Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine

INTRODUCTION: Tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) is a documented and severe complication of untreated pelvic inflammatory disease. It is a life threatening infection that involves the ovaries, the fallopian tubes, and or any other adjacent tissue w…

INTRODUCTION: Thyroiditis may be induced by goserelin (a long acting analogue of gonadotropin - releasing hormone) prescribed for the treatment of pain and bleeding of endometriosis. Goserelin induced thyroiditis has a possibility of affect…

BACKGROUND: The surgical condition termed hydrocoele of the canal of Nuck is one of the rarest clinical entities in the female group. It occurs due to the failure of obliteration of the derivative of the peritoneum, the processus vaginalis.…

BackgroundTrichomonas vaginalis is one of the common non- viral sexually transmitted infections that infect both men and women worldwide. It is largely asymptomatic and its association with the risk of HIV transmission has made it a compell…

BACKGROUND: Menstrual disorders are physical or emotional problems that affect the normal menstrual cycle and bring about pain, unusually heavy or light bleeding and missed periods. They are one of the most occurring gynaecologic issues tha…

BACKGROUND: Sexual dysfunction is a common but under-reported problem of public health importance among female adults in Nigeria. Empirical evidence on sexual dysfunction among female Nigerians is scarce. OBJECTIVE: To determine the preval…

A 30 year-old P0+1 lady who was referred to the gynaecology clinic on account of inability to conceive for 8 years duration and progressive abdominal distension of 2 years duration. She had a history of severe cyclical dysmenorrhoea warrant…

BACKGROUND: Genital tract infections and obesity are both sources of oxidative stress. Alterations in immune and antioxidant parameters may arise from this or from an indeterminate autoimmune mechanism. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to inves…