Lichen sclerosus: treatment and follow-up at the departments of gynaecology and dermatology.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether there is an association between high levels of telomerase and premalignant cervical disease and to provide a preliminary analysis of telomerase activity as a potential triage strategy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Premenopausal women were invited to participate in the study during routine gyne...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Ault KA,Allen HK,Phillips SL,Zimmerman MB,Klingelhutz AJ

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the current study was to describe outcomes among women with low-grade abnormalities on cervical cytology screening in the setting of previous excisional or ablative treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). METHODS:Study participants were recruited into the Study to Understand ...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Burks HR,Smith KM,Wentzensen N,Tenney M,Tuller E,Moxley K,Mathews C,Dunn ST,Wang SS,Gold MA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to assess the incidence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) by grade (CIN 1, CIN 2, CIN 3) and age in Estonia (a country with less developed cervical cancer screening program and high cervical cancer incidence). MATERIALS AND METHODS:This descriptive study uses data from a health ins...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Uusküla A,Raag M,Uppin A,Raud T,Klaar U,Jürisson M,Müürsepp A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, we investigated whether physical inactivity was associated with risk of cervical cancer in women treated at an American cancer hospital. METHODS:This case-control study included 128 patients with cervical cancer and 512 controls matched on age. Controls were women suspected of having but not u...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Szender JB,Cannioto R,Gulati NR,Schmitt KL,Friel G,Minlikeeva A,Platek A,Gower EH,Nagy R,Khachatryan E,Mayor PC,Kasza KA,Lele SB,Odunsi K,Moysich KB

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study aims to assess the frequency of cytological abnormalities in adolescents and young women, to establish the optimum age to start screening. METHODS:A retrospective study of cervical cytology results were obtained from the data center at the Santa Casa Hospital of São Paulo between January 2006 and D...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Henrique LQ,Campaner AB,dʼAvila FS

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Home Study Course is intended for the practicing colposcopist or practitioner who is seeking to develop or enhance his/her colposcopic skills. The goal of the course is to present colposcopic cases that are unusual or instructive in terms of appearance, presentation, or management, or that demonstrate new...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Mitchell KJ,Flowers L

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based group cognitive behavior therapy (M-gCBT) versus education support group therapy for the pain and distress associated with provoked localized vulvodynia. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Participants were randomized to M-gCBT or education suppor...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Guillet AD,Cirino NH,Hart KD,Leclair CM

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our objective in this study was to evaluate the clinicopathological significance of tissue eosinophilia associated with invasive cervical carcinomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS:All cases of cervical carcinoma treated at the Medical College of Georgia between October 1982 and October 1989 were reviewed. We obtain...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Merlin M,Hanly MG

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to determine the clinical significance of the two subgroups of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS), designated "favor reactive" and "favor preneoplastic." MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cervical Papanicolaou smears with a diagnosis of ASCUS favor reactive or ASCUS favor preneoplas...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Yang M,Zachariah S

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report the outcome of patients diagnosed with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2, 3 (CIN 2, 3) during pregnancy, who were treated by large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ) in the first trimester or were followed up conservatively and treated after delivery. METHODS:Patients diagnosed wi...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Siegler E,Amit A,Lavie O,Auslender R,Mackuli L,Weissman A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Given the high prevalence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade 2/3 among HIV-infected women, we sought to examine the relationship between CIN 2/3 and HIV-1 genital shedding among women on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Paired plasma and cervical wick specime...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Huchko MJ,Woo V,Liegler T,Leddy A,Smith-McCune K,Sawaya GF,Bukusi EA,Cohen CR

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a rare case of clitoromegaly due to a large clitoral cyst that occurred spontaneously without any declared previous female genital mutilation. The cyst was excised successfully with good cosmetic results. ...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Al-Ojaimi EH,Abdulla MM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of 3 or less quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine doses on anogenital warts in both males and females in the United States. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We conducted a retrospective database study that included males and females aged 9 to 26 years who r...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Zeybek B,Lin YL,Kuo YF,Rodriguez AM

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Women living with HIV experience higher risk of cervical cancer, but screening rates in the United States are lower than recommended. The purpose of this study was to examine whether an intervention using self-sampling of cervicovaginal cells for human papillomavirus (HPV) with results counseling would increa...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Murphy J,Mark H,Anderson J,Farley J,Allen J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide management guidelines according to Pap test specimen adequacy based on literature review and expert opinion. METHODS:A task force named by the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology conducted a literature review and discussed appropriate management. The steering committee of the A...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Davey DD,Austin RM,Birdsong G,Buck HW,Cox JT,Darragh TM,Elgert PA,Hanson V,Henry MR,Waldman J

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:: This study aimed to investigate correlations between a panel of biomarkers/tumor markers and high-risk (HR) human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive versus HR-HPV-negative cervical lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS:: The study included 188 women who consecutively attended a colposcopy clinic because of PAP smears ...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Samir R,Asplund A,Tot T,Pekar G,Hellberg D

