine use of indwelling urinary catheter in cesarean delivery patients with a stable hemodynamic condition is not necessary, and patient discomfort with the first postoperative void after, time of ambulation, hospital stay, and need for recatheterization is assessed.

TL;DR: The essence of fennel can be used as a safe and effective herbal drug for primary dysmenorrhea, however, it may have a lower potency than mefenamic acid in the dosages used for this study.

TL;DR: Asian women largely prefer a vaginal delivery, and their attitude toward cesarean delivery on demand is comparable with that of Western women.

TL;DR: Foreign‐born women have better health behaviors, pregnancy outcomes, and a lower risk of infectious diseases than US‐ born women, but they have a higher risk of certain medical conditions and obstetric complications.

TL;DR: The level of NRBC per 100 WBC correlates both with acute as well as chronic antepartum asphyxia and can be used as a reliable index of early neonatal outcome.

TL;DR: Serum estrogen levels and ER values are significantly lower in the uterine ligaments of premenopausal women with pelvic organ prolapse, and there was a positive correlation between ER values in the uterusine ligament and the duration of postmenopausal years.

TL;DR: This study did not show that pregnancy changes the location of the appendix, as it may change during pregnancy.

TL;DR: FGM is still broadly practiced among ethnic and religious groups in Nigeria and educational efforts need to be directed at eliminating this practice.

TL;DR: The results of the present study suggest that the antioxidant lycopene reduces the development of pre‐eclampsia and intrauterine growth retardation in primigravida women.

TL;DR: The analgesic efficacy and maternal satisfaction is better with epidural analgesia than with opioids, and analgesia provided by meperidine and tramadol is comparable and approximately 50% of women rated the analgesia as good.

TL;DR: The evidence demonstrating that early detection of breast cancer substantially decreases death from the disease is reviewed, and it is demonstrated that the significant change in the outcome of breast cancers patients results from a combination of early detection and surgical removal, as treatment of the late stage disease provides little impact on ultimate outcome.