1 December 2010

Cervical Screening Awareness

Jade Goody's highly publicised battle with cervical cancer helped to dramatically reverse the downward trend in women attending cervical screening...

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1 December 2010

The challenges in diagnosis and management of interstitial cystitis in women

Introduction Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the bladder with typical cystoscopic and/or histological features in the...

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1 December 2010

Endometriosis in a postmenopausal woman without previous hormonal therapy: a case report

Abstract Introduction The prevalence of pelvic endometriosis is high, affecting approximately 6% to 10% of women of reproductive age. Although...

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1 December 2010

Leiomyoma of the bladder presenting as acute urinary retention in a female patient: urodynamic analysis of lower urinary tract symptom: a case report

Background Most bladder tumours are derived from the urothelium. Benign mesenchymal tumours are rare and comprise 1 to 5% of...

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1 September 2010

STAN: An introduction to its use, limitations and caveats

Introduction Intrapartum hypoxia and subsequent metabolic acidosis is associated with short term complications such as admission to neonatal unit, hypoxic...

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1 September 2010

Breast surgery: common problems

Introduction Breast diseases form a major proportion of surgical referrals, forming approximately 20% of outpatient workload. The main factor for...

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1 September 2010

Multiple sclerosis and pregnancy: what does the patient think? A questionnaire study

Abstract Background Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is primarily a disease of women in their childbearing years. Pregnancy and puerperium have opposite...

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1 March 2010

The effectiveness of laparoscopic sterilisation

There is currently a huge variety of contraceptive methods to choose from, all have the same aim - the prevention...

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