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MR Imaging of Levator Ani Muscle Recovery Following Vaginal Delivery
(Springer-Verlag London Limited, 1999-08)
Our aim was to quantify the changes that occur in the levator ani muscles (LA) after vaginal delivery using magnetic resonance imaging. Fourteen women underwent MRI 1 day postpartum. Six of them were also scanned 1, 2, 6 ...
Regulation of epidermal growth factor and insulin-like growth factor I receptors by estradiol and progesterone in normal and neoplastic endometrial cell cultures,
(Elsevier, 1990-09)
Growth factors are polypeptides which regulate cell proliferation through binding to specific receptor proteins. Normal and neoplastic human endometrium have been shown to express epidermal growth factor (EGF) and insulin-like ...
The politics of prolapse: A revisionist approach to disorders of the pelvic floor in women
(Springer-Verlag; International Urogynecology Journal, 1993-10)
Vaginographic examination of the pelvic floor
(Springer-Verlag, 1994-02)
In women with genital prolapse, damage to the pelvic floor muscles, fasciae, and ligaments leads to characteristic changes in the shape and position of the vagina. This observational study was undertaken to determine how ...
Squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva in a patient with androgen insensitivity syndrome
(Elsevier, 1990-07)
The first case of squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva in a patient with androgen insensitivity syndrome is described.
Vaginal delivery after pubovaginal sling surgery
(Springer-Verlag; The International Urogynecology Journal, 1994-08)
For pregnant women who have had previous successful surgery for genuine stress urinary incontinence, an elective cesarean section is generally recommended. Many of these patients are multiparous and can be expected to have ...
Exponential Regression of CA 125 during Salvage Treatment of Ovarian Cancer with Taxol
(Elsevier, 1994-06)
The role of serum CA 125 in monitoring the response of epithelial ovarian cancer to treatment has been extensively investigated. The exponential regression curve [ln(CA 125) = i + s (days after initiation of treatment)] ...
Interchangeability of low-dose oral contraceptives : Are current bioequivalent testing measures adequate to ensure therapeutic equivalency?
(Elsevier, 1991-02)
Current Food and Drug Administration guidelines for assessing the differences in bioavailability between generic oral contraceptives and brand-name products are inadequate to ensure therapeutic equivalence. The guidelines ...
Synchronous dual primary ovarian and endometrial carcinomas
(Elsevier, 1993-12)
OBJECTIVES: The synchronous occurrence of carcinoma confined to the ovary and endometrium presents a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. These tumors have been variously staged as FIGO Stage IIA ovarian carcinoma, Stage ...