OBGYN.net Staff

Health care planning for chronic pelvic pain (CPP), an important cause of morbidity amongst women is hampered due to lack of clear collated summaries of its basic epidemiological data. We systematically reviewed worldwide literature on the prevalence of different types of CPP to assess the geographical distribution of data, and to explore sources of variation in its estimates.

Thirty full term newborns delivered normally through vagina were selected. Umbilical cord clamping was performed within 15 seconds in 15 newborns and after 3 minutes of delivery in the other 15 newborns. Blood samples were taken from placenta at zero time and from neonates at zero, 2 hours, 24 hours and 5 days after delivery.

New research presented today on treatments, causes and risks associated with Polycistic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a disease that effects between five and 10 percent of reproductive aged women, offers a glimmer of hope to the millions of women who suffer from the painful and debilitating disease.

Over 300 therapies have been proposed for premenstrual syndrome. To date there has been only one survey conducted in the UK of PMS treatments prescribed by GPs, a questionnaire-based study by the National Association of Premenstrual Syndrome in 1989.

Effect of Electro-acupuncture on Ovarian Expression of α (1)- and β (2)-adrenoceptors, and p75 Neurotrophin Receptors in Rats with Steroid-induced Polycystic Ovaries

New research has found that relaxation and music, separately or together, significantly reduce patients' pain following major abdominal surgery. The study, published in the May issue of Pain, found that these methods in combination with pain medication reduce pain more than pain medication alone.

Abnormal Glucose Tolerance and Insulin Resistance in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Amongst the Taiwanese PopulationNot Correlated with Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 Gly972Arg/Ala513Pro Polymorphism

The recent identification of the cold-menthol sensory receptor (TRPM8; CMR1), provides us with an opportunity to advance our understanding of its role in the pathophysiology of bladder dysfunction, and its potential mediation of the bladder cooling reflex.

The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI) devised the electronic surgical logbook (version 2.4) for higher trainees in General Surgery enabling trainees to compile a uniform data set of their operative and training experience.

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a frequent condition of young women, often resulting in reproductive morbidity. Although Neisseria gonorrhoeae and/or Chlamydia trachomatis are/is recovered from approximately a third to a half of women with PID, the etiologic agent is often unidentified.

The question about outcome in twins delivered early versus late remains unanswered. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of the timing of delivering twins and the perinatal outcome.

The objectives of this study were 1. To identify differences between men with Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS), compared with pain-free men, in surface electromyography (sEMG)/Biofeedback (BFB) readings of pelvic floor muscles and 2.

This study was carried out to identify risk factors associated with urinary incontinence in women three months after giving birth.