Women who screen positive for HPV: Addressing the STI stigma
Human Papilloma Virus is a common double stranded DNA virus affecting both men and women. There are over 100 different...
Read MoreWomen’s and care providers’ perspectives of quality prenatal care: A qualitative descriptive study
Background Prenatal care has become one of the most widely used preventive healthcare services in developed countries.1,2 Broadly defined, it...
Read MoreFoetal fibronectin screening
Foetal fibronectin (fFN) testing is a leading test to predict preterm birth, and has been available for many years. It...
Read MoreThe history, use and gynaecological aspects of menstrual containment devices
1. History and need The subject of menstruation is replete with folklore and superstition. In ancient and primitive medicine, menstruation...
Read MoreCase Story: Faster point-of-care hCG testing, transforming patient management in emergency gynaecology unit, reducing patient anxiety
Customer details: Name of Trust: Barts and The London NHS Trust Location: Whitechapel, London Name of Department: Emergency Gynaecology Unit...
Read MoreEndometrial sampling by Pipelle: is it reliable?
Introduction Abnormal uterine bleeding in perimenopusal and postmenopausal women is associated with endometrial carcinoma in approximately 10%.1 In 1980’s Endometrial...
Read MoreMetastatic gynaecological cancer
Introduction Awareness of genital tract malignancies, in particular of cervical cancer, has recently increased due to affected celebrities and main...
Read MoreCapsular synovial metaplasia mimicking silicone leak of a breast prosthesis: a case report
Introduction Synovial metaplasia around prostheses is regarded as a transitional phenomenon1. We describe the case of a patient in whom,...
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