[Uncommonly high concentration of estrone of adrenal origin in a case of androgenic obesity, anovulation and amenorrhea]. / Niezwykle wysokie wartosci estronu pochodzenia nadnerczowego w przypadku androgennej otylosci,braku owulacji i miesiaczki.

PIP: The case of a 35-year-old woman who demonstrated androgenic obesity, absence of ovulation, and amenorrhea is examined. This patient showed arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hirsutism, and anovulatory cycles. A very high concentration of estrone was noted in the urine, originating in the adrenal glands. These indications are generally considered during evaluation of breast or uterine cancer threat. Administration of dexamethasone led to a decrease in urinary estrone to insignificant levels. Stimulation with human chorionic gonadotropin caused an increase in ovarian activity. The disruptions this patient suffered were attributed to hormonal imbalances attributed to her obesity, primarily in regard to estrogen metabolism.^ieng

[The development of pediatric gynaecology in Poland (author's transl)]. / Rozwój ginekologii pediatrycznej w Polsce

In view of the world-wide tendency to isolate adolescent medicine covering the period of puberty new problems arise for the gynaecologists. Pediatric gynaecology in Poland owes its growth to prof. Rudolf Peter from Prague (Tschechoslovakia), because it was under the guidance of prof. Peter and his followers at the clinic of Prague University that our gynaecologists extended their knowledge of the biological differences of the childhood. Since 1955 a regular gynaecological care for children and adolescence has been developed in Poland on the basis of general health care and MCH service. In Poland there are mainly out-patient departments of pediatric gynaecology, run by the gynaecological Clinics of Medical Academies and Hospitals. At the moment there are 52 pediatric gynaecological units in Poland. In the Medical Academies, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, research work on the physiology and pathology of puberty in girls is beeing carried out. The Pediatric Gynaecological Section of the National Gynaecological Society has organized two national symposia in 1969 and in 1972, devoted to gynaecological problems and functional disorders occuring during childhood and puberty. The last Symposium was attended by Professor Robert Contamin, the President of International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology. In June 1972 Polish gynaecologists attended the First International Symposium on Pediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology held in France (Bordeaux). The Polish translation of R. Peter and K. Vesely "Kindergyäkologie" was published in 1970. The Gynaecoligical Department of the Medical Academy in Lódz provides a training centre for gynaecologists in child and adolescent gynaecology.