Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women is a common disorder, affecting as many as 15% of adult women, and often provides both a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Pain in CPP may originate directly from pelvic organs, or may be referred from…
Menstrual cycle-related exacerbation of common medical conditions such as migraine, epilepsy, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, and diabetes, is a well-recognized phenomenon. Accurate documentation of symptoms on a menstrual calendar allows…
For patients with previous endometrial cancer, ERT is not the accepted practice in the U.S. The therapeutic dictum that estrogen is contraindicated in patients with previous uterine adenocarcinoma is, however, not substantiated by clinical …
Laser technology is now applied to many medical fields and has found wide applications in gynecology. Future developments in laser applications in gynecology will probably involve extension of current indications for its use, and the develo…
Elderly women can develop any of the gynecologic disorders that occur prior to the menopause. They also experience some genital problems that are, for the most part, peculiar to their age. They should, therefore, receive periodic examinatio…