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Effective future control of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) requires an integrated and multisectoral approach, bringing together HIV, sexual and reproductive health, and reproductive rights sectors. In this article, an underappreciated but important connection between FGS and menstrual hygiene initiatives in Africa is highlighted.
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Female Urogenital Diseases/complications , Female Urogenital Diseases/parasitology , Menstruation Disturbances/etiology , Menstruation Disturbances/parasitology , Preventive Health Services/standards , Schistosomiasis haematobia/complications , Schistosomiasis haematobia/prevention & control , Africa , Animals , Female , Female Urogenital Diseases/diagnosis , Female Urogenital Diseases/prevention & control , Humans , Hygiene/education , Menstruation , Menstruation Disturbances/diagnosis , Preventive Health Services/organization & administration , Schistosoma haematobium/physiology , Schistosomiasis haematobia/diagnosis , Schistosomiasis haematobia/parasitology , Urogenital System/parasitologySubject(s)
Endometrium/parasitology , Enterobiasis/complications , Enterobius/pathogenicity , Menstruation Disturbances/parasitology , Adult , Animals , Endometrium/physiopathology , Enterobiasis/drug therapy , Enterobius/drug effects , Female , Humans , Menstruation Disturbances/drug therapy , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
A case of ovarian hydatosis without other evidence of hydatid disease elsewhere in the body is reported. This 35 years old para eight abortus two Ethiopian mother was admitted to the Gynecology and Obstetrics department of Tikur Anbessa teaching hospital with the diagnosis of ovarian tumor. A uniclocular ovarian cyst was removed at laparotomy which was diagnosed to be hydatid cyst of the ovary on histopathological examination. Epidemiological features, clinical presentation and therapeutic options of this rare cause of adnexal enlargement are discussed.
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Echinococcosis/parasitology , Ovarian Cysts/parasitology , Adult , Albendazole/therapeutic use , Anticestodal Agents/therapeutic use , Biopsy , Combined Modality Therapy , Echinococcosis/diagnosis , Echinococcosis/epidemiology , Echinococcosis/surgery , Ethiopia/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Menstruation Disturbances/parasitology , Ovarian Cysts/diagnosis , Ovarian Cysts/epidemiology , Ovarian Cysts/surgery , Parity , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
We report 2 cases of filariasis, one in the ovary and the other in the mesosalpinx. In the first case, the patient underwent panhystrectomy and in the second case, right ovarian cystectomy with right salpingectomy were performed under general anaesthesia. Histopathology showed adult filarial worms in the dilated lymphatics of the right ovary, in the first case and in the mesosalpinx, in the second case. Both patients presented with complaints related to gynecological problems and not filariasis. Reports of filariasis in the literature and possible treatments and prevention strategies are also discussed.
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Elephantiasis, Filarial/parasitology , Ovarian Diseases/parasitology , Uterine Diseases/parasitology , Abdominal Pain/etiology , Adult , Elephantiasis, Filarial/diagnosis , Elephantiasis, Filarial/pathology , Female , Humans , Menstruation Disturbances/parasitology , Ovarian Diseases/pathology , Uterine Diseases/diagnosis , Uterine Diseases/pathologyABSTRACT
With the support of WHO/TDR, a case-control study was undertaken to explore the association between female genital tract manifestation and Schistosomiasis japonica. Two thousand one hundred and six women aged 18-50 in a township with schistosomiasis japonica infection rate of >15% were surveyed using modified Kato-Katz method qualitatively and quantitatively. Two hundred and forty four women with schistosomiasis japonica were selected as experimental group and 236 matched healthy women as control group. Sixty nine items including cervix smear and the S. japonicum circulating antigen in intrauterine lavage were investigated. The results showed that physically, menstrual disorder and shorter stature and lighter weight of the first newborn occurred more frequently in the experimental group than that in control group. As for female genital tract manifestation, there were more cases with chronic cervicitis and uterine enlargement in the experimental group than that in the control group. Schistosome circulating antigen was detected in intrauterine lavage from 13 cases with schistosomiasis by ELISA. No evidence was found to show that female genital tract diseases be directly caused by S. japonicum, but the findings emerging from this survey merit further study.
