ABSTRACT
The presence and quantity of specific cytoplasmatic receptors for E2 were analysed in the smooth muscle cells of the lower uterine segment in 14 patients (mean age 29.5 years, mean parity 2.9) who had a normal pregnancy and delivered at term. Myometrial tissue (greater than 150 mg) was taken from the median zone of the front wall of the lower uterus during cesarian section with a transversal incision on the lower segment at the level of the vescico-uterine fold. Cesarian section was electively chosen by 10 patients before the onset of labour and was used in 4 cases due to complications arising during labour. In order to carry out the receptor assay 100 ml of cytosolic fraction were incubated for 24 h with increasing concentrations of 0.38 microCu/ml to 2.5 microCu/ml of E2 tired in presence or absence of approximately 100-fold higher concentrations of unlabelled E2. Recorded cpm were compared to a standard reference curve. There was no significant difference between the radioactivity levels of the cytosolic fraction measured as total bound or with non-specific bound. Results are fully discussed in the paper.
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Labor, Obstetric , Receptors, Estradiol/chemistry , Receptors, Estrogen/chemistry , Uterus/chemistry , Adult , Female , Humans , PregnancyABSTRACT
Correlation between parity and sexual behavior during pregnancy was studied in 106 pluriparous and 69 primiparous patients. Sexual desire, frequency of coitus, frequency of orgasm, which partner initiated sexual activity, and level of sexual satisfaction were analyzed in the year before pregnancy and during pregnancy. Sexual desire, frequency of coitus, and sexual satisfaction were qualitatively equal in both groups. The frequency of coitus in particular decreased progressively in the three trimesters of pregnancy and more evidently in the pluriparous. The partner who initiated sexual activity most frequently was the male in the pluriparous group.
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Parity , Pregnancy/psychology , Sexual Behavior , Adolescent , Adult , Coitus , Female , Humans , OrgasmABSTRACT
Between 1965 and 1985 28 patients aged between 10 and 18 years (average age 16.3 years) were treated for pelvic tumor, with a frequency of 0.13% of gynecological admissions. Ovarian tumor was the most frequent type (21 cases), followed by paraovarian tumor (5 cases), and uterine tumor (2 cases), 21 of pelvic tumor were neoplastic of which 18 benign. Among the ovarian neoplasias the most prevalent was cystadenoma (9 cases), followed by dermoid tumors (7 cases).
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Pelvic Neoplasms/pathology , Adolescent , Age Factors , Child , Female , Humans , Ovarian Neoplasms/pathology , Uterine Neoplasms/pathologyABSTRACT
The Authors describe a case of FIGO IA well differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma of the ovary which was treated by adnexectomy. Six year follow-up showed the patient to be free of pathology.
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Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/surgery , Ovarian Neoplasms/surgery , Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/pathology , Adolescent , Female , Humans , Ovarian Neoplasms/pathology , Ovariectomy , Ovary/pathologyABSTRACT
Between 1970 and 1984 89 patients under 18 years of age were treated for dysfunctional premenarchal or postmenarchal bleeding. Patients' age varied from 8 to 18 years (average age 12.2 years). 12 cases were of dysfunctional bleeding in menarche and 68 were of menorrhagic or menometorrhagic menstruation after a period of 2 months to 6 years after menarche. Medical therapy was successful in all cases.
