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Diagnostic Methods in Female Infertility
Many links pertaining to Female Genital Diseases and Pregnancy
Complications (Non MeSH). Professionally-oriented; patients and laypersons are encouraged to review material
from here with their healthcare provider.
A collection by the Oregon Health Sciences University
Female genital tract - CHORUS
CHORUS is based on Fact/File, a radiology hypertext reference that has
been integrated with a clinical radiology information system (at the University of Chicago) since 1990.
Female
Genital Tract
Managed by the Department of Pathology, Cornell University Medical
College - Covers a wide range of clinical information and includes images.
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Menorrhagia
Physician information - management questions and answers
Abortion
Dr. Joel Kompanietz
offers his experience using RU 486
An original article published by OBGYN.net
Anatomy of the Female Reproductive Tract
Marching Through the
Visible Woman
In 1989, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) began an ambitious
project to create a digital atlas of the human anatomy. The NLM Planning Panel on Electronic Image Libraries [1]
recommended a project to create XRAY Computed Tomography (XRAY-CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and physical
sections of a human cadaver. The project is called "The Visible Man." Another cadaver, that of a 59 year-old
woman, "The Visible Woman", has just been released.
Chronic Pelvic Pain and Dysmenorrhea
OBGYN.net Chronic Pelvic
Pain Section
Chronic Pelvic
Pain: Current Concepts in the Evaluation and Management of a Common Gynecologic Problem
By David B. Toub, MD, OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor
A Perry
Perspective - An exclusive OBGYN.net interview with C. Paul Perry, MD, Chairman, OBGYN.net Chronic Pelvic Pain Editorial Advisory Board
Medical
experts put chronic pelvic pain on the map in Denver, April 3-4, 1998
An exclusive OBGYN.net interview with C. Paul Perry, MD, Chairman,
OBGYN.net Chronic
Pelvic Pain Editorial
Advisory Board and president of
The International Pelvic Pain Society, on the organization's progress,
goals and vision.
Diagnosis
of Pelvic Pain by Paul
D. Indman, MD, OBGYN.net Chairman, Laparoscopy & HysteroscopyEditorial Advisory Board
Gynecological
Pain In The Clinic: Is There A Link With The Basic Research? by Andrea
J. Rapkin, MD
,OBGYN.net
Editorial Advisor
Biofeedback
and Vulvovaginal Pain Summary of a Lecture by Howard
I. Glazer, Ph.D. OBGYN.net
Editorial Advisor
Pelvic
pain scale: a systematic approach to chronic pelvic pain patients By: Alexandre
Ravski , MD; OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor and Sandhi M. Barreto, Ph.D.
A
PATIENT'S GUIDE TO ADHESIONS and RELATED PAIN or…YOU ARE NOT ALONE
by David M. Wiseman, Ph.D. OBGYN.net
Editorial Advisor
International Pelvic Pain Society
President, C.
Paul Perry, MD is also Chairman of the Editorial Advisory Board for
OBGYN.net Chronic
Pelvic Pain section
Vulvodynia.com/Professional
This area of the vulvodynia.com website is presented as a place for
professional service providers
to collaborate with each other and to let sufferers know of the services which they offer. Information for professionals
on Dr. Glazer's procedures are presented here along with materials from Essential Control Systems, a pelvic floor
rehabilitation equipment distributor. Howard Glazer, PhD is a member of the OBGYN.net Chronic Pelvice Pain Editorial
Advisory Board
Vulvodynia.com/Products
This section describes the professional services and products offered
by Howard Glazer,
PhD. Both patient treatment services and training information for
professional service providers are presented.
Surface
electromyographic Assisted Pelvic Floor Muscle Rehabilitation
The application of surface electromyography biofeedback for pelvic
floor muscles to patients suffering from vulvovaginal pain syndromes is still in infancy. We must remain open to
exploration with our patients, and not be bound by previous traditional methods of evaluation and treatment which
can interfere with positive outcomes. By Howard Glazer, PhD is a member of the OBGYN.net Chronic Pelvice Pain Editorial
Advisory Board
International Adhesions Society
Are you finding difficulty in obtaining suitable treatment? Do you
want to speak with others with a similar condition. Do you want to promote research and awareness into adhesion
disorders? We have been approached by a number of similarly suffering patients and concerned physicians and we
are in the process of forming the International Adhesions Society.
Dysmenorrhea is Related
to the Number of Implants in Endometriosis Patients
Abstract. Maria Menna Perper, PhD, Ceana H. Nezhat, MD,
Farr Nezhat, MD, Camran Nezhat, MD, Harris Goldstein, MD, Fertility and Sterility, 1995;63:500-3
A Simplified Method
of Laparoscopic Presacral Neurectomy for the Treatment of Central Pelvic Pain Due to Endometriosis
Abstract. Camran Nezhat, MD, Farr Nezhat, MD; British Journal
of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 8/92, Vol 99, pp 659-63
Vulvodynia and
Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome FAQ v2.3 by
Camilla Cracchiolo, RN
TCA (TRICYCLIC
ANTIDEPRESSANT) Therapy for Chronic Pelvic Pain
TCA's (Tricyclic antidepressants) are used in high doses
(75-300 mg daily) to treat depression, and in low doses (10-50 mg daily) to treat chronic pain and sleep problems.
