Laparoscopic intracorporeal ultrasound aids in the endoscopic diagnosis of uterine and ovarian pathology.

Same-day Dilapan insertion prior to planned second-trimester dilatation and evacuation is safe and effective.

The surgical membrane is an excellent device for preventing the formation of adhesions to the ovary after surgery in rabbits, preserving the reproductive capacity of the ovary.

Human parturition is associated with a significant increase in the concentration of cortisol in both maternal plasma and amniotic fluid.

The results of this study suggest that very low second-trimester MSuE3 may be an early manifestation of compromise of the fetus and/or placenta.

Changes in lipoprotein levels in the maternal-fetoplacental unit may suggest changes in steroid metabolism associated with fetal sex.

After obtaining good results with clobetasol propionate, treatment with testosterone appeared to have a negative effect, while regularly used emollient cream (vehicle) was useful in symptom control.

Since the clinical presentation of gas embolism has many faces, it is important to identify it as early as possible: timely treatment may be life saving, while a delay may have serious consequences.

Growth-retarded fetuses can be classed in different high-risk groups according to computerized fetal heart rate patterns and flow velocity waveforms of the umbilical artery.

Tamoxifen, via its direct agonist properties, induces the growth of myomato uteri in both premeno-pausal and postmenopausal women.

Massive vulvar edema complicated tocolysis with terbutaline, magnesium sulfate, nifedipine and betamethasone in a patient with twins.

Shoulder pain in a preeclamptic should trigger suspicion of hepatic involvement and a hematoma.

This is the first reported case of laparoscopic surgery for gynecologic pelvic pathology in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.

Prenatal ultrasound was successful in diagnosing three cases of bladder and cloacal exstrophy.