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the ability of collecting the Affirm VP-III test sample using the residual vaginal discharge found on the speculum. METHODS AND METHODS:One hundred nine symptomatic women (≥18 y) participated in this study. During pelvic examination, vaginal fluid was collected onto 3 swabs for office-based diagn...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Mulhem E,Boyanton BL Jr,Robinson-Dunn B,Ebert C,Dzebo R

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the frequency of abnormal Pap and human papillomavirus (HPV) positivity among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive and -seronegative women who have sex with women (WSW). METHODS:Pap and HPV DNA polymerase chain reaction tests were obtained every 6 months from women in a US cohort of HI...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Massad LS,Xie X,Minkoff H,Darragh TM,D'Souza G,Sanchez-Keeland L,Watts DH,Colie C,Strickler HD

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:OBIECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the safety of conservative treatment in women desiring preservation of fertility with stage IA adenocarcinoma of the cervix. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Clinical report of all women with stage IA adenocarcinoma of the cervix, endocervical subtype, with clear margins on cone...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Sopracordevole F,Canzonieri V,Giorda G,De Piero G,Lucia E,Campagnutta E

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine rates of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2 or greater in high-risk, racially diverse, young women with low-grade cytology. MATERIALS AND METHODS:After institutional review board approval, a cross-sectional study of 21- to 24-year-old women with low-grade cytolog...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Daily LR,Erickson BK,Pasko DN,Straughn JM Jr,Huh WK,Leath CA 3rd

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the results of cold knife conization (CKC) and loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia to determine if excisional method has effects on pathologic interpretation. METHODS:Retrospective review of the perioperative medical records of patients who had a C...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Miroshnichenko GG,Parva M,Holtz DO,Klemens JA,Dunton CJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation of the vulva can present as a manifestation of a localized problem or as part of a systemic disorder. Granulomatous vulvitis is a rare inflammatory condition that has histologic similarities to Crohn disease. Clinically, it presents with painless, chronic relapsing erythema, and edema, typically affecting...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Ghosh D,Woodrow S,Mathew J,Lopes A,Das N

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rituximab is being used increasingly for the treatment of B-cell malignancies and nonmalignant conditions. Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare neutrophilic dermatosis, which can be either idiopathic or associated with underlying systemic inflammatory conditions. We present a series of 4 patients who presented with ulcerati...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Dixit S,Selva-Nayagam P,Hamann I,Fischer G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To relate aspects of online colposcopic image assessment to the diagnosis of grades 2 and 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN 2+). METHODS:To simulate colposcopic assessment, we obtained digitized cervical images at enrollment after acetic acid application from 919 women referred for equivocal or minor...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Massad LS,Jeronimo J,Katki HA,Schiffman M,National Institutes of Health\/American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology Research Group.

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims of the study were to define the heterogeneity of vulvodynia by determining data-driven subgroups within the vulvodynia diagnosis using exploratory cluster analysis and to characterize the subgroups identified. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Included were participants in the longitudinal population-based stud...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Reed BD,Plegue MA,Williams DA,Sen A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To document the first reported synchronous occurrence of Hodgkin lymphoma and adenosquamous carcinoma involving the female genital tract. Review of cytologic, histologic, and immunohistochemical studies obtained from a 50-year-old, multiparous, postmenopausal, Hispanic female who had a left inguinal mass, bilateral lo...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Lovell MO,Valente PT

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia (PEH) clinically and histologically mimics squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), specifically in patients with HIV and AIDS. CASE:A 51-year-old G3P2 with AIDS and history of vulvar cancer presented with large bilateral exophytic lesions on the vulva, grossly appearing neoplastic. ...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Frimer M,Chudnoff S,Hebert T,Shahabi S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:: Lack of estrogen after menopause can cause many changes in the lower genital tract of women, including involution of the introitus and collapse of the vestibule into the genital cleft. CASES:: Six cases of hypoestrogenic women are described, with the unusual finding of entrapment of terminal hairs between...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Vigliani MB

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The molecular events surrounding the pathogenesis of human cervical cancer remain to be defined to a significant extent. The current study investigates the expression of two putative tumor suppressor genes p16 and Rb in cervical neoplasm. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Tissue was collected from 16 cervical intraepit...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Wong YF,Cheung TH,Chung TK,Chan MK,Chang AM

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Metronidazole vaginal gel (MVG) 0.75% is a US Food and Drug Administration-approved, 5-day treatment for bacterial vaginosis (BV). This study tested the hypothesis that a shorter treatment course at a higher dose (MVG 1.3%) would yield similar efficacy to 5 days of MVG 0.75%. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This phase...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Chavoustie SE,Jacobs M,Reisman HA,Waldbaum AS,Levy SF,Hillier SL,Nyirjesy P

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00