They have been proven to work in patients with back pain, headache and chronic pelvic pain.
Prozac Therapy
For Chronic Pelvic Pain
All of us go through ups and downs. It is not surprising
that people with chronic pain have more downs than ups. Many experts think that part of the problem is a "chemical
imbalance" in the brain. This can often be improved by giving antidepressant medications. Prozac is one of
the newer drugs of this type.
Vulvodynia and
Vulvar Vestibulitis
A large proportion of the patients seen at the University of Michigan
Center for Vulvar Diseases have vulvodynia. The following information is a comprehensive review of the different
aspects of vulvodynia.
Worldwide Congress
On Pain
These forums are intended for healthcare professionals as well as
their patients and families
to discuss and share information about pain, and pain management.
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Pelvic pain is a common complaint. Its nature and intensity may fluctuate, and its cause is often obscure and in
some cases no disease can be associated with it. Pelvic pain may originate in genital or extragenital organs, or
it may be psychogenic.
Chronic Pelvic Pain:
An Integrated Approach
Chronic pelvic pain--noncyclic pain that persists for more than six
months and alters lifestyle and behavior--is a significant cause of discomfort, anxiety, physician office visits
and surgery. In the United States, chronic pelvic pain annually accounts for more than 80,000 hysterectomies and
one-third of all laparoscopies, often without a cure.
University of Rochester
Shcool of Medicine & Dentristy Office of Continuing Education
Cefotetan: A
Second-Generation Cephalosporin Active Against Anaerobic Bacteria
Cefotetan could be considered an alternative single agent for prophylaxis
of infection in patients undergoing elective bowel surgery. It may be used to treat patients with acute pelvic
inflammatory disease and endometritis.
Hormone
Suppression in the Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Pelvic Pain
The management of chronic pelvic pain can be frustrating, because
the possible cause can be gynecologic or nongynecologic. Symptoms vary, and often do not correlate with laparoscopic
findings. This article describes the use of the hormone suppression test to distinguish between gynecologic and
nongynecologic sources of pelvic pain and thus direct further testing and treatment. By Gary A. Fields, MD
Reprinted with Permission from The
Female Patient
Ectopic Pregnancy
Methotrexate/Surgery Equally Effective For Ectopic Pregnancy
In the first randomized comparison of the systemic administration
of methotrexate with laparoscopic salpingostomy, the medical treatment was as effective as the surgical treatment,
according to a group of Dutch researchers. *Medscape requires
a free one-time registration to view this and other topics*
Pregnancy, Ectopic
Authored by Verena T. Valley, MD, RDMS, Asst. Professor of Emergency
Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
History and Examination of
the Gynecological Patient
Naked-eye Inspection
of the Cervix Using Acetic Acid
Application may improve the predictive value of negative cervical
cytology. J Fam Pract 1994; 39: 457-460
Suggestions
for Your Gynecologist
Things that will ease a patient's gyn exam.
American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical
Pathology
This site includes colposcopic images for discussion under the heading
colpo challenge. It also has a list for discussion purposes. This list has 3-5 "experts" available to
respond to questions.
OBGYN.net Infertility
Section
Atlanta Reproductive Health Centre website of Mark Perloe, MD, Chairman, OBGYN.net Infertility Editorial Advisory Board and E.
Scott Sills, MD, OBGYN.net
Infertility Editorial Advisory
Board
Mount Sinai Medical Center's Women's Health Services Department of OB/GYN Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Treatment website
of Alan Copperman,
MD, OBGYN.net
Infertility Editorial Advisory
Board
REPRODUCTIVE
ASSOCIATES OF DELAWARE The
Website of Ronald
F.
Feinberg
M.D., Ph.D. and Marc
P. Portmann, OBGYN.net
Infertility Editorial Advisory
Board
Association of Reproductive
Health Professionals (ARHP)
INCIID
Located in Illinois Infertility
Surgery information including photos
Contains information on organizations, conferences, journals, newsletters,
research and treatments
British
Fertility Society
The British Fertility Society (BFS) comprises clinicians, scientists,
nurses, counsellors and other interested parties working in the fields of human fertility and subfertility, reproductive
biology medicine and reproductive biology throughout the UK.
Information and guidelines on methods used for diagnosing the cause
of female infertility, including hysteroscopy.
Fertility and Sterility: Official publication of the:
*American Society for
Reproductive Medicine *The
Society of Reproductive *Endocrinology
and Infertility *Society
of Reproductive Surgeons *Society
for Assisted Reproductive Technology *Society
for Male Reproduction and Urology *Pacific
Coast Fertility Society * Canadian
Fertility and Andrology Society
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