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In this study, the evaluation of the total number of morphological anomalies per 100 sperm was more reliable, as far as potential fertility is concerned than the concentration of sperm per milliliter, the percentage of motile sperm, and the percentage of sperm with normal or abnormal morphology. This parameter allows for discrimination between subfertile and fertile semen and therefore can help in the selection of men who require assisted reproduction techniques.
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Infertility, Male/pathology , Semen , Spermatozoa/pathology , Adult , Humans , Infertility, Male/classification , Male , Middle Aged , Predictive Value of Tests , Prognosis , Prospective Studies , ROC Curve , Regression Analysis , Sperm Motility/physiology , Spermatozoa/physiology , Staining and LabelingABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of cervical infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cervical Papanicolaou tests, colposcopy and biopsies were performed in 21 HIV seropositive women. RESULTS: Four patients (19%) had an abnormal smear test, one had CIN-II (4.7%) and three had cervical warts (14.2%).
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HIV Seropositivity/complications , Papillomaviridae , Papillomavirus Infections/pathology , Uterine Cervical Diseases/virology , Colposcopy , Condylomata Acuminata/pathology , Condylomata Acuminata/virology , Epithelium/pathology , Female , Humans , Uterine Cervical Diseases/diagnosis , Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/pathology , Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/virologyABSTRACT
A 72-year-old woman visited our hospital to clarify the etiology of pain, swelling and ulceration of the right large vulva labium. Rectal cancer and pulmonary metastatic tumor were detected, and the rectal cancer was resected. Biopsy from the right vulva labium revealed that the vulvar tumor was a metastatic cancer originating from rectal cancer. Our patient underwent regional resection of the right vulva labium and the area lacking tissue was covered by a rhomboid transposition flap. Our patient experienced necrosis of the tip of the flap and the wound was healed by secondary intention.
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Plastic Surgery Procedures , Rectal Neoplasms/pathology , Surgical Flaps , Vulva/surgery , Vulvar Neoplasms/secondary , Vulvar Neoplasms/surgery , Aged , Female , Humans , Lung Neoplasms/secondary , Rectal Neoplasms/surgeryABSTRACT
In order to assess if an oral glucose load has any effect on serum prolactin levels in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed in 30 patients with PCOS and 20 controls, with normal or abnormal body mass index (BMI). OGTT resulted in decreased prolactin levels, being significant only in patients with PCOS and in controls with normal BMI. Our results show that obesity is an important inhibiting factor of serum prolactin level suppression which occurs with a mild suppressive test, as the OGTT; however, hyperandrogenemia may also play an inhibiting role in serum prolactin level suppression